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he_o to_o be_v righteous_a before_o god_n that_o endeavour_v not_o to_o approve_v himself_o righteous_a in_o his_o deal_n with_o man_n we_o will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n break_v the_o two_o table_n by_o dash_v they_o one_o against_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o we_o prefer_v the_o gospel_n before_o the_o law_n christ_n to_o moses_n the_o second_o covenant_n to_o the_o first_o that_o of_o grace_n to_o that_o of_o work_n quest_n be_v not_o obedience_n then_o to_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o condition_n of_o our_o justification_n see_v debate_n p._n 13._o answ_n no_o it_o be_v not_o the_o condition_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o covenant_n so_o proper_o m._n d._n m._n as_o it_o be_v of_o those_o person_n that_o enter_v into_o the_o covenant_n faith_n justifi_v the_o person_n before_o god_n and_o obedience_n justifi_v the_o faith_n before_o man_n obedience_n say_v a_o reverend_a author_n must_v be_v in_o the_o same_o subject_a with_o faith_n but_o it_o have_v not_o a_o voice_n in_o the_o same_o court_n we_o do_v not_o cry_v down_o man_n obedience_n when_o we_o cry_v up_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o the_o imputation_n of_o it_o as_o the_o form_n of_o our_o justification_n we_o dare_v not_o appear_v before_o god_n in_o our_o own_o filthy_a garment_n and_o menstruous_a clothes_n we_o expect_v a_o blessing_n from_o our_o heavenly_a father_n when_o we_o be_v array_v with_o the_o robe_n of_o our_o elder_a brother_n jesus_n christ_n his_o righteousness_n which_o send_v up_o a_o sweet_a smell_n in_o god_n nostril_n quest_n be_v faith_n or_o believe_v in_o christ_n a_o come_n to_o christ_n or_o a_o rely_v on_o christ_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n see_v debate_n p._n 43._o answ_n yes_o john_n 7.37_o 38._o there_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o believe_v be_v all_o one_o and_o to_o what_o end_n sinner_n be_v call_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n we_o my_o learn_n from_o our_o bless_a saviour_n mat._n 11.28_o namely_o 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