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little_o think_v what_o pain_n it_o cost_v he_o to_o scour_v off_o all_o that_o rust_n which_o in_o so_o long_a a_o tract_n of_o time_n as_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n through_o the_o sleepinâ—…ss_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o the_o sluttishness_n of_o all_o the_o christian_a church_n religion_n have_v contract_v to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o date_n of_o his_o reformation_n but_o there_o be_v other_o too_o that_o whisper_n out_o their_o complaint_n how_o christ_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o gospel_n bequeath_v to_o we_o a_o religion_n decent_a but_o not_o gawdy_a plain_a but_o yet_o powerful_a not_o court_v proselyte_n with_o meretricious_a gallantry_n but_o matron-like_a modesty_n who_o attire_n be_v indeed_o more_o coarse_a and_o homespun_a yet_o withal_o very_o warm_a and_o fit_v to_o its_o end_n but_o nowadays_o all_o be_v trim_v up_o with_o ribbon_n and_o lace_n and_o set_v off_o with_o fan_n and_o feather_n it_o be_v a_o complaint_n as_o old_a as_o austin_n that_o man_n 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the_o apostle_n say_v they_o be_v redeem_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o under_o the_o curse_n no_o say_v he_o it_o be_v only_o a_o freedom_n from_o the_o legal_a dispensation_n two_o supposition_n he_o make_v use_v of_o to_o give_v a_o colour_n to_o his_o matter_n 1._o sect._n that_o the_o jew_n be_v under_o no_o other_o curse_n but_o that_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n now_o 1._o he_o shall_v have_v be_v sure_a that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v a_o curse_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o what_o grievous_a sin_n the_o jew_n above_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v commit_v that_o god_n shall_v put_v they_o under_o such_o a_o curse_n as_o shall_v need_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n to_o redeem_v they_o from_o it_o especial_o what_o great_a crime_n have_v abraham_n be_v guilty_a of_o that_o god_n shall_v thus_o curse_v and_o plague_v he_o with_o circumcision_n which_o yet_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteous_a faith_n rom._n 4._o 11._o 2._o it_o will_v be_v 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to_o such_o every_o blessing_n of_o god_n will_v eventual_o prove_v a_o curse_n 4._o it_o will_v appear_v they_o be_v under_o a_o great_a curse_n than_o what_o arise_v from_o the_o burden_n someness_n or_o their_o violation_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n viz._n that_o condemnation_n which_o come_v upon_o all_o man_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n rom._n 5._o 12_o 13_o 14._o 17_o 18_o 19_o such_o a_o curse_n as_o be_v common_a not_o only_o â—…o_v jew_n and_o gentile_n but_o to_o every_o individual_a under_o both_o capacity_n rom._n 3._o 9_o we_o have_v prove_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o they_o be_v all_o under_o sin_n ver_fw-la 19_o that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n become_v guilty_a before_o god_n ver_fw-la 23._o for_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o all_o have_v need_n of_o free_a justification_n by_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n ver_fw-la 24._o 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