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into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v what_o god_n have_v lay_v up_o for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o the_o scripture_n be_v true_a as_o god_n mean_v they_o not_o as_o man_n by_o his_o conceiving_n interpret_v they_o and_o the_o understanding_n of_o every_o true_a disciple_n must_v be_v open_v by_o christ_n before_o he_o can_v right_o know_v they_o as_o it_o be_v write_v he_o open_v their_o understanding_n that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o scripture_n for_o until_o then_o they_o be_v a_o seal_a book_n both_o to_o the_o learned_a and_o unlearned_a isaiah_n 29._o 11_o 12._o thou_o utter'_v many_o word_n about_o the_o confession_n of_o sin_n as_o if_o the_o quaker_n be_v against_o the_o confession_n of_o sin_n to_o god_n etc._n
etc._n answ_n we_o own_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o say_v if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o vnrighteousness_n etc._n etc._n 1_o john_n 1._o 9_o but_o confession_n of_o sin_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n upon_o the_o conscience_n and_o not_o out_o of_o formality_n and_o custom_n only_o as_o most_o do_v yet_o we_o say_v where_o the_o heart_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n at_o that_o time_n and_o whilst_o remain_v so_o thanksgiving_n be_v proper_a to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n for_o praise_n be_v comely_a for_o the_o upright_a and_o such_o know_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v a_o speak_a blood_n it_o speak_v say_v the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n cause_v that_o soul_n that_o be_v wash_v with_o it_o always_o to_o be_v mindful_a of_o it_o and_o true_o to_o prize_v it_o for_o the_o ransom_v shall_v pass_v with_o sing_v when_o the_o hypocrite_n shall_v remain_v in_o bondage_n notwithstanding_o their_o daily_a confession_n thou_o say_v jesus_n christ_n of_o nazareth_n etc._n etc._n brougbt_v this_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n answ_n if_o thou_o believe_v that_o none_o be_v real_o save_v or_o make_v righteous_a by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n till_o then_o or_o after_o that_o time_n thy_o faith_n be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n which_o call_v christ_n s_o righteousness_n a_o everlasting_a righteousness_n dan._n 9_o 24._o isa_n 45._o 17._o micah_n 5._o yet_o we_o believe_v salvation_n only_o by_o that_o jesus_n which_o witness_v a_o good_a confession_n before_o bontius_n pilâ—tâ—_n etc._n etc._n for_o answer_v to_o the_o heathen_n knowledge_n of_o god_n vengeance_n and_o sight_n in_o the_o deity_n etc._n etc._n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o reply_n to_o the_o youngman_n book_n but_o for_o thy_o own_o knowledge_n of_o it_o i_o find_v thou_o like_o the_o pharisee_n of_o old_a flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v by_o cast_v all_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o christ_n a_o easy_a way_n if_o thou_o can_v so_o escape_v it_o by_o imagine_v his_o do_n and_o suffer_v god_n pleasure_n to_o be_v reckon_v thou_o by_o a_o bare_a belief_n of_o it_o whole_o without_o theâ—_n here_o we_o differ_v in_o our_o account_n i_o say_v according_a to_o dan._n 9_o 24._o speak_v of_o christ_n to_o finish_v transgression_n and_o to_o make_v a_o eâ—d_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o make_v a_o reconciliation_n for_o iniquity_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n etc._n etc._n i_o know_v and_o believe_v salvation_n by_o the_o impute_v reckon_v and_o real_a everlasting_a righteousness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n bring_v nigh_o which_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v manifest_a in_o and_o by_o he_o and_o in_o due_a time_n real_o make_v i_o by_o the_o work_n and_o application_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o my_o inward_a part_n and_o that_o god_n be_v well_o please_a or_o satisfy_v in_o and_o with_o he_o in_o who_o i_o be_o accept_v and_o not_o for_o work_n of_o righteousness_n that_o i_o have_v do_v nor_o yet_o for_o the_o work_v sake_n only_o or_o quatenus_fw-la work_v though_o wrought_v in_o i_o by_o his_o spirit_n but_o in_o and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o he_o that_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o according_a to_o isa_n 26._o 12._o but_o thou_o believe_v to_o be_v save_v by_o a_o righteousness_n whole_o without_o thou_o reckon_v but_o not_o real_a which_o righteousness_n christ_n wrought_v one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o year_n since_o not_o that_o we_o undervalue_v that_o righteousness_n nay_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o so_o do_v real_o no_o near_o to_o thou_o then_o the_o place_n where_o he_o personal_o live_v and_o dye_v now_o it_o be_v the_o great_a lord_n of_o all_o that_o must_v view_v both_o our_o account_n for_o the_o good_n we_o have_v receive_v of_o he_o mat._n 25._o 14._o therefore_o i_o leave_v they_o both_o to_o he_o to_o determine_v which_o be_v right_o this_o