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A46354 Several sermons preach'd on the whole eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans eighteen of which preach'd on the first, second, third, fourth verses are here published : wherein the saints exemption from condemnation, the mystical union, the spiritual life, the dominion of sin and the spirits agency in freeing from it, the law's inability to justifie and save, Christ's mission, eternal sonship, incarnation, his being an expiatory sacrifice, fulfilling the laws righteousness (which is imputed to believers) are opened, confirmed, vindicated, and applied / by Tho. Jacomb. Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687. 1672 (1672) Wing J119; ESTC R26816 712,556 668

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no_o satisfaction_n no_o payment_n no_o pardon_n no_o righteousness_n no_o salvation_n which_o will_v be_v by_o and_o by_o particular_o make_v out_o in_o the_o two_o most_o eminent_a branch_n of_o the_o law_n impotency_n i_o must_v mind_v you_o that_o i_o be_o in_o all_o this_o speak_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o inability_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n abstract_v from_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o pith_n and_o marrow_n and_o who_o put_v energy_n and_o efficacy_n into_o all_o the_o type_n rite_n shadow_n of_o that_o law_n i_o say_v its_o inability_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n further_a than_o to_o point_n or_o direct_v and_o lead_v to_o christ_n be_v easy_o grant_v it_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n large_o insist_o upon_o the_o proof_n of_o in_o his_o excellent_a epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 7.18_o 19_o for_o there_o be_v very_o a_o disannul_n of_o the_o commandment_n go_v before_o for_o the_o weakness_n and_o unprofitableness_n thereof_o for_o the_o law_n 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please_v to_o god_n phil._n 4.18_o but_o to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o communicate_v forget_v not_o for_o with_o such_o sacrifice_n god_n be_v well_o please_v heb._n 13.16_o and_o to_o sum_n up_o all_o holiness_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n that_o be_v a_o excellent_a sacrifice_n excel_v all_o the_o old_a law_n sacrifice_n whatsoever_o 1_o sam._n 15.22_o have_v the_o lord_n as_o great_a delight_n in_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o in_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n behold_v to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o hearken_v than_o the_o fat_a of_o ram_n micah_n 6.6_o 7_o 8._o wherewith_o shall_v i_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o bow_v myself_o before_o the_o high_a god_n shall_v i_o come_v before_o he_o with_o burnt-offering_n with_o calf_n of_o a_o year_n old_a will_v the_o lord_n be_v please_v with_o thousand_o of_o ram_n or_o with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n the_o 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