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viz._n sacrament_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o neglect_n of_o sacrament_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n and_o unbelief_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o first_o this_o may_v help_v you_o to_o answer_v that_o question_n whether_o the_o law_n without_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o sufficient_a rule_n of_o life_n answ._n as_o the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v a_o sufficient_a rule_n of_o prayer_n it_o be_v sufficient_a in_o its_o own_o kind_n or_o to_o its_o own_o purpose_n it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a general_a rule_n for_o duty_n but_o it_o do_v not_o enumerate_v all_o the_o particular_a institute_v species_n yet_o here_o the_o gospel_n reveal_v these_o institution_n be_v not_o only_o the_o new_a covenant_n itself_o but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v a_o adjunct_n of_o that_o covenant_n also_o 2._o that_o every_o sin_n against_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o decalogue_n be_v also_o sin_n against_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o condemn_v by_o it_o 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not_o serve_v to_o denominate_v the_o person_n righteous_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o that_o these_o join_v with_o christ_n righteousness_n do_v not_o make_v up_o one_o righteousness_n for_o we_o be_v plainthus_fw-la the_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v in_o christ_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o sort_n witht_z his_o pretend_a partial_a righteousness_n for_o this_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o righteousness_n in_o part_n of_o the_o first_o kind_n mention_v former_o viz._n obedientiall_a consist_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o precept_n now_o christ_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o be_v only_o that_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n viz._n by_o satisfaction_n for_o nonconformity_n or_o for_o our_o disobedience_n can_v therefore_o possible_o be_v join_v with_o our_o imperfect_a obedience_n to_o make_v up_o one_o righteousness_n for_o we_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o some_o action_n of_o we_o may_v in_o some_o respect_n be_v good_a though_o that_o respect_n can_v denominate_v 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and_o justify_v before_o they_o believe_v which_o what_o scripture_n do_v speak_v 4._o and_o that_o believe_a be_v needless_a not_o only_o as_o to_o our_o justification_n but_o to_o any_o other_o use_n for_o what_o need_n one_o thing_n be_v so_o twice_o do_v if_o christ_n have_v fulfil_v the_o new_a covenant_n for_o we_o as_o well_o as_o the_o old_a what_o need_v we_o do_v it_o again_o shall_v we_o come_v after_o he_o to_o do_v the_o work_n he_o have_v perfect_v except_o we_o will_v think_v with_o the_o socinian_o and_o as_o sir_n kenolm_n digby_n that_o christ_n be_v but_o our_o pattern_n to_o follow_v and_o but_o set_v we_o a_o copy_n in_o obey_v according_a to_o right_a reason_n 5._o that_o the_o save_v and_o the_o damn_a be_v alike_o in_o themselves_o but_o the_o difference_n be_v only_o in_o election_n and_o christ_n intention_n for_o the_o save_v have_v break_v the_o old_a covenant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o damn_a and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o they_o but_o christ_n that_o fulfil_v 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