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heb._n 9_o 22._o rom_n 5._o 9_o psal_n 85._o 9_o 10_o 11._o open_v much_o more_o then_o be_v now_o justify_v by_o his_o blood_n we_o shall_v be_v save_v from_o wrath_n through_o he_o sure_o his_o salvation_n be_v nigh_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o that_o glory_n may_v dwell_v in_o our_o land_n mercy_n and_o truth_n have_v meet_v to_o gether_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n have_v kiss_v each_o other_o truth_n shall_v spring_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o righteousness_n shall_v look_v down_o from_o heaven_n it_o be_v general_o agree_v these_o last_o verse_n respect_n jesus_n §_o 2_o christ_n who_o be_v god_n salvation_n the_o triumph_n and_o glory_n of_o who_o effect_n for_o his_o people_n be_v chief_o two_o first_o the_o reconciliation_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o we_o with_o his_o truth_n and_o his_o righteousness_n to_o our_o peace_n the_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v engage_v to_o destroy_v and_o ruin_v the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n for_o their_o sin_v against_o he_o and_o breach_n of_o his_o covenant_n in_o those_o word_n for_o in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v 17._o gen_n 2._o 17._o sure_o die_v now_o whatever_o inclination_n god_n may_v have_v to_o show_v mercy_n to_o man_n and_o bless_v he_o with_o peace_n the_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n he_o have_v that_o word_n go_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n seem_v to_o oppose_v it_o as_o not_o consist_v with_o mercy_n and_o peace_n towards_o man_n and_o to_o have_v bind_v up_o those_o hand_n and_o lock_v up_o those_o bowel_n from_o whence_o man_n peace_n through_o the_o lord_n mercy_n may_v reach_v he_o but_o through_o christ_n god_n salvation_n and_o what_o he_o do_v and_o suffer_v in_o our_o nature_n as_o our_o public_a person_n and_o in_o our_o stead_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o reach_v poor_a sinner_n be_v set_v free_a without_o any_o detriment_n to_o his_o truth_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o a_o believe_a sinner_n throw_v no_o scandal_n on_o the_o 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30._o act_n 13._o 28_o 29_o 30._o desire_v they_o pilate_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v slay_v and_o when_o he_o have_v fulfil_v all_o that_o be_v write_v of_o he_o they_o take_v he_o down_o from_o the_o tree_n and_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o sepulchre_n but_o god_n raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a be_v it_o know_v unto_o you_o therefore_o man_n and_o brethren_n that_o through_o this_o man_n be_v preach_v unto_o you_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o 38._o verse_n 38._o sin_n for_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n 5._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n i_o be_o he_o that_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a and_o behold_v i_o be_o 18._o rev._n 1._o 18._o alive_a for_o evermore_o amen_n and_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n i_o may_v fill_v many_o page_n with_o scripture_n of_o the_o like_a import_n these_o be_v so_o plain_a for_o what_o i_o produce_v they_o and_o the_o quaker_n deny_v that_o they_o need_v no_o exposition_n or_o comment_n or_o 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