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that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v but_o not_o either_o the_o manner_n or_o measure_n of_o do_v 1._o joh._n 2._o 4._o this_o speak_v of_o keep_v but_o our_o question_n be_v of_o the_o perfection_n of_o which_o not_o a_o word_n here_o job_n 1._o 22._o answ_n 1._o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o all_o job_n life_n for_o he_o after_o fall_v into_o a_o curse_a and_o so_o sin_v but_o of_o his_o patient_a carriage_n in_o this_o great_a conflict_n second_o the_o word_n show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o his_o not_o sin_v to_o wit_n that_o he_o do_v not_o charge_n god_n foolish_o job_n 27._o 6._o my_o righteousness_n i_o hold_v fast_o answ_n 1._o this_o be_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o cause_n in_o plead_v against_o his_o friend_n for_o he_o hold_v that_o he_o be_v not_o punish_v so_o of_o god_n for_o his_o sin_n as_o his_o friend_n judge_v he_o to_o be_v second_o if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o person_n it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v so_o of_o his_o righteousness_n 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down_o his_o pride_n and_o not_o to_o show_v what_o man_n can_v do_v luk._n 15._o 7._o ninety_o and_o nine_o just_a person_n that_o need_v no_o repentance_n answ_n 1._o to_o take_v the_o word_n after_o the_o letter_n be_v flat_a against_o these_o scripture_n rom._n 3._o 10_o 23._o jam._n 3._o 2._o eccles_n 7._o 20._o now_o if_o the_o just_a man_n sin_n than_o he_o need_v repentance_n and_o the_o lord_n prayer_n teach_v to_o ask_v daily_a forgiveness_n second_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v against_o the_o proud_a conceit_a scribe_n and_o pharise_n verse_n 2._o who_o think_v themselves_o such_o just_a one_o but_o we_o not_o three_o the_o word_n may_v be_v speak_v comparative_o in_o respect_n of_o such_o as_o notorious_o break_v out_o as_o the_o stray_n sheep_n the_o other_o keep_v within_o bound_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v just_a and_o to_o need_v no_o repentance_n like_o the_o other_o out-strayer_n 1._o king_n 14._o 8._o david_n who_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o who_o follow_v i_o 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all_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v in_o one_o word_n thou_o shall_v love_v etc._n etc._n answ_n for_o this_o see_v the_o answer_n before_o to_o rom._n 13._o 8._o yet_o further_o here_o note_n that_o he_o only_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o love_n but_o he_o also_o rebuke_v they_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o verse_n 15._o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n gen._n 6._o 9_o noah_n just_a and_o perfect_a answ_n in_o his_o generation_n in_o respect_n of_o other_o and_o before_o man_n but_o not_o before_o god_n for_o do_v he_o not_o after_o fall_v into_o drunkenness_n now_o
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rom._n 4._o 5._o but_o this_o here_o be_v only_o to_o show_v what_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o save_v not_o verse_n 14._o three_o the_o faith_n here_o speak_v of_o and_o condemn_v be_v such_o a_o faith_n first_o as_o stand_v only_o in_o word_n without_o work_n like_o the_o charity_n of_o such_o who_o say_v to_o the_o poor_a go_v in_o peace_n be_v warm_a and_o fill_v but_o yet_o give_v they_o nothing_o to_o warm_v and_o fill_v they_o verse_n 15_o 16._o second_o a_o dead_a faith_n verse_n 17._o 20_o 26._o three_o a_o historical_a faith_n which_o the_o devil_n themselves_o have_v four_o a_o faith_n contrary_a to_o abraham_n faith_n for_o his_o be_v a_o operative_a faith_n and_o which_o he_o that_o have_v can_v show_v by_o work_n verse_n 18_o 21._o a_o faith_n that_o work_v by_o work_n show_v itself_o to_o be_v perfect_a that_o be_v true_a and_o sincere_a verse_n 22._o by_o which_o faith_n abraham_n believe_v it_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n ver_fw-la 23._o where_o note_n 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this_o interpretation_n first_o be_v agree_v to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n james_n here_o second_o it_o do_v not_o oppose_v s._n paul_n doctrine_n rom._n 3._o and_o 4._o which_o seclude_v work_n from_o faith_n in_o the_o act_n of_o our_o justification_n three_o the_o word_n in_o this_o text_n of_o james_n confirm_v this_o exposition_n that_o work_n be_v put_v for_o faith_n show_v by_o work_n in_o ver_fw-la 18._o where_o he_o bring_v one_o in_o urge_v to_o show_v faith_n by_o work_n also_o when_o in_o verse_n 21._o he_o have_v speak_v of_o abraham_n justification_n by_o work_n he_o by_o and_o by_o say_v verse_n 22._o see_v thou_o how_o faith_n wrought_v by_o his_o work_n and_o then_o thereupon_o produce_v scripture_n in_o verse_n 23._o to_o prove_v not_o that_o abraham_n work_n be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n as_o james_n will_v have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v intend_v to_o teach_v justification_n by_o work_n but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n which_o do_v work_v by_o work_n that_o make_v he_o to_o be_v repute_v righteous_a before_o god_n gal._n 5._o 6._o for_o in_o jesus_n christ_n neither_o circumcision_n avail_v any_o thing_n nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n answ_n this_o place_n magnify_v save_v faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n for_o which_o we_o plead_v and_o therefore_o be_v nothing_o against_o but_o altogether_o for_o that_o which_o we_o teach_v for_o we_o speak_v not_o of_o alone_a faith_n but_o of_o only_a faith_n in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n the_o place_n cite_v by_o the_o gagger_n matth._n 5._o 20._o except_o your_o righteousness_n exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n etc._n etc._n answ_n this_o place_n be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o faith_n nor_o of_o justification_n by_o faith_n but_o here_o be_v one_o righteousness_n prefer_v before_o another_o that_o of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n bring_v not_o to_o heaven_n for_o it_o be_v legal_a seek_v by_o work_n and_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n rom._n 10._o 3._o which_o be_v evangelicall_a seek_v by_o faith_n and_o inherent_a in_o christ_n in_o all_o fullness_n of_o perfection_n which_o exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n mat._n 7._o 21_o 22._o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v to_o i_o lord_n lord_n etc._n etc._n answ_n this_o be_v nothing_o neither_o to_o prove_v the_o point_n this_o be_v against_o idle_a and_o vain_a professor_n of_o christ_n that_o have_v not_o the_o faith_n that_o justifi_v matth._n 11._o 26._o yea_o o_o father_n for_o so_o it_o be_v thy_o good_a pleasure_n this_o be_v foolish_o quote_v matth._n 12._o 33._o be_v of_o a_o fruitful_a and_o fruitless_a tree_n matth._n 16._o 16._o thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n peter_n profession_n of_o his_o faith_n the_o very_a name_n of_o these_o sheweth_z 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