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that_o christ_n have_v die_v for_o they_o and_o that_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v because_o they_o be_v sinner_n but_o he_o first_o exhort_v they_o to_o repent_v that_o so_o they_o may_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n nor_o do_v paul_n tell_v any_o man_n that_o salvation_n belong_v to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n but_o if_o thou_o believe_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v be_v save_v rom._n 10.5_o 6_o 7._o if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v to_o a_o sinner_n as_o a_o sinner_n this_o must_v be_v either_o 1._o by_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o law_n but_o this_o be_v impossible_a for_o if_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v herein_o reveal_v only_o to_o a_o sinner_n as_o a_o sinner_n than_o the_o love_n of_o god_n can_v but_o the_o law_n curse_v every_o sinner_n gal_n 3.10_o or_o 2._o by_o the_o light_n and_o witness_v of_o the_o gospel_n but_o this_o can_v be_v for_o it_o reveal_v life_n and_o salvation_n only_o to_o a_o believer_n and_o confirm_v the_o 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the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n cry_v abba_n father_n gal._n 4.4_o 5_o 6_o and_o very_o if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n belong_v to_o sinner_n as_o sinner_n than_o all_o sinner_n shall_v certain_o be_v save_v for_o a_o quatenus_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la valâ—â—_n consequentia_fw-la so_o that_o by_o this_o principle_n as_o sin_n have_v abound_v actual_o to_o condemn_v all_o so_o grace_n have_v abound_v actual_o to_o save_v all_o which_o be_v most_o pernicious_a nor_o do_v i_o know_v what_o shall_v make_v man_n embrace_v sinner_n this_o principle_n unless_o that_o they_o either_o secret_o think_v that_o the_o strait_a gate_n and_o narrow_a way_n to_o life_n be_v now_o so_o wide_a and_o broad_a that_o all_o man_n shall_v in_o gospel_n time_n enter_v in_o thereat_o which_o be_v prodigious_a or_o else_o they_o must_v imagine_v some_o arminian_n universal_a redemption_n and_o reconciliation_n and_o so_o put_v all_o man_n in_o a_o salvable_a and_o reconcile_a estate_n such_o as_o it_o be_v 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of_o do_v as_o the_o law_n do_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n require_v the_o same_o perfection_n of_o holiness_n only_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n which_o many_o have_v not_o observe_v the_o gospel_n do_v not_o urge_v this_o perfection_n nor_o require_v it_o of_o we_o as_o the_o law_n do_v for_o the_o law_n call_v and_o urge_v of_o it_o that_o so_o hereby_o we_o may_v be_v make_v just_a it_o therefore_o accept_v of_o nothing_o but_o perfection_n but_o the_o gospel_n require_v it_o because_o we_o be_v perfect_o just_a already_o in_o christ_n hence_o though_o it_o command_v as_o much_o as_o the_o law_n yet_o it_o accept_v of_o less_o even_o the_o least_o measure_n of_o sincerity_n and_o perfection_n mix_v with_o the_o great_a measure_n of_o imperfection_n thesis_n 94._o the_o law_n say_v some_o of_o the_o antinomian_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v as_o a_o eternal_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n but_o their_o meaning_n then_o be_v that_o believer_n be_v thus_o to_o keep_v it_o in_o christ_n who_o have_v keep_v it_o for_o they_o and_o if_o they_o mean_v no_o more_o but_o that_o christ_n have_v keep_v it_o for_o righteousness_n to_o their_o justification_n they_o speak_v true_o but_o their_o meaning_n herein_o be_v not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o justification_n but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o sanctification_n for_o they_o make_v christ_n righteousness_n to_o be_v material_o and_o formal_o their_o sanctification_n hence_o they_o say_v a_o believer_n have_v repent_v in_o christ_n and_o mortify_a sin_n in_o christ_n and_o that_o mortification_n and_o vivification_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o believe_a that_o christ_n have_v mortify_v sin_n for_o they_o and_o be_v quicken_v for_o they_o and_o that_o that_o sanctification_n which_o be_v inherent_a in_o christ_n and_o not_o that_o which_o be_v inherent_a in_o we_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o our_o justification_n but_o this_o principle_n which_o confound_v a_o christian_n justification_n and_o sanctification_n as_o it_o cast_v the_o seed_n of_o deny_v all_o inherent_a grace_n in_o a_o believer_n so_o it_o lay_v the_o basis_n of_o refuse_v to_o do_v any_o duty_n or_o conform_v to_o any_o law_n in_o our_o own_o person_n for_o if_o this_o principle_n be_v true_a which_o no_o orthodox_n writer_n doubt_v of_o viz._n that_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v for_o no_o righteousness_n in_o ourselves_o to_o our_o justification_n because_o we_o be_v perfect_o just_a and_o make_v righteous_a for_o that_o end_n in_o christ_n than_o it_o will_v undeniable_o follow_v that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o seek_v for_o any_o holiness_n and_o sanctification_n in_o ourselves_o because_o we_o be_v perfect_o sanctify_v also_o in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o have_v repent_v and_o believe_v and_o mortify_a sin_n perfect_o for_o we_o in_o his_o own_o person_n look_v therefore_o as_o the_o perfection_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o our_o justification_n shall_v make_v a_o christian_a abhor_v any_o personal_a righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o to_o his_o justification_n so_o if_o we_o be_v perfect_o sanctify_v in_o christ_n than_o perfection_n of_o christ_n holiness_n to_o our_o sanctification_n shall_v make_v a_o believer_n not_o only_o renounce_v the_o law_n but_o to_o abhor_v all_o personal_a holiness_n through_o the_o spirit_n to_o our_o sanctification_n and_o then_o a_o believer_n must_v abhor_v to_o seek_v any_o love_n or_o fear_v of_o god_n in_o his_o heart_n which_o be_v not_o paint_v but_o profess_a profaneness_n and_o the_o inlet_n not_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la but_o per_fw-la se_fw-la to_o all_o manner_n of_o looseness_n and_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n thesis_n 95._o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o christ_n be_v our_o sanctification_n as_o well_o as_o our_o righteousness_n 1_o cor._n 1.30_o but_o how_o not_o material_o and_o formal_o but_o virtual_o and_o meritorious_o and_o with_o meet_a explication_n exemplary_o our_o righteousness_n to_o our_o justification_n be_v 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