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which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o great_a virtue_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n which_o the_o law_n can_v not_o effect_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a law_n which_o christ_n have_v give_v we_o which_o govern_v our_o mind_n and_o spirit_n and_o be_v the_o principal_a of_o a_o new_a spiritual_a life_n make_v we_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n from_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v call_v a_o law_n and_o the_o law_n in_o our_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n rom._n 7._o 21_o 23._o for_o what_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n what_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v i._n e._n govern_v our_o mind_n and_o passion_n deliver_v we_o from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n from_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o our_o lust_n this_o god_n effect_v by_o 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righteousness_n of_o faith_n 245_o what_o abraham_n faith_n be_v whereby_o he_o be_v justify_v 247._o phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o consider_v 260_o what_o st._n paul_n righteousness_n be_v while_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi 261_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o apostle_n oppose_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n 264._o and_o his_o own_o righteousness_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n 274_o concern_v the_o conjugal_a relation_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n and_o whether_o this_o can_v entitle_v we_o to_o his_o personal_a excellency_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n 281_o concern_v the_o legal_a union_n and_o christ_n be_v the_o saint_n surety_n 287_o whether_o christ_n fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n for_o we_o as_o our_o mediator_n 296_o what_o influence_n the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n life_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o death_n have_v upon_o our_o acceptance_n with_o god_n 320_o that_o some_o man_n place_v our_o union_n to_o christ_n before_o 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the_o spirit_n to_o offer_v a_o reasonable_a sacrifice_n to_o he_o to_o fulfil_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o internal_a righteousness_n of_o which_o those_o legal_a ceremony_n be_v the_o sign_n and_o sacrament_n this_o be_v the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o can_v never_o be_v reconcile_v with_o a_o impute_a righteousness_n which_o will_v make_v his_o argument_n foolish_a and_o absurd_a and_o therefore_o in_o other_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o what_o little_a reason_n we_o have_v to_o be_v so_o zealous_a for_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n since_o we_o have_v the_o perfection_n of_o it_o in_o the_o gospel_n what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o the_o law_n require_v when_o in_o the_o gospel_n we_o have_v that_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n in_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 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