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wrong_v thou_o or_o owe_v thou_o any_o thing_n put_v that_o on_o my_o account_n i.e._n account_v onesimus_n his_o debt_n to_o paul_n and_o paul_n satisfaction_n or_o payment_n to_o onesimus_n which_o answer_v the_o double_a imputation_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n i.e._n of_o our_o sin_n to_o christ_n and_o of_o christ_n satisfaction_n to_o we_o both_o which_o be_v employ_v 2_o cor._n 5.21_o he_o make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o i.e._n our_o sin_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o i.e._n his_o righteousness_n may_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o now_o the_o impute_v christ_n righteousness_n unto_o we_o be_v a_o gracious_a act_n of_o god_n the_o father_n imputation_n definition_n of_o imputation_n according_a to_o his_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n whereby_o as_o a_o judge_n he_o account_v the_o believer_n sin_n unto_o the_o surety_n as_o if_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o same_o and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n unto_o 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and_o good_a duty_n till_o faith_n we_o can_v please_v god_n with_o any_o performance_n motiv_n 2._o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o book_n of_o god_n to_o bring_v a_o poor_a sinner_n to_o this_o impute_a righteousness_n rom._n 10.4_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o that_o a_o sinner_n shall_v seek_v to_o be_v justify_v thereby_o see_v that_o when_o it_o be_v break_v 〈◊〉_d can_v only_o condemn_v a_o man_n but_o this_o be_v the_o main_a end_n of_o the_o law_n that_o it_o be_v direct_v unto_o christ_n where_o the_o sinner_n may_v find_v impute_v righteousness_n but_o now_o this_o end_n do_v not_o pertain_v to_o the_o law_n as_o such_o as_o it_o contain_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n for_o so_o it_o consist_v in_o man_n only_o and_o exact_v perfect_a obedience_n at_o his_o hand_n upon_o pain_n of_o the_o curse_n and_o eternal_a condemnation_n neither_o have_v any_o reference_n 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