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nor_o fanatical_a notion_n but_o a_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v ephes_n 2.8_o phil._n 1.29_o howbeit_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a thing_n to_o prove_v that_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a understand_v god_n work_n of_o justification_n better_o than_o the_o vindicator_n witness_n that_o of_o catullus_n the_o poet_n omnia_fw-la fanda_fw-la nefanda_fw-la malo_fw-la permista_fw-la furore_fw-la justificam_fw-la nobis_fw-la mentem_fw-la avertêre_fw-la deorum_fw-la thing_n good_a and_o bad_a mix_v with_o a_o fury_n blind_a have_v turn_v away_o god_n just_o just_a making-mind_n or_o justify_v mind_n and_o therefore_o the_o general_a faith_n of_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o vindicator_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o christian_n but_o as_o we_o read_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n do_v apply_v the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n unto_o themselves_o or_o rather_o themselves_o unto_o the_o promise_n to_o seek_v they_o in_o a_o right_a way_n as_o david_n say_v to_o 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salvation_n but_o by_o another_o even_a jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a bless_v for_o evermore_o but_o as_o the_o former_a part_n of_o his_o observation_n be_v false_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o actual_o work_v out_o our_o own_o righteousness_n by_o jesus_n christ_n so_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o understand_v not_o what_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o latter_a word_n of_o his_o speech_n about_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o another_o even_o jesus_n christ_n for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o righteousness_n for_o man_n to_o seek_v after_o but_o that_o which_o be_v require_v in_o the_o moral_a law_n deut._n 6.25_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o reghteousnesse_n if_o we_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o these_o commandment_n before_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n as_o he_o have_v command_v we_o which_o yet_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n or_o degree_n the_o one_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o grace_n and_o justification_n whereby_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v purge_v out_o and_o the_o other_o be_v the_o 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fellowship_n of_o his_o suffering_n be_v make_v conformable_a to_o his_o death_n if_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o both_o these_o be_v to_o be_v attain_v by_o christ_n in_o which_o regard_n he_o be_v call_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 10.4_o and_o as_o he_o be_v give_v by_o the_o father_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8.4_o so_o he_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 23.6_o as_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n also_o in_o its_o descension_n unto_o we_o call_v likewise_o jehovah_n sidkena_fw-la the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jerem._n 34.16_o which_o be_v that_o life_n the_o saint_n hope_v for_o gal._n 5.5_o as_o be_v say_v before_o if_o any_o man_n find_v any_o other_o righteousness_n of_o 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