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not_o please_v god_n nothing_o but_o a_o impute_a righteousness_n can_v though_o i_o shall_v rather_o have_v conclude_v that_o nothing_o can_v but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o work_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n signify_v only_o a_o external_a righteousness_n which_o can_v please_v god_n and_o that_o internal_a holiness_n which_o they_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o very_a righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o the_o gospel_n command_v and_o which_o god_n approve_v and_o reward_n and_o this_o impute_a righteousness_n be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v that_o i_o know_v of_o but_o in_o their_o own_o fancy_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o work_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n signify_v only_o a_o external_a righteousness_n answer_n answer_n thus_o the_o author_n and_o yet_o before_o the_o author_n quote_v that_o text_n rom._n 8._o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v he_o fulfil_v in_o we_o interpret_v it_o of_o internal_a holiness_n in_o we_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o our_o internal_a holiness_n but_o neither_o do_v it_o signify_v external_a righteousness_n only_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n phil._n 3.6_o do_v by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n intend_v only_o a_o external_a righteousness_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n ver_fw-la 9_o reach_n to_o a_o internal_a one_o for_o as_o i_o before_o note_v the_o apostle_n speech_n there_o be_v progressive_a and_o express_v more_o than_o it_o do_v before_o the_o work_n of_o convert_a abraham_n be_v exclude_v from_o justification_n rom._n 4.2_o and_o yet_o sure_o they_o be_v more_o than_o external_a shadow_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v gal._n 2.16_o not_o only_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi with_o his_o external_a righteousness_n but_o no_o flesh_n not_o the_o holy_a man_n on_o earth_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n 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some_o hint_n of_o inward_a purity_n in_o the_o book_n of_o pagan_a philosopher_n and_o it_o be_v inimaginable_a that_o they_o shall_v look_v for_o less_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n though_o the_o pharisee_n who_o have_v only_o a_o external_a righteousness_n themselves_o construe_v that_o law_n according_a to_o their_o model_n yet_o why_o the_o believe_a roman_n galatian_n philippian_n who_o have_v internal_a grace_n in_o themselves_o shall_v do_v so_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o i_o credible_a that_o the_o roman_n who_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o they_o have_v the_o pure_a spirituality_n of_o the_o law_n set_v before_o they_o shall_v ever_o construe_v the_o righteousness_n or_o work_n of_o the_o law_n mention_v in_o that_o epistle_n to_o be_v only_o external_a as_o for_o internal_a holiness_n god_n indeed_o approve_v of_o it_o but_o not_o as_o that_o which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o righteousness_n in_o justification_n let_v we_o now_o consider_v in_o what_o sense_n the_o apostle_n oppose_v his_o own_o righteousness_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n sherlock_n mr._n sherlock_n and_o there_o be_v no_o great_a difficulty_n in_o this_o for_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n he_o mean_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o what_o that_o be_v you_o have_v already_o hear_v thus_o in_o rom._n 10.3_o for_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n where_o their_o own_o righteousness_n which_o the_o jew_n so_o obstinate_o adhere_v to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o and_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n for_o this_o be_v the_o great_a controversy_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o apostle_n which_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o this_o epistle_n whether_o man_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n or_o by_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n by_o a_o legal_a or_o evangelical_n righteousness_n as_o appear_v from_o rom._n 9.3_o israel_n who_o follow_v after_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o israelite_n who_o pursue_v so_o earnest_o after_o righteousness_n be_v exclude_v from_o righteousness_n or_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v under_o a_o curse_n because_o they_o do_v not_o look_v for_o righteousness_n and_o justification_n in_o the_o way_n which_o god_n prescribe_v which_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n or_o by_o christianity_n but_o by_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n now_o the_o most_o obvious_a reason_n why_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n 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that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n ver._n 2._o which_o sure_o be_v internal_a zeal_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o love_n and_o anger_n they_o have_v at_o least_o in_o pretence_n a_o love_n to_o god_n and_o his_o glory_n and_o a_o anger_n at_o the_o christian_a faith_n as_o suppose_v it_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o his_o law_n all_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o pharisees_n nor_o do_v they_o stick_v mere_o in_o the_o letter_n or_o husk_n of_o external_a righteousness_n the_o scribe_n can_v say_v that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n be_v more_o than_o all_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n mark_v 12.33_o and_o some_o jewish_a rabbin_n say_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n answer_v to_o the_o holy_a place_n there_o a_o place_n must_v be_v make_v for_o the_o shecinah_n the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_o it_o must_v be_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n no_o question_n the_o jew_n at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o