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ad_fw-la omne_fw-la officium_fw-la seize_v extendit_fw-la obstringit_fw-la hominem_fw-la ut_fw-la illi_fw-la veritati_fw-la assentiatur_fw-la promissa_fw-la illa_fw-la bona_fw-la magnifaciat_fw-la impense_n desideret_fw-la quaerat_fw-la amplectatur_fw-la wit_n de_fw-fr foed_n p._n 198._o because_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n cause_v he_o to_o love_v the_o law_n and_o the_o command_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel-way_n of_o performance_n he_o say_v oh_o how_o do_v i_o love_v thy_o law_n oh_o that_o my_o way_n be_v direct_v to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n and_o he_o desire_v that_o now_o god_n will_v grant_v he_o his_o law_n gracious_o see_v psal_n 119._o for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n write_v the_o law_n in_o his_o heart_n in_o a_o true_a love_n to_o god_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o a_o love_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o the_o holiness_n justice_n and_o goodness_n of_o it_o and_o his_o great_a desire_n be_v now_o that_o in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o 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may_v be_v call_v a_o brute_n or_o a_o brute_n a_o man._n 1._o law_n and_o gospel-grace_n be_v oppose_v express_o by_o the_o spirit_n joh._n 1.17_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n here_o be_v not_o a_o law_n and_o a_o law_n oppose_v alex._n evangelium_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la legem_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la plurimum_fw-la distinctum_fw-la tum_fw-la ipsa_fw-la arguit_fw-la appellatio_fw-la quam_fw-la ponderat_fw-la theophyl_n in_o praef._n matth._n &_o euseb_n l._n 1._o in_o praeparatione_n evang._n c._n 1._o tum_o manifesta_fw-la antithesis_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la joh._n 1.17_o rom._n 10.5_o 6._o tum_o utriusque_fw-la discrimen_fw-la situm_fw-la in_o patefactionis_fw-la ordine_fw-la natura_fw-la promulgatione_fw-la ministerio_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la seu_fw-la differentia_fw-la promissionum_fw-la in_o effectis_fw-la adjunctis_fw-la efficacia_fw-la officio_fw-la utriusque_fw-la in_o applicatione_n ad_fw-la 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