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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o of_o grace_n buâ—_n of_o debt_n and_o he_o except_v not_o he_o that_o work_v according_a to_o the_o new_a but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v whether_o according_a to_o the_o old_a or_o new_a law_n the_o reward_n to_o he_o that_o work_v by_o any_o law_n be_v debt_n by_o the_o say_v law_n arg._n 4._o if_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o law_n it_o be_v either_o the_o same_o law_n with_o tâ—e_v law_n of_o nature_n or_o a_o distinct_a law_n from_o it_o but_o it_o be_v neither_o the_o same_o law_n nor_o a_o distinct_a law_n from_o it_o therefore_o no_o law_n with_o sanction_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o consequence_n in_o the_o disjunction_n can_v be_v doubt_v by_o any_o man_n of_o reason_n the_o minor_a be_v thus_o demonstrate_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o law_n with_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n this_o you_o will_v not_o say_v because_o you_o call_v it_o a_o new_a law_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o law_n than_o you_o have_v no_o pretence_n to_o evade_v all_o the_o consequence_n that_o will_v be_v draw_v upon_o you_o from_o the_o doctrine_n and_o argument_n of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n therefore_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o be_o secure_a of_o you_o as_o to_o this_o part_n of_o the_o dilemma_n therefore_o i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o that_o which_o must_v be_v essential_o the_o same_o law_n with_o the_o old_a law_n be_v not_o a_o distinct_a law_n from_o it_o but_o your_o new_a law_n must_v be_v essential_o the_o same_o with_o the_o old_a law_n therefore_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o it_o your_o new_a law_n can_v have_v no_o essential_n distinct_a from_o tâ—e_v old_a law_n for_o if_o it_o have_v the_o same_o essential_o its_o the_o same_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o the_o same_o integral_a part_n wherein_o they_o consist_v the_o part_n of_o a_o law_n be_v condition_n and_o promise_n in_o case_n of_o obedience_n and_o threat_v in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n the_o connexion_n of_o these_o make_v the_o form_n all_o this_o you_o 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that_o any_o law_n require_v its_o perfect_a in_o regard_n of_o that_o law_n that_o require_v it_o 3._o it_o shall_v be_v strange_a if_o god_n shall_v make_v that_o which_o be_v imperfect_a sinful_a condemn_a obedience_n by_o one_o law_n to_o be_v perfect_a obedience_n and_o justify_v by_o a_o new_a and_o so_o set_v law_n against_o law_n last_o as_o to_o the_o promise_n it_o be_v the_o same_o for_o it_o be_v everlasting_a life_n both_o in_o the_o old_a covenant_n and_o the_o new_a the_o manner_n of_o have_v it_o by_o work_n or_o by_o grace_n alter_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o a_o house_n in_o itself_o be_v the_o same_o whether_o i_o purchase_v it_o or_o it_o be_v give_v from_o all_o which_o i_o
particular_a that_o most_o worthy_a divine_a mr._n traughton_n in_o his_o lutherus_n redivivus_fw-la a_o book_n worth_a every_o christian_n be_v have_v you_o say_v p._n 25._o have_v the_o gospel-covenant_n no_o sanction_n what_o think_v you_o of_o heb._n 8.6_o r._n you_o may_v have_v say_v heb._n 9.15_o 16._o i_o say_v not_o that_o the_o gospel-covenant_n have_v no_o sanction_n it_o have_v a_o sanction_n as_o a_o testament_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o the_o law_n be_v satisfy_v for_o we_o and_o upon_o which_o the_o better_a absolute_a and_o clear_a promise_n be_v found_v and_o herein_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d place_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n on_o the_o sure_a condition_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o not_o of_o our_o performance_n you_o say_v what_o will_v become_v of_o dr._n owen_n be_v law_n of_o justification_n p._n 167._o r._n his_o law_n of_o justification_n be_v the_o law_n that_o christ_n come_v under_o in_o do_v and_o suffer_v the_o fulfil_a god_n will_n for_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n this_o be_v the_o law_n that_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n for_o the_o doctor_n be_v word_n be_v not_o that_o he_o do_v as_o a_o king_n constitute_v the_o the_o law_n of_o justification_n as_o you_o say_v for_o it_o be_v give_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o first_o promise_n and_o he_o come_v to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n you_o say_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v justify_v for_o faith_n and_o another_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o it_o r._n i_o say_v so_o too_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n by_o faith_n be_v in_o opposition_n to_o by_o work_n but_o if_o you_o make_v faith_n a_o law-condition_n than_o this_o by_o become_v for_o and_o it_o signify_v just_a as_o much_o as_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n and_o thus_o mr._n bulkly_n in_o your_o own_o quotation_n be_v against_o you_o for_o he_o say_v if_o we_o make_v the_o commandment_n of_o believe_v to_o be_v legal_a than_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n upon_o the_o condition_n of_o believe_v must_v be_v legal_a also_o and_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v upon_o your_o hypothesis_n that_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o law_n you_o often_o say_v the_o gospel-law_n be_v not_o a_o law_n of_o work_n and_o that_o paul_n say_v so_o p._n 26._o what_o be_v so_o say_v either_o by_o the_o apostle_n or_o you_o the_o gospel_n be_v deny_v thereby_o to_o be_v a_o law_n with_o sanction_n or_o law-covenant_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o work_n as_o condition_n of_o it_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o promise_n but_o where_o be_v your_o sincere_a conditional_a imperfect_a obedience_n if_o there_o be_v no_o work_n it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v the_o first_o grace_n be_v a_o condition_n require_v of_o we_o because_o you_o grant_v it_o absolute_a you_o tell_v we_o what_o dr._n o._n say_v on_o ps_n 130_o p._n 230._o this_o be_v the_o inviolable_a law_n of_o the_o gospel_n i._n e._n believe_v and_o forgiveness_n be_v inseparable_o 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