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murderer_n of_o each_o other_o man_z nor_o angel_n dare_v not_o call_v christ_n accurse_v if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v not_o say_v it_o gal._n 3.13_o and_o sure_o then_o o_o vain_a man_n thy_o condition_n must_v needs_o be_v exceed_v curse_v if_o christ_n be_v accurse_v for_o sin_n impute_v only_o oh_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n that_o sin_n will_v bring_v wretched_a man_n into_o know_v thou_o not_o that_o it_o will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n 2_o sam._n 2.26_o 2_o conceive_v thou_o conceit_n thou_o conceit_n that_o god_n be_v merciful_a and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o though_o thou_o do_v continue_v in_o sin_n know_v that_o god_n spare_v not_o his_o only_a son_n rom._n 8.32_o and_o why_o shall_v he_o spare_v thou_o his_o very_a enemy_n will_v he_o not_o spare_v a_o son_n and_o a_o only_a son_n and_o will_v he_o spare_v a_o stranger_n a_o enemy_n shall_v a_o son_n of_o belial_n speed_v better_o than_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v christ_n 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doct._n we_o have_v already_o prove_v and_o in_o part_n apply_v this_o doctrine_n that_o the_o redemption_n of_o sinner_n be_v wrought_v by_o christ_n suffering_n the_o utmost_a and_o full_a punishment_n duâ—_n to_o sin_n we_o be_v now_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o use_n use_v 2._o this_o inform_v that_o no_o punishment_n proper_o so_o call_v belong_v to_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n nor_o be_v any_o of_o their_o affliction_n to_o be_v deem_v punishment_n for_o sin_n for_o if_o christ_n have_v suffer_v to_o the_o full_a all_z the_o punishment_n due_a to_o his_o member_n then_o there_o be_v no_o punishment_n leave_v to_o they_o to_o suffer_v but_o christ_n have_v suffer_v to_o
from_o the_o wicked_a because_o they_o seek_v not_o thy_o statute_n there_o be_v corn_n in_o egypt_n it_o be_v best_o for_o the_o vile_a sinner_n to_o go_v thither_o though_o salvation_n be_v so_o nigh_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o stand_v still_o we_o may_v safe_o preach_v this_o doctrine_n for_o the_o text_n give_v commission_n and_o press_v it_o for_o the_o text_n will_v bear_v it_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 23_o 24._o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v justify_v etc._n etc._n this_o infer_v not_o that_o all_o the_o sinner_n in_o the_o world_n be_v thus_o free_o justify_v this_o will_v infer_v universal_a justification_n but_o that_o be_v not_o here_o intend_v the_o meaning_n be_v that_o all_o sinner_n whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n be_v in_o themselves_o exclude_v from_o eternal_a life_n and_o all_o that_o be_v justify_v be_v justify_v by_o free_a grace_n so_o that_o though_o thou_o know_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o vile_a sinner_n yet_o some_o 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able_a to_o apply_v all_o his_o suffering_n unto_o we_o that_o a_o poor_a believer_n may_v call_v he_o ithiel_n and_o ucal_n prov._n 30.1_o god_n with_o i_o and_o the_o strong_a one_o 2_o as_o he_o be_v a_o middle_a person_n a_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n 1_o tim._n 2.5_o 6._o heb._n 8.6_o a_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n establish_v on_o better_a promise_n he_o be_v a_o daies-man_n between_o god_n and_o sinful_a man_n and_o one_o fit_a to_o deal_v with_o both_o party_n at_o variance_n and_o therefore_o we_o need_v not_o complain_v as_o job_n do_v job_n 9.32_o 33._o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o that_o i_o shall_v answer_v he_o and_o we_o shall_v come_v together_o in_o judgement_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o day_n man_n or_o umpire_n between_o we_o that_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o both_o yea_o but_o job_n redeemer_n be_v a_o fit_a redeemer_n and_o umpire_n that_o can_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o god_n and_o take_v up_o all_o matter_n with_o 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