may_v serve_v for_o answer_n to_o much_o of_o thy_o epistle_n touch_v this_o subject_a for_o proof_n of_o thy_o belief_n thou_o say_v we_o be_v make_v righteous_a in_o the_o same_o way_n he_o be_v make_v sin_n but_o he_o be_v not_o make_v sin_n by_o inhesion_n or_o real_o as_o thou_o speak_v elsewhere_o for_o he_o know_v no_o sin_n therefore_o by_o imputation_n answ_n the_o same_o way_n when_o christ_n know_v no_o sin_n nor_o be_v any_o sin_n inherent_a in_o he_o must_v we_o then_o be_v make_v righteous_a without_o either_o know_v or_o enjoy_v any_o real_a righteousness_n in_o we_o as_o this_o comparison_n hold_v forth_o but_o do_v not_o christ_n real_o suffer_v and_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n do_v not_o he_o suffer_v under_o the_o burden_n thereof_o upon_o who_o the_o iniquity_n of_o all_o be_v make_v to_o meet_v but_o beside_o if_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a in_o the_o same_o way_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v make_v to_o be_v sin_n for_o sin_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o abstract_n than_o we_o must_v be_v without_o or_o free_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o good_a as_o he_o be_v without_o or_o free_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n or_o evil_n which_o destroy_v the_o doctrine_n of_o sanctification_n the_o new_a creature_n etc._n etc._n where_o all_o thing_n be_v of_o god_n in_o the_o next_o page_n save_o one_o thou_o affirm_v that_o the_o gift_n and_o virtue_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o our_o mind_n be_v our_o own_o righteousness_n one_a because_o our_o soul_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o it_o and_o two_o because_o it_o be_v real_o in_o our_o mind_n therefore_o we_o and_o yet_o in_o this_o place_n thou_o say_v christ_n be_v real_o our_o righteousness_n as_o thyself_o interpret_v jehovah_n tsidkenu_fw-la what!_o one_o while_n he_o be_v real_o righteous_a and_o another_o while_o not_o real_a but_o reckon_v i_o will_v not_o wrong_v thou_o but_o thy_o word_n be_v plain_a but_o more_o of_o this_o afterward_o thy_o calling_n william_n penn_n a_o novice_n manifest_v only_a pride_n in_o thyself_o but_o be_v no_o proof_n against_o he_o and_o the_o true_o considerate_a will_v account_v thy_o charge_n upon_o he_o to_o belong_v to_o thyself_o till_o thou_o have_v confute_v his_o argument_n thou_o say_v if_o christ_n jesus_n have_v the_o gild_n of_o sin_n real_o charge_v upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n answ_n what!_o do_v thou_o suppose_v the_o innocent_a lamb_n of_o god_n to_o be_v real_o guilty_a of_o sin_n what_o blasphemy_n be_v this_o what!_o real_o guilty_a of_o that_o which_o thyself_o say_v he_o real_o neither_o do_v nor_o have_v yet_o thou_o bring_v scripture_n to_o prove_v it_o say_v what_o else_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o that_o 2_o cor._n 5._o ver_fw-la ult_n for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n etc._n etc._n thou_o use_v many_o word_n to_o prove_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o man_n while_o in_o sin_n and_o rebellion_n against_o god_n as_o if_o contrary_n while_o in_o contrariety_n can_v at_o the_o same_o moment_n of_o time_n be_v in_o perfect_a unity_n o_o vain_a man_n do_v not_o the_o apostle_n james_n chap._n 2._o verse_n 20._o say_v that_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a &_o c_o but_o i_o have_v speak_v my_o experimental_a knowledge_n and_o believe_v according_a to_o scripture_n of_o this_o subject_a before_o and_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o touch_v at_o it_o hereafter_o in_o the_o next_o place_n thou_o bring_v forth_o thy_o own_o strange_a conceiving_n about_o man_n own_o righteousness_n for_o error_n be_v seldom_o alone_o thou_o say_v our_o own_o righteousness_n consist_v in_o those_o gift_n and_o virtue_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o we_o express_v these_o outward_o in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o our_o walking_n among_o men._n answ_n this_o be_v such_o a_o heap_n of_o confusion_n that_o i_o remember_v not_o the_o like_a the_o scripture_n call_v what_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o we_o the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 3_o 5._o and_o paul_n rom._n 8._o say_v to_o be_v spiritually-minded_n be_v life_n and_o peace_n then_o according_a to_o thy_o interpretation_n we_o must_v have_v life_n and_o peace_n in_o our_o own_o righteousness_n thus_o like_o the_o foolish_a woman_n do_v thou_o build_v a_o house_n and_o pull_v it_o down_o with_o thy_o hand_n for_o take_v away_o the_o gift_n and_o virtue_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o what_o remain_v but_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o thought_n only_o evil_a continual_o and_o yet_o man_n as_o bold_a
