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and_o merciful_a 22_o hebe_n 1.5_o deut._n 29.18_o 2._o sam._n 22_o to_o the_o obeier_n and_o follower_n of_o righteousness_n 6_o but_o that_o such_o place_n may_v better_o be_v understand_v first_o he_o will_v we_o to_o consider_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o law_n or_o a_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o both_o these_o two_o may_v not_o be_v understand_v in_o one_o sense_n for_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o law_n always_o under_o condition_n 33.14_o psalm_n 1.5_o esay_n 33.14_o if_o we_o will_v do_v it_o etc._n etc._n do_v promise_n reward_v but_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n although_o they_o be_v pronounce_v almost_o with_o such_o like_a word_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n keep_v the_o covenant_n of_o
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13.2_o col._n 3.14_o 8_o he_o answer_v to_o three_o other_o place_n the_o first_o place_n speak_v not_o of_o true_a faith_n &_o so_o it_o belong_v to_o this_o matter_n the_o second_o do_v not_o so_o geve_v the_o chief_a place_n to_o charity_n as_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o meritorious_a to_o iustificatton_n for_o this_o be_v not_o due_a to_o faith_n according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o work_n but_o only_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n the_o third_o do_v both_o yield_v to_o charity_n the_o bond_n of_o perfection_n in_o another_o sense_n and_o do_v make_v nothing_o for_o they_o howsoever_o they_o take_v it_o 9_o leave_v the_o rest_n because_o he_o think_v they_o too_o ridiculous_a in_o that_o they_o object_n that_o christ_n have_v command_v a_o certain_a man_n to_o search_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n by_o the_o keep_v of_o the_o commandment_n 19.17_o matth._n 19.17_o he_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v meet_v for_o two_o cause_n that_o he_o shall_v 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