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29._o and_o if_o you_o be_v christ_n then_o be_v you_o abraham_n seed_n and_o heir_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n 4._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o evidence_n that_o what_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o abraham_n faith_n in_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n relate_v not_o to_o the_o act_n of_o it_o whereby_o he_o be_v justify_v but_o to_o the_o evidence_n of_o his_o justification_n his_o three_o sort_n of_o faith_n follow_v §_o 3._o from_o hence_o say_v he_o we_o learn_v what_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v which_o be_v now_o impute_v to_o we_o for_o justification_n from_o hence_o from_o whence_o if_o we_o never_o learn_v what_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v better_o than_o from_o the_o faith_n of_o abel_n enoch_n noah_n and_o abraham_n which_o be_v the_o whole_a heaven_n asunder_o each_o from_o other_o as_o he_o have_v order_v the_o matter_n we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o till_o our_o life_n end_v for_o who_o can_v learn_v the_o special_a nature_n of_o one_o thing_n from_o 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in_o lege_fw-la mosis_fw-la &_o per_fw-la se_fw-la honesta_fw-la sunt_fw-la grot._fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v any_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v think_v meet_a to_o appoint_v or_o command_v his_o people_n dr._n hammond_n and_o now_o for_o to_o divert_v his_o reader_n he_o have_v spring_v we_o new_a game_n but_o i_o shall_v adjourn_v the_o consideration_n of_o what_o immediate_o follow_v that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v bewilder_v and_o lose_v in_o a_o wood_n and_o shall_v fall_v in_o with_o he_o at_o p._n 273._o where_o he_o reassume_v the_o present_a subject_n thus_o yâ—…u_o see_v say_v he_o how_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n not_o as_o a_o inherent_a and_o personal_a righteousness_n to_o a_o impute_v righteousness_n but_o as_o a_o external_n and_o ritual_n to_o a_o inherent_a and_o substantial_a righteousness_n but_o we_o have_v see_v no_o such_o matter_n as_o yet_o and_o do_v believe_v we_o be_v 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difficulty_n in_o this_o say_v he_o for_o the_o apostle_n himself_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n he_o mean_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v give_v this_o the_o gentle_a wipe_n and_o away_o but_o now_o he_o have_v quite_o spoil_v the_o humour_n of_o the_o double_a antithesis_fw-la for_o if_o by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n he_o mean_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n then_o there_o be_v but_o one_o single_a antithesis_fw-la between_o his_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o righteousness_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n even_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n on_o the_o other_o part_n but_o at_o these_o rate_v he_o may_v have_v give_v we_o a_o treble_a quadruple_a sextuple_a 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body_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v attainable_a or_o not_o attainable_a he_o assure_v we_o next_o what_o he_o own_v and_o adhere_v to_o viz._n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n he_o further_o acquaint_v we_o how_o we_o come_v to_o be_v interest_v in_o this_o righteousness_n and_o that_o be_v by_o faith_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o ignorant_o or_o wilful_o mistake_v faith_n for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n he_o assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v by_o believe_v by_o which_o we_o obtain_v this_o righteousness_n rom._n 3._o 22._o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n unto_o all_o and_o upon_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v to_o shut_v up_o his_o learned_a exercitation_n or_o scholastical_a dissertation_n or_o diatriba_fw-la of_o antithesis_n our_o author_n will_v favour_v we_o with_o a_o reason_n nay_o with_o a_o obvious_a and_o the_o most_o obvious_a reason_n why_o this_o righteousness_n of_o 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