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sermon_n to_o the_o peoplemake_n â—o_o mention_v at_o all_o of_o impute_a righteousness_n but_o severe_o enjoin_v they_o the_o practice_n of_o of_o a_o universal_a righteousness_n and_o threaten_v those_o who_o break_v the_o least_o commandment_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n c_o i._n phil._n 3._o 9_o be_v it_o not_o worth_a observe_v that_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testiment_n there_o be_v no_o such_o expression_n as_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v we_o find_v there_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n that_o which_o he_o command_v and_o reward_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o â—he_v righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n be_v iâ—_n not_o strange_a that_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n shall_v once_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n do_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n consist_v in_o it_o ii_o rom._n 3._o and_o 4._o the_o great_a 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faithful_a and_o be_v set_v forth_o for_o a_o pattern_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v justify_v without_o it_o the_o one_o and_o fifty_o meeting_n a_o i._o heb_n 2._o 10._o god_n send_v send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o nature_n and_o he_o be_v the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n he_o will_v perfect_v through_o suffering_n that_o no_o man_n may_v think_v it_o much_o to_o suffer_v when_o god_n spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n and_o every_o man_n may_v submit_v to_o the_o necessity_n when_o the_o christ_n of_o god_n be_v not_o exempt_a and_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v fear_v the_o event_n which_o be_v to_o follow_v sad_a beginning_n when_o it_o behove_v even_o christ_n to_o suffer_v and_o so_o to_o enter_v into_o glory_n ii_o eccles_n 12._o 7._o god_n do_v not_o only_o by_o revelation_n and_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o his_o church_n but_o even_o to_o all_o mankind_n competent_o teach_v and_o effective_o persuade_v that_o the_o soul_n 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and_o mercy_n shall_v also_o partake_v of_o his_o felicity_n b._n i._o 1._o cor_fw-la 15._o 19_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o etc._n etc._n we_o be_v sick_a and_o we_o be_v afflict_v we_o do_v well_o and_o we_o be_v disgrace_v we_o tell_v truth_n and_o few_o believe_v we_o speak_v well_o and_o we_o be_v deride_v but_o the_o proud_a be_v exalt_v and_o the_o wicked_a be_v deliver_v and_o evil_a man_n reign_v over_o we_o and_o the_o covetous_a snatch_v our_o little_a bundle_n of_o money_n from_o we_o and_o every_o where_o the_o wise_a and_o the_o best_a man_n be_v oppress_v but_o therefore_o because_o it_o be_v thus_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v not_o well_o we_o hope_v for_o some_o great_a good_a thing_n hereafter_o for_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n than_o we_o christian_n
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