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righteousness_n and_o die_v in_o our_o place_n or_o stead_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o i_o have_v insist_v at_o large_a and_o if_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v he_o add_v his_o all_o he_o who_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v another_o debt_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o be_v proper_o and_o in_o strictness_n his_o surety_n repl._n but_o not_o always_o so_o as_o that_o the_o principal_n can_v be_v say_v to_o pay_v that_o debt_n as_o mâ—â—h_v as_o he_o nor_o be_v as_o just_a as_o he_o nor_o be_v say_v to_o be_v immediate_o release_v upon_o his_o payment_n etc._n etc._n for_o if_o a_o friendgoe_n to_o a_o creditor_n and_o promise_v to_o pay_v part_n of_o a_o prodigal_n debt_n agree_v together_o that_o upon_o sundry_a term_n and_o in_o a_o fit_a time_n and_o by_o degree_n the_o prodigal_n shall_v be_v acquit_v and_o release_v yea_o and_o that_o his_o debt_n shall_v be_v remit_v to_o he_o in_o a_o way_n of_o forgiveness_n by_o the_o very_a creditor_n and_o he_o still_o be_v bind_v to_o certain_a 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unbeliever_n nor_o to_o be_v mere_o such_o believer_n who_o faith_n be_v not_o evidence_v by_o such_o word_n and_o work_n mat._n 12.37_o jam._n 2-17_a 21_o 25._o the_o matter_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o any_o thing_n the_o gospel_n indispensible_o require_v and_o concern_v which_o we_o must_v be_v judge_v 14._o in_o the_o like_a manner_n faith_n can_v be_v call_v our_o subordinate_a righteousness_n no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o it_o be_v the_o perform_v condition_n which_o the_o gospel_n require_v in_o the_o person_n who_o god_n promise_v to_o impute_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n to_o for_o justification_n or_o actual_a forgiveness_n and_o absolution_n it_o be_v not_o the_o legal_a righteousness_n the_o law_n will_v condemn_v any_o man_n notwithstanding_o his_o faith_n if_o he_o have_v not_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o he_o it_o be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n that_o be_v impute_v for_o justification_n as_o that_o in_o the_o right_a whereof_o pardon_n and_o 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shall_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o righteousness_n and_o if_o they_o believe_v not_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o righteousness_n but_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n notwithstanding_o the_o full_a righteousness_n that_o be_v iâ—_n he_o and_o the_o offer_v make_v to_o they_o i_o say_v a_o far_o as_o this_o promise_n give_v a_o believer_n a_o right_a to_o the_o promise_a benefit_n his_o faith_n be_v that_o upon_o which_o he_o receive_v that_o right_a and_o so_o far_o the_o gospel_n make_v he_o righteous_a by_o his_o faith_n i._n e._n he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o the_o gospel_n assure_v that_o benefit_n to_o which_o it_o give_v the_o unbeliever_n no_o right_n to_o but_o direct_o exclude_v he_o so_o that_o this_o faith_n be_v no_o righteousness_n that_o be_v any_o part_n of_o justification_n which_o be_v the_o benefit_n promise_v and_o subsist_v entire_o in_o its_o own_o cause_n but_o what_o righteousness_n it_o be_v depend_v whole_o on_o the_o authority_n tenure_n and_o truth_n 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