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etc._n though_o he_o be_v not_o cleanse_v according_a etc._n etc._n nehem._n 13._o 22._o remember_v i_o my_o god_n concern_v this_o also_o and_o spare_v i_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n jonah_n know_v if_o god_n spare_v nineveh_n upon_o repentance_n it_o will_v be_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n i_o know_v thou_o be_v a_o gracious_a god_n and_o merciful_a jonah_n 4._o 2._o whatsoever_o any_o one_o give_v or_o promise_n to_o another_o who_o work_v more_o than_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o work_n amount_v to_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o the_o justification_n of_o any_o man_n upon_o any_o term_n less_o than_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n in_o every_o thing_n be_v of_o gospel-grace_n to_o wit_n of_o pardon_n three_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v good_a and_o true_a if_o by_o work_n be_v mean_v meritorious_a work_n deserve_v the_o reward_n or_o full_a and_o complete_a obedienee_n to_o the_o law_n in_o every_o thing_n viz._n if_o of_o meritorious_a work_n 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do_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n stir_v up_o teach_v and_o oblige_v you_o to_o holiness_n ver._n 9_o but_o what_o be_v not_o we_o jew_n better_o than_o the_o gentile_n so_o as_o they_o to_o be_v sinner_n and_o we_o holy_a worthy_a man_n no_o we_o confess_v on_o all_o hand_n the_o gentile_n be_v great_a sinner_n and_o so_o i_o will_v prove_v from_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o jew_n also_o none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o none_o that_o do_v good_a their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ver._n 19_o now_o whatever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o they_o under_o the_o law_n that_o be_v whatever_o the_o scripture_n speak_v it_o speak_v of_o they_o that_o live_v in_o scripture-place_n and_o this_o be_v write_v by_o david_n a_o jew_n and_o so_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o all_o be_v sinner_n and_o under_o condemnation_n you_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o other_o whatever_o your_o thought_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_n and_o no_o flesh_n can_v be_v 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