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and_o they_o abhor_v themselves_o job_n 42._o 6._o they_o loathe_v themselves_o for_o their_o deed_n ezek._n 20._o 43._o esteem_v themselves_o as_o beast_n psal_n 73._o 22._o the_o soul_n be_v convince_v 2._o so_o as_o to_o have_v no_o hope_n jer._n 2._o in_o any_o thing_n it_o can_v do_v to_o help_v itself_o out_o of_o that_o miserable_a state_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v undo_v in_o nature_n he_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v expect_v salvation_n or_o have_v any_o hope_n of_o it_o for_o a_o man_n can_v expect_v life_n and_o salvation_n from_o christ_n alone_o until_o the_o soul_n be_v take_v off_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o life_n this_o vision_n of_o god_n cause_v the_o soul_n to_o see_v themselves_o and_o say_v there_o remain_v no_o strength_n in_o i_o my_o comeliness_n be_v turn_v in_o i_o into_o corruption_n dan._n 10._o 8._o that_o be_v my_o best_a work_n my_o righteousness_n be_v defile_v and_o be_v sin_n now_o sinful_a self_n and_o 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ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n believe_v act._n 13._o 39_o 48._o so_o that_o by_o believe_v i_o know_v i_o be_o ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n because_o god_n word_n say_v so_o and_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 3._o 20._o 28._o viz._n by_o faith_n we_o apprehend_v ourselves_o to_o be_v free_o and_o full_o justify_v by_o christ_n without_o any_o work_n of_o our_o own_o gal._n 2._o 16._o without_o any_o addition_n of_o inherent_a goodness_n in_o we_o etc._n etc._n four_o by_o our_o work_n in_o our_o outward_a subjection_n to_o christ_n to_o his_o word_n we_o declare_v to_o man_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v judge_v that_o we_o have_v the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 1._o thou_o o_o lord_n know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n but_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a to_o man_n and_o bury_v also_o james_n 2._o 18._o 20._o if_o there_o be_v no_o work_n they_o can_v see_v nothing_o of_o it_o show_v i_o thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n you_o see_v then_o how_o by_o work_v a_o man_n be_v justify_v 21._o 24._o in_o the_o 1._o we_o be_v justify_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o knowledge_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o his_o sight_n rom._n 3._o 20._o in_o the_o 2._o we_o be_v actual_o and_o virtual_o justify_v in_o justice_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o pay_v the_o debt_n now_o the_o full_a price_n the_o full_a debt_n be_v pay_v be_v it_o justice_n in_o law_n by_o god_n or_o man_n to_o require_v it_o again_o sure_o no._n in_o the_o 3._o we_o be_v justify_v in_o our_o conscience_n by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n manifestation_n and_o application_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n unto_o we_o in_o the_o 4._o and_o last_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o man_n or_o unto_o man_n object_n if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o man_n be_v love_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n before_o they_o repent_v and_o believe_v than_o man_n may_v live_v as_o they_o list_v etc._n etc._n answ_n we_o be_v to_o own_o and_o confess_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o what_o man_n of_o corrupt_a mind_n and_o base_a spirit_n will_v say_v and_o will_v do_v the_o apostle_n say_v if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a 1_o joh._n 2._o 1._o but_o what_o if_o one_o say_v it_o seem_v the_o apostle_n incourage_v man_n to_o sin_n to_o tell_v they_o there_o be_v a_o advocate_n who_o be_v always_o hear_v and_o the_o apostle_n say_v where_o sin_n have_v abound_v grace_n do_v abound_v much_o more_o rom._n 5._o 20._o by_o the_o apostle_n answer_v it_o appear_v some_o do_v say_v they_o may_v continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o shall_v we_o continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v god_n forbid_v how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 6._o 1_o 2._o but_o this_o be_v a_o old_a cavil_n and_o slander_v cast_v upon_o those_o that_o teach_v the_o truth_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v then_o in_o his_o day_n we_o be_v slanderous_o report_v and_o as_o some_o affirm_v that_o we_o say_v let_v we_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v who_o damnation_n be_v just_a rom._n 3._o 8._o their_o exception_n be_v against_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o leave_v they_o to_o god_n to_o answer_v and_o satisfy_v they_o and_o though_o all_o the_o elect_n be_v free_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n rom._n 3._o 31._o