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our_o king_n as_o a_o woman_n in_o marriage-covenant_n take_v her_o husband_n as_o one_o who_o she_o must_v obey_v add_v be_v faithful_a to_o but_o that_o take_v or_o consent_v go_v before_o the_o say_a obedience_n as_o every_o covenant_n before_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o yea_o though_o the_o same_o act_n shall_v be_v both_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o and_o consent_n to_o the_o authority_n and_o also_o a_o obey_n of_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v quatenus_fw-la a_o consent_n and_o acceptance_n of_o that_o authority_n and_o not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o obey_n of_o it_o that_o i_o speak_v of_o it_o when_o i_o ascribe_v justification_n to_o it_o as_o faith_n in_o the_o common_a sense_n be_v certain_o a_o act_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o yet_o divine_v say_v it_o justify_v not_o as_o it_o be_v obedience_n but_o as_o a_o instrument_n so_o that_o by_o heart-subjection_n to_o christ_n i_o mean_v that_o act_n by_o which_o we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o christ_n as_o his_o subject_n to_o be_v rule_v by_o he_o and_o by_o which_o we_o take_v he_o for_o our_o sovereign_n on_o his_o redemption-title_n but_o when_o i_o judge_v the_o word_n faith_n to_o be_v take_v yet_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n comprehend_v obedience_n i_o never_o say_v or_o think_v that_o so_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o our_o first_o justification_n nor_o will_v i_o contend_v with_o any_o that_o think_v the_o word_n be_v never_o take_v so_o large_o it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o matter_n of_o small_a moment_n now_o to_o your_o objection_n 1._o you_o say_v faith_n work_v by_o love_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o faith_n be_v sometime_o take_v strict_o for_o a_o belief_n of_o god_n word_n or_o a_o assent_n to_o its_o truth_n 2._o sometime_o more_o large_o for_o the_o will_n embrace_v
p._n 40_o whether_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n condemn_v any_o and_o how_o p._n 44_o 45_o the_o distinction_n of_o side_n quae_fw-la justificat_fw-la &_o quâ_fw-la justificat_fw-la consider_v p._n 46_o etc._n etc._n mr._n blak'_v first_o argument_n answer_v p._n 53_o argument_n 2._o answer_v p._n 55_o argument_n 3._o p._n 57_o argument_n 4._o p._n 63_o argument_n 5._o and_o 6._o p._n 64_o disputation_n 2._o quest_n whither_o work_n be_v a_o condition_n of_o condition_n of_o justification_n and_o so_o whether_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n as_o such_o a_o condition_n the_o term_n work_v and_o justification_n explain_v p._n 70_o 71_o the_o term_n condition_n explain_v p._n 72_o the_o truth_n lay_v down_o in_o several_a proposition_n p._n 75_o negative_a and_o affirmative_a the_o main_a proposition_n prove_v p._n 79_o etc._n etc._n quest_n can_v christ_n be_v instrumental_a in_o justify_v p._n 84_o quest_n do_v christ_n expiate_v the_o sin_n that_o by_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v oblige_v to_o punishment_n for_o p._n 86_o of_o repentance_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n in_o justification_n p._n 85_o 86_o quest_n do_v the_o gospel_n justify_v we_o p._n 86_o 87_o 88_o 89_o other_o point_n brief_o discuss_v p._n 90_o the_o opponent_n state_v of_o the_o question_n p._n 94_o 95_o 96_o divers_a unjust_a charge_n repel_v p._n 97_o to_o 101_o the_o opponent_n thesis_n and_o argument_n p._n 101_o 102_o how_o abraham_n be_v justify_v debate_v to_o p._n 110_o all_o work_n make_v not_o the_o reward_n to_o be_v not_o of_o grace_n prove_v by_o six_o argument_n p._n 111_o to_o 115._o and_o by_o expositor_n p._n 115_o etc._n etc._n his_o second_o argument_n from_o the_o difference_n put_v between_o faith_n and_o other_o grace_n in_o justification_n p._n 118_o the_o case_n of_o faith_n interest_n open_v by_o a_o similitude_n p._n 120_o his_o three_o argument_n consider_v our_o first_o justification_n how_o different_a from_o the_o follow_v p._n 122_o 123_o his_o four_o argument_n of_o self_n righteousness_n and_o causal_n condition_n p._n 124_o etc._n etc._n his_o five_o argument_n work_n be_v the_o fruit_n therefore_o not_o the_o condition_n p._n 128_o his_o six_o argument_n p._n 132_o his_o seven_o argument_n of_o a_o twofold_a righteousness_n or_o justification_n p._n 133_o his_fw-la eight_o argument_n that_o can_v be_v a_o condition_n of_o justification_n which_o itself_o need_v justification_n p._n 136_o answer_v paul_n judge_v they_o dung_n p._n 140_o how_o justify_v faith_n belong_v to_o the_o law_n and_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n p._n 142_o more_o of_o christ_n suffering_n for_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n p._n 146_o his_o nine_o argument_n we_o fill_v man_n with_o doubt_n p._n 147_o answer_v his_o ten_o argument_n p._n 149_o of_o the_o reconcile_n of_o paul_n and_o james_n p._n 150._o etc._n etc._n letter_n that_o past_a between_o this_o reverend_a brother_n and_o i_o p._n 157_o in_o which_o be_v discuss_v the_o argument_n