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sponsor_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n require_v that_o christ_n shall_v first_o have_v obey_v before_o he_o die_v &_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o condition_n of_o sinner_n require_v that_o they_o be_v first_o justify_v and_o pardon_v before_o they_o have_v a_o right_n to_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n active_a obedience_n impute_v 2._o he_o say_v if_o a_o man_n have_v once_o sin_v it_o be_v not_o any_o legal_a righteousness_n what_o so_o ever_o impute_v that_o can_v justify_v he_o ans._n this_o be_v grant_v but_o in_o order_n to_o justification_n we_o say_v that_o christ_n whole_a surety-righteousness_n be_v impute_v &_o this_o comprehend_v both_o his_o active_a &_o his_o passive_a obedience_n so_o usual_o distinguish_v 3._o he_o say_v if_o a_o man_n sin_n be_v once_o forgive_v he_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o any_o further_a righteousness_n for_o his_o justification_n because_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n reach_v home_n &_o amount_v unto_o a_o full_a justification_n with_o god_n ans._n if_o justification_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n there_o will_v be_v some_o colour_n for_o this_o but_o in_o justification_n there_o be_v also_o a_o accept_n of_o the_o man_n as_o righteous_a &_o to_o this_o a_o mere_a pardon_n of_o sin_n will_v not_o serve_v for_o a_o righteousness_n be_v hereunto_o requisite_a &_o pardon_v of_o sin_n and_o righteousness_n be_v not_o one_o thing_n it_o be_v false_a then_o to_o say_v as_o he_o add_v that_o this_o be_v all_o the_o justification_n the_o scripture_n know_v or_o speak_v of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n or_o acquit_v from_o condemnation_n for_o both_o according_a to_o scripture_n and_o the_o native_a import_n and_o universal_a usage_n of_o the_o word_n justification_n denote_v a_o constitute_v legal_o and_o declare_v solemn_o a_o person_n to_o be_v righteous_a or_o free_a of_o the_o accusation_n give_v in_o against_o he_o or_o a_o pronounce_v of_o a_o accuse_a man_n to_o be_v righteous_a &_o therefore_o suppose_v when_o the_o sentence_n be_v just_a that_o the_o person_n be_v a_o righteous_a person_n &_o in_o our_o case_n the_o sentence_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o truth_n the_o person_n justify_v have_v no_o righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o must_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o surety-righteousness_n of_o christ_n as_o surety_n head_n &_o husband_n impute_v to_o he_o &_o receive_v by_o faith_n he_o add_v that_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v by_o christ_n and_o where_o with_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v be_v only_o a_o negative_a righteousness_n not_o a_o positive_a it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n which_o i_o therefore_o call_v a_o righteousness_n by_o imputation_n as_o have_v the_o privilege_n but_o not_o the_o nature_n &_o substance_n of_o a_o perfect_a legal_a righteousness_n ans._n a_o righteousness_n not_o positive_a but_o mere_o negative_a be_v no_o righteousness_n at_o all_o for_o a_o true_a righteousness_n be_v a_o positive_a conformity_n unto_o the_o law_n the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n and_o as_o the_o righteousness_n be_v but_o negative_a and_o interpretative_o such_o so_o must_v the_o justification_n be_v that_o be_v found_v thereupon_o he_o think_v to_o prove_v this_o from_o rom._n 4_o 6_o 7_o 8._o &_o add_v a_o righteousness_n without_o work_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o negative_a or_o privative_a righteousness_n the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n vers_n 6._o be_v interpret_v vers_n 7_o 8._o to_o be_v a_o not_o impute_v of_o sin_n ans._n the_o place_n cite_v as_o we_o declare_v above_o give_v no_o countenance_n unto_o this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n justification_n but_o evince_v rather_o the_o contrary_n a_o righteousness_n without_o our_o work_n which_o be_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n may_v be_v &_o be_v no_o negative_a nor_o privative_a righteousness_n but_o a_o positive_a full_a and_o complete_a righteousness_n be_v the_o surety-righteousnes_n of_o christ_n the_o sponsor_n and_o the_o text_n say_v not_o that_o this_o righteousness_n be_v nothing_o else_o than_o a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n but_o infer_v rather_o the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n as_o the_o cause_n from_o the_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o