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1_o â—_o now_o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n if_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v not_o keep_v they_o he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o malicious_a man_n in_o that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v that_o which_o he_o can_v and_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v double_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n 12.47_o hell_n luk._n 12.47_o for_o that_o servant_n which_o know_v his_o lord_n will_v and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o neither_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n vii_o the_o three_o argument_n be_v this_o if_o a_o man_n can_v keep_v the_o law_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o mediator_n 2.21_o mediator_n gal._n 2.21_o for_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a they_o answer_v that_o christ_n indeed_o shall_v have_v die_v in_o vain_a if_o man_n can_v keep_v the_o law_n by_o his_o natural_a strength_n and_o power_n but_o it_o be_v by_o grace_n that_o christian_n keep_v it_o and_o this_o grace_n have_v be_v give_v they_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o obedience_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v not_o frustrate_v nor_o in_o vain_a a_o answer_n injurious_a to_o christ_n and_o altogether_o false_a for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o our_o righteousness_n and_o salvation_n shall_v be_v immediate_o of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o of_o christ_n and_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v our_o saviour_n but_o only_o a_o instrument_n by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v aid_v and_o enable_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o same_o make_v our_o own_o saviour_n what_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 1.30_o god_n 1._o cor._n 1.30_o who_o of_o god_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n and_o redemption_n in_o as_o much_o as_o 5.21_o as_o 2._o cor._n 5.21_o god_n have_v make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n 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and_o near_o unto_o death_n when_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n keep_v the_o faith_n and_o finish_v his_o course_n he_o write_v from_o prison_n unto_o his_o philippian_n that_o 3.8.9_o that_o phil._n 3.8.9_o he_o count_v all_o thing_n but_o less_o and_o dung_a that_o he_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v his_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n to_o wit_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o think_v and_o feel_v it_o so_o when_o he_o write_v to_o we_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o
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