from_o abraham_n justification_n and_o in_o the_o last_o letter_n these_o question_n 1._o whether_o videre_fw-la audire_fw-la be_v only_o grammatical_a action_n and_o physical_a passion_n p._n 194_o etc._n etc._n 2._o whether_o believe_v be_v only_o so_o and_o credere_fw-la only_o pati_fw-la p._n 198_o 3._o whether_o faith_n be_v passive_a in_o its_o instrumentality_n p._n 207_o 4._o whether_o the_o opponent_n way_n make_v not_o other_o grace_n as_o proper_a instrument_n of_o justification_n p._n 211_o 5._o whether_o faith_n be_v a_o proper_a instrument_n of_o justification_n p._n 212_o 6._o question_n if_o faith_n be_v a_o instrument_n whether_o it_o justify_v primary_o and_o proxime_fw-la as_o such_o or_o as_o a_o apprehension_n of_o christ_n or_o righteousness_n p._n 214_o 7._o question_v which_o be_v the_o more_o clear_a safe_a and_o certain_a doctrine_n p._n 220_o repentance_n whether_o exclude_v p._n 227_o of_o faith_n relative_o take_v p._n 228_o of_o the_o assembly_n definition_n of_o faith_n p._n 230_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o divine_n p._n 233_o etc._n etc._n whether_o a_o die_a man_n may_v look_v on_o his_o own_o act_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n perform_v p._n 241_o etc._n etc._n further_a explication_n p._n 244._o etc._n etc._n disputation_n 3._o quest_n whither_o beside_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v there_o be_v a_o personal_a evangelical_a righteousness_n necessary_a to_o justification_n and_o salvation_n affir_n p._n 259_o distinction_n and_o proposition_n negative_a and_o affirmative_a for_o explication_n p._n 260_o etc._n etc._n prove_v p._n 266_o objection_n answer_v p._n 269_o etc._n etc._n mr._n warner_n argument_n confute_v p._n 273_o to_o 285_o mr._n warner_n 13_o chap._n confute_v about_o justistcation_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o obedience_n &c_n &c_n p._n 286_o master_n warner_n argument_n answer_v by_o which_o he_o will_v exclude_v christ_n as_o king_n etc._n etc._n from_o be_v the_o object_n of_o justify_v faith_n p._n 293._o etc._n etc._n the_o other_o chief_a passage_n in_o his_o book_n consider_v p._n 305_o etc._n etc._n his_o distinction_n of_o fides_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o qua_fw-la p._n 308_o etc._n etc._n his_o preface_n answer_v in_o a_o epistle_n p._n 313_o mr._n john_n tombe_n his_o friendly_a animadversion_n on_o my_o aphorism_n with_o a_o discussion_n of_o they_o p._n 322_o justification_n in_o law-title_n by_o the_o promise_n full_o vindicate_v p._n 332_o etc._n etc._n whether_o justification_n be_v a_o continue_a act_n or_o but_o one_o act._n p._n 341_o etc._n etc._n whether_o faith_n comprise_v love_n subjection_n or_o other_o grace_n at_o large_a p._n 345_o etc._n etc._n whether_o faith_n be_v only_o in_o the_o intellect_n or_o also_o in_o the_o will._n p._n 354_o etc._n etc._n justify_v faith_n receive_v christ_n as_o lord_n etc._n etc._n p._n 358_o it_o be_v faith_n and_o not_o only_a love_n or_o other_o grace_n by_o which_o the_o will_n receive_v christ_n p._n 361._o etc._n etc._n the_o gospel_n be_v a_o law_n p._n 369_o etc._n etc._n repentance_n necessary_a to_o justification_n p._n 370_o etc._n etc._n how_o faith_n justify_v p._n 377_o whether_o christ_n have_v a_o title_n on_o earth_n to_o rule_v p._n 379_o of_o christ_n universal_a dominion_n and_o redemption_n p._n 380_o more_o of_o the_o justification_n by_o the_o gospel-promise_a p._n 384_o of_o preparative_n to_o justification_n p._n 387_o what_o paul_n exclude_v as_o opposite_a to_o faith_n in_o justification_n p._n 391_o 392_o of_o intercision_n of_o justification_n and_o the_o guilt_n of_o particular_a sin_n p._n 393_o etc._n etc._n disputation_n 4._o quest_n whether_o the_o faith_n which_o paul_n oppose_v to_o work_n in_o justification_n be_v one_o only_o physical_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o whether_o all_o humane_a act_n except_o one_o physical_a act_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o work_n which_o paul_n exclude_v from_o justification_n neg._n p._n 399_o the_o question_n open_v and_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o this_o faith_n be_v not_o one_o only_o act._n 1._o either_o numerical_o 2._o or_o of_o a_o inferior_a genus_fw-la so_o as_o to_o be_v of_o one_o only_a faculty_n nor_o only_a god_n the_o father_n christ_n promise_v pardon_v heaven_n etc._n etc._n the_o object_n 3._o nor_o in_o specie_fw-la specielissima_fw-la prove_v by_o many_o argument_n errata_fw-la page_n 6._o line_n 23._o read_v that_o 1._o p._n 13._o l._n 10._o r._n quae_fw-la christum_fw-la p._n 14._o l._n 9_o r._n promitentis_fw-la i._o 22._o r._n have_v p._n 18._o l._n 3._o r._n as_o this_o l._n 34._o r._n proof_n of_o p._n 19_o â—_o 24._o r._n be_v the._n l._n 34._o r._n â—_o p._n 21._o l._n 17._o r._n that_o be_v be_v p._n 24._o l._n 35._o r._n thus_o p._n 29._o l._n 13._o r._n though_o p._n 32._o l._n 32_o r._n must_v be_v p._n 39_o l._n 6._o r._n with_o p._n 44._o l._n 1._o r._n i_o need_v p._n 45._o l._n 30._o r._n commination_n p._n â—2_n l._n 11._o r._n as_o p._n 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