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we_o will_v be_v persuade_v to_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o the_o serious_a practice_n of_o it_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o sinfulness_n and_o unreasonableness_n of_o injustice_n after_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o immutable_a reason_n and_o ground_n of_o justice_n it_o may_v be_v proper_a to_o add_v some_o motive_n and_o consideration_n against_o injustice_n and_o first_o consider_v the_o great_a repugnancy_n of_o injustice_n to_o the_o term_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o people_n that_o look_v upon_o honesty_n and_o justice_n as_o one_o of_o the_o beggarly_a element_n of_o religion_n a_o sort_n of_o heathen_a virtue_n belong_v to_o carnal_a and_o mere_a moral_a man_n that_o be_v utter_o unacquainted_a with_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o according_o in_o the_o room_n of_o this_o and_o such_o like_a moral_a virtue_n they_o have_v foist_v in_o a_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a religion_n as_o they_o call_v it_o 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inward_a whisper_v and_o income_n and_o with-drawing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n all_o which_o be_v common_o nothing_o but_o only_a the_o effect_n of_o a_o melancholy_a fancy_n tincture_v with_o religious_a fear_n and_o flush_v with_o a_o natural_a enthusiasm_n but_o whatever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o dangerous_a mistake_n for_o man_n to_o take_v up_o with_o any_o religion_n which_o do_v not_o principal_o insist_v upon_o the_o eternal_a law_n of_o morality_n and_o though_o justice_n or_o honesty_n in_o our_o deal_n with_o man_n will_v never_o single_o recommend_v we_o to_o god_n unless_o it_o be_v conjoin_v with_o mercy_n sobriety_n and_o godliness_n yea_o though_o all_o these_o together_o will_v never_o recommend_v we_o to_o god_n unless_o their_o imperfection_n be_v purge_v and_o expiate_v by_o the_o all-sufficient_a merit_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n yet_o without_o justice_n and_o honesty_n all_o our_o religion_n be_v a_o damnable_a cheat_n and_o all_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o saviour_n will_v be_v as_o insignificant_a to_o we_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o devil_n or_o damn_a ghost_n for_o his_o merit_n be_v no_o refuge_n for_o religious_a knave_n his_o wound_n no_o sanctuary_n for_o spiritual_a cheat_n or_o liar_n or_o oppressor_n and_o for_o such_o person_n as_o these_o to_o shelter_v themselves_o in_o our_o saviour_n propitiation_n be_v to_o profane_v and_o desecrate_v it_o and_o thereby_o to_o cause_v those_o vocal_a wound_n to_o accuse_v they_o which_o be_v make_v to_o plead_v for_o they_o and_o to_o provoke_v that_o eloquent_a blood_n to_o cry_v aloud_o for_o vengeance_n against_o they_o which_o in_o its_o native_a language_n speak_v far_o better_a thing_n the_o blood_n of_o abel_n heb._n twelve_o 24._o for_o justice_n be_v a_o duty_n of_o that_o indispensable_a necessity_n that_o god_n will_v not_o yea_o to_o speak_v with_o reverence_n can_v dispense_v with_o it_o and_o so_o far_o be_v our_o saviour_n from_o ever_o design_v to_o 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