great_a rule_n assign_v by_o the_o apostle_n be_v that_o without_o 22._o shed_v of_o blood_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n if_o we_o yield_v crellius_n what_o he_o so_o often_o urge_v viz._n that_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v 14._o understand_v of_o what_o be_v do_v under_o the_o law_n they_o will_v not_o be_v the_o less_o serviceable_a to_o our_o purpose_n for_o thereby_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o mean_n of_o expiation_n lay_v in_o the_o shed_n of_o blood_n which_o show_v that_o the_o very_a mactation_n of_o the_o beast_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v be_v design_v in_o order_n to_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n to_o a_o inquisitive_a person_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o slay_v such_o multitude_n of_o beast_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o among_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v appear_v far_o less_o evident_a than_o now_o it_o do_v since_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v give_v we_o so_o full_a a_o account_n of_o they_o for_o it_o have_v 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â—…em_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o can_v represent_v â—…y_o they_o no_o more_o than_o such_o a_o expiation_n to_o by_o christ_n viz._n god_n declare_v that_o sin_n â—…e_v expiate_v by_o he_o on_o the_o performance_n of_o such_o condition_n require_v in_o order_n thereto_o as_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n be_v but_o we_o assert_v anothâ—…_n kind_a of_o expiation_n of_o sin_n by_o virtue_n of_o tâ—…_n sacrifice_n be_v slay_v and_o offer_v whâ—…_n be_v real_a and_o depend_v upon_o the_o sacrifiâ—…_n and_o this_o be_v twofold_a a_o civil_a and_o a_o riâ—…_n expiation_n according_a to_o the_o double_a 〈◊〉_d pacity_n in_o which_o the_o people_n of_o the_o iâ—…_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o as_o member_n oâ—…_n society_n subsist_v by_o a_o body_n of_o lâ—…_n which_o according_a to_o the_o strict_a sanction_n 〈…〉_z it_o make_v death_n the_o penalty_n of_o disobedâ—…_n ence_n deut._n 27._o 26._o but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o 〈◊〉_d legislator_n do_v admit_v of_o a_o relaxation_n 〈◊〉_d many_o case_n allow_v by_o himself_o in_o whiâ—…_n he_o declare_v that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o beâ—…_n design_v for_o a_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v 〈…〉_z cept_v instead_o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o offeâ—…_n der_fw-mi and_o so_o the_o offence_n shall_v be_