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obedience_n it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v say_v that_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n to_o he_o which_o imply_v his_o be_v destitute_a of_o it_o and_o he_o prove_v the_o consequence_n thus_o for_o to_o he_o that_o work_v that_o be_v that_o merit_v or_o be_v righteous_a by_o his_o own_o work_n the_o reward_n be_v account_v of_o debt_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n and_o so_o it_o lean_v upon_o this_o as_o be_v a_o thing_n apparent_a in_o itself_o that_o so_o the_o word_n account_v can_v signify_v but_o signify_v account_v it_o of_o grace_n and_o favour_n imputedrighteousness_n to_o one_o not_o righteous_a like_v not_o impute_v sin_n to_o one_o which_o imply_v the_o man_n a_o sinner_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n show_v that_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o upon_o his_o believe_v god_n do_v not_o impute_v sin_n to_o he_o and_o say_v that_o if_o the_o idolatrous_a unrighteous_a gentile_n believe_v as_o he_o do_v righteousness_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o or_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o suppose_v we_o have_v read_v express_o these_o word_n shimei_n repent_v or_o confess_v his_o fault_n and_o david_n impute_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n will_v it_o not_o have_v be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v david_n do_v upon_o the_o repentance_n or_o confession_n of_o shimei_n not_o impute_v sin_n to_o he_o and_o will_v it_o not_o be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o say_v david_n pardon_v shimei_n upon_o his_o repentance_n or_o confession_n and_o will_v not_o all_o these_o word_n impute_a righteousness_n impute_v not_o sin_n and_o pardon_v equal_o imply_v shimei_n be_v a_o sinner_n or_o one_o unrighteous_a and_o consequent_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o savour_n in_o david_n so_o to_o do_v the_o author_n have_v as_o you_o have_v see_v give_v we_o his_o reason_n why_o he_o can_v be_v of_o their_o mind_n that_o say_v the_o word_n imply_v reckon_v of_o grace_n he_o in_o the_o next_o word_n tell_v we_o how_o the_o apostle_n gather_v out_o of_o that_o scripture_n abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v or_o impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n that_o the_o reward_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o abraham_n of_o debt_n as_o a_o reward_n be_v give_v to_o labourer_n but_o of_o grace_n thus_o i_o judge_v therefore_o that_o the_o collection_n 265._o pag._n 265._o of_o the_o apostle_n whereby_o he_o infer_v out_o of_o that_o citation_n that_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n be_v mere_o gratuitous_a do_v not_o lean_a upon_o the_o naked_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v impute_v but_o partly_o upon_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n and_o partly_o on_o the_o former_a state_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n abraham_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v first_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n 266._o pag._n 266._o the_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v 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divine_a command_n in_o call_v he_o to_o a_o long_a perilous_a journey_n but_o god_n have_v add_v wing_n to_o his_o journey_n promise_v such_o huge_a good_a thing_n which_o may_v even_o fill_v a_o decriped_a old_a man_n with_o youthful_a strength_n and_o may_v animate_v he_o to_o bear_v any_o trouble_n cheerful_o whatsoever_o therefore_o abraham_n do_v worthy_a of_o praise_n he_o ought_v to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o gracious_a revelation_n and_o the_o liberal_a promise_n make_v to_o he_o by_o god_n of_o his_o mere_a mercy_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o abraham_n to_o glory_n no_o merit_n the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o have_v respect_n to_o this_o ver_fw-la 5._o where_o when_o that_o which_o be_v deny_v of_o one_o work_v viz._n the_o reward_n to_o be_v give_v he_o of_o grace_n apostle_n grace_n this_o be_v his_o mistake_n and_o not_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o have_v be_v repeat_v in_o the_o follow_a opposition_n and_o to_o have_v be_v affirm_v of_o one_o believe_v thus_o but_o to_o a_o man_n believe_v the_o reward_n be_v reckon_v of_o grace_n but_o the_o apostle_n do_v quite_o otherwise_o say_v he_o to_o one_o believe_v his_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v upon_o that_o very_a account_n that_o his_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n his_o justification_n be_v mere_o gracious_a since_o faith_n in_o itself_o sound_v forth_o grace_n and_o exclude_v merit_n here_o now_o i_o must_v but_o as_o on_o the_o 267._o pag._n 267._o high_a a_o little_a dwell_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n ver_fw-la 4._o to_o he_o that_o work_v the_o reward_n be_v not_o reckon_v of_o grace_n but_o of_o debt_n which_o place_n that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o better_o understand_v two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v inquire_v 1._o what_o the_o word_n work_v signify_v 2._o what_o the_o word_n debt_n signify_v for_o the_o first_o he_o that_o work_v denote_v he_o that_o work_v of_o himself_o and_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n be_v 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