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A90832 The vindication of Christ and his ordinances from the corrupt and false glosses made thereon by the subtil and deceivers of these times. By Christopher Pooly, minister of the word at great Missingham, in Norfolk. Pooly, Christopher, 1575 or 6-1653. 1652 (1652) Wing P2860; Thomason E682_1; ESTC R206797 181,996 208

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christ_n righteous_a performance_n 11_o heb_fw-mi 1_o 11_o q._n do_v not_o the_o choose_a people_n of_o god_n displease_v god_n anger_n god_n and_o stir_v up_o god_n wrath_n against_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o transgression_n a._n no_o for_o than_o it_o can_v not_o be_v that_o after_o they_o be_v choose_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n they_o be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n before_o god_n for_o ever_o in_o love_n god_n can_v be_v displease_v angry_a and_o in_o wrath_n with_o those_o that_o be_v ever_o holy_a and_o without_o blame_n before_o he_o in_o love_n that_o he_o ever_o love_v love_n say_v the_o apostle_n cover_v the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n q._n how_o come_v that_o to_o pass_v when_o as_o all_o sin_n be_v loathsome_a to_o god_n and_o death_n unto_o man_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n say_v the_o apostle_n 23_o rom._n 6_o 23_o a._n it_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o christ_n gracious_a undertake_n with_o god_n for_o they_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v between_o 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the_o promise_n for_o god_n choose_v and_o perform_v the_o condition_n for_o god_n choose_v in_o himself_o and_o in_o they_o by_o his_o spirit_n sen●_n unto_o they_o for_o their_o comfort_n witness_n and_o evidence_n obj._n the_o apostle_n say_v the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o ab_n aham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n therefore_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o man_n 16_o gal._n 3._o 16_o a._n the_o meaning_n be_v it_o be_v repeat_v open_v and_o manifest_v to_o abraham_n as_o it_o be_v to_o adam_n and_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o christ_n which_o as_o he_o say_v be_v before_o abraham_n be_v and_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v make_v to_o the_o seed_n speak_v of_o one_o that_o ibid._n ibid._n be_v christ_n abraham_n be_v a_o corrupt_a man_n as_o other_z of_o the_o elect_n be_v carnal_a s●ld_a under_o sin_n as_o paul_n in_o his_o best_a estate_n say_v he_o be_v therefore_o not_o able_a to_o perform_v the_o righteous_a condition_n 14_o rom._n 7._o 14_o obj._n 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