effect_n and_o all_o this_o to_o prove_v that_o justification_n be_v not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o we_o have_v the_o like_a description_n of_o this_o righteousness_n 2_o cor._n 5._o that_o which_o vers_n 19_o he_o call_v in_o god_n the_o not_o impute_v of_o our_o sin_n unto_o we_o he_o call_v in_o we_o vers_fw-la 21._o a_o be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o ans._n this_o be_v a_o plain_a perversion_n of_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n for_o vers_fw-la 21._o the_o apostle_n be_v give_v the_o ground_n &_o reason_n of_o what_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 19_o &_o show_v how_o this_o reconciliation_n &_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n be_v found_v &_o what_o be_v the_o special_a ground_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o particle_n for_o vers_fw-la 21._o for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o sin_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v this_o be_v most_o plain_a act._n 13_o 38_o 39_o where_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v immediate_o thereafter_o call_v justification_n ans._n all_o that_o can_v be_v hence_o infer_v be_v that_o in_o justification_n sin_n be_v pardon_v or_o that_o such_o as_o have_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v justify_v or_o that_o these_o do_v inseparable_o go_v together_o but_o no_o appearance_n of_o proof_n here_o that_o they_o be_v both_o one_o thing_n or_o that_o in_o justification_n there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o pardon_v of_o sin_n he_o prosecute_v this_o purpose_n yet_o further_o say_v this_o be_v the_o most_o usual_a &_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n justify_v not_o to_o signify_v the_o give_n or_o bestow_v of_o a_o complete_a positive_a righteousness_n but_o only_o a_o acquit_v or_o discharge_v &_o set_v a_o man_n free_a from_o guilt_n &_o penalty_n due_a unto_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n ans._n 1_o nor_o do_v we_o say_v that_o justification_n signify_v such_o a_o give_v &_o bestow_v of_o a_o complete_a positive_a righteousness_n but_o that_o it_o signify_v a_o declare_v &_o pronounce_v of_o a_o person_n to_o be_v righteous_a &_o therefore_o presuppose_v this_o give_v or_o be_v stow_v of_o a_o complete_a righteousness_n for_o the_o man_n who_o god_n declare_v &_o pronounce_v to_o be_v righteous_a must_v be_v righteous_a &_o see_v he_o have_v no_o righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o he_o must_v have_v his_o suretie_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o he_o 2_o and_o so_o in_o this_o sense_n justification_n be_v a_o acquit_v or_o set_v a_o man_n free_a from_o the_o guilt_n &_o penalty_n due_a to_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n for_o he_o be_v pronounce_v righteous_a but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o simple_a discharge_n of_o the_o person_n from_o the_o guilt_n and_o penalty_n upon_o a_o pardon_n &_o remission_n for_o a_o pardon_a man_n be_v not_o a_o justify_v man_n but_o rather_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v guilty_a &_o be_v pardon_v because_o guilty_a he_o proceed_v in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v usual_o oppose_v to_o condemn_v prov._n 17_o 15._o where_o by_o justify_v the_o wicked_a nothing_o be_v meart_n but_o the_o make_n of_o they_o just_a in_o the_o right_n &_o privilege_n of_o just_a man_n which_o be_v freedom_n from_o censure_n punishment_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o justify_v the_o wicked_a nothing_o else_o be_v mean_v but_o the_o not_o condemn_v of_o he_o rom._n 8_o 33_o 34_o &_o 5_o 19_o therefore_o by_o justify_v nothing_o else_o be_v mean_v but_o acquit_v from_o condemnation_n &_o so_o to_o be_v justify_v &_o live_v be_v equipollent_a gal._n 3_o 11_o 21._o esai_n 53_o 11._o ans._n 1_o that_o justify_v be_v oppose_v to_o condemn_v be_v grant_v but_o this_o
