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nor_o the_o convert_a gentile_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v he_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 9.30_o 31_o 32._o that_o the_o gentile_n which_o follow_v not_o after_o righteousness_n indeed_o be_v more_o open_o profane_a and_o have_v no_o seem_a rithteousness_n of_o their_o own_o to_o stand_v upon_o have_v attain_v to_o righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o faith_n they_o will_v be_v behold_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n for_o it_o which_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o be_v for_o it_o be_v add_v but_o israel_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n or_o these_o stand_v not_o upon_o any_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o either_o in_o whole_a or_o wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n which_o imply_v and_o include_v self-deniall_n in_o their_o own_o righteousness_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o they_o stumble_v at_o that_o stumble_a stone_n christ_n on_o who_o whosoever_o believe_v shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a v._o 33._o do_v in_o part_n as_o the_o proud_a jew_n do_v they_o oppose_v their_o own_o work_n and_o righteousness_n against_o he_o or_o at_o least_o seek_v to_o mighle_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o so_o their_o own_o righteousness_n fail_v they_o have_v no_o benefit_n by_o the_o other_o for_o if_o our_o justification_n as_o well_o as_o election_n on_o which_o it_o depend_v be_v not_o only_o by_o faith_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o our_o work_n or_o worthiness_n 6._o rom._n 11.5_o 6._o power_n or_o what_o else_o of_o we_o in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n and_o so_o mere_o by_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o by_o grace_n and_o if_o it_o be_v by_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n how_o do_v this_o concern_v we_o all_o well_o to_o consider_v of_o to_o this_o concern_v papist_n to_o look_v to_o papist_n especial_o and_o all_o such_o other_o as_o stand_v upon_o 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that_o the_o shame_n of_o our_o nakedness_n do_v not_o appear_v kind_n yea_o such_o as_o to_o who_o holiness_n be_v ascribe_v in_o any_o kind_n it_o behoove_v we_o also_o in_o case_n man_n ascribe_v holiness_n to_o we_o by_o occasion_n of_o any_o thing_n wherein_o we_o be_v only_a instrument_n of_o god_n to_o renounce_v all_o and_o to_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o own_o work_n ever_o acknowledge_v our_o own_o meanness_n vileness_n and_o unworthiness_n and_o that_o by_o the_o example_n of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n when_o they_o be_v take_v for_o god_n act_n 14.11_o etc._n etc._n 14_o 15._o and_o of_o peter_n and_o john_n who_o have_v restore_v one_o bear_v lame_a to_o his_o foot_n stay_v the_o people_n wonder_n say_v why_o look_v you_o so_o earnest_o on_o we_o as_o though_o by_o our_o own_o power_n or_o holiness_n we_o have_v make_v this_o man_n to_o walk_v act_n 3.12_o 313._o the_o like_a denial_n of_o ourselves_o be_v require_v in_o regard_n of_o all_o our_o privilege_n 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