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repeal_v what_o he_o have_v make_v so_o many_o age_n before_o yet_o to_o promulgate_v a_o new_a one_o with_o additional_a precept_n accommodate_v to_o the_o present_a case_n of_o his_o miserable_a creature_n man_n and_o as_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o god_n perfection_n to_o make_v new_a law_n so_o it_o will_v infer_v that_o his_o antiquate_a law_n be_v imperfect_a and_o so_o no_o rule_n and_o this_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v if_o any_o duty_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v which_o it_o neither_o regulate_v nor_o give_v any_o direction_n about_o they_o but_o christ_n though_o as_o mediator_n he_o be_v no_o lawgiver_n yet_o perfect_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n give_v at_o mount_n sinai_n that_o the_o law_n contain_v all_o duty_n for_o he_o make_v the_o sum_n of_o it_o to_o consist_v in_o love_n to_o god_n and_o in_o a_o due_a degree_n of_o love_n to_o ourselves_o and_o in_o love_v our_o neighbour_n matth._n 22._o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40._o then_o one_o of_o they_o which_o 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and_o therein_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n mat._n 5._o 17._o think_v not_o that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n or_o the_o prophet_n i_o be_o not_o come_v to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v mat._n 3._o 15._o and_o jesus_n answer_v say_v unto_o he_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v so_o now_o for_o thus_o it_o become_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n then_o he_o suffer_v he_o and_o what_o be_v that_o law_n imperfect_a which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o most_o perfect_a obedience_n that_o ever_o be_v and_o which_o excel_v that_o of_o angel_n be_v any_o precept_n want_v in_o it_o how_o then_o do_v christ_n complete_a all_o righteousness_n in_o the_o most_o exact_a observance_n of_o it_o well_o then_o if_o the_o law_n be_v perfect_a there_o be_v no_o duty_n but_o what_o come_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o its_o authority_n and_o what_o it_o enjoin_v under_o the_o severe_a penalty_n and_o no_o precept_n be_v give_v even_o by_o christ_n himself_o but_o what_o particular_o 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