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righteousness_n 6._o math._n 5_o 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o lord_n require_v that_o the_o soul_n simple_o rely_v itself_o upon_o this_o bare_a word_n of_o he_o because_o he_o will_v perform_v it_o without_o descant_v this_o way_n or_o that_o against_o it_o 1._o esay_n 1.16_o psal_n 32_o 1._o second_o in_o the_o rely_v upon_o the_o mere_a and_o free_a act_n of_o god_n not_o impute_v sin_n or_o impute_v righteousness_n to_o the_o soul_n yea_o a_o righteousness_n inhere_v in_o another_o and_o not_o in_o thyself_o the_o lord_n act_v of_o esteem_v and_o reckon_n to_o the_o soul_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v as_o real_a a_o act_n as_o if_o he_o have_v infuse_v a_o real_a habit_n of_o it_o into_o the_o soul_n to_o dwell_v personal_o in_o it_o as_o it_o dwell_v in_o christ_n this_o trial_o by_o this_o try_v thyself_o then_o by_o this_o rule_n thus_o first_o can_v thou_o say_v true_o that_o in_o the_o believe_a of_o god_n promise_v thou_o do_v direct_o go_v from_o a_o word_n to_o a_o word_n without_o add_v or_o mix_v the_o slime_n of_o thy_o own_o conceit_n to_o defile_v the_o pureness_n of_o it_o do_v thoâ—_n with_o peter_n empty_v of_o himself_o obey_v and_o say_v at_o thy_o commandment_n lord_n i_o will_v let_v down_o though_o else_o i_o shall_v not_o luke_n chapter_n 5_o verse_n 5._o 5._o luke_n 5_o 5._o can_v thou_o say_v oh_o lord_n thou_o bid_v a_o load_a wretch_n come_v unto_o thou_o to_o take_v ease_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o circumstance_n in_o it_o than_o only_o so_o lord_n i_o have_v find_v my_o soul_n load_v and_o pinch_v by_o thy_o word_n therefore_o i_o come_v to_o thou_o for_o ease_n believe_v that_o see_v thyself_o art_n the_o author_n of_o both_o word_n therefore_o thou_o who_o will_v so_o real_o load_v i_o can_v as_o true_o ease_v i_o can_v thou_o say_v lord_n in_o thy_o word_n be_v neither_o hook_n nor_o crook_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o seek_v to_o add_v nothing_o to_o it_o so_o neither_o do_v i_o detract_v nor_o dare_v i_o revelation_n chapter_n 22._o verse_n 18_o 21._o rev._n 22_o 18._o ephes_n 4_o 21._o but_o take_v thy_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n even_o truth_n itself_o subject_a to_o no_o exception_n or_o cavil_v of_o flesh_n i_o inquire_v not_o why_o thou_o do_v it_o or_o why_o for_o i_o and_o not_o for_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o that_o lie_v in_o their_o blindness_n still_o secret_n be_v for_o thou_o but_o reveal_v promise_n be_v for_o i_o and_o therefore_o to_o thou_o i_o leave_v the_o one_o and_o clasp_v so_o much_o the_o more_o close_o to_o the_o latter_a by_o how_o much_o the_o former_a be_v more_o above_o i_o if_o thou_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o heart_n thus_o free_o to_o concur_v with_o free_a grace_n say_v 30._o luke_n 1_o 38._o luke_n 7_o 30._o be_v it_o to_o thy_o servant_n as_o thou_o have_v speak_v i_o dare_v not_o despise_v thy_o counsel_n for_o my_o salvation_n or_o gainsay_v and_o give_v thou_o the_o lie_n but_o put_v my_o seal_n to_o thy_o word_n that_o it_o be_v true_a i_o say_v again_o 3â—_n john_n 3_o 3â—_n if_o in_o any_o true_a measure_n thou_o can_v do_v thus_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n and_o second_o if_o the_o act_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n justify_v a_o poor_a wretch_n by_o his_o bare_a account_v he_o his_o righteousness_n when_o yet_o corruption_n abide_v in_o he_o exceed_o yea_o his_o perfect_a righteousness_n can_v so_o far_o prevail_v with_o thou_o as_o to_o say_v o_o lord_n thy_o one_o witness_n and_o approbation_n of_o i_o be_v to_o my_o conscience_n as_o a_o thousand_o though_o i_o neither_o see_v thy_o face_n nor_o can_v hear_v thy_o voice_n yet_o o_o lord_n i_o account_v myself_o as_o thou_o esteem_v i_o even_o thy_o perfect_a righteousness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o great_a sinfulness_n and_o all_o because_o thy_o account_n be_v a_o do_v deed_n and_o my_o faith_n count_v it_o do_v in_o earth_n because_o it_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n i_o say_v this_o act_n of_o thy_o faith_n be_v a_o good_a sign_n the_o five_o ground_n be_v from_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o believe_a end_n the_o 5_o ground_n the_o end_n and_o that_o be_v that_o god_n may_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o rich_a grace_n in_o save_v a_o lose_a soul_n the_o last_o and_o full_a end_n of_o god_n in_o thy_o pardon_n and_o savation_n be_v not_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v happy_a but_o that_o himself_o may_v be_v glorify_v this_o the_o lord_n so_o look_v at_o that_o all_o other_o end_n be_v but_o second_o hand_n end_n unto_o he_o although_o real_a end_n try_v thyself_o also_o in_o this_o this_o the_o trial_n of_o this_o