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therefore_o say_v the_o divine_a apostle_n by_o this_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n because_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 14._o 2._o where_o there_o be_v sincere_a christianity_n it_o will_v manifest_v itself_o by_o good_a work_n for_o as_o a_o good_a tree_n manifest_v its_o goodness_n by_o its_o fruit_n so_o do_v faith_n and_o inward_a sincere_a christianity_n 3._o to_o whosoever_o this_o christianity_n be_v thus_o manifest_v in_o any_o person_n they_o ought_v to_o love_v they_o and_o be_v well_o persuade_v of_o their_o happy_a condition_n and_o state_n of_o salvation_n 4._o they_o that_o be_v thus_o persuade_v aught_o to_o signify_v their_o love_n and_o good_a opinion_n of_o they_o as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v for_o by_o this_o they_o may_v prevent_v suspicion_n quiet_a their_o mind_n encourage_v and_o comfort_v they_o 5._o there_o be_v certain_a divine_a virtue_n and_o good_a work_n which_o have_v a_o inseparable_a connexion_n 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the_o three_o righteousness_n be_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n for_o though_o his_o promise_n be_v free_a yet_o if_o it_o be_v once_o make_v justice_n do_v require_v it_o and_o god_n be_v not_o free_v but_o bind_v to_o perform_v it_o and_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o perform_v he_o shall_v be_v unjust_a which_o he_o can_v be_v this_o be_v the_o righteousness_n here_o mean_v if_o any_o reply_n against_o this_o doctrine_n and_o allege_v the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v that_o when_o the_o righteous_a turn_v away_o from_o his_o righteousness_n his_o righteousness_n shall_v not_o be_v mention_v unto_o he_o he_o shall_v die_v ezrk._n 18._o 24._o the_o answer_n be_v 1._o that_o the_o place_n speak_v of_o legal_a righteousness_n and_o legal_a repentance_n and_o legal_a life_n and_o death_n according_a to_o the_o covenant_n maâ—â—_n with_o their_o father_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 2._o yet_o there_o be_v a_o righteousness_n and_o a_o certaindegree_n thereof_o and_o that_o under_o the_o gospel_n from_o which_o christian_n may_v fall_v final_o and_o total_o to_o understand_v both_o these_o we_o must_v observe_v 1._o that_o no_o good_a work_n can_v expiate_v sin_n either_o antecedent_n or_o consequent_a to_o they_o for_o there_o be_v no_o expiate_a power_n in_o they_o at_o all_o neither_o do_v any_o law_n that_o require_v constant_a obedience_n allow_v that_o latter_a virtuous_a act_n shall_v satisfy_v for_o former_a crime_n nor_o former_a good_a deed_n though_o excellent_a take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o future_a offence_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o legal_a righteousness_n require_v in_o the_o covenant_n make_v between_o god_n and_o israel_n before_o mount_n sinai_n and_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o moral_a judicial_a ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n which_o do_v prevent_v god_n temporal_a judgement_n and_o be_v a_o mean_n whereby_o they_o obtain_v and_o enjoy_v god_n protection_n safety_n peace_n plenty_n and_o many_o a_o blessing_n in_o the_o 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