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eternal_a righteousness_n that_o never_o can_v be_v lose_v if_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o as_o perfect_o righteous_a as_o once_o adam_n be_v or_o angel_n in_o heaven_n be_v and_o put_v on_o thy_o royal_a apparel_n again_o thou_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o lose_v this_o and_o of_o be_v strip_v naked_a again_o but_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v your_o righteousness_n into_o a_o safe_a hand_n which_o never_o shall_v be_v lose_v heb._n 9.12_o dan._n 9.24_o by_o this_o you_o please_v god_n and_o be_v more_o amiable_a before_o he_o then_o if_o you_o have_v it_o in_o yourself_o do_v not_o say_v this_o be_v a_o poor_a righteousness_n which_o be_v thus_o out_o of_o myself_o in_o another_o why_o do_v you_o think_v righteousness_n in_o yourself_o will_v be_v best_o be_v it_o not_o because_o hereby_o you_o think_v you_o shall_v please_v god_n suppose_v thou_o have_v it_o yet_o thy_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o man_n righteousness_n but_o this_o be_v call_v the_o 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god_n anger_n must_v not_o sin_v therefore_o be_v first_o remove_v in_o our_o justification_n before_o we_o can_v have_v god_n anger_n allay_v in_o our_o reconciliation_n so_o that_o as_o in_o our_o justification_n the_o lord_n account_v we_o just_a so_o in_o our_o reconciliation_n himself_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o we_o he_o account_v we_o friend_n indeed_o our_o meritorious_a reconciliation_n be_v by_o christ_n death_n as_o the_o king_n son_n who_o procure_v his_o father_n favour_n towards_o a_o malefactor_n who_o yet_o lie_v in_o cold_a iron_n and_o know_v it_o not_o and_o this_o be_v before_o our_o justification_n or_o be_v rom._n 5.9_o but_o actual_a and_o efficacious_a reconciliation_n whereby_o we_o come_v to_o the_o fruition_n and_o possession_n of_o it_o be_v after_o our_o justification_n rom._n 3.24_o 25._o christ_n be_v a_o propitiation_n by_o faith_n and_o here_o the_o malefactor_n have_v tiding_n of_o favour_n if_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o it_o ephes._n 2.15_o 17._o and_o 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