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as_o we_o be_v believer_n for_o christ_n to_o have_v a_o actual_a right_n to_o pardon_n and_o life_n 8._o another_o text_n be_v rom._n 8._o 4._o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n i_o take_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n to_o be_v this_o i._n e._n christ_n jesus_n have_v answer_v the_o end_n of_o the_o violate_a law_n by_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o suffer_v have_v obtain_v hereby_o that_o a_o christian_n sincere_a obedience_n which_o consist_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n shall_v be_v accept_v for_o christ_n sake_n as_o real_o by_o god_n as_o though_o he_o have_v fulfil_v or_o perfect_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o innocency_n in_o his_o own_o person_n which_o now_o as_o a_o fall_a creature_n he_o be_v incapable_a of_o do_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o my_o apprehension_n be_v the_o word_n that_o follow_v who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o 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we_o do_v not_o fulfil_v it_o in_o our_o own_o person_n in_o his_o fulfil_n of_o it_o 9_o the_o nine_o text_n be_v in_o psalm_n 71._o 16._o i_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n even_o of_o thy_o only_a what_o be_v there_o in_o this_o text_n to_o prove_v that_o god_n account_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o formal_a personal_a righteousness_n of_o every_o believer_n plain_o it_o be_v the_o text_n speak_v of_o god_n righteousness_n in_o keep_v and_o fulfil_v his_o gracious_a promise_n which_o righteousness_n be_v no_o other_o but_o his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n but_o suppose_v we_o this_o scripture_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n as_o man_n will_v have_v it_o what_o will_v it_o still_o be_v to_o their_o purpose_n all_o that_o they_o can_v gather_v from_o it_o upon_o any_o likely_a ground_n upon_o this_o supposition_n be_v only_o that_o david_n will_v make_v mention_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o the_o merit_n of_o 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or_o exile_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o condonavit_fw-la he_o have_v pardon_v numb_a 14._o 19_o pardon_v i_o beseech_v thou_o the_o iniquity_n of_o this_o people_n according_a unto_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o as_o thou_o have_v forgive_v this_o people_n from_o egypt_n even_o until_o now_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n translate_v thou_o have_v forgive_v be_v â—â—nrâ—â—_n the_o same_o as_o to_o the_o root_n we_o have_v in_o the_o text_n before_o quote_v so_o that_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n therein_o come_v to_o this_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n our_o great_a high_a priest_n and_o so_o our_o intercessor_n by_o the_o sweet_a incense_n of_o his_o mediation_n obtain_v pardon_n for_o all_o the_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n which_o attend_v the_o holy_a thing_n of_o his_o people_n so_o that_o all_o their_o iniquity_n be_v hereby_o bear_v away_o and_o as_o it_o be_v exile_v and_o their_o spiritual_a performance_n make_v acceptable_a to_o god_n but_o 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ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la
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