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be_v justify_v and_o whereby_o our_o sin_n be_v forgeven_a us._n but_o forasmuch_o as_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v secret_o in_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o prophet_n speak_v not_o of_o they_o but_o rather_o speak_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o follow_v for_o man_n after_o he_o be_v once_o justify_v begin_v to_o be_v convert_v unto_o good_a work_n wherefore_o he_o which_o before_o live_v dissolute_o and_o wicked_o now_o behave_v himself_o well_o and_o orderly_o and_o be_v renew_v with_o grace_n and_o the_o spirit_n work_v together_o with_o the_o power_n of_o god_n of_o this_o conversion_n the_o prophet_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v be_v you_o convert_v unto_o i_o and_o god_n promise_v to_o heap_v they_o up_o with_o great_a benefit_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o this_o and_o i_o will_v be_v convert_v unto_o you_o for_o before_o when_o he_o withdraw_v from_o they_o his_o benefit_n and_o afflict_v they_o with_o captivity_n and_o other_o misery_n he_o seem_v to_o be_v turn_v 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jesus_n by_o his_o death_n on_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n â–ª_o and_o hitherto_o in_o deed_n all_o be_v well_o the_o formal_a cause_n they_o say_v be_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n not_o that_o justice_n whereby_o he_o himself_o be_v just_a but_o that_o which_o he_o communicate_v unto_o we_o whereby_o we_o true_o both_o be_v count_v just_a and_o also_o be_v so_o in_o deed_n by_o which_o word_n they_o understand_v the_o renew_n of_o a_o man_n now_o regenerate_v and_o his_o new_a form_n by_o grace_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o a_o man_n already_o justify_v we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o justification_n consist_v therein_o we_o can_v not_o grant_v for_o paul_n affirm_v â–ª_o wherein_o justification_n proper_o consist_v â–ª_o it_o to_o consist_v herein_o that_o our_o sin_n be_v forgive_v we_o and_o that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o impute_v unto_o us._n and_o to_o confirm_v this_o he_o cit_v a_o testimony_n out_o of_o david_n bless_v be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o that_o testimony_n also_o out_o of_o genesis_n abraham_n beleve_v god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o to_o the_o end_n he_o will_v express_v the_o thing_n more_o plain_o he_o oftentimes_o in_o that_o self_n same_o place_n use_v this_o word_n imputation_n and_o therefore_o say_v we_o that_o in_o us._n justification_n can_v consist_v in_o that_o righteousness_n which_o cleave_v in_o â—â—_o us._n that_o righteousness_n and_o instauration_n whereby_o we_o be_v reform_v of_o god_n can_v not_o consist_v justification_n for_o that_o it_o through_o our_o corruption_n be_v imperfect_a neither_o can_v we_o with_o it_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n farther_o they_o say_v that_o this_o righteousness_n whereby_o they_o will_v have_v we_o to_o be_v justify_v be_v distribute_v unto_o every_o man_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o it_o please_v he_o which_o say_v in_o deed_n may_v be_v suffer_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o disposer_n in_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o they_o go_v on_o far_a and_o say_v according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o preparation_n but_o this_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v bear_v with_o all_o for_o we_o have_v before_o show_v out_o of_o the_o father_n and_o chief_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v before_o justification_n be_v sin_n so_o far_o be_v it_o of_o that_o they_o can_v merit_v and_o prepare_v unto_o justification_n farther_o these_o man_n teach_v that_o justification_n be_v once_o have_v man_n ought_v never_o to_o be_v thereof_o assure_v and_o certain_a but_o aught_o to_o be_v doubtful_a and_o careful_a and_o when_o we_o object_n that_o this_o be_v to_o derogate_v yâ—_z truth_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o grace_n they_o deny_v that_o to_o be_v true_a for_o they_o say_v that_o they_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o when_o they_o look_v upon_o their_o own_o indisposition_n as_o they_o call_v it_o then_o at_o the_o length_n they_o begin_v of_o necessity_n to_o doubt_v undoubted_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v marvel_v at_o for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o regard_n to_o his_o own_o unworthiness_n he_o shall_v not_o only_o doubt_v of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o also_o shall_v be_v most_o assure_v that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v but_o the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v far_o otherwise_o for_o they_o set_v forth_o unto_o we_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n how_o that_o he_o contrary_a to_o hope_v beleve_v in_o hope_n and_o that_o he_o when_o now_o justification_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v doubt_v not_o of_o his_o justification_n he_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n a_o hundred_o year_n of_o age_n have_v no_o