the_o life_n of_o glory_n which_o be_v promise_v upon_o his_o compleet_a his_o work_n of_o obedience_n he_o add_v notwithstanding_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a test._n seem_v to_o place_v the_o immediate_a right_n or_o capacity_n which_o believer_n have_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n &_o eternal_a glory_n rather_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o adoption_n than_o in_o any_o righteousness_n whatsoever_o even_o remission_n of_o sin_n itself_o not_o except_v ans._n i_o have_v speak_v to_o this_o elsewhere_o and_o shall_v only_o say_v here_o that_o hereby_o he_o have_v destroy_v his_o conclusion_n for_o hereby_o we_o see_v that_o in_o order_n to_o the_o attain_n of_o right_a to_o life_n more_o be_v requisite_a than_o mere_a remission_n for_o he_o can_v say_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n &_o adoption_n be_v all_o one_o have_v clear_o hint_v the_o contrary_a here_o &_o have_v also_o deny_v righteousness_n to_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o adoption_n while_o as_o before_o he_o make_v 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de_fw-fr incarn_n verbi_fw-la contra_fw-la samosat_n tom._n 1._o p._n 461._o impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la puritatem_fw-la &_o innoeentiam_fw-la in_o humana_fw-la natura_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la credatur_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la justitiam_fw-la omni_fw-la peccato_fw-la liberam_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la introduxit_fw-la cujus_fw-la quia_fw-la participes_fw-la redditi_fw-la sumus_fw-la vivemus_fw-la &_o salvabimur_fw-la illud_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la iustùs_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la qui_fw-la bonum_fw-la faciat_fw-la &_o non_fw-la peccet_fw-la in_o common_a ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la pertinet_fw-la unde_fw-la ex_fw-la coelo_fw-la descendit_fw-la qui_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la justitiam_fw-la daturus_fw-la erat_fw-la i_o e._n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o purity_n &_o innocency_n shall_v be_v exhibit_v in_o man_n nature_n unless_o we_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v in_o the_o flesh_n who_o have_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n a_o righteousness_n free_a of_o all_o sin_n of_o which_o because_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n we_o shall_v live_v &_o be_v save_v for_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n who_o do_v good_a &_o sin_v not_o do_v appertain_v to_o all_o man_n in_o common_a wherefore_o he_o descend_v from_o heaven_n who_o be_v to_o give_v a_o pure_a righteousness_n of_o himself_o chrysost._n when_o a_o cavil_v jew_v shall_v object_v how_o can_v the_o world_n be_v save_v by_o the_o rectitude_n or_o obedience_n of_o one_o christ_n answer_v he_o again_o by_o ask_v how_o come_v the_o world_n to_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o adam_n greg._n nyssen_n orat._n 2._o ju_n cantic_a christus_fw-la in_o se_fw-la transtatis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la sordibus_fw-la puritatem_fw-la svam_fw-la mecum_fw-la communicavit_fw-la meque_fw-la pulchritudinis_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la est_fw-la participem_fw-la fecit_fw-la i_o e._n christ_n have_v translate_v the_o filth_n of_o my_o fin_n upon_o himself_o do_v communicate_v unto_o i_o his_o own_o purity_n &_o make_v i_o a_o partaker_n of_o that_o beauty_n which_o be_v in_o he_o by_o these_o we_o may_v see_v that_o even_o before_o augustins_n day_n this_o truth_n be_v assert_v though_o mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o book_n against_o d._n tully_n ch._n 1._o §_o 3._o intimate_v the_o contrary_n cyrillus_n alexandr_n in_o joan._n lib._n 11._o c._n 25._o quemadmodum_fw-la praevaricatione_fw-la primihominis_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o primitiis_fw-la generis_fw-la nostri_fw-la morti_fw-la addicti_fw-la sumus_fw-la eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la per_fw-la obedientâ—am_fw-la &_o justitiam_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d seipsum_fw-la legi_fw-la subject_n quamvis_fw-la legis_fw-la author_n esset_fw-la benedictio_fw-la atque_fw-la vivificatio_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la nostram_fw-la penetravit_fw-la naturam_fw-la i_o e._n as_o by_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o first_o man_n as_o in_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o our_o kind_n we_o be_v adjudge_v unto_o death_n so_o the_o same_o way_n by_o the_o obedience_n &_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o subject_v himself_o to_o the_o law_n though_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o law_n the_o blessing_n &_o vivification_n which_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n do_v reach_v to_o our_o whole_a nature_n leo_fw-la epist._n 72._o ad_fw-la juvenalem_fw-la ut_fw-la autem_fw-la repararet_fw-la omnium_fw-la vitam_fw-la recepit_fw-la omnium_fw-la causam_fw-la &_o vim_o veteris_fw-la chirographi_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la solvendo_fw-la vacuavit_fw-la ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la