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be_v enable_v to_o do_v those_o work_n which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o moral_a command_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o gospel-promise_n shall_v be_v as_o ineffectual_a for_o sanctification_n as_o the_o law_n if_o all_o that_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o under_o that_o covenant_n be_v sin_n or_o sinful_a and_o therefore_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o a_o man_n under_o grace_n have_v a_o purity_n of_o sanctification_n in_o he_o god_n bring_v we_o from_o moses_n who_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n in_o give_v we_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o grace_n that_o he_o may_v make_v we_o holy_a in_o a_o gracious_a life_n and_o conversation_n the_o apostle_n set_v this_o forth_o unto_o we_o rom._n 7.6_o but_o now_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o law_n that_o be_v dead_a wherein_o we_o be_v hold_v that_o we_o shall_v serve_v in_o newness_n of_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o oldness_n of_o the_o letter_n we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o law_n of_o work_n under_o which_o we_o serve_v as_o slave_n till_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v as_o son_n in_o obedience_n to_o all_o moral_a command_n under_o the_o sweet_a gracious_a &_o glorious_a government_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v as_o well_o a_o lawgiver_n isa_n 33.22_o to_o write_v his_o law_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n in_o our_o heart_n hebr._n 8._o as_o a_o saviour_n to_o save_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o objection_n against_o this_o argument_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o only_o call_v good_a and_o holy_a as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o promise_n or_o command_v but_o they_o be_v good_a and_o holy_a and_o call_v fruit_n of_o righteousness_n as_o they_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o and_o by_o we_o with_o the_o omnipotent_a help_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n we_o be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o righteousness_n isa_n 61.3_o and_o fear_v and_o love_n be_v fruit_n of_o righteousness_n as_o wrought_v in_o we_o jer._n 31._o hebr._n 8._o the_o 14_o argument_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n if_o god_n shall_v not_o perform_v this_o for_o the_o saint_n god_n shall_v be_v perjure_v which_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o speak_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n bind_v he_o god_n in_o his_o word_n which_o be_v the_o character_n of_o his_o mind_n have_v discover_v his_o hatred_n of_o perjury_n and_o false_a swear_n we_o can_v think_v that_o god_n who_o hate_v perjury_n in_o other_o shall_v forswear_v himself_o but_o we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o promise_n but_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n for_o this_o so_o that_o unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o god_n forswears_a himself_o we_o must_v subscribe_v to_o this_o truth_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n give_v his_o saint_n his_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o spirit_n holiness_n and_o righteousness_n i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o place_n for_o this_o lu._n 1.73_o 74._o the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n what_o have_v he_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v grant_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n here_o be_v our_o justification_n we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o sin_n death_n and_o the_o devil_n but_o be_v this_o all_o no_o he_o have_v deliver_v we_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n that_o be_v without_o slavish_a fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n some_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v live_v holy_o and_o righteous_o to_o men-ward_n as_o they_o speak_v but_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o sanctification_n be_v not_o to_o god-ward_o this_o place_n overthrow_v this_o distinction_n he_o say_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v walk_v holy_o and_o righteous_o before_o man_n only_o as_o hypocrite_n may_v but_o he_o say_v that_o we_o shall_v serve_v in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o we_o shall_v not_o do_v such_o work_n which_o luther_n and_o other_o have_v call_v vice_n vitia_fw-la affirm_v that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o regenerate_v man_n be_v vice_n nor_o such_o work_n which_o be_v sinful_a vitiata_fw-la as_o some_o other_o speak_v but_o such_o work_n which_o god_n who_o can_v lie_v call_v righteous_a work_n nay_o righteousness_n in_o the_o abstract_n we_o shall_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n not_o only_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n for_o ofttimes_o they_o look_v on_o good_a work_n as_o though_o they_o be_v bad_a but_o good_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n they_o come_v from_o a_o sweet_a fountain_n therefore_o the_o water_n can_v be_v bitter_a or_o brackish_a from_o the_o fountain_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n in_o his_o saint_n if_o the_o work_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v nothing_o but_o sin_n or_o sinful_a how_o can_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v that_o they_o shall_v serve_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n object_n before_o he_o in_o this_o place_n as_o in_o other_o place_n do_v mean_a under_o his_o protection_n gen._n 17.1_o answ_n though_o it_o may_v be_v grant_v that_o sometime_o before_o he_o may_v signify_v under_o his_o protection_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o place_n but_o he_o do_v rather_o inform_v we_o how_o saint_n do_v approve_v themselves_o before_o god_n by_o sanctification_n as_o paul_n labour_v in_o godly_a sincerity_n to_o have_v his_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n according_a to_o that_o speech_n of_o hezekiah_n isa_n 38.3_o remember_v o_o lord_n how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n but_o suppose_v we_o shall_v grant_v you_o this_o it_o do_v still_o stand_v true_a that_o our_o service_n be_v in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o can_v any_o man_n be_v so_o blind_a to_o think_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v serve_v in_o righteousness_n under_o god_n protection_n &_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v wrought_v under_o his_o protection_n and_o if_o it_o be_v righteousness_n which_o he_o see_v than_o it_o be_v righteousness_n before_o he_o or_o in_o his_o sight_n arg._n 15._o to_o deny_v the_o purity_n of_o the_o man_n bear_v of_o god_n be_v to_o deny_v one_o end_n for_o which_o christ_n die_v for_o christ_n die_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o a_o pure_a &_o divine_a nature_n in_o which_o pure_a nature_n we_o be_v to_o live_v move_v and_o act_v holy_o the_o place_n by_o which_o i_o shall_v confirm_v this_o be_v in_o heb._n 9.14_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n to_o god_n shall_v purge_v our_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n we_o be_v therefore_o wash_v from_o sin_n in_o our_o justification_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n by_o sanctification_n and_o what_o spiritual_a man_n will_v call_v that_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o be_v sin_n or_o sinful_a for_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v sin_n or_o sinful_a be_v to_o do_v the_o devil_n service_n or_o else_o i_o be_o to_o learn_v that_o which_o we_o need_v not_o be_v teach_v to_o wit_n what_o it_o be_v to_o do_v the_o devil_n service_n arg._n 16._o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n do_v teach_v spiritual_a man_n to_o act_v pure_o in_o their_o new_a nature_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o their_o father_n rom._n 6.4_o as_o christ_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n so_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n to_o walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n be_v it_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o oldness_n of_o that_o which_o be_v sin_n or_o sinful_a let_v any_o spiritual_a man_n judge_v arg._n 17._o we_o may_v draw_v another_o argument_n from_o the_o kingly_a office_n of_o christ_n he_o as_o a_o king_n have_v a_o command_n over_o his_o subject_n but_o he_o have_v not_o the_o command_n over_o we_o when_o we_o do_v that_o which_o be_v sin_n or_o sinful_a and_o therefore_o we_o do_v something_o good_a as_o his_o subject_n in_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n bona_fw-la bene_fw-la good_a thing_n must_v be_v do_v well_o and_o therefore_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o enable_v we_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v righteous_a but_o he_o do_v enable_v we_o to_o do_v it_o righteous_o why_o be_v christ_n king_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v