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and_o perform_v such_o a_o righteousness_n for_o man_n as_o may_v afford_v a_o sufficient_a satisfaction_n to_o god_n in_o his_o uttermost_a justice_n christ_n and_o none_o else_o can_v thus_o do_v or_o suffer_v none_o else_o may_v satisfy_v he_o himself_o without_o all_o this_o both_o obedience_n and_o blood_n can_v not_o do_v it_o none_o of_o his_o love_n or_o prayer_n or_o poverty_n but_o jesus_n our_o saviour_n in_o this_o his_o full_a payment_n as_o a_o surety_n and_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o blood_n can_v save_v we_o q._n all_o this_o be_v evident_a but_o what_o else_o add_v the_o apostle_n to_o make_v we_o this_o description_n of_o deliverance_n a._n the_o three_o point_n be_v the_o object_n upon_o who_o this_o blessing_n be_v bestow_v intimate_v in_o these_o word_n towards_o man_n and_o save_v we_o and_o shed_v on_o we_o etc._n etc._n by_o which_o as_o he_o impli_v that_o man_n in_o his_o misery_n the_o self_n same_o man_n that_o fall_v from_o god_n to_o hell_n be_v the_o object_n 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son_n of_o god._n here_o be_v a_o work_n indeed_o of_o some_o difficulty_n at_o which_o not_o only_o the_o deep_a conceit_n of_o mortal_a man_n but_o even_o the_o angel_n themselves_o may_v stand_v and_o wonder_n and_o vanish_v oh_o â—hat_n he_o view_v of_o this_o may_v ravish_v our_o soul_n with_o the_o worth_n of_o grace_n to_o say_v the_o least_o dram_n of_o grace_n be_v more_o worth_n than_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o nature_n who_o be_v carry_v by_o this_o meditation_n above_o whatsoever_o this_o world_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n to_o count_n the_o whole_a creation_n as_o vanity_n david_n psal_n 8._o admire_v man_n in_o that_o first_o workmanship_n of_o he_o as_o above_o aâ—l_a other_o in_o the_o world_n what_o then_o may_v be_v say_v of_o man_n renew_a and_o restore_v to_o a_o second_o image_n of_o god_n if_o the_o breath_n oâ—_n creation_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n what_o be_v regeneration_n that_o cost_n not_o a_o breath_n but_o so_o greaâ—_n a_o 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