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say_v any_o thing_n against_o it_o deserve_v or_o require_v it_o you_o may_v then_o expect_v your_o answer_n blessedness_n in_o holy_a walk_n be_v declarative_a show_v how_o god_n have_v renew_v and_o enlarge_v the_o heart_n but_o that_o phrase_n be_v you_o not_o i_o mr._n rutherf_n town_n the_o antinomian_n say_v 501._o pag._n 501._o david_n confess_v his_o sin_n not_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n but_o from_o want_n and_o weakness_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n reply_n my_o word_n be_v david_n pray_v that_o his_o sin_n may_v be_v pardon_v which_o you_o grant_v be_v pardon_v now_o then_o do_v he_o thus_o pray_v according_a to_o truth_n and_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n or_o from_o want_n or_o weakness_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o effectual_a apprehension_n of_o forgiveness_n be_v not_o mr._n rutherford_n now_o the_o antinomian_a who_o against_o law_n so_o palpable_o mistake_v his_o adversary_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o confess_v 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etc._n that_o justify_v person_n confess_v or_o feel_v sin_n sorrow_n or_o complain_v of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n as_o paul_n rom._n 7_o this_o be_v as_o if_o the_o continual_a dwell_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o do_v not_o trouble_v we_o or_o can_v not_o consist_v with_o faith_n in_o justification_n by_o christ_n or_o that_o now_o the_o spiritual_a estate_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v clear_a and_o safe_a make_v up_o in_o christ_n sin_n in_o no_o other_o regard_n be_v sorrow_n or_o trouble_n to_o we_o but_o you_o can_v in_o this_o neither_o make_v good_a your_o charge_n you_o care_v little_a how_o false_o you_o accuse_v we_o so_o that_o you_o make_v your_o bill_n foul_a and_o black_a enough_o to_o make_v we_o still_o more_o odious_a and_o vile_a m._n rutherf_n pag._n 505._o m._n t._n contend_v for_o a_o complete_a perfection_n not_o only_o of_o person_n justify_v but_o also_o of_o performance_n so_o that_o say_v he_o pag._n 75._o i_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n malediction_n or_o death_n 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