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and_o judge_n and_o then_o â—ow_o clear_a be_v it_o that_o none_o can_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o any_o work_n of_o they_o perform_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n second_o this_o but_o there_o be_v a_o second_o thing_n propose_v scil_n to_o show_v how_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o none_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o any_o work_v perform_v by_o themselves_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n the_o angel_n say_v to_o joseph_n concern_v christ_n thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n jesus_n 21._o for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n he_o shall_v save_v they_o and_o therefore_o their_o own_o work_n shall_v not_o save_v they_o he_o shall_v save_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o find_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n poor_a guilty_a condemn_a creature_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o be_v save_v or_o justify_v by_o their_o own_o work_n or_o righteousness_n the_o lord_n christ_n the_o night_n before_o he_o die_v say_v this_o be_v my_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n 28._o the_o lord_n christ_n do_v shed_v his_o most_o precious_a blood_n for_o the_o remission_n or_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n he_o by_o his_o death_n and_o obedience_n satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o can_v not_o satisfy_v for_o themselves_o by_o any_o work_n of_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o compare_v this_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n i_o do_v not_o frustrate_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o the_o law_n 21._o than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a this_o show_v clear_o that_o justification_n by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o justification_n by_o a_o man_n
own_o work_n perform_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n can_v stand_v together_o christ_n die_v to_o purchase_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o justification_n for_o his_o people_n but_o if_o any_o will_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n they_o go_v about_o to_o frustrate_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o if_o christ_n have_v die_v in_o vain_a christ_n be_v become_v of_o none_o effect_v to_o you_o 4._o whosoever_o of_o you_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n you_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n when_o he_o say_v whosoever_o etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o grant_v that_o any_o be_v or_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n 25._o but_o whosoever_o rely_v upon_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o justification_n hope_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n they_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o satisfaction_n the_o lord_n christ_n be_v able_a to_o save_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o he_o and_o therefore_o none_o of_o they_o do_v save_v 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that_o the_o apostle_n james_n say_v 24._o you_o see_v then_o how_o that_o by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v answ._n and_o not_o by_o faith_n only_o for_o answer_v to_o this_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o apostle_n james_n here_o direct_v his_o speech_n to_o this_o end_n sâ—il_n to_o show_v the_o vanity_n and_o folly_n of_o those_o who_o deceive_v themselves_o with_o a_o shadow_n of_o faith_n presumptuous_o fancy_v to_o themselves_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n imagine_v that_o their_o sin_n be_v forgive_v and_o their_o person_n justify_v by_o his_o death_n satisfaction_n and_o righteousness_n but_o their_o faith_n be_v not_o sound_a it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o true_o receive_v christ_n into_o the_o heart_n whereby_o believer_n be_v make_v one_o with_o christ_n possess_v he_o partake_v of_o his_o spirit_n which_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o christ_n to_o follow_v he_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 20._o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a so_o it_o be_v a_o work_a faith_n which_o justify_v because_o such_o a_o faith_n alone_o do_v true_o lie_v hold_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n on_o the_o other_o side_n holiness_n and_o good_a work_n do_v not_o at_o all_o justify_v believer_n in_o a_o proper_a sense_n but_o evidence_n the_o person_n to_o be_v justify_v because_o they_o show_v that_o such_o by_o faith_n unfeigned_a be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n who_o righteousness_n alone_o do_v justify_v and_o therefore_o he_o say_v 14._o what_o do_v it_o profit_v my_o brethren_n if_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n and_o have_v not_o work_n can_v faith_n save_v he_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o say_v they_o have_v faith_n not_o of_o those_o that_o have_v a_o lively_a save_a faith_n indeed_o so_o ver_fw-la 19_o he_o speak_v to_o such_o thou_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n thou_o do_v well_o the_o devil_n also_o believe_v and_o tremble_v so_o that_o 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