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humane_a life_n purify_v and_o refine_a sect._n 11._o a_o 33._o that_o a_o christian_n be_v so_o crucify_a with_o christ_n that_o in_o this_o crucify_a he_o lose_v not_o only_o his_o own_o proper_a life_n but_o his_o personality_n also_o sect._n 11._o b_o and_o so_o 34._o that_o through_o faith_n a_o believer_n soul_n and_o body_n live_v no_o more_o any_o proper_a life_n of_o their_o own_o but_o be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n sect._n 11._o b_o and_o so_o 35._o that_o a_o believer_n subsist_v in_o christ_n person_n and_o be_v no_o more_o a_o distinct_a person_n by_o himself_o sect._n 11._o c_z 36._o that_o christ_n in_o a_o believer_n be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o all_o create_a habit_n of_o grace_n sect._n 14._o b_o and_o so_o 37._o that_o christ_n who_o live_v in_o a_o believer_n be_v all_o grace_n to_o he_o sect._n 14._o b_o 38._o that_o the_o create_a habit_n of_o grace_n in_o a_o christian_a be_v nothing_o but_o empty_a notion_n and_o vain_a speculation_n of_o carnal_a and_o unbelieving_a heart_n ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n sect._n 14._o b_o 39_o that_o christ_n himself_o be_v the_o only_a grace_n that_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n sect._n 15._o c_z 40._o that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a grace_n against_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n can_v prevail_v sect._n 14._o d_o 41._o that_o true_a justification_n be_v to_o be_v so_o one_o with_o christ_n by_o faith_n that_o christ_n himself_o may_v live_v in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o that_o he_o may_v communicate_v his_o nature_n unto_o we_o and_o our_o nature_n may_v be_v take_v up_o into_o he_o sect._n 14._o h_n and_o so_o 42._o that_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o christ_n live_v in_o we_o his_o own_o life_n sect._n 14._o h_n 43._o that_o christ_n and_o a_o christian_a be_v make_v so_o much_o one_o that_o what_o one_o do_v the_o other_o may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o do_v sect._n 15._o a_o 44._o that_o as_o it_o be_v 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excellency_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n into_o his_o nature_n and_o life_n and_o righteousness_n and_o power_n and_o glory_n and_o into_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n sect._n 17._o f_o 48._o that_o right_a faith_n be_v infinite_a and_o everlasting_a righteousness_n the_o first_o and_o last_o and_o all_o in_o all_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n sect._n 18._o c_z these_o and_o divers_a other_o position_n many_o of_o which_o respect_v not_o bare_o the_o circumference_n but_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o lie_v very_o close_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o centre_n of_o christian_a
receive_v righteousness_n out_o of_o which_o afterward_o we_o work_v and_o so_o the_o law_n that_o command_v righteousness_n but_o do_v not_o communicate_v righteousness_n can_v never_o justify_v we_o but_o faith_n that_o make_v we_o righteous_a before_o we_o can_v work_v righteousness_n it_o be_v that_o which_o justify_v we_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n now_o to_o this_o doctrine_n paul_n add_v his_o own_o experience_n to_o make_v all_o clear_a which_o kind_n of_o argue_v though_o it_o will_v not_o satisfy_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o it_o will_v satisfy_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o saint_n now_o say_v paul_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o must_v profess_v to_o the_o jew_n themselves_o and_o to_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o f_o that_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o seek_v righteousness_n by_o the_o law_n that_o i_o be_o whole_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n and_o as_o a_o dead_a man_n have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o the_o law_n as_o that_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o i_o i_o through_o the_o law_n be_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n that_o i_o may_v live_v unto_o god_n verse_n 19_o animadversion_n i._n a_o and_o have_v not_o peter_n too_o a_o very_a clear_a knowledge_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n he_o stand_v indeed_o charge_v with_o dissimulation_n in_o the_o text_n gal._n 2.13_o but_o not_o with_o ignorance_n or_o error_n in_o any_o degree_n which_o yet_o mr._n dell_n seem_v close_o to_o fasten_v upon_o he_o in_o this_o place_n b_o no_o such_o thing_n appear_v to_o i_o in_o the_o text_n as_o be_v here_o affirm_v by_o mr._n dell._n the_o apostle_n gal._n 2.17,18_o show_v that_o if_o profess_a believer_n give_v way_n to_o themselves_o in_o sin_n or_o be_v by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n discover_v to_o be_v sinner_n their_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v on_o christ_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o sin_n or_o upon_o his_o gospel_n but_o on_o themselves_o as_o transgressor_n in_o conformity_n to_o his_o own_o doctrine_n rom._n 6.1,2,3,4_o this_o 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letter_n write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n by_o a_o new_a law_n which_o god_n have_v write_v in_o my_o heart_n and_o inwardpart_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o grace_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirjt_n of_o life_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o be_v not_o a_o law_n consist_v of_o letter_n word_n and_o sentence_n but_o be_v the_o live_a word_n of_o god_n write_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o live_a spirit_n of_o god_n according_a to_o that_o of_o paul_n touch_v believer_n 2_o cor._n 3.3_o you_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o christ_n write_v not_o with_o ink_n but_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o the_o live_a spirit_n write_v a_o live_a law_n d_o and_o this_o law_n make_v we_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n and_o a_o man_n be_v never_o true_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o letter_n till_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v write_v in_o his_o heart_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n but_o when_o we_o have_v 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