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with_o injustice_n repentance_n be_v so_o far_o form_n lessen_v of_o or_o detract_n from_o grace_n that_o it_o commend_v heighten_v and_o exalt_v it_o that_o god_n shall_v justify_v a_o sinner_n that_o arraigns_n himself_n and_o judge_n himself_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o innumerable_a transgression_n and_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a death_n that_o god_n shall_v cover_v those_o sin_n in_o mercy_n that_o be_v lay_v open_a and_o represent_v as_o exceed_v heinous_a and_o sinful_a by_o the_o transgressor_n himself_o the_o poor_a publican_n can_v not_o plead_v but_o only_a petition_n he_o can_v mention_v no_o righteousness_n of_o his_o within_n or_o good_a work_n without_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o look_v or_o fly_v to_o but_o mercy_n only_o god_n be_v mercyful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n it_o be_v observable_a he_o do_v not_o say_v my_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n but_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n adam_n accuse_v eve_n eve_n accuse_v the_o serpent_n and_o so_o 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be_v justify_v by_o work_n to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4.5_o 6._o to_o this_o objection_n i_o shall_v answer_v many_o thing_n 1._o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o person_n that_o paul_n and_o james_n have_v to_o do_v with_o paul_n discourse_n be_v bend_v against_o proud_a justiciaries_n that_o think_v to_o build_v up_o a_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o by_o which_o they_o design_v both_o to_o adorn_v themselves_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n holiness_n and_o to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o therefore_o paul_n teach_v that_o no_o righteousness_n of_o man_n can_v weigh_v in_o god_n balance_n or_o be_v pleadable_a at_o the_o bar_n of_o justice_n we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o as_o filthy_a rag_n by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n live_v be_v justify_v rom._n 3.20.21_o our_o work_n before_o regeneration_n be_v all_o as_o brass_n money_n our_o work_n after_o regeneration_n be_v as_o mix_v metal_n therefore_o neither_o of_o they_o both_o will_v pay_v our_o rent_n of_o obedience_n or_o satisfy_v our_o great_a landlord_n but_o james_n have_v to_o do_v with_o boast_v and_o self-deceiving_a hypocrite_n that_o pretend_v to_o faith_n but_o it_o be_v a_o barren_a idle_a dead_a faith_n they_o do_v say_v they_o have_v faith_n but_o they_o have_v no_o work_n james_n 2.14_o they_o can_v not_o show_v or_o evidence_n their_o faith_n because_o they_o have_v no_o work_n as_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v without_o breathe_v be_v dead_a james_z 2.18_o so_o be_v faith_n if_o it_o do_v not_o breath_n in_o work_n james_n his_o design_n be_v to_o shame_n confound_v and_o silence_v these_o hypocrite_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o they_o have_v no_o true_a 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