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the_o soul_n then_o if_o they_o never_o have_v be_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v mention_v they_o shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o not_o find_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v reckon_v unto_o the_o soul_n as_o if_o it_o be_v its_o righteousness_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o soul_n know_v and_o believe_v this_o and_o live_v in_o the_o view_n of_o this_o gracious_a covenant_n shall_v ever_o be_v fright_v out_o of_o its_o life_n from_o the_o horror_n of_o conscience_n by_o its_o reflection_n upon_o its_o guilt_n of_o sin_n though_o a_o ignorant_a person_n that_o know_v not_o this_o or_o a_o unbelieving_a soul_n which_o though_o it_o may_v have_v receive_v the_o notion_n of_o it_o yet_o can_v believe_v it_o may_v from_o this_o motive_n
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issue_n that_o he_o will_v bruise_v satan_n under_o thy_o foot_n short_o in_o short_a there_o be_v no_o spiritual_a encumbrance_n as_o to_o which_o there_o be_v not_o some_o provision_n make_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o declare_v in_o some_o gospel_n promise_n 2._o consider_v again_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o covenant_n it_o be_v call_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n grace_n signify_v free_a love_n i_o will_v say_v god_n heal_v your_o backslide_n and_o love_v you_o free_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v pay_v for_o thy_o pardon_n all_o that_o be_v be_v finish_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n that_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n can_v exact_v be_v already_o pay_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v nothing_o require_v of_o thou_o but_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o thy_o gild_n a_o hatred_n of_o thy_o former_a way_n a_o resolution_n join_v with_o a_o endeavour_n to_o forsake_v they_o with_o a_o acceptance_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o thy_o redeemer_n and_o saviour_n oh_o this_o this_o be_v that_o which_o can_v a_o soul_n under_o temptation_n of_o this_o nature_n believe_v these_o temptation_n will_v certain_o abate_v we_o in_o distress_n of_o conscience_n stick_v too_o much_o in_o a_o righteousness_n of_o our_o own_o let_v i_o here_o give_v you_o the_o copy_n of_o a_o short_a letter_n write_v by_o that_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n luther_n to_o a_o hermit_n v._o luther_n ep._n t._n 1._o i_o say_v he_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o thy_o soul_n do_v whether_o at_o last_o be_v weary_a of_o its_o own_o righteousness_n it_o have_v learned_a to_o breathe_v after_o and_o to_o trust_v in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n for_o in_o our_o age_n a_o temptation_n of_o presumption_n too_o much_o prevail_v and_o particular_o in_o they_o who_o by_o all_o mean_n study_v to_o approve_v themselves_o righteous_a and_o good_a man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n plentiful_o and_o free_o give_v unto_o we_o by_o and_o through_o 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