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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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do_v depend_v upon_o god_n righteousness_n and_o faithfulness_n not_o upon_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n 11._o if_o such_o as_o be_v endue_v with_o these_o virtue_n &_o have_v do_v these_o work_n shall_v fall_v away_o total_o and_o final_o than_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v reward_v 12._o if_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v reward_v but_o forget_v god_n shall_v be_v unrighteous_a and_o unfaithful_a which_o to_o imagine_v be_v a_o bominable_a 13._o therefore_o god_n have_v make_v some_o promise_n whereby_o he_o have_v bind_v himself_o certain_o to_o support_v such_o as_o attain_v to_o this_o qualification_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v eternal_o reward_v god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v righteous_a three_o way_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o strict_a justice_n 2._o of_o bounty_n and_o free_a beneficence_n 3._o of_o promise_n first_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v strict_o just_a when_o he_o reward_v man_n according_a to_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n yet_o no_o 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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 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