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a_o saviour_n do_v he_o receive_v himself_o as_o a_o crucify_a redeemer_n do_v he_o eat_v his_o own_o flesh_n and_o drink_v his_o own_o blood_n for_o eternal_a life_n do_v he_o plead_v his_o own_o merit_n and_o rely_v on_o his_o own_o righteousness_n for_o pardon_n and_o restore_v peace_n do_v he_o consent_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o himself_o do_v he_o look_v to_o himself_o for_o healing_n or_o to_o use_v mr._n m_n account_n of_o faith_n in_o this_o very_a page_n do_v he_o go_v out_o of_o himself_o unto_o himself_o for_o all_o yea_o take_v part_n of_o his_o description_n of_o faith_n in_o christ_n p._n 39_o 40.1_o the_o subject_a of_o faith_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o convince_a brokenhearted_a sinner_n etc._n etc._n the_o very_a nature_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o it_o be_v such_o as_o do_v imply_v and_o include_v a_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o a_o lively_a heart-influencing_a conviction_n of_o utter_a helplesness_n in_o a_o man_n 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god_n have_v pardon_v but_o say_v we_o must_v go_v further_o and_o say_v it_o be_v the_o mean_n and_o way_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v antecedent_o to_o pardon_n so_o that_o where_o this_o go_v before_o the_o other_o follow_v after_o this_o he_o prove_v by_o six_o argument_n and_o the_o book_n be_v print_v at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o london_n synod_n calvin_n oft_o ow_v the_o gospel_n to_o be_v a_o law_n and_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o ionas_n cap._n 3.10_o p._n 359._o say_v forgiveness_n be_v free_a and_o yet_o as_o oft_o as_o god_n propose_v forgiveness_n to_o sinner_n this_o condition_n be_v still_o add_v therewith_o viz._n that_o they_o repent_v he_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o call_v it_o a_o law_n by_o which_o god_n so_o command_v repentance_n in_o order_n to_o pardon_n though_o not_o as_o a_o cause_n of_o pardon_n i_o have_v in_o this_o book_n endeavour_v to_o put_v the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n in_o a_o plain_a light_n though_o i_o wonder_v why_o 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