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A62910 Jehovah our righteousness, or, The justification of believers by the righteousness of Christ only asserted and applyed in several sermons / by Samuel Tomlyns. Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700. 1696 (1696) Wing T1861; ESTC R25175 166,569 435

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say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n prov._n 20.9.3_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal_n 19.12.4_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n who_o shall_v stand_v psal_n 130.3_o 4._o though_o saint_n as_o job_n in_o their_o plead_n with_o man_n hold_v fast_o their_o integrity_n job_n 27.6_o yet_o they_o have_v let_v go_v all_o confidence_n in_o their_o own_o work_n in_o their_o approach_n to_o god_n we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o filthy_a rag_n isa_n 64.6_o 10._o abraham_n be_v long_o before_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n a_o beleiver_n and_o a_o justify_v person_n gen._n 15.6_o abraham_n believe_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o count_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o we_o have_v no_o mention_n or_o record_v make_v of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o justification_n till_o now_o though_o he_o be_v call_v effectual_o near_o twenty_o year_n before_o 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as_o abraham_n can_v not_o believe_v in_o god_n but_o by_o the_o promise_a seed_n so_o we_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v but_o through_o christ_n now_o will_v abraham_n go_v from_o trust_v in_o the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n to_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o defective_a work_n and_o imperfect_a righteousness_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n of_o justification_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n rom_n 1.17_o it_o be_v not_o from_o faith_n to_o work_n but_o faith_n at_o first_o and_o all_o along_o and_o at_o last_o apprehend_v this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o build_v on_o it_o therefore_o the_o just_a be_v say_v to_o live_v by_o faith_n abraham_n be_v a_o believer_n and_o justify_v at_o his_o first_o effectual_a call_n yet_o moses_n testify_v that_o many_o year_n after_o he_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o he_o count_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n so_o that_o abraham_n faith_n act_v 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