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condemn_v he_o and_o do_v not_o christ_n lose_v the_o end_n of_o his_o death_n to_o die_v for_o their_o salvation_n who_o yet_o perish_v or_o be_v it_o justice_n to_o require_v the_o payment_n of_o one_o debt_n twice_o be_v there_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o christ_n for_o every_o man_n but_o no_o righteousness_n no_o everlasting_a life_n for_o they_o do_v christ_n purchase_v salvation_n but_o not_o the_o application_n of_o salvation_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n how_o do_v it_o appear_v christ_n purchase_v salvation_n or_o enough_o for_o salvation_n or_o be_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n of_o a_o uncertain_a event_n be_v christ_n appoint_v to_o death_n to_o purchase_v a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n but_o not_o salvation_n itself_o with_o the_o application_n of_o it_o than_o christ_n shed_v his_o blood_n to_o save_v man_n and_o yet_o no_o man_n save_v by_o it_o for_o if_o it_o depend_v upon_o man_n believe_v of_o it_o why_o may_v not_o all_o of_o they_o perish_v as_o 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commend_v in_o any_o party_n when_o the_o party_n which_o do_v they_o be_v first_o in_o christ_n and_o his_o sin_n pardon_v through_o his_o death_n as_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o heb._n 11._o 6._o our_o best_a duty_n be_v imperfect_a if_o in_o christ_n accept_v if_o out_o of_o christ_n mens_fw-la best_a duty_n can_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v accept_v 82._o all_o good_a work_n must_v have_v a_o pure_a heart_n god_n glory_n for_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n have_v a_o conscience_n to_o god_n in_o obedience_n to_o his_o word_n unless_o the_o person_n be_v accept_v the_o bare_a deed_n or_o action_n can_v please_v god_n 83._o where_o blessedness_n be_v promise_v to_o moral_a duty_n do_v those_o place_n be_v not_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o cause_n thereof_o for_o christ_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o out_o only_o to_o declare_v what_o person_n they_o be_v which_o god_n do_v save_v and_o what_o the_o saint_n duty_n be_v to_o do_v 84._o these_o duty_n must_v not_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o strictness_n and_o rigour_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n but_o of_o a_o continual_a and_o unfeigned_a desire_n purpose_n and_o endeavour_v to_o do_v they_o this_o rule_n prevent_v scruple_n and_o fear_n which_o weak_a one_o have_v through_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o want_n and_o fail_n 85._o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o call_v they_o son_n which_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o son_n to_o they_o who_o son_n they_o be_v call_v but_o they_o be_v son_n legal_o and_o by_o succession_n thus_o salathiel_n be_v son_n of_o neri_n natural_o luk._n 3._o 27._o be_v legal_o and_o by_o succession_n make_v the_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n who_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n as_o mat._n 1._o 12._o 86._o after_o this_o manner_n zedekiah_n or_o jehoiakim_n 1_o chron._n 36._o 10._o and_o his_o son_n 1_o chron._n 3._o 16._o his_o brother_n by_o generation_n his_o son_n by_o right_a of_o succession_n by_o this_o rule_n the_o two_o evangelist_n matthew_n and_o luke_n be_v reconcile_v in_o their_o genealogy_n 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