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his_o doctrine_n and_o word_n against_o all_o that_o i_o have_v assert_v concern_v jehovah_n his_o be_v our_o righteousness_n and_o our_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o righteousness_n be_v not_o abraham_n our_o father_n justify_v by_o work_n when_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n james_n 2.21_o be_v not_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n justify_v by_o work_n when_o she_o receive_v the_o messenger_n and_o send_v they_o out_o another_o way_n james_z 2.25_o again_o in_o the_o 24_o v._n it_o be_v say_v you_o see_v then_o how_o that_o by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v and_o not_o by_o faith_n only_o do_v not_o james_n seem_v to_o contradict_v paul_n rom._n 4.9_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.2_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n that_o be_v abraham_n have_v not_o righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o or_o work_v do_v by_o himself_o to_o glory_v in_o before_o god_n therefore_o he_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o work_n to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4.5_o 6._o to_o this_o objection_n i_o shall_v answer_v many_o thing_n 1._o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o person_n that_o paul_n and_o james_n have_v to_o do_v with_o paul_n discourse_n be_v bend_v against_o proud_a justiciaries_n that_o think_v to_o build_v up_o a_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o by_o which_o they_o design_v both_o to_o adorn_v themselves_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n holiness_n and_o to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o therefore_o paul_n teach_v that_o no_o righteousness_n of_o man_n can_v weigh_v in_o god_n balance_n or_o be_v pleadable_a at_o the_o bar_n of_o justice_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 as_o filthy_a rag_n by_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o justification_n 2._o no_o other_o but_o jehovah_n can_v bear_v the_o weight_n of_o million_o of_o sin_n and_o endure_v sufficient_a punishment_n for_o they_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v a_o nation_n of_o heavy_a iniquity_n isa_n 1.4_o lade_v with_o transgression_n the_o earth_n on_o which_o they_o do_v dwell_v be_v say_v to_o reel_v and_o stagger_v like_o a_o drunken_a man_n and_o the_o transgression_n of_o it_o that_o be_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v heavy_a on_o it_o isa_n 24.20_o and_o if_o there_o be_v heaviness_n of_o iniquity_n in_o one_o people_n what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n no_o other_o neck_n can_v bear_v such_o a_o weighty_a yoke_n of_o punishment_n for_o transgression_n but_o
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