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shall_v be_v as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v god_n will_v welcome_v they_o into_o his_o house_n and_o embrace_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o never_o throw_v it_o in_o their_o dish_n how_o unkind_a or_o unthankful_a or_o stubborn_a they_o have_v be_v former_o see_v it_o in_o the_o return_n of_o the_o prodigal_n luke_n 15.20_o 21_o 22._o when_o he_o be_v a_o great_a way_n off_o his_o father_n see_v he_o and_o have_v compassion_n and_o run_v and_o fall_v upon_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o the_o son_n say_v unto_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o in_o thy_o sight_n and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n but_o the_o father_n say_v unto_o his_o servant_n bring_v forth_o the_o best_a robe_n and_o put_v it_o on_o he_o and_o put_v a_o ring_n upon_o his_o hand_n and_o shoe_n upon_o his_o foot_n one_o will_v have_v think_v he_o will_v have_v fall_v foul_a upon_o he_o and_o say_v you_o be_v well_o enough_o serve_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o my_o family_n you_o see_v what_o it_o be_v to_o think_v yourself_o wise_a than_o your_o father_n what_o account_n can_v you_o give_v i_o of_o the_o patrimony_n you_o receive_v do_v you_o think_v i_o will_v give_v you_o entertainment_n now_o you_o have_v spend_v your_o substance_n with_o riotous_a live_n and_o among_o harlot_n go_v to_o your_o sinful_a companion_n that_o have_v make_v a_o prey_n of_o you_o and_o see_v what_o relief_n they_o will_v afford_v now_o in_o the_o day_n of_o your_o distress_n but_o here_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o such_o language_n but_o welcome_o my_o dear_a son_n he_o be_v a_o pleasant_a child_n my_o bowel_n be_v trouble_v for_o he_o i_o will_v sure_o have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o jer._n 31.20_o 2._o their_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v remember_v so_o as_o to_o stop_v the_o current_n of_o god_n bounty_n or_o to_o withhold_v good_a thing_n from_o they_o when_o god_n will_v have_v heal_v israel_n their_o sin_n come_v to_o remembrance_n and_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o progress_n of_o his_o mercy_n hos_fw-la 7.1_o 2._o but_o now_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o pardon_n this_o obstacle_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n that_o his_o compassion_n may_v flow_v down_o free_o upon_o they_o collativaâ—oni_fw-la they_o â—et_z in_o peccati_fw-la reatu_fw-la est_fw-la luerum_fw-la cessans_fw-la &_o damnum_fw-la emergens_fw-la ita_fw-la condonatio_fw-la peccati_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tantum_fw-la ablativa_fw-la mali_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o collativaâ—oni_fw-la mic._n 7.19_o 20._o 3._o he_o will_v not_o remember_v they_o so_o as_o to_o condemn_v they_o for_o sin_n iniquity_n shall_v not_o prove_v their_o ruin_n revelentur_fw-la ruin_n peccata_fw-la sis_fw-la velantur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la non_fw-la revelentur_fw-la joh._n 5.24_o that_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o justification_n namely_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n 2._o there_o be_v the_o acceptation_n of_o the_o person_n as_o righteous_a in_o god_n sight_n pronounce_v he_o such_o and_o deal_v with_o he_o according_o restore_v he_o into_o that_o favour_n again_o which_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o transgression_n rom._n 5._o v._n 16._o compare_v with_o v._n 19_o this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n i_o will_v note_v to_o show_v you_o the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n that_o justification_n for_o the_o â—ature_n of_o it_o be_v the_o gracious_a pardon_n of_o the_o sinner_n transgression_n and_o acceptance_n of_o his_o person_n as_o righteous_a in_o god_n sight_n 2._o in_o order_n to_o our_o partake_n of_o this_o grace_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o accep_v ation_n of_o our_o person_n we_o must_v be_v able_a to_o produce_v a_o perfect_a righteousness_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o present_v and_o tender_v it_o unto_o god_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o god_n himself_o he_o be_v infinite_o immutable_o &_o inexorable_o just_a as_o well_o as_o incomprehensible_o gracious_a and_o in_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n he_o do_v act_n as_o a_o god_n of_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o of_o compassion_n he_o do_v forgive_v iniquity_n in_o a_o way_n of_o righteousness_n 1_o joh._n 1.9_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n god_n do_v not_o pronounce_v man_n righteous_a when_o they_o be_v not_o but_o first_o he_o make_v they_o righteous_a and_o then_o receive_v they_o as_o such_o and_o pronounce_v they_o to_o be_v such_o trid._n such_o non_fw-la igitur_fw-la docemus_fw-la credentes_fw-la sine_fw-la justitiâ_fw-la justificari_fw-la qualem_fw-la justificationem_fw-la impii_fw-la deus_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la esse_fw-la abominationem_fw-la prov._n 17._o isa_n 5._o sed_fw-la dicimus_fw-la necesse_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o justificatione_n intercedat_fw-la &_o interveniat_fw-la justitia_fw-la et_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la qualiscanque-justitia_a sed_fw-la talis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la dei_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la &_o digna_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la justa_fw-la