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A61626 Sermons preached on several occasions to which a discourse is annexed concerning the true reason of the sufferings of Christ : wherein Crellius his answer to Grotius is considered / by Edward Stillingfleet ...; Sermons. Selections Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1673 (1673) Wing S5666; ESTC R14142 389,972 404

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vapour_n of_o blood_n and_o flesh_n by_o which_o testimony_n 42._o it_o withal_o appear_v that_o the_o same_o steam_n in_o sacrifice_n be_v suppose_v to_o arise_v from_o the_o blood_n as_o the_o flesh_n but_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o phrase_n in_o a_o sense_n agreeable_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o we_o may_v easy_o do_v if_o we_o take_v it_o in_o the_o sense_n the_o syriack_n version_n take_v it_o in_o when_o it_o call_v it_o odorem_fw-la placabilitatis_fw-la or_o the_o savour_n of_o rest_n as_o the_o word_n proper_o signify_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n form_v from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o e_o be_v use_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ark_n v_o 4._o of_o the_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o say_v of_o the_o priest_n as_o it_o be_v of_o god_n from_o whence_o grotius_n his_o sense_n of_o hebr._n 2._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v far_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o phrase_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n than_o that_o which_o crellius_n will_v put_v upon_o it_o therefore_o since_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v attribute_v to_o christ_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o sense_n proper_a to_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n so_o it_o be_v say_v by_o moses_n where_o god_n be_v leave_v out_o but_o be_v necessary_o understand_v after_o the_o people_n have_v provoke_v god_n by_o their_o idolatry_n you_o have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o now_o i_o will_v go_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o may_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o your_o sin_n what_o way_n can_v moses_n be_v say_v to_o make_v this_o atonement_n d_o but_o by_o 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do_v between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n in_o order_n to_o the_o avert_v his_o wrath_n from_o they_o and_o when_o one_o do_v thus_o interpose_v in_o order_n to_o the_o atonement_n of_o the_o offend_a a_o party_n something_o be_v always_o suppose_a to_o be_v do_v or_o suffer_v by_o he_o as_o the_o mean_n of_o that_o atonement_n as_o jacob_n suppose_v the_o present_a he_o make_v to_o his_o brother_n will_v propitiate_v he_o and_o david_n appease_v the_o gibeonite_n by_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n son_n both_o which_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o shed_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o sacrifice_n before_o and_o under_o the_o law_n be_v the_o mean_n of_o atone_a god_n for_o the_o sin_n they_o commit_v what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v then_o why_o so_o receive_v a_o sense_n of_o atonement_n both_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o other_o nation_n at_o that_o time_n when_o these_o word_n be_v write_v must_v be_v forsake_v and_o any_o other_o sense_n be_v embrace_v which_o b_o 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