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not_o worship_v he_o shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o drink_v of_o that_o bitter_a cup_n so_o psal._n 128.2_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n that_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o labour_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n heb._n 9.28_o to_o those_o that_o look_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v appear_v the_o second_o time_n without_o sin_n without_o the_o guilt_n or_o punishment_n of_o sin_n charge_v upon_o he_o gen._n 19.15_o lest_o thou_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v in_o that_o judgement_n which_o fall_v upon_o they_o by_o mean_n of_o their_o iniquity_n in_o such_o a_o construction_n of_o speech_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o use_v in_o these_o and_o such_o passage_n in_o scripture_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v or_o which_o be_v impute_v unto_o we_o in_o justification_n christianisme_n this_o five_o part_n or_o passage_n be_v nothing_o else_o 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and_o believe_a which_o we_o on_o our_o part_n must_v perform_v for_o justification_n life_n and_o salvation_n and_o hereby_o they_o abolish_v the_o freedom_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o make_v it_o a_o covenant_n conditional_a and_o not_o of_o free_a grace_n for_o what_o soever_o be_v covenanted-and_a promise_v upon_o a_o condition_n to_o be_v perform_v be_v not_o absolute_o free_a nor_o free_o give_v and_o so_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n they_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n be_v not_o free_o justify_v by_o grace_n whereas_o they_o plead_v scripture_n for_o their_o error_n and_o allege_v that_o justification_n and_o life_n be_v promise_v upon_o condition_n of_o believe_v if_o you_o believe_v you_o shall_v be_v save_v i_o answer_v that_o this_o be_v a_o gross_a and_o absurd_a mistake_n for_o every_o conditional_a proposition_n do_v not_o propound_v the_o conditition_n of_o a_o covenant_n which_o the_o party_n to_o who_o a_o thing_n be_v promise_v must_v perform_v 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