per_fw-la unius_fw-la reatum_fw-la omnes_fw-la facti_fw-la fâ—erant_fw-la peccatores_fw-la ita_fw-la per_fw-la unius_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la omnes_fw-la fierent_fw-la innocent_n inde_fw-la in_o homines_fw-la manante_fw-la justitia_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la humana_fw-la suscepta_fw-la natura_fw-la i_o e._n but_o that_o he_o may_v repair_v the_o life_n of_o all_o he_o undertake_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o &_o pay_v for_o all_o make_v void_a the_o force_n of_o the_o old_a obligation_n to_o the_o end_n that_o as_o by_o one_o man_n guilt_n all_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o one_o man_n innocency_n all_o may_v become_v innocent_a righteousness_n come_v unto_o man_n thence_o where_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v take_v on_o august_n ad_fw-la laurent_n cap._n 41._o ipse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la justitia_fw-la nec_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la sumus_fw-la nee_n in_o nobis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la suum_fw-la sed_fw-la nostrum_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la constitutum_fw-la similitudine_fw-la peccati_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la crucifixus_fw-la est_fw-la demonstravit_fw-la i_o e._n he_o be_v sin_n as_o we_o be_v righteousness_n not_o our_o own_o but_o of_o god_n not_o in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o he_o as_o he_o do_v demonstrat_fw-la himself_o to_o be_v sin_n not_o his_o own_o but_o we_o not_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o we_o by_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n in_o which_o he_o be_v crucify_v idem_fw-la in_o psal._n 30._o cone_n 1._o in_o tua_fw-la justitia_fw-la erue_fw-la i_n &_o exime_fw-la i_o quia_fw-la non_fw-la invenisti_fw-la in_o i_o justitiam_fw-la meam_fw-la erue_fw-la i_o in_fw-la tua_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la i_o eruit_fw-la quod_fw-la i_o justificat_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la impio_fw-la pium_fw-la facit_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la iniquo_fw-la justum_fw-la i_o e._n deliver_v i_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n because_o thou_o do_v not_o find_v my_o righteousness_n in_o i_o deliver_v i_o in_o thou_o that_o be_v it_o which_o deliver_v i_o which_o justify_v i_o that_o make_v i_o of_o ungodly_a godly_a &_o of_o unrighteous_a righteous_a id._n in_o psal._n 70._o erue_fw-la i_o in_fw-la justitia_fw-la tua_fw-la non_fw-la in_o mea_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o tua_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o mea_fw-la erâ—_n exillis_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la ille_fw-la ait_fw-la ignorantes_fw-la dei_fw-la justitiam_fw-la &_o svam_fw-la volentes_fw-la constituere_fw-la justitiae_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la subjecti_fw-la i_o e._n deliver_v i_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n not_o in_o i_o but_o in_o thou_o for_o if_o in_o i_o i_o shall_v be_v of_o they_o of_o who_o he_o say_v be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n &_o willing_a to_o establish_v their_o own_o they_o do_v not_o subject_v themselves_o unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n id._n tom._n 9_o tract_n 3._o in_o joan._n omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la adamo_n cum_fw-la peccato_fw-la peccatores_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la justificati_fw-la justi_fw-la non_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la nam_fw-la in_o se_fw-la si_fw-la interroges_fw-la adam_n sunt_fw-la in_fw-la illo_fw-la si_fw-la interroges_fw-la christi_fw-la sunt_fw-la i_o e._n all_o that_o be_v of_o adam_n with_o sin_n be_v sinner_n all_o who_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n be_v righteous_a not_o in_o themselves_o but_o in_o he_o for_o if_o you_o ask_v what_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o they_o be_v adam_n if_o you_o ask_v what_o they_o be_v in_o he_o they_o be_v christ_n bernard_n serm._n 61._o in_o cantic_a nunquid_fw-la justitias_fw-la meas_fw-la domine_fw-la memorabor_fw-la justitiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la solius_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o mea_fw-la nempe_fw-la factus_fw-la es_fw-la mihi_fw-la tu_fw-la justitia_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la nunquid_fw-la verendum_fw-la ne_fw-la non_fw-la una_fw-la duobus_fw-la
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