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or_o deter_v they_o from_o come_v near_o to_o he_o exod._n 34.30_o 32_o 33._o so_o that_o glorious_a purity_n and_o holiness_n that_o impartial_a and_o severe_a justice_n that_o shine_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v drive_v we_o from_o rest_a in_o or_o trust_v on_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n and_o despair_v of_o ever_o be_v pronounce_v righteous_a by_o it_o shall_v the_o law_n that_o be_v intend_v but_o for_o a_o schoolmaster_n to_o direct_v we_o unto_o christ_n gal._n 3.24_o be_v make_v a_o father_n to_o give_v we_o a_o inheritance_n of_o righteousness_n but_o how_o many_o have_v gross_o err_v and_o grievous_o mistake_v about_o this_o they_o have_v enervate_v and_o dispirited_a the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o have_v pare_v off_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o its_o purity_n cut_v off_o much_o of_o its_o spirituality_n and_o make_v it_o to_o look_v like_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o man_n as_o if_o it_o be_v give_v to_o check_v word_n and_o restrain_v outward_a act_n but_o be_v 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the_o gospel_n be_v foolishness_n 1_o cor._n 2.14_o be_v it_o not_o folly_n to_o speak_v of_o reconciliation_n healing_n liberty_n to_o those_o that_o never_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n to_o be_v sick_a prisoner_n or_o captive_n how_o do_v the_o papist_n at_o this_o day_n pervert_v and_o corrupt_v the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o call_v the_o most_o spiritual_a part_n of_o it_o not_o a_o command_n but_o a_o counsel_n to_o love_n god_n sincere_o some_o of_o they_o will_v allow_v to_o be_v a_o command_n but_o to_o love_v he_o with_o all_o the_o mind_n soul_n heart_n and_o strength_n this_o they_o assert_v to_o be_v but_o a_o counsel_n and_o not_o a_o command_n and_o without_o this_o wicked_a opinion_n they_o can_v maintain_v their_o other_o error_n that_o man_n may_v be_v perfect_a in_o this_o life_n and_o true_o fulfil_v the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n thus_o man_n do_v at_o this_o day_n by_o their_o corrupt_a gloss_n false_a distinction_n perverse_a interpretation_n 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his_o majesty_n he_o behold_v mischief_n and_o spite_n to_o requite_v it_o with_o disdain_n psal_n 10.14_o as_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n vengeance_n belong_v to_o he_o psal_n 49.1_o 2._o answer_n god_n can_v not_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o our_o sin_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o most_o pleasant_a grateful_a lovely_a object_n provide_v towards_o which_o he_o may_v turn_v his_o face_n and_o on_o which_o he_o may_v fix_v his_o eye_n on_o mountebul_n where_o the_o curises_n of_o the_o law_n be_v pronounce_v there_o the_o law_n be_v write_v on_o stone_n plaster_v over_o and_o there_o a_o altar_n be_v build_v and_o burnt-offering_n present_v to_o god_n deut._n 27.2_o 35.6_o and_o we_o have_v the_o truth_n of_o both_o in_o christ_n the_o law_n be_v write_v in_o his_o heart_n psal_n 40.8_o and_o he_o give_v himself_o a_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n to_o god_n ephes_n 5.2_o and_o this_o sacrifice_n do_v smell_v the_o sweet_a in_o god_n 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