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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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christ_n or_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o a_o life_n most_o alien_a from_o the_o vice_n which_o the_o apostle_n here_o reckon_v up_o and_o from_o all_o of_o the_o like_a kind_n such_o as_o be_v zachary_n elizabeth_n simeon_n anna_n and_o other_o i_o answer_v i_o confess_v it_o yea_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o among_o the_o gentile_n sincere_o gentile_n i_o dare_v not_o affirm_v this_o for_o than_o i_o must_v hold_v their_o salvation_n whereas_o i_o read_v salvation_n be_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o the_o gentile_n be_v without_o hope_n without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n neither_o yet_o daâ—e_n i_o say_v that_o none_o do_v thus_o sincere_o also_o there_o be_v some_o who_o abhor_v the_o vice_n here_o mention_v and_o also_o do_v sincere_o and_o from_o their_o heart_n love_n and_o follow_v coluerunt_fw-la virtue_n and_o righteousness_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v know_v to_o they_o and_o both_o right_a reason_n and_o st._n paul_n himself_o persuade_v i_o to_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n who_o do_v not_o obscure_o teach_v it_o himself_o rom._n 2._o v._n 14_o 15_o 26_o 27._o but_o because_o the_o objection_n be_v make_v only_o concern_v the_o jew_n i_o will_v answer_v only_o concern_v they_o leave_v it_o yet_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o accommodate_v or_o fit_v the_o same_o answer_n to_o the_o gentile_n mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la change_v what_o be_v to_o be_v change_v i_o say_v therefore_o that_o first_o these_o pious_a man_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v very_o few_o and_o be_v compare_v to_o other_o as_o a_o drop_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o take_v no_o great_a notice_n concern_v they_o but_o it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o the_o great_a scarcity_n of_o good_a man_n shall_v as_o one_o speak_v give_v its_o testimony_n to_o the_o numerosity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o certain_o universal_a speech_n of_o this_o sort_n that_o the_o apostle_n here_o use_v do_v often_o occur_v in_o scripture_n which_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a be_v after_o be_v that_o be_v all_o put_v for_o the_o most_o this_o then_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o most_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n deserve_v eternal_a death_n and_o need_v pardon_n by_o christ_n but_o he_o contradict_v this_o sense_n after_o hyperbolical_a see_v john_n 3._o 32._o isa_n 66._o 23._o joel_n 2._o 28._o act_n 2._o 17._o psal_n 14._o 23._o &_o 145._o 14_o 15._o phil._n 2._o 21._o etc._n etc._n second_o those_o few_o that_o be_v righteous_a under_o the_o law_n do_v not_o receive_v their_o righteousness_n from_o the_o law_n but_o they_o owe_v it_o to_o gospel-grace_n which_o even_o before_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v indeed_o more_o spare_o and_o rare_o put_v forth_o its_o force_n through_o all_o past-age_n in_o a_o word_n they_o be_v lead_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o deserve_v to_o be_v account_v with_o those_o who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o be_v of_o faith_n whence_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n show_v that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o pious_a man_n who_o shine_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o law_n but_o from_o faith_n three_o it_o be_v pardon_v be_v sure_o this_o be_v too_o easy_a a_o word_n that_o it_o be_v likely_a such_o do_v commit_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o to_o deserve_v eternal_a death_n so_o as_o to_o need_v christ_n and_o pardon_v likely_a that_o those_o few_o do_v not_o so_o carry_v themselves_o through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n but_o that_o they_o some_o time_n fall_v into_o some_o sin_n or_o into_o some_o more_o heinous_a sin_n and_o worthy_a of_o death_n yea_o this_o be_v to_o be_v account_v for_o certain_a opinion_n certain_a this_o do_v not_o prove_v his_o opinion_n for_o though_o these_o do_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v probable_a some_o do_v live_v without_o any_o heinous_a sin_n in_o his_o sense_n in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n and_o so_o do_v not_o need_v pardon_n as_o to_o eternal_a guilt_n by_o his_o opinion_n because_o it_o be_v express_o read_v concern_v those_o very_a man_n to_o who_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n a_o unblamable_a and_o perfect_a observation_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n be_v ascribe_v that_o sometime_o they_o fall_v into_o some_o sin_n and_o those_o enormous_a one_o and_o most_o worthy_a of_o death_n as_o of_o asa_n 2._o chron._n 16._o of_o david_n 1_o king_n 15._o 5._o of_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n 35._o 22._o and_o i_o think_v that_o which_o follow_v with_o the_o apostle_n v._o 23._o must_v be_v interpret_v to_o this_o sense_n viz._n all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o proposition_n seem_v plain_o universal_a so_o as_o to_o except_v none_o imply_v there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o have_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o some_o sin_n or_o of_o some_o more_o heinous_a sin_n either_o some_o one_o time_n or_o for_o some_o time_n sive_fw-la aliquando_fw-la 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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