and_o confident_a as_o if_o he_o need_v nothing_o for_o all_o true_a sense_n flow_v from_o the_o spirit_n and_o all_o it_o work_v in_o we_o be_v but_o our_o own_o righteousness_n say_v thou_o and_o to_o be_v all_o glorious_a within_o as_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o king_n daughter_n psalm_n 45._o 13_o be_v to_o abound_v in_o our_o own_o righteousness_n according_a to_o thy_o interpretation_n and_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 5_o 8._o speak_v of_o the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n say_v he_o that_o lack_v these_o thing_n be_v blind_a and_o contrariwise_o it_o make_v they_o in_o who_o these_o virtue_n abound_v that_o they_o be_v neither_o barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n wâ—at_o be_v this_o less_o than_o the_o calling_n christ_n belzebub_n and_o what_o follow_v but_o that_o he_o have_v a_o devil_n viz._n and_o we_o express_v these_o outward_o in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o our_o walk_n among_o man_n so_o the_o worse_a people_n be_v and_o the_o loose_a they_o walk_v the_o great_a right_n they_o have_v unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o a_o better_a condition_n to_o receive_v it_o than_o those_o that_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n turn_v from_o it_o because_o say_v thou_o this_o be_v proper_o our_o own_o righteousness_n which_o consist_v in_o those_o gift_n and_o virtue_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o our_o mind_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o this_o rantism_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o for_o the_o moral_a law_n christ_n be_v so_o far_o from_o repeal_n of_o it_o that_o in_o mat._n 5._o he_o bind_v it_o close_o and_o fast_o to_o his_o disciple_n for_o of_o old_a it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o by_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o old_a thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v but_o by_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_n etc._n etc._n but_o remarkable_a be_v mat._n 7._o 13_o 14_o 15._o where_o he_o command_v do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o and_o call_v it_o the_o straight_a gate_n foreseeing_a that_o false_a prophet_n will_v preach_v another_o broad_a way_n and_o wide_a gate_n therefore_o the_o next_o word_n say_v beware_v of_o false_a prophet_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o present_a thou_o be_v one_o of_o they_o o_o that_o thy_o eye_n be_v open_a to_o see_v it_o thy_o reason_n be_v as_o ridiculous_a as_o thy_o position_n one_o be_v because_o it_o be_v call_v your_o faith_n and_o our_o righteousness_n and_o your_o love_n etc._n etc._n answ_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n christ_n himself_o must_v be_v our_o own_o righteousness_n for_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 23._o 6._o and_o their_o righteousness_n be_v of_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n isa_n 54._o 17._o and_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 2._o christ_n our_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o that_o dwell_v in_o love_n dwell_v in_o god_n and_o this_o love_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a do_v they_o therefore_o dwell_v in_o their_o own_o righteousness_n oh_o thick_a darkness_n another_o reason_n thou_o give_v be_v because_o our_o soul_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o righteousness_n it_o be_v real_o in_o our_o mind_n therefore_o we_o answ_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o true_a righteousness_n be_v it_o not_o our_o soul_n that_o be_v save_v do_v not_o they_o and_o we_o by_o they_o reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o salvation_n and_o be_v not_o that_o the_o subject_a of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v save_v by_o it_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n must_v be_v our_o own_o righteousness_n because_o our_o soul_n be_v save_v by_o it_o and_o the_o subject_n of_o it_o it_o be_v say_v god_n love_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o that_o he_o will_v write_v his_o law_n in_o our_o heart_n thou_o say_v all_o that_o be_v in_o our_o inward_a part_n be_v our_o own_o righteousness_n though_o wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v say_v to_o lead_v into_o all_o truth_n therefore_o by_o thy_o conclusion_n god_n save_v we_o by_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o the_o ground_n of_o thy_o dislike_n of_o the_o gift_n and_o virtue_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o our_o mind_n which_o thou_o call_v our_o own_o righteousness_n be_v because_o it_o be_v real_o in_o our_o mind_n therefore_o we_o what!_o a_o christian_a and_o a_o enemy_n to_o reality_n what!_o a_o spiritual-man_n and_o a_o opposer_n of_o those_o gift_n and_o virtue_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o our_o mind_n call_n they_o our_o own_o righteousness_n what!_o must_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n the_o meek_a the_o mourner_n the_o hungerer_fw-la and_o thirster_n the_o merciful_a the_o pure_a in_o heart_n the_o peacemaker_n etc._n etc._n deny_v their_o blessedness_n which_o they_o must_v do_v if_o these_o be_v their_o own_o righteousness_n according_a as_o thou_o affirm_v they_o be_v viz._n those_o gift_n 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