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full_a 9_o that_o i_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n s._n paul_n be_v a_o great_a saint_n he_o have_v a_o righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o not_o as_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi only_o but_o as_o a_o apostle_n but_o that_o which_o he_o dare_v not_o trust_v to_o but_o forsake_v and_o cleave_v to_o god_n not_o that_o essential_a righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o god_n without_o all_o relation_n to_o we_o nor_o that_o habit_n of_o justice_n which_o be_v remain_v in_o he_o but_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n make_v we_o 1._o thus_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o what_o can_v break_v that_o peace_n but_o our_o sin_n and_o those_o be_v remit_v 33._o for_o god_n elect_a it_o be_v god_n that_o justify_v and_o in_o that_o remission_n be_v ground_v our_o reconciliation_n for_o 21_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n to_o himself_o not_o impute_v their_o sin_n unto_o they_o but_o contrary_o impute_v to_o they_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o their_o faith_n for_o righteousness_n 7._o we_o conclude_v then_o that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o blessed_n be_v he_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n 6._o bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n cover_v let_v the_o vain_a sophistry_n of_o carnal_a mind_n deceive_v itself_o with_o idle_a subtlety_n 11._o and_o seek_v to_o elude_v the_o plain_a truth_n of_o god_n with_o shift_n of_o wit_n we_o bless_v god_n for_o so_o clear_a a_o light_n 10._o and_o dare_v cast_v our_o soul_n upon_o this_o sure_a evidence_n of_o god_n attend_v with_o the_o perpetual_a attestation_n of_o his_o ancient_a church_n sect._n 3_o against_o reason_n 14._o last_o reason_v itself_o 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