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that_o faith_n of_o our_o father_n abraham_n ver._n 13._o for_o the_o promise_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v have_v great_a thing_n have_v great_a temporal_a and_o spiritual_a mercy_n canaan_n and_o heaven_n the_o world_n to_o come_v typify_v by_o it_o be_v not_o make_v to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n that_o be_v such_o as_o he_o obedient_a believer_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o the_o place_n after_o cite_v through_o the_o law_n obey_v perfect_o and_o live_v without_o pardon_n and_o so_o not_o of_o gospel-grace_n but_o through_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n by_o a_o promise_n of_o forgiveness_n in_o a_o gracious_a evangelical_n way_n upon_o their_o repent_v believe_a obey_v god_n see_v rom._n 10._o 6._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n to_o wit_n a_o law_n of_o grace_n gal._n 3._o v._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o be_v a_o place_n parallel_n to_o this_o where_o the_o covenant_n confirm_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n to_o abraham_n 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justification_n than_o any_o have_v more_o law_n and_o more_o clear_o reveal_v a_o man_n that_o will_v look_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o exact_a obedience_n to_o every_o precept_n and_o will_v look_v for_o no_o pardon_n will_v find_v these_o law_n will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o justify_v he_o and_o confer_v right_o to_o any_o reward_n that_o they_o work_v only_a wrath_n and_o oblige_v he_o the_o more_o to_o condemnation_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n many_o of_o these_o thing_n which_o you_o jew_n sin_v in_o omit_v will_v have_v be_v no_o sin_n have_v not_o god_n thus_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o you_o in_o such_o multitude_n of_o command_n and_o other_o not_o so_o great_a sin_n ver._n 16._o therefore_o happiness_n be_v not_o by_o the_o law_n that_o be_v by_o unsinning_a obedience_n or_o make_v all_o up_o by_o meritorious_a work_n but_o by_o faith_n that_o be_v in_o a_o gospel-way_n by_o some_o promise_n make_v of_o pardon_n to_o sinner_n call_v 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cite_v or_o it_o be_v a_o allusive_a accommodative_n make_v use_n of_o this_o citation_n which_o seem_v frequent_a with_o this_o apostle_n the_o meaning_n however_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v this_o as_o i_o have_v receive_v thou_o into_o favour_n upon_o thy_o believe_v i_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o obey_v and_o follow_v my_o call_n so_o many_o of_o several_a nation_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n shall_v receive_v grace_n and_o favour_n and_o blessedness_n from_o i_o in_o thus_o turn_v from_o sin_n and_o believe_v and_o obey_v i_o as_o thou_o have_v and_o so_o be_v justify_v in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o thou_o be_v and_o so_o thou_o shall_v be_v their_o father_n a_o prime_a example_n or_o pattern_n of_o their_o justification_n ver._n 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o he_o show_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n be_v a_o great_a and_o strong_a faith_n he_o believe_v the_o most_o unlikely_a thing_n upon_o god_n credit_n believe_v against_o hope_n believe_v god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v what_o he_o promise_v 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have_v again_o and_o again_o explain_v it_o he_o be_v gracious_o accept_v and_o acquit_v and_o reward_v upon_o it_o and_o treat_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o innocent_a just_a person_n though_o he_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o strict_a sense_n of_o the_o law_n or_o natural_a equity_n ver._n 23_o 24._o now_o it_o be_v not_o write_v for_o his_o sake_n alone_o that_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o but_o we_o may_v make_v use_n of_o it_o it_o be_v write_v for_o some_o great_a end_n and_o therefore_o show_v that_o though_o the_o gentile_n be_v unworthy_a person_n and_o have_v no_o merit_n by_o such_o privilege_n or_o observance_n as_o the_o pharisaical_a opposer_n of_o their_o reception_n suppose_v themselves_o to_o have_v yet_o if_o they_o do_v as_o abraham_n do_v they_o shall_v fare_v as_o he_o fare_v if_o they_o believe_v this_o great_a difficulty_n of_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o carry_v suitable_a to_o such_o a_o faith_n righteousness_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o 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