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in_o any_o privilege_n that_o come_v in_o by_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v ground_v and_o build_v upon_o a_o free_a promise_n gal._n 3._o v._n 18.22.29_o hebr._n 9.15_o 2._o from_o cordial_a act_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o application_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n faith_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v the_o promise_n become_v particular_a to_o a_o soul_n rom._n 3.25_o rom._n 10._o v._n 8_o 9.10_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n 1._o there_o must_v be_v believe_v which_o be_v the_o acceptation_n of_o that_o blood_n from_o christ_n in_o the_o free_a promise_n justification_n what_o believe_v be_v as_o it_o have_v reference_n to_o justification_n or_o a_o consent_n to_o the_o free_a offer_n of_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o the_o soul_n in_o particular_a for_o such_o end_n as_o it_o serve_v to_o if_o thou_o haft_n hearty_o accept_v of_o it_o than_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o blood_n or_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n tender_v therein_o be_v both_o 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qui_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la apprehenditur_fw-la nempe_fw-la christi_fw-la fayus_n why_o be_v it_o by_o believe_v v._o 10._o for_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n i._n e._n faith_n carry_v a_o man_n out_o of_o himself_o and_o find_v a_o righteousness_n in_o another_o which_o avail_v to_o justification_n and_o life_n and_o thus_o faith_n do_v justisie_n not_o as_o a_o grace_n or_o as_o a_o work_n or_o quality_n but_o as_o a_o mean_n or_o instrument_n commissionated_a by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o that_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o do_v justify_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n by_o and_o through_o faith_n phil._n 3.9_o rom._n 10.6_o it_o be_v not_o the_o act_n but_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n that_o justifi_v 2._o there_o must_v be_v cordial_a act_n of_o faith_n rom._n 10_o v._n 8_o 9_o 10._o the_o heart_n be_v three_o time_n require_v in_o these_o three_o verse_n and_o a_o infallible_a assurance_n of_o 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