end_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v plain_a what_o be_v mean_v by_o faith_n which_o be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n second_o the_o righteousness_n here_o mean_v be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o strict_a term_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v righteousness_n of_o a_o man_n own_o work_n perform_v by_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o person_n to_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n for_o the_o apostle_n do_v dispute_v altogether_o against_o that_o righteousness_n and_o prove_v that_o neither_o abraham_n be_v justify_v or_o count_v of_o god_n righteous_a for_o it_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o 2.5.6_o and_o 13._o verse_n nor_o any_o other_o at_o any_o time_n as_o he_o show_v in_o the_o chapter_n next_o before_o and_o in_o the_o chap._n 8.3_o and_o 9.32_o and_o 10.3_o but_o here_o be_v mean_v a_o evangelical_n righteousness_n which_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o any_o work_n or_o work_v perform_v by_o man_n himself_o in_o his_o own_o person_n nor_o in_o any_o grace_n or_o virtue_n inhaerent_a in_o himself_o but_o be_v a_o righteousness_n which_o god_n of_o his_o own_o free_a grace_n do_v impute_v to_o the_o true_a believer_n who_o by_o one_o spirit_n be_v unite_v to_o christ_n and_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n because_o by_o faith_n man_n lay_v hold_v on_o it_o and_o do_v exclude_v legal_a justification_n by_o righteousness_n of_o a_o man_n own_o work_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o apostle_n whole_a discourse_n in_o this_o and_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o in_o divers_a other_o place_n of_o this_o epistle_n especial_o verse_n 13_o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o in_o chap._n 3.27.28_o three_o the_o phrase_n of_o impute_v or_o count_v a_o thing_n to_o one_o signify_v both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n a_o act_n of_o judgement_n and_o estimation_n by_o which_o a_o thing_n be_v judge_v esteem_v reckon_v and_o account_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v indeed_o and_o then_o it_o be_v just_o according_a to_o truth_n or_o else_o judge_v think_v and_o esteem_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v not_o and_o then_o it_o be_v unjust_a and_o not_o according_a to_o truth_n god_n thought_n be_v always_o right_a and_o just_a and_o his_o judgement_n be_v according_a to_o truth_n rom._n 2.2_o and_o therefore_o a_o just_a count_a and_o impute_v be_v here_o mean_v for_o god_n do_v account_v and_o judge_v of_o person_n and_o thing_n so_o as_o they_o be_v of_o unjust_a count_a and_o impute_v false_o we_o have_v some_o instance_n in_o scripture_n as_o 1_o king_n 1.21_o where_o bethsheba_n say_v to_o david_n i_o and_o my_o son_n solomon_n shall_v be_v count_v offender_n that_o be_v usurp_a adoniah_n and_o his_o wicked_a company_n will_v esteem_v and_o judge_v we_o and_o use_v we_o according_o of_o repute_v and_o count_v true_o as_o the_o thing_n be_v we_o have_v example_n also_o as_o nehem._n 13.13_o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o choose_a levites_n that_o they_o be_v count_v faithful_a viz._n upon_o former_a experience_n of_o their_o faithfulness_n and_o therefore_o the_o office_n of_o distribute_v to_o their_o brethren_n be_v commit_v to_o they_o and_o levit._n 17.4_o where_o it_o be_v say_v blood_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o that_o man_n he_o have_v shed_v blood_n and_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n and_o psal._n 22.30_o a_o seed_n shall_v serve_v he_o it_o shall_v be_v count_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o generation_n moreover_o this_o word_n impute_v or_o count_v signify_v sometime_o in_o the_o most_o proper_a sense_n a_o bare_a act_n of_o judgement_n and_o thought_n prov._n 17.28_o where_o a_o fool_n be_v say_v to_o be_v count_v wise_a when_o he_o hold_v his_o peace_n that_o be_v man_n for_o the_o present_a so_o think_v and_o judge_v he_o to_o be_v at_o least_o in_o that_o point_n of_o silence_n sometime_o it_o signify_v in_o a_o more_o full_a sense_n not_o only_o