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this_o righteousness_n of_o god_n whereby_o paul_n through_o faith_n in_o christ_n will_v be_v righteous_a before_o god_n be_v mean_v not_o a_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o man_n own_o self_n paul_n oppose_v it_o to_o that_o righteousness_n in_o himself_o and_o beside_o roman_n 10.1.2.3_o they_o be_v sever_v in_o that_o the_o one_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o other_o man_n own_o righteousness_n but_o most_o clear_a be_v that_o roman_n 1.17_o where_o he_o affirm_v that_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v by_o the_o gospel_n from_o faith_n to_o faith_n for_o it_o be_v write_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n whereby_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o this_o inherent_a righteousness_n which_o they_o will_v have_v to_o make_v they_o righteous_a by_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o paul_n rom._n 10.5.6_o 7.8.9_o distinguish_v the_o righteousness_n 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work_n in_o which_o word_n he_o deâ—ermineth_v salvation_n to_o come_v by_o merit_n of_o work_n and_o by_o grace_n to_o be_v so_o contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o if_o it_o come_v the_o one_o way_n it_o can_v come_v at_o all_o by_o â—he_v other_o it_o can_v be_v say_v to_o the_o shift_a off_o of_o this_o place_n with_o any_o reason_n that_o here_o by_o work_n be_v mean_v work_v only_o do_v before_o faith_n for_o he_o speak_v general_o here_o of_o work_v without_o distinction_n and_o therefore_o very_a well_o say_v august_n contra_fw-la pelag._n &_o caelest_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 24._o god_n grace_n shall_v be_v grace_n no_o way_n unless_o it_o be_v free_a every_o way_n and_o the_o drift_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galath_n be_v flat_o and_o direct_o against_o such_o as_o will_v be_v save_v partly_o by_o grace_n through_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o partly_o by_o their_o work_n follow_v faith_n for_o they_o be_v never_o teach_v by_o the_o false_a apostle_n neithee_o 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