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say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n prov._n 20.9.3_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal_n 19.12.4_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n who_o shall_v stand_v psal_n 130.3_o 4._o though_o saint_n as_o job_n in_o their_o plead_n with_o man_n hold_v fast_o their_o integrity_n job_n 27.6_o yet_o they_o have_v let_v go_v all_o confidence_n in_o their_o own_o work_n in_o their_o approach_n to_o god_n we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o filthy_a rag_n isa_n 64.6_o 10._o abraham_n be_v long_o before_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n a_o beleiver_n and_o a_o justify_v person_n gen._n 15.6_o abraham_n believe_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o count_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o we_o have_v no_o mention_n or_o record_v make_v of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o justification_n till_o now_o though_o he_o be_v call_v effectual_o near_o twenty_o year_n before_o 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on_o god_n through_o the_o promise_a seed_n from_o first_o to_o last_o for_o justification_n here_o the_o apostle_n may_v take_v ground_n for_o his_o assertion_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n do_v abraham_n begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n as_o to_o his_o justification_n and_o will_v he_o after_o this_o resort_n and_o repair_v to_o the_o flesh_n to_o be_v perfect_v do_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o messiah_n begin_v his_o justification_n and_o be_v his_o own_o righteousness_n to_o complete_a it_o what_o will_v this_o be_v but_o to_o go_v from_o a_o son_n of_o righteousness_n mal._n 4.2_o to_o a_o candle_n of_o righteousness_n from_o a_o complete_a ship_n to_o a_o break_a plank_n from_o a_o beautiful_a and_o glorious_a garment_n to_o a_o filthy_a rag_n gal._n 3.27_o isa_n 64.6_o from_o a_o sweet_a smell_a sacrifice_n to_o stink_v and_o loathsome_a dung_n ephes_n 5.2_o phil._n 3.8_o 9_o 11._o to_o assert_v a_o second_o justification_n 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love_n to_o his_o people_n be_v strong_a than_o death_n he_o leap_v over_o mountain_n of_o difficulty_n and_o break_v through_o host_n of_o enemy_n and_o suffering_n to_o redeem_v they_o he_o do_v forget_v himself_o for_o a_o time_n that_o he_o may_v remember_v we_o to_o eternity_n he_o vail_v his_o glory_n and_o majesty_n to_o manifest_v his_o love_n to_o we_o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n isa_n 64.6_o but_o jesus_n christ_n be_v that_o holy_a thing_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n luk._n 1.35_o he_o come_v into_o this_o world_n without_o a_o foreskin_n on_o his_o heart_n and_o therefore_o be_v that_o holy_a seed_n that_o be_v figure_v and_o typify_v by_o circumcision_n phil._n 3.3_o and_o we_o may_v glory_n in_o he_o on_o this_o account_n the_o fountain_n be_v pure_a from_o his_o conception_n and_o birth_n and_o the_o stream_n that_o do_v flow_v from_o it_o be_v ever_o after_o clear_a and_o clean_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o christ_n shall_v be_v holiness_n to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v be_v make_v righteousness_n to_o we_o 2._o christ_n suffering_n may_v well_o be_v account_v a_o part_n of_o his_o righteousness_n for_o 1._o they_o be_v the_o fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n give_v to_o he_o as_o mediator_n that_o he_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offer_n for_o sin_n and_o pour_v it_o out_o to_o the_o death_n isa_n 53.10_o 12._o joh._n 10.18_o as_o the_o moral_a law_n belong_v to_o christ_n as_o a_o man_n he_o can_v not_o possess_v our_o humane_a nature_n in_o purity_n or_o order_v his_o conversation_n with_o beauty_n without_o submission_n to_o it_o so_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o a_o jew_n and_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o die_v as_o
kingdom_n christ_n testament_n do_v make_v both_o child_n and_o heir_n 1._o saint_n have_v their_o new_a nature_n from_o god_n gracious_a covenant_n so_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o covenant_n that_o promise_v a_o new_a heart_n and_o spirit_n ezek._n 36.26_o and_o on_o this_o account_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n rom._n 9.8_o and_o they_o have_v the_o eternal_a inheritance_n from_o the_o same_o gracious_a covenant_n and_o so_o be_v style_v the_o heir_n of_o promise_n heb._n 6_o 17.11_o we_o can_v obtain_v a_o blessing_n by_o our_o own_o righteousness_n and_o work_n but_o by_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n levit._n 9.22_o 23._o this_o text_n of_o scripture_n be_v observable_a when_o aaron_n have_v offer_v sacrifice_n than_o he_o be_v to_o bless_v the_o people_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o form_n of_o blessing_n be_v express_v numb_a 6.24_o 25_o 26._o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v the_o lord_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o when_o christ_n be_v sacrifice_v god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o he_o and_o do_v forsake_v he_o psal_n 22.1_o christ_n suffering_n purchase_v and_o procure_v this_o blessing_n for_o we_o that_o god_n face_n may_v shine_v on_o we_o and_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n may_v be_v lift_v up_o upon_o we_o jesus_n christ_n bear_v the_o curse_n galat._n 3.13_o he_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n that_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n may_v come_v on_o we_o gentile_n galat._n 3.14_o god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n that_o in_o his_o seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v gen._n 22.18_o christ_n be_v the_o seed_n mean_v and_o intend_v galat._n 3.8_o there_o can_v be_v no_o blessing_n without_o redemption_n from_o the_o curse_n and_o we_o can_v not_o be_v redeem_a from_o the_o curse_n if_o jesus_n christ_n do_v not_o endure_v it_o there_o be_v blemish_n and_o defect_n in_o our_o best_a work_n and_o they_o 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