think_v count_a and_o judge_v person_n to_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a just_a or_o unjust_a innocent_a or_o guilty_a but_o also_o deal_v with_o they_o and_o use_v they_o according_o as_o in_o the_o place_n before_o name_v i_o king_n 2.21_o neh._n 13.13_o psal._n 22.30_o and_o 1_o sam._n 22.15_o where_o ahimilech_n purge_v himself_o before_o saul_n from_o the_o offence_n of_o conspiracy_n with_o david_n against_o he_o as_o doeg_n have_v false_o accuse_v he_o sai_z let_v not_o the_o king_n impute_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o servant_n that_o be_v let_v he_o not_o count_v his_o servant_n guilty_a nor_o use_v he_o as_o a_o conspiratour_n sometime_o it_o signify_v by_o a_o metonymy_n of_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o effect_n condemn_v and_o punish_v a_o offence_n in_o a_o guilty_a person_n as_o he_o have_v deserve_v and_o to_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o he_o be_v just_o think_v and_o judge_v to_o have_v deserve_v as_o shimei_n say_v 2_o sam._n 19.19_o let_v not_o my_o lord_n impute_v iniquity_n to_o i_o he_o do_v not_o desire_v that_o david_n will_v not_o think_v nor_o count_v his_o iniquity_n to_o be_v no_o iniquity_n that_o have_v be_v against_o all_o reason_n but_o that_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n which_o he_o have_v make_v in_o come_v first_o before_o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n to_o meet_v david_n and_o to_o bring_v he_o again_o to_o his_o kingdom_n david_n will_v gracious_o pardon_v his_o offence_n and_o not_o proceed_v against_o he_o and_o punish_v he_o according_a to_o his_o favit_fw-la though_o guilty_a and_o worthy_a of_o punishment_n sometime_o it_o signify_v by_o a_o metaphor_n to_o count_v one_o thing_n as_o if_o it_o be_v another_o or_o no_o better_a than_o another_o or_o of_o the_o same_o value_n as_o prov._n 27.4_o where_o a_o flatter_a salutation_n or_o blessing_n give_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n be_v say_v to_o be_v count_v a_o curse_n that_o be_v esteem_v no_o better_a than_o a_o curse_n sometime_o to_o use_v one_o as_o if_o he_o count_v he_o of_o another_o condition_n as_o gen._n 31.15_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o laban_n count_v his_o daughter_n stranger_n that_o be_v use_v they_o as_o he_o have_v count_v they_o stranger_n and_o job_n 31.10_o where_o job_n say_v that_o god_n count_v he_o for_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v afflict_a and_o plague_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v count_v he_o his_o enemy_n sometime_o the_o word_n signify_v to_o score_n up_o or_o put_v upon_o a_o man_n account_n either_o the_o offence_n or_o debt_n which_o he_o run_v into_o himself_o as_o rom._n 5.13_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o so_o skor_v up_o that_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o it_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o punish_v in_o they_o or_o the_o debt_n which_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o for_o another_o as_o philemon_z verse_n 18._o if_o he_o have_v wrong_v thou_o or_o be_v indebt_v to_o thou_o put_v that_o on_o my_o account_n that_o be_v impute_v and_o count_v it_o to_o i_o set_v it_o on_o my_o score_n now_o the_o several_a signification_n of_o the_o several_a word_n be_v thus_o lay_v open_a i_o proceed_v more_o particular_o to_o every_o word_n to_o show_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o it_o in_o these_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o show_v how_o far_o the_o speech_n may_v be_v extend_v and_o first_o by_o faith_n and_o believe_v which_o be_v count_v to_o every_o true_a believer_n and_o be_v count_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n i_o here_o understand_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o most_o orthodox_n divine_n the_o true_a holy_a spiritual_a faith_n and_o belief_n which_o be_v before_o show_v to_o have_v be_v in_o abraham_n and_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o elect_v regenerate_v and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n by_o righteousness_n be_v here_o mean_v evangelicall_n righteousness_n