pronuncietur_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la chemn_v exam_fw-la conâ—_n trid._n so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v justify_v he_o must_v be_v able_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o complete_a righteousness_n as_o wherewith_o he_o may_v stand_v before_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o matter_n very_o serious_o to_o be_v weigh_v because_o multitude_n deceive_v themselves_o herein_o they_o hope_v god_n will_v forgive_v they_o because_o he_o be_v a_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o of_o unspeakable_a compassion_n but_o they_o never_o consider_v what_o entertainment_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n will_v give_v they_o nor_o how_o they_o shall_v stand_v before_o his_o righteousness_n why_o man_n remember_v the_o lord_n be_v infinite_o just_a as_o well_o as_o merciful_a and_o if_o ever_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardon_v it_o must_v be_v by_o a_o admirable_a contemperament_n or_o mixture_n of_o mercy_n and_o justice_n together_o i_o will_v not_o enter_v upon_o the_o debate_n of_o that_o question_n which_o some_o have_v ventilate_v whether_o god_n in_o his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n can_v not_o have_v forgive_v sin_n mere_o as_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n without_o the_o sinner_n produce_v any_o satisfaction_n to_o justice_n suffice_v it_o we_o to_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n will_v not_o and_o suppose_v his_o word_n and_o purpose_n he_o can_v for_o he_o be_v a_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v that_o can_v change_v or_o vary_v in_o his_o determination_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a end_n of_o the_o gospel_n dispensation_n that_o god_n may_v exalt_v his_o justice_n in_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n rom._n 3.26_o 3._o the_o only_a matter_n of_o man_n righteousness_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n wherein_o he_o can_v appear_v with_o comfort_n before_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o whereby_o alone_o he_o can_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n be_v the_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o mediator_n there_o be_v not_o any_o other_o way_n imaginable_a how_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n may_v be_v satisfy_v and_o we_o may_v have_v our_o sin_n pardon_v in_o a_o way_n of_o justice_n but_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v his_o name_n jehovah_n tzidkennu_fw-fr the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 23.6_o this_o be_v his_o name_n that_o be_v this_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n a_o matter_n that_o appertain_v to_o he_o alone_o to_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n and_o to_o make_v reconciliation_n for_o iniquity_n dan._n 9.24_o all_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o the_o good_a work_n we_o can_v perform_v throughout_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n can_v never_o be_v a_o sufficient_a righteousness_n for_o we_o alas_o what_o be_v they_o even_o all_o out_o righteousness_n put_v together_o but_o as_o a_o
filthy_a rag_n and_o as_o a_o monstrous_a cloth_n the_o very_a imperfection_n and_o sinful_a mixture_n of_o our_o most_o spiritual_a duty_n be_v enough_o to_o condemn_v we_o it_o be_v by_o christ_n alone_o that_o they_o who_o believe_v be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n from_o which_o they_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n act._n 13.39_o i_o will_v add_v two_o consideration_n further_a to_o strengthen_v this_o particular_a beside_o what_o have_v be_v deliver_v when_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o divorce_n of_o a_o sinner_n from_o the_o law_n and_o to_o take_v we_o off_o from_o rest_v upon_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n 1._o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o choice_a servant_n of_o god_n that_o ever_o live_v upon_o earth_n have_v utter_o disclaim_v and_o disow_v their_o own_o personal_a obedience_n in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n they_o dare_v not_o at_o any_o hand_n put_v their_o trust_n in_o it_o but_o know_v it_o will_v be_v too_o short_a and_o that_o they_o 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that_o make_v you_o willing_a a_o as_o if_o god_n shall_v give_v you_o up_o unto_o yourselves_o you_o will_v perish_v for_o ever_o in_o your_o unregeneracy_n the_o plant_v grace_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o turn_v the_o course_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n it_o be_v as_o a_o quicken_a the_o dead_a it_o be_v a_o create_v and_o infuse_v of_o how_o principle_n into_o a_o man_n 111._o man_n opus_fw-la hoc_fw-la conversionis_fw-la sive_fw-la duobus_fw-la effici_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la uno_n a_o quo_fw-la fit_a altero_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la fit_n deus_fw-la est_fw-la â—â—tor_fw-la salâ—â—is_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la tantum_fw-la capax_fw-la bern._n observetur_fw-la in_fw-la primo_fw-la actu_fw-la veluntatis_fw-la qui_fw-la procedit_fw-la à _fw-la gratia_fw-la praeveniente_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la esse_fw-la motam_fw-la non_fw-la moventem_fw-la aquin._n prima_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 111._o of_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o by_o nature_n but_o a_o contrariety_n and_o 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