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infer_v who_o say_v if_o it_o be_v by_o grace_n than_o not_o of_o work_n and_o if_o of_o work_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o grace_n otherwise_o work_n be_v no_o more_o work_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o titus_n ch_z 3._o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o but_o after_o say_v he_o that_o the_o kindness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n towards_o man_n appear_v not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o here_o the_o apostle_n include_v himself_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o regenerate_a as_o in_o all_o the_o other_o place_n and_o disavow_v all_o work_n and_o exclude_v they_o from_o justification_n for_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n can_v stand_v with_o man_n merit_n as_o have_v be_v sufficient_o already_o prove_v and_o in_o that_o verse_n he_o further_o add_v that_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n we_o shall_v be_v make_v heir_n according_a to_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n from_o which_o word_n we_o 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st._n james_n chap._n 2._o he_o declare_v by_o his_o work_n the_o liveliness_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o st._n james_n himself_o say_v vers_fw-la 23._o that_o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o he_o be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n and_o that_o be_v long_o before_o he_o offer_v his_o son_n isaac_n and_o when_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v that_o abraham_n be_v not_o justify_v before_o god_n by_o his_o work_n it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n which_o be_v not_o give_v till_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n but_o the_o principal_a thing_n we_o may_v gather_v out_o of_o this_o whole_a four_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v these_o first_o that_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n and_o after_o regeneration_n be_v exclude_v from_o justificaton_n second_o that_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v the_o model_n and_o 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