two_o sermon_n one_o on_o the_o subject_a of_o justification_n the_o other_o on_o the_o impute_v righteousness_n and_o imputation_n of_o faith_n to_o righteousness_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v preach_v occasional_o at_o the_o merchants-lecture_n in_o pin-makers-hall_n in_o broad-street_n and_o print_v at_o their_o desire_n by_o walter_n cross_n m._n a._n london_n print_v by_o and_o for_o john_n astwood_n at_o his_o printing-house_n behind_o st._n christophers-church_n in_o thred-needle-street_n the_o backside_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1695._o sermon_n i._n rom_n iv_o 5._o but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v both_o relative_o and_o absolute_o that_o we_o may_v in_o order_n comprehend_v their_o full_a sense_n and_o importance_n the_o relation_n they_o bear_v to_o the_o apostle_n scope_n and_o design_n be_v that_o of_o a_o proof_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o grand_a 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evident_a from_o the_o opposition_n between_o grace_n and_o debt_n in_o v._o 4._o for_o when_o a_o person_n be_v deal_v with_o on_o the_o account_n of_o work_n i._n e._n any_o thing_n in_o he_o or_o do_v by_o he_o it_o be_v debt_n his_o due_n i_o mean_v the_o reward_n but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v deal_v with_o of_o grace_n the_o reward_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o favour_n and_o goodwill_n of_o the_o donor_n or_o judge_n the_o goodness_n of_o the_o judge_n on_o the_o bench_n and_o the_o arraign_v person_n at_o the_o bar_n be_v very_o opposite_a therefore_o to_o be_v treat_v according_a to_o this_o opposite_a goodness_n must_v be_v a_o opposite_a treatment_n this_o opposition_n or_o repugnancy_n in_o v._o 5._o he_o illustrate_v and_o confirm_v thus_o maj._n where_o the_o subject_n cause_n effect_n or_o manner_n of_o efficiency_n be_v opposite_a there_o the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v opposite_a min._n but_o in_o justification_n by_o work_n and_o faith_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o due_a the_o subject_n cause_n etc._n etc._n be_v opposite_a erg._n the_o nature_n of_o the_o justification_n be_v opposite_a the_o grand_a proposition_n be_v a_o maxim_n in_o logic_n or_o natural_a light_n take_v for_o grant_v the_o assumption_n be_v illustrate_v and_o confirm_v in_o these_o four_o verse_n 1._o the_o subject_n to_o wit_n a_o godly_a and_o a_o ungodly_a man_n a_o righteous_a and_o a_o unrighteous_a a_o worker_n and_o a_o non-worker_n 2._o the_o cause_n the_o grace_n favour_n and_o goodwill_n of_o the_o governor_n and_o the_o merit_n labour_n obedience_n and_o righteousness_n of_o the_o subject_a 3._o the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o this_o freegrace_n or_o way_n of_o its_o efficiency_n which_o differ_v from_o the_o method_n of_o justice_n measure_v its_o distribution_n by_o law_n for_o the_o former_a impute_v a_o righteousness_n or_o as_o in_o ch._n 5._o give_v a_o righteousness_n viz._n in_o a_o way_n of_o account_n and_o reckon_n that_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o its_o 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influence_n it_o have_v on_o no_o condemnation_n in_o the_o v._o 1._o be_v thus_o non_fw-la assignari_fw-la caasam_fw-la à _fw-la paulo_fw-la sed_fw-la modum_fw-la quo_fw-la soâ—vimur_fw-la à _fw-la reatu_fw-la sanctification_n contain_v a_o way_n of_o our_o be_v free_v from_o guilt_n as_o well_o as_o filth_n of_o sin_n i_o argue_v against_o the_o papist_n thus_o there_o can_v be_v no_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o if_o both_o be_v one_o 2_o this_o interpret_v the_o relation_n such_o text_n as_o this_o and_o more_o evident_o tit._n 3_o 1_o cor._n 6._o imply_n between_o these_o two_o twin_n viz._n the_o same_o grace_n sanctify_v as_o a_o principle_n of_o efficiency_n in_o the_o believer_n and_o justify_v as_o a_o foundation_n of_o relation_n it_o raise_v between_o the_o believer_n and_o god_n now_o let_v the_o papist_n find_v one_o scripture_n to_o torment_v a_o protestant_a interpreter_n with_o this_o key_n in_o his_o hand_n or_o any_o advantage_n to_o 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