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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moral_o take_v be_v to_o do_v kindness_n vid._n ps_n 15.2_o ps_n 94.4_o ps_n 106.3_o pro_fw-la 21.3_o be_v 30.17_o be_v 56.1_o be_v 58.2_o jer._n 9.24_o jer._n 22.3_o jer._n 33.15_o and_o gnasoth_o chesed_a render_v to_o show_v mercy_n ps_n 8.50_o ps_n 109.16_o sect_n iii_o 3._o just_o jural_o quoad_fw-la jura_n i._n e._n a_o proprietary_n or_o owner_n jural_o just_o jural_o that_o have_v right_o title_n claim_n or_o interest_n to_o any_o thing_n in_o possession_n or_o reversion_n as_o a_o heir_n to_o a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n a_o promissory_n to_o a_o grant_v as_o abraham_n live_v to_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o the_o world_n 4.13_o ro._n 4.13_o who_o call_v the_o righteous_a man_n from_o the_o east_n i._n e._n the_o man_n that_o have_v the_o primitive_a or_o original_a right_n to_o the_o promise_a land_n yet_o abraham_n be_v legal_o and_o moral_o righteous_a before_o but_o not_o jural_o till_o this_o his_o acceptation_n of_o god_n promise_n in_o this_o sense_n the_o israelite_n be_v call_v righteous_a v._o ex._n 12.43_o 45._o ex._n 20.10_o ex._n 29.33_o ex._n 30.33_o leu._n 22.10_o 13._o num._n 1.51_o thy_o people_n shall_v be_v all_o righteous_a 69.28_o ps_n 69.28_o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n for_o ever_o let_v they_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n and_o not_o be_v write_v among_o the_o righteous_a i._n e._n israelites_n the_o righteous_a heir_n of_o the_o land_n upon_o record_n for_o the_o name_n of_o freeholders_n and_o owner_n be_v write_v in_o book_n not_o such_o as_o be_v legal_o or_o moral_o righteous_a 118.20_o ps_n 118.20_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v the_o righteous_a shall_v enter_v into_o it_o i._n e._n into_o the_o temple_n into_o which_o stranger_n have_v no_o right_a to_o enter_v but_o remain_v in_o the_o outward_a court._n 125.3_o ps_n 125.3_o the_o rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o rest_v upon_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o righteous_a i._n e._n the_o stranger_n shall_v not_o rule_v over_o the_o israelite_n the_o righteous_a heir_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o people_n shall_v be_v all_o righteous_a 60.21_o be_v 60.21_o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n for_o ever_o i._n e._n they_o shall_v return_v from_o captivity_n and_o receive_v their_o ancient_a right_n again_o jure_fw-la postliminii_fw-la 26.2_o be_v 26.2_o open_v you_o the_o gate_n that_o the_o righteous_a nation_n which_o keep_v the_o truth_n may_v enter_v in_o i._n e._n that_o the_o right_a owner_n may_v repossess_v their_o due_n from_o which_o they_o have_v long_o be_v keep_v because_o during_o their_o exile_n among_o the_o heathen_n they_o still_o keep_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n worship_n 35.27_o gen._n 30.33_o ps_n 35.27_o so_o shall_v my_o righteousness_n answer_v for_o i_o in_o time_n to_o come_v i._n e._n all_o the_o young_a spot_a cattle_n i_o have_v right_a to_o for_o my_o wage_n let_v they_o be_v glad_a that_o favour_n my_o righteousness_n i._n e._n my_o righteous_a cause_n my_o right_n to_o my_o kingdom_n better_a be_v a_o little_a with_o righteousness_n 16.8_o prov._n 16.8_o than_o great_a revenue_n without_o right_n which_o justify_v the_o wicked_a for_o reward_n and_o take_v away_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a from_o he_o 4.5_o be_v 5.23_o gal._n 3.6_o rom._n 4.5_o noah_n become_v heir_n of_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n abraham_n believe_v in_o god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n abraham_n receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v be_v uncircumcised_a that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v 4.11_o rom._n 4.11_o which_o can_v be_v no_o moral_n or_o legal_a righteousness_n but_o a_o jural_a right_n of_o inheritance_n and_o dignity_n 4.13_o ro._n 4.13_o for_o the_o promise_n that_o 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