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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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righteousness_n which_o be_v attain_v in_o a_o way_n of_o receive_v not_o in_o a_o way_n of_o do_v it_o lie_v out_o of_o a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o a_o man_n own_o but_o by_o free_a donation_n on_o god_n part_n and_o reception_n on_o his_o part_n and_o hence_o the_o apostle_n make_v that_o the_o grand_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 10._o v._n 5._o moses_n describe_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o man_n which_o do_v those_o thing_n shall_v live_v by_o they_o but_o in_o opposition_n to_o that_o he_o declare_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v believe_v with_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v v._o 6.9_o and_o fayus_n fidei_fw-la attribuitur_fw-la salus_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causae_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la instrumento_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la vis_fw-la illa_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la possit_fw-la seruare_fw-la sed_fw-la tota_fw-la vis_fw-la est_fw-la illâ—us_fw-la 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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know_v any_o thing_n among_o you_o save_v christ_n jesus_n and_o he_o crucify_v i_o e._n i_o prefer_v the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o in_o his_o death_n before_o all_o other_o thing_n some_o man_n do_v not_o rest_v upon_o any_o other_o righteousness_n nor_o this_o neither_o rom._n 9.30_o the_o gentile_n follow_v not_o after_o righteousness_n other_o may_v follow_v after_o righteousness_n yea_o and_o cry_v earnest_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o but_o riches_n honour_n pleasure_n performance_n carnal_a company_n base_a lust_n something_o below_o or_o beside_o christ_n be_v more_o affect_v joh_n 5.44_o revel_v 3.17_o rom._n 9_o v._n 31_o 32_o 33._o but_o do_v thou_o find_v such_o a_o utter_a emptiness_n in_o all_o thing_n beside_o his_o blood_n and_o so_o thirst_v after_o this_o as_o nothing_o else_o can_v quench_v thy_o thirst_n will_v thou_o be_v full_a of_o distress_n under_o the_o full_a &_o most_o desire_a enjoyment_n without_o this_o blood_n can_v nothing_o else_o afford_v 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of_o favour_n or_o respect_n from_o the_o soul_n towards_o sin_n but_o it_o cry_v out_o under_o it_o as_o rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o than_o it_o be_v free_v from_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n 7._o when_o it_o be_v upon_o spiritual_a and_o evangelicall_n account_n that_o it_o choose_v freedom_n from_o sin_n a_o man_n may_v be_v incense_v against_o sin_n upon_o natural_a civil_a moral_a and_o religious_a account_n and_o yet_o be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n still_o rom._n 10.2_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n qu_n when_o do_v a_o man_n choose_v freedom_n from_o sin_n upon_o evangelicall_n account_n ans_fw-fr 1._o when_o the_o contrariety_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n do_v disengage_a the_o heart_n from_o it_o christ_n be_v often_o call_v a_o king_n a_o lord_n a_o lawgiver_n to_o note_n that_o all_o command_n whither_o enjoin_v duty_n or_o forbid_a sin_n they_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v not_o only_o as_o from_o the_o hand_n 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