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fall_n it_o be_v say_v that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o gen._n 6.5_o not_o only_o every_o action_n that_o he_o do_v be_v evil_a no_o but_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o his_o heart_n the_o inward_a frame_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o spirit_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o therefore_o on_o the_o contrary_a his_o righteousness_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o conformity_n of_o his_o inward_a man_n to_o the_o law_n and_o will_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 3.7_o 8._o say_v the_o apostle_n he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n but_o he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a every_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n so_o that_o now_o when_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v exact_o conformable_a to_o the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n not_o only_o in_o his_o outward_a conversation_n but_o also_o in_o his_o very_a thought_n and_o frame_n 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a_o pharisee_n touch_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n blameless_a the_o pharisee_n be_v exact_a as_o to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n but_o still_o they_o do_v not_o look_v to_o their_o inside_n to_o their_o heart_n there_o they_o be_v unrighteous_a so_o that_o by_o this_o you_o see_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o righteousness_n in_o general_n it_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_o and_o exact_o conformable_a to_o the_o whole_a will_n and_o law_n of_o god_n reveal_v both_o in_o heart_n and_o life_n that_o in_o general_n 2._o but_o let_v we_o in_o the_o second_o place_n inquire_v a_o little_a more_o particular_o what_o be_v this_o righteousness_n here_o which_o christ_n say_v the_o spirit_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o what_o righteousness_n do_v christ_n here_o mean_a brethren_n it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o a_o man_n be_v own_o righteousness_n that_o the_o spirit_n do_v convince_v of_o for_o the_o spirit_n do_v rather_o convince_v man_n of_o their_o own_o vnrighteousness_n therefore_o it_o can_v be_v a_o man_n own_o righteousness_n therefore_o say_v paul_n i_o will_v not_o for_o all_o the_o world_n be_v find_v in_o my_o own_o righteousness_n phil._n 3.9_o neither_o be_v it_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n for_o that_o be_v still_o the_o same_o with_o a_o man_n be_v own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v when_o a_o man_n be_v obedient_a to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o that_o three_o of_o philip._n 9_o and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v on_o my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n well_o what_o righteousness_n then_o be_v it_o which_o christ_n here_o speak_v of_o when_o he_o say_v the_o spirit_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o righteousness_n what_o righteousness_n be_v it_o in_o brief_a it_o be_v that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o man_n own_o righteousness_n the_o 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