which_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o legal_a righteousness_n of_o work_n which_o be_v inherent_a in_o every_o man_n and_o be_v every_o man_n fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n in_o his_o own_o person_n even_o the_o righteousness_n and_o perfect_a satisfaction_n of_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n our_o mediator_n and_o surety_n which_o he_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o man_n nature_n perform_v to_o the_o law_n and_o which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o every_o true_a believer_n and_o apply_v to_o himself_o by_o a_o lively_a faith_n whereof_o also_o he_o have_v true_a communion_n and_o be_v true_o make_v partaker_n by_o his_o spirtual_a union_n with_o christ_n of_o who_o mystical_a body_n he_o be_v a_o member_n be_v thereinto_o engraft_v and_o baptize_v by_o one_o spirit_n by_o the_o impute_v and_o count_v of_o that_o faith_n for_o righteousness_n to_o abraham_n and_o to_o every_o
the_o scripture_n where_o any_o thing_n beside_o faith_n and_o believe_v be_v say_v to_o be_v count_v to_o man_n for_o righteousness_n be_v that_o place_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal._n 106._o and_o 31._o where_o the_o godly_a zealous_a act_n of_o phinees_n in_o execute_v just_a judgement_n on_o zamri_n and_o cosbi_n be_v say_v to_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n now_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n there_o can_v be_v that_o this_o act_n of_o phinees_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n and_o count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n to_o justification_n for_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o one_o act_n or_o work_v of_o his_o own_o which_o the_o apostle_n here_o utter_o condemn_v as_o a_o gross_a error_n and_o bend_v his_o whole_a discourse_n against_o it_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o phinees_n perform_v such_o a_o act_n of_o godly_a zeal_n as_o be_v proper_a 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whereas_o they_o hold_v that_o faith_n consider_v by_o itself_o in_o a_o proper_a literal_a sense_n without_o consideration_n of_o the_o object_n or_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n be_v count_v to_o the_o believer_n for_o righteousness_n to_o justification_n and_o god_n require_v in_o and_o of_o we_o no_o other_o thing_n for_o righteousness_n neither_o our_o own_o work_n perform_v in_o our_o own_o person_n according_a to_o the_o law_n nor_o christ_n perfect_a righteousness_n and_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n make_v we_o by_o spiritual_a union_n and_o communion_n with_o christ_n and_o accept_v of_o god_n for_o we_o this_o i_o prove_v to_o be_v false_a heretical_a and_o blasphemous_a by_o these_o argument_n follow_v first_o faith_n take_v in_o a_o proper_a sense_n be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o conformity_n and_o argument_n 1_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o above_o all_o thing_n require_v that_o we_o give_v honour_n to_o god_n by_o believe_v he_o 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law_n if_o not_o by_o man_n in_o their_o own_o person_n which_o be_v impossible_a yet_o by_o their_o mediator_n and_o surety_n in_o their_o behalf_n and_o by_o he_o communicate_v to_o they_o and_o make_v they_o as_o true_o as_o if_o they_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o though_o this_o satisfaction_n be_v of_o infinite_a value_n yet_o it_o can_v profit_v they_o nor_o actual_o merit_v for_o they_o till_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o it_o true_o and_o real_o by_o spiritual_a communion_n this_o be_v that_o mean_n by_o which_o god_n be_v know_v to_o be_v infinite_o just_a second_o when_o god_n infinite_a justice_n be_v so_o strict_a that_o nothing_o can_v satisfy_v it_o nor_o redeem_v mankind_n but_o a_o satisfaction_n of_o infinite_a value_n make_v for_o they_o and_o when_o all_o the_o world_n be_v not_o able_a to_o find_v such_o a_o satisfaction_n that_o his_o wisdom_n shall_v find_v one_o out_o and_o have_v it_o ready_a before_o hand_n in_o her_o eternal_a 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