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itself_o can_v be_v communicate_v to_o his_o person_n in_o its_o bless_a fruit_n and_o effect_n i_o grant_v christ_n righteousness_n be_v communicate_v to_o every_o true_a penitent_a believer_n but_o in_o itself_o not_o i_o wish_v it_o may_v be_v consider_v thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o his_o creed_n consist_v of_o 27_o article_n respect_v justification_n part_n ii_o but_o he_o have_v 25_o thing_n yet_o behind_o which_o he_o call_v question_n which_o i_o question_v not_o he_o judge_v unanswerable_a but_o i_o shall_v however_o since_o i_o be_o do_v make_v a_o essay_n and_o try_v what_o may_v be_v do_v by_o i_o through_o god_n assistance_n in_o answer_n however_o to_o some_o of_o they_o though_o the_o most_o of_o they_o be_v odd_a and_o not_o worth_a a_o man_n while_n to_o take_v up_o time_n about_o they_o quest_n 1._o if_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v with_o christ_n as_o the_o second_o adam_n and_o with_o all_o the_o elect_a in_o he_o as_o his_o seed_n as_o the_o assembly_n catechism_n say_v then_o how_o be_v christ_n the_o purchaser_n do_v he_o purchase_v a_o covenant_n that_o be_v make_v with_o himself_o as_o the_o undertaker_n and_o stand_v fast_o in_o he_o i_o answer_v nothing_o will_v serve_v this_o man_n but_o he_o will_v be_v a_o downright_a and_o barefaced_a sociniaâ—â—_n he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n hear_v that_o christ_n have_v purchase_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o it_o be_v no_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v make_v with_o christ_n though_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n to_o we_o as_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o our_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n and_o that_o the_o assembly_n can_v intend_v no_o such_o thing_n though_o he_o allege_v their_o authority_n as_o i_o have_v also_o clear_v unless_o he_o will_v show_v we_o that_o they_o contradict_v themselves_o therefore_o this_o question_n be_v unground_o state_v quest_n 2._o if_o christ_n himself_o be_v the_o covenant_n give_v by_o the_o father_n as_o it_o be_v write_v isa_n 42._o 6_o 7._o and_o 49._o 8_o 9_o how_o then_o do_v he_o purchase_v the_o covenant_n do_v he_o purchase_v that_o which_o he_o be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o then_o he_o purchase_v himself_o answ_n reader_n what_o think_v thou_o by_o such_o question_n as_o these_o well_o he_o say_v thou_o fee_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v with_o christ_n now_o if_o christ_n himself_o personal_o consider_v as_o he_o intimate_v in_o his_o question_n be_v the_o covenant_n itself_o how_o then_o say_v iâ—_n can_v this_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o he_o i_o must_v answer_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o matter_n before_o i_o can_v a_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o itself_o or_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n a_o person_n consist_v of_o two_o
supposition_n i._n e._n that_o i_o hold_v faith_n justify_v as_o a_o act_n whereas_o i_o deny_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o man_n daâ—e_n appear_v in_o write_v to_o the_o world_n charge_v a_o man_n with_o that_o which_o he_o disow_v and_o which_o they_o can_v prove_v against_o he_o and_o whereas_o this_o man_n insinuate_v that_o i_o hold_v justification_n by_o the_o simple_a act_n of_o faith_n without_o relation_n to_o its_o object_n he_o say_v as_o much_o as_o that_o i_o hold_v justification_n by_o that_o which_o be_v not_o faith_n for_o faith_n without_o relation_n â—o_o its_o object_n be_v no_o faith_n how_o faith_n justify_v i_o have_v show_v and_o also_o how_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n q._n 9_o what_o be_v that_o wedding_n garment_n that_o best_a robe_n that_o change_n of_o raiment_n that_o garment_n of_o salvation_n and_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n that_o fine_a linen_n that_o be_v white_a and_o clean_a be_v these_o our_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o obedience_n or_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v he_o â—till_o sing_v over_o the_o old_a song_n and_o if_o he_o will_v have_v a_o answer_n if_o he_o will_v take_v pain_n to_o look_v back_o thither_o where_o i_o treat_v of_o these_o matter_n he_o may_v find_v one_o q._n 10._o if_o justification_n be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n wherein_o he_o pardon_v all_o our_o sin_n and_o accept_v we_o as_o righteous_a in_o his_o sight_n only_o for_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v to_o we_o and_o receive_v by_o faith_n alone_o as_o say_v the_o assembly_n how_o then_o be_v faith_n itself_o our_o justify_v righteousness_n see_v it_o do_v but_o only_o receive_v christ_n righteousness_n which_o god_n impute_v this_o he_o have_v pulme_v to_o answer_v before_o in_o speak_v unto_o the_o 23d_o article_n of_o his_o faith_n q._n 11._o whether_o be_v it_o not_o as_o possible_a and_o easy_a nay_o whether_o be_v it_o not_o more_o easy_a for_o adam_n to_o 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