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evident_a from_o the_o opposition_n between_o grace_n and_o debt_n in_o v._o 4._o for_o when_o a_o person_n be_v deal_v with_o on_o the_o account_n of_o work_n i._n e._n any_o thing_n in_o he_o or_o do_v by_o he_o it_o be_v debt_n his_o due_n i_o mean_v the_o reward_n but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v deal_v with_o of_o grace_n the_o reward_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o favour_n and_o goodwill_n of_o the_o donor_n or_o judge_n the_o goodness_n of_o the_o judge_n on_o the_o bench_n and_o the_o arraign_v person_n at_o the_o bar_n be_v very_o opposite_a therefore_o to_o be_v treat_v according_a to_o this_o opposite_a goodness_n must_v be_v a_o opposite_a treatment_n this_o opposition_n or_o repugnancy_n in_o v._o 5._o he_o illustrate_v and_o confirm_v thus_o maj._n where_o the_o subject_n cause_n effect_n or_o manner_n of_o efficiency_n be_v opposite_a there_o the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v opposite_a min._n but_o in_o justification_n by_o work_n and_o faith_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o due_a the_o subject_n cause_n etc._n etc._n be_v opposite_a erg._n the_o nature_n of_o the_o justification_n be_v opposite_a the_o grand_a proposition_n be_v a_o maxim_n in_o logic_n or_o natural_a light_n take_v for_o grant_v the_o assumption_n be_v illustrate_v and_o confirm_v in_o these_o four_o verse_n 1._o the_o subject_n to_o wit_n a_o godly_a and_o a_o ungodly_a man_n a_o righteous_a and_o a_o unrighteous_a a_o worker_n and_o a_o non-worker_n 2._o the_o cause_n the_o grace_n favour_n and_o goodwill_n of_o the_o governor_n and_o the_o merit_n labour_n obedience_n and_o righteousness_n of_o the_o subject_a 3._o the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o this_o freegrace_n or_o way_n of_o its_o efficiency_n which_o differ_v from_o the_o method_n of_o justice_n measure_v its_o distribution_n by_o law_n for_o the_o former_a impute_v a_o righteousness_n or_o as_o in_o ch._n 5._o give_v a_o righteousness_n viz._n in_o a_o way_n of_o account_n and_o reckon_n that_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o its_o 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