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in_o vers_n 17_o 20._o because_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a and_o then_o afterward_o argue_v the_o necessity_n of_o work_n together_o with_o faith_n unto_o justification_n or_o unto_o salvation_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o begin_v with_o by_o god_n justify_v abraham_n by_o work_n together_o with_o his_o faith_n who_o be_v the_o great_a pattern_n or_o example_n of_o god_n justify_v all_o other_o if_o then_o to_o be_v justify_v and_o to_o be_v save_v amount_n to_o the_o same_o in_o st._n james_n discourse_n here_o then_o by_o the_o way_n they_o do_v not_o right_o understand_v st._n james_n who_o think_v he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o justification_n before_o god_n in_o this_o his_o discourse_n about_o justification_n by_o work_n together_o with_o faith_n but_o of_o a_o justification_n before_o man_n and_o to_o their_o own_o conscience_n only_o which_o supposition_n of_o they_o do_v direct_o thwart_v the_o very_a scope_n and_o design_n of_o his_o whole_a discourse_n which_o be_v to_o set_v forth_o what_o will_v and_o what_o will_v not_o avail_v a_o christian-professor_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o the_o save_n of_o his_o soul_n as_o abundant_o appear_v so_o that_o the_o scripture_n which_o say_v abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o which_o st._n james_n say_v be_v fulfil_v in_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n as_o well_o as_o by_o faith_n be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o abraham_n be_v justify_v to_o other_o and_o to_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o in_o his_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n and_o so_o st._n paul_n understand_v it_o rom._n 4._o 3._o gal._n 3._o 6._o but_o this_o be_v touch_v before_o in_o chap._n 1._o the_o result_n then_o of_o what_o have_v be_v argue_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n be_v this_o viz._n that_o all_o that_o be_v justify_v be_v thereby_o put_v regular_o into_o a_o immediate_a capacity_n of_o salvation_n so_o that_o if_o they_o shall_v die_v the_o very_a 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pardon_v 8._o and_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o in_o the_o first_o instant_n of_o a_o man_n conversion_n or_o believe_v he_o be_v enter_v into_o a_o state_n of_o justification_n before_o he_o have_v do_v any_o outward_a work_n and_o that_o so_o it_o be_v true_a that_o good_a work_n follow_v the_o justify_v and_o go_v not_o before_o his_o initial_a justification_n as_o also_o in_o the_o sense_n that_o austin_n speak_v it_o who_o take_v justification_n for_o that_o which_o we_o call_v sanctification_n or_o conversion_n 9_o and_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o justify_v faith_n be_v such_o a_o receive_a affiance_n as_o be_v both_o in_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o will_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o will_n participate_v of_o some_o kind_n of_o love_n to_o the_o justify_v object_n as_o well_o as_o to_o justification_n 10._o and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v choose_v or_o use_v christ_n as_o a_o mean_n so_o call_v in_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o intention_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o god_n the_o 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trust_v in_o or_o plead_v but_o all_o exclude_v and_o the_o conceit_n of_o they_o abhor_v 1._o as_o they_o be_v feign_v to_o be_v against_o or_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n 2._o as_o they_o be_v against_o or_o feign_v instead_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n obedience_n merit_n or_o intercession_n of_o christ._n 3._o or_o as_o suppose_v to_o be_v do_v of_o ourselves_o without_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 4._o or_o as_o suppose_v false_o to_o be_v perfect_a 5._o or_o as_o suppose_v to_o have_v any_o of_o the_o aforedisclaim_v merit_n 6._o or_o as_o material_o consist_v in_o moysaicall_a observance_n 7._o much_o more_o in_o any_o superstitious_a invention_n 8._o or_o in_o any_o evil_n mistake_v to_o be_v good_a 9_o or_o as_o any_o way_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o free_o pardon_v covenant_n in_o all_o these_o sense_n justification_n by_o work_n be_v disclaim_v by_o all_o protestant_n at_o least_o 14._o yet_o all_o agree_v that_o we_o be_v 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the_o part_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v write_v curse_a be_v he_o that_o confirm_v not_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v say_v amen_n deut._n 27._o 26._o and_o this_o extend_v to_o heart-obedience_n and_o heart-sinning_a as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o outward_a act_n command_v love_n to_o god_n forbid_v to_o covet_v as_o under_o the_o heart-searching_a political_a sovereign_n who_o reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o final_a judgement_n and_o execution_n even_o in_o temporal_a respect_n in_o many_o case_n 2._o law_n of_o indemnity_n of_o which_o also_o this_o covenant_n do_v consist_v be_v partly_o those_o which_o ordain_v sacrifice_n and_o offering_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o many_o sin_n make_v pardonable_a by_o those_o law_n so_o far_o as_o to_o exempt_v the_o delinquent_n person_n from_o the_o temporal_a penalty_n threaten_v for_o breach_n of_o those_o other_o law_n which_o for_o distinction_n sake_n i_o call_v law_n of_o duty_n 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happiness_n in_o another_o world_n heb._n 11._o 16._o matth._n 21._o 31_o 32._o and_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o the_o jew_n have_v by_o moses_n as_o express_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o abraham_n have_v deut._n 18._o 15._o 19_o but_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n in_o this_o large_a sense_n when_o he_o oppose_v the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_n the_o law_n and_o faith_n one_o to_o another_o but_o if_o we_o understand_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moâ—es_n the_o law_n as_o political_n the_o law_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o the_o promise_v of_o it_o be_v not_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n for_o promise_n of_o this_o nature_n do_v pertain_v to_o another_o covenant_n to_o wit_n thâ—t_v make_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n as_o such_o first_o therefore_o st._n paul_n do_v down-right_o deny_v that_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o inheritance_n which_o in_o heb._n 9_o 15._o be_v call_v the_o eternal_a inheritance_n be_v by_o the_o law_n which_o 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