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A43586 A new creature: or, A short discourse, opening the nature, properties, and necessity of the great work of the new creation upon the souls of men Being some plain discourses on Galatians vi. 15. By O. H. an unworthy minister of the Gospel. Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702. 1695 (1695) Wing H1774; ESTC R221314 109,851 208

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no_o man_n be_v draw_v from_o place_v his_o entire_a confidence_n in_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n both_o god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n who_o suffer_v death_n on_o the_o cross_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o sinner_n and_o now_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o 2._o if_o by_o a_o christ_n within_o they_o mean_v that_o call_v light_a within_o either_o free_a will_n or_o natural_a conscience_n or_o a_o power_n to_o help_v ourselves_o without_o special_a grace_n it_o be_v a_o explode_a error_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v the_o jesuit_n deliver_v their_o popish_a stuff_n out_o of_o these_o man_n mouth_n with_o refine_a language_n 3._o if_o by_o christ_n within_o be_v mean_v christ_n person_n in_o the_o believer_n that_o he_o be_v chri_v or_o gode_v it_o be_v blasphemy_n 4._o if_o by_o this_o expression_n christ_n within_o we_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n col._n 1.27_o or_o christ_n dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n eph._n 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or_o good_a work_n do_v by_o man_n nay_o it_o also_o exclude_v faith_n itself_o as_o the_o work_n of_o man_n any_o otherwise_o then_o as_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n righteousness_n but_o this_o i_o affirm_v that_o this_o new_a creature_n or_o the_o best_a inherent_a righteousness_n can_v justify_v a_o sinner_n before_o god_n tribunal_n for_o a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n gal._n 2.16_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v by_o the_o work_v only_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n it_o be_v apparent_a the_o apostle_n include_v the_o moral_a law_n that_o observance_n thereof_o can_v justify_v for_o the_o gentile_n be_v never_o bind_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n yet_o he_o prove_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n to_o be_v both_o under_o sin_n rom._n 3_o 9.-2.28_a 30._o and_o both_o alike_o justify_v by_o christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o believe_v but_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o 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