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vetitum_fw-la tu_fw-la subiisti_fw-la aculeum_fw-la etc._n etc._n august_n in_o quest_n in_o v._o &_o n._n testam_fw-la qu._n 55._o christian_n why_o be_v not_o your_o harp_n always_o in_o your_o hand_n why_o be_v not_o your_o soul_n always_o full_a of_o holy_a affection_n as_o the_o golden_a vial_n full_a of_o odour_n in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o he_o who_o be_v slay_v and_o sacrifice_v for_o you_o we_o christ_n have_v offer_v his_o sacrifice_n we_o be_v to_o offer_v we_o 8._o last_o do_v you_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n proper_a to_o you_o as_o christ_n offer_v to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n proper_a to_o he_o for_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n as_o you_o need_v they_o not_o christ_n one_o sacrifice_n be_v every_o way_n sufficient_a for_o that_o end_n so_o you_o be_v not_o able_a to_o come_v up_o to_o they_o for_o you_o can_v present_v nothing_o to_o god_n proper_o and_o formal_o expiatory_a yet_o there_o be_v other_o sacrifice_n which_o you_o may_v offer_v up_o to_o he_o and_o 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to_o we_o for_o our_o good_a than_o the_o forementioned_a thing_n may_v equal_o and_o as_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o it_o which_o i_o suppose_v will_v not_o be_v affirm_v if_o it_o be_v it_o will_v admit_v of_o a_o very_a easy_a confutation_n 2._o that_o must_v be_v the_o right_n state_v of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n obedience_n which_o best_o suit_n with_o his_o suretyship_n but_o that_o which_o i_o i_o plead_v for_o do_v so_o ergo_fw-la a_o surety_n do_v not_o pay_v the_o debt_n only_o for_o the_o debtor_n good_a but_o as_o stand_v in_o the_o debtor_n stead_n and_o so_o his_o payment_n be_v reckon_v to_o the_o debtor_n the_o same_o we_o must_v hold_v with_o respect_n to_o christ_n and_o sinner_n or_o else_o we_o quit_v the_o main_a notion_n of_o his_o be_v a_o surety_n take_v away_o christ_n obey_v in_o our_o stead_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v only_o for_o our_o good_a and_o so_o impute_v and_o you_o may_v then_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v a_o 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