moses_n and_o that_o in_o so_o do_v in_o exclude_v they_o he_o do_v also_o reject_v the_o corrupt_a interpretation_n or_o opinion_n which_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n have_v fasten_v on_o this_o law_n or_o add_v to_o it_o and_o also_o that_o the_o apostle_n though_o speak_v little_a about_o it_o and_o on_o the_o high_a do_v implicit_o affirm_v that_o work_v do_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o proceed_v from_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n do_v avail_v nothing_o to_o salvation_n chap._n 7._o he_o tell_v we_o what_o work_v of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o these_o word_n pag._n 101._o this_o law_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n viz._n of_o moral_a and_o ritual_a precept_n the_o apostle_n without_o doubt_n have_v respect_n to_o they_o both_o for_o that_o he_o speak_v also_o of_o the_o moral_a precept_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n whatever_o some_o say_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v too_o manifest_a out_o of_o his_o own_o word_n rom._n 3._o 20._o wherefore_o by_o 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sive_fw-la aliquandiu_fw-la and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n in_o many_o place_n assert_n as_o for_o example_n 1_o king_n 8._o 46._o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o do_v not_o sin_n 1_o john_n 1._o 8._o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o which_o speech_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o sin_n proper_o so_o call_v not_o only_o of_o light_a fault_n and_o also_o that_o it_o be_v universal_a the_o very_a matter_n show_v and_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v after_o 118._o pag._n 118._o add_v in_o that_o epistle_n chap._n 2._o v._n 12._o wherein_o also_o that_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o st._n john_n speak_v in_o the_o praetertense_n if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v not_o sin_v viz._n before_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o holy_a apostle_n will_v have_v the_o christian_n to_o who_o he_o write_v diligent_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o 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