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nostrae_fw-la libertatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n vid._n ultra_fw-la grot._fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la bellili_n 2._o c._n 11._o §_o 2.3_o 4._o 2._o this_o promise_n or_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v also_o his_o testament_n and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o a_o testament_n be_v a_o instrctment_n of_o proper_a donation_n and_o not_o only_o a_o prediction_n 3._o moreover_o this_o same_o which_o in_o one_o respect_n be_v a_o covenant_n and_o promise_n and_o in_o another_o a_o testament_n be_v also_o true_o part_v of_o god_n law_n even_o the_o new_a constitution_n of_o christ_n the_o lawgiver_n and_o king_n but_o â—ndoubtedly_o a_o law_n which_o confer_v right_o either_o absolute_o or_o conditional_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a instrument_n of_o that_o effect_n and_o not_o only_o the_o present_v or_o promise_v away_o thereto_o the_o proper_a effect_n or_o product_v of_o every_o law_n be_v debitum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la debito_fw-la determinare_fw-la be_v its_o proper_a act._n now_o therefore_o this_o promise_n be_v part_n of_o christ_n law_n do_v determine_v of_o and_o confer_v on_o we_o the_o debitum_fw-la or_o right_o to_o sentential_a justification_n have_v first_o give_v we_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n and_o so_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o satisfaction_n and_o this_o be_v justificatio_fw-la constitutiva_fw-la you_o know_v a_o deed_n of_o gift_n though_o but_o conditional_a be_v a_o most_o proper_a instrument_n of_o confer_v the_o benefit_n therein_o contain_v and_o be_v not_o the_o promise_n undoubted_o god_n deed_n of_o gift_n and_o do_v he_o not_o thereby_o make_v over_o as_o it_o be_v under_o his_o hand_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o all_o his_o benefit_n to_o they_o that_o will_v receive_v he_o so_o that_o when_o you_o say_v that_o his_fw-la promise_n to_o justify_v upon_o condition_n be_v not_o justify_v you_o may_v see_v it_o be_v otherwise_o by_o all_o the_o forementioned_a consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o promise_n you_o may_v as_o well_o say_v a_o testament_n or_o deed_n of_o gift_n conditional_a do_v not_o give_v or_o a_o law_n do_v not_o confer_v right_o and_o title_n and_o in_o these_o relative_n benefit_n to_o give_v right_o to_o the_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v the_o thing_n itself_o or_o right_a in_o it_o be_v all_o one_o still_o allow_v the_o distance_n of_o time_n limit_v for_o both_o in_o the_o instrument_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o give_v full_a right_n to_o sonship_n and_o to_o make_v one_o a_o son_n or_o at_o least_o they_o be_v inseparable_a yea_o which_o weigh_v most_o of_o all_o with_o i_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n law_n to_o give_v duness_n of_o or_o right_o to_o benefit_n it_o can_v be_v any_o other_o way_n accomplish_v that_o be_v within_o our_o knowledge_n i_o think_v for_o decree_v purpose_n and_o so_o predestination_n can_v do_v it_o they_o be_v determination_n de_fw-la eventu_fw-la and_o not_o the_o debito_fw-la as_o such_o and_o the_o sentential_a declaration_n presuppose_v this_o debitum_fw-la or_o true_a righteousness_n an_o