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that_o if_o we_o or_o christ_n obey_v we_o shall_v live_v and_o if_o christ_n suffer_v we_o shall_v not_o die_v though_o we_o sin_v nor_o that_o believer_n be_v justify_v or_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n but_o by_o the_o gospel_n although_o the_o righteousness_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o they_o be_v justify_v be_v as_o perfect_a as_o that_o law_n of_o work_n require_v and_o far_o more_o valuable_a chap._n iii_o the_o state_n of_o truth_n and_o error_n publish_v in_o the_o congregational_a minister_n declaration_n against_o antinomian_a error_n about_o december_n 1698._o error_n 1._o that_o the_o eternal_a decree_n give_v such_o a_o existence_n to_o the_o justification_n of_o the_o elect_n as_o make_v their_o estate_n whilst_o in_o unbelief_n to_o be_v the_o same_o as_o when_o they_o do_v believe_v in_o all_o respect_n save_v only_o as_o to_o the_o manifestation_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o justification_n by_o faith_n but_o what_o be_v in_o their_o conscience_n error_n 2._o that_o the_o elect_v consider_v as_o in_o their_o natural_a estate_n or_o as_o in_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v not_o under_o the_o denunciation_n of_o wrath_n by_o the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o other_o unbeliever_n and_o impenitent_a sinner_n truth_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o state_n of_o the_o elect_n whilst_o in_o unbelief_n and_o when_o believer_n beside_o what_o be_v manifestative_a to_o their_o conscience_n p._n 13._o truth_n 2._o that_o before_o they_o believe_v they_o be_v not_o personal_o and_o actual_o justify_v in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n p._n 13._o and_o none_o may_v expect_v to_o be_v pardon_v in_o a_o state_n of_o unbelief_n and_o impenitence_n p._n 47._o error_n 3._o that_o pardon_a sin_n be_v no_o sin_n and_o therefore_o god_n can_v see_v sin_n in_o his_o people_n to_o be_v displease_v