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15._o a_o free_a holder_n in_o our_o writ_n of_o common_a law_n be_v style_v homo_fw-la probus_fw-la &_o legalis_fw-la one_o that_o have_v right_a to_o something_o so_o that_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n though_o they_o do_v signify_v moral_a justice_n &_o righteousness_n in_o some_o place_n yet_o in_o other_o they_o must_v signify_v jural_a right_n and_o title_n 2.21_o gal._n 2.21_o as_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o right_n to_o the_o inheritance_n as_o it_o be_v express_v gal._n 3.18_o if_o the_o inheritance_n come_v by_o the_o law_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o promise_n both_o these_o say_n carry_v the_o same_o meaning_n that_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n be_v by_o promise_n not_o by_o law_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o reason_n be_v because_o every_o inheritance_n be_v a_o right_a though_o every_o right_n be_v not_o a_o inheritance_n and_o a_o inheritance_n be_v the_o best_a kind_n of_o right_n because_o it_o be_v a_o universal_a and_o perpetual_a right_n to_o a_o estate_n ex_fw-la ass_n ie_fw-fr to_o all_o honour_n privilege_n and_o profit_n thereof_o free_o give_v by_o testament_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v for_o right_a be_v a_o genus_fw-la to_o the_o special_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a kind_n of_o right_n and_o again_o both_o these_o say_n as_o premise_n infer_v the_o same_o conclusion_n that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o law_n prove_v ab_fw-la absurdo_fw-la for_o if_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v or_o if_o his_o right_n of_o inheritance_n be_v by_o the_o law_n than_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v frustrate_a faith_n be_v frustrate_a and_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n frustrate_v and_o the_o promise_v frustrate_a rom._n 4.14_o tit._n 3.7_o gal._n 2.21_o so_o that_o to_o a_o discern_a ear_n to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o to_o be_v make_v a_o heir_n of_o god_n and_o to_o have_v faith_n impute_v to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n or_o righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o by_o faith_n do_v sound_n one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n reason_n effect_n effect_n 2._o the_o right_a or_o matter_n of_o justification_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n promise_n which_o can_v be_v no_o moral_a righteousness_n but_o a_o thing_n promise_v god_n promise_v a_o right_a of_o alliance_n issue_n and_o inheritance_n to_o abraham_n and_o therefore_o he_o by_o his_o faith_n have_v a_o right_a title_n and_o interest_n in_o this_o promise_n else_o it_o have_v be_v unjust_a and_o of_o no_o effect_n his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.5_o or_o his_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n gal._n 3.6_o when_o phinebas_n stand_v up_o and_o execute_v judgement_n this_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n to_o all_o generation_n for_o evermore_o that_o be_v this_o give_v he_o right_o to_o the_o fee_n simple_a of_o the_o priesthood_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o for_o so_o the_o charter_n run_v 12._o num._n 23.10_o 11_o 12._o wherefore_o i_o give_v unto_o he_o my_o covenant_n of_o peace_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o even_o the_o covenant_n of_o a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n because_o he_o be_v zealous_a for_o his_o god_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o the_o priesthood_n before_o by_o his_o birth_n but_o this_o be_v a_o corroboration_n of_o it_o to_o he_o for_o ever_o sect_n v._o reason_n account_v account_v 3._o all_o right_n consist_v in_o account_v which_o be_v their_o essence_n as_o that_o the_o usefruit_n or_o propriety_n of_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v account_v or_o reckon_v to_o such_o a_o person_n as_o belong_v to_o he_o and_o no_o other_o now_o no_o moral_a righteousness_n