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into_o our_o justification_n a_o uncooth_n phrase_n before_o 46._o god_n and_o our_o salvation_n to_o prove_v which_o he_o bring_v forth_o three_o passage_n of_o our_o friend_n all_o that_o be_v call_v presbyterian_o and_o independent_o with_o their_o feed_v upon_o a_o report_n of_o a_o thing_n do_v many_o hundred_o year_n ago_o e._n burroughs_n trump_n p._n 17._o which_o j._n faldo_n wicked_o construe_v thus_o this_o he_o say_v by_o way_n of_o reproach_n against_o all_o that_o act_n faith_n on_o and_o receive_v comfort_n from_o the_o bless_a effect_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o suffering_n by_o he_o wrought_v and_o suffer_v when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n whereas_o in_o honesty_n and_o truth_n which_o j._n faldo_n show_v himself_o whole_o unacquainted_a with_o he_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o their_o excessive_a admiration_n of_o and_o the_o regard_n to_o what_o christ_n do_v without_o whilst_o they_o neglect_v undervalue_v and_o decry_v for_o blasphemy_n and_o euthusiasm_n 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or_o any_o way_n meddle_v with_o the_o outward_a blood_n concern_v the_o gild_n of_o sin_n past_a how_o far_o it_o have_v a_o influence_n into_o justification_n take_v justification_n in_o that_o sense_n but_o do_v he_o not_o treat_v of_o the_o outward_a blood_n with_o respect_n to_o purgation_n and_o sanctification_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o present_a act_n and_o habit_n of_o sin_n that_o lodge_v therein_o be_v he_o so_o sottish_a as_o to_o make_v no_o distinction_n betwixt_o be_v pardon_v sin_n past_a and_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o and_o be_v renew_v and_o regenerate_v in_o mind_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o conversion_n or_o else_o be_v he_o so_o impious_o unjust_a that_o because_o we_o do_v deny_v that_o outward_a blood_n can_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o conscience_n to_o perform_v that_o inward_a work_n which_o they_o themselves_o dare_v not_o nay_o do_v not_o hold_v therefore_o i._o pennington_n deny_v any_o efficacy_n to_o be_v in_o that_o outward_a 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they_o rom._n 4._o 11._o his_o observation_n and_o inference_n run_v thus_o that_o imputation_n be_v a_o reckon_a that_o to_o any_o which_o they_o have_v not_o from_o themselves_o nor_o actual_o from_o another_o otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o be_v grace_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o not_o his_o own_o this_o be_v so_o base_a a_o pervertion_n and_o misusing_a of_o the_o word_n that_o imputation_n both_o in_o scripture_n and_o common_a discourse_n be_v always_o take_v and_o use_v in_o the_o contrary_a sense_n let_v he_o produce_v i_o one_o scripture_n that_o countenance_v his_o notion_n this_o impute_a righteousness_n be_v best_a understand_v by_o the_o context_n even_o as_o david_n also_o describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n say_v bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquitys_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v blessed_n be_v the_o man_n unto_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o impute_v sin_n come_n this_o blessedness_n then_o upon_o the_o circumcision_n only_o or_o uncircumcision_n also_o for_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n how_o be_v it_o then_o reckon_v when_o he_o be_v in_o circumcision_n or_o uncircumcision_n and_o he_o receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v yet_o be_v uncircumcised_a that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v though_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_a that_o righteousness_n may_v be_v impute_v unto_o they_o also_o vers_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o in_o which_o we_o may_v perceive_v first_o that_o the_o righteousness_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n infer_v from_o david_n word_n of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o that_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v not_o sin_n as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v who_o god_n forgive_v he_o impute_v not_o sin_n to_o and_o to_o who_o he_o impute_v not_o sin_n such_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o righteous_a that_o be_v to_o be_v as_o clear_v of_o the_o gild_n of_o former_a sin_n by_o remission_n as_o if_o it_o have_v never_o be_v commit_v second_o that_o not_o work_n of_o our_o own_o no_o though_o assist_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o perform_v they_o strict_o consider_v can_v justify_v in_o this_o sense_n but_o faith_n only_o in_o the_o goodness_n mercy_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o pardon_n remit_v and_o show_v favour_n unto_o all_o such_o who_o distrust_v their_o own_o weakness_n and_o repent_v of_o their_o former_a miscarriage_n humble_o yet_o firm_o put_v their_o confidence_n in_o he_o this_o be_v abraham_n case_n with_o respect_n to_o himself_o and_o posterity_n god_n no_o more_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o stranger_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o he_o but_o one_o who_o by_o faith_n be_v bring_v nigh_o and_o become_v thus_o justify_v not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n that_o he_o wrought_v but_o by_o faith_n in_o god_n which_o be_v 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