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he_o be_v righteous_a and_o holy_a not_o only_o to_o his_o death_n but_o also_o in_o his_o death_n he_o be_v obedient_a and_o conformable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v phil._n 2.8_o he_o become_v obedient_a to_o the_o very_a death_n thus_o i_o say_v christ_n be_v perfect_o righteous_a now_o it_o be_v this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n in_o our_o nature_n that_o the_o spirit_n convince_v the_o world_n of_o that_o a_o soul_n must_v look_v to_o be_v accept_v and_o save_v only_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n well_o brethren_n let_v i_o clear_v it_o to_o you_o by_o two_o or_o three_o argument_n for_o true_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v matter_n of_o temptation_n to_o we_o sometime_o when_o we_o set_v upon_o believe_v in_o christ_n righteousness_n the_o soul_n may_v say_v may_v i_o venturâ—_n my_o soul_n upon_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o may_v i_o not_o possible_o miscarry_v be_o i_o sure_a that_o god_n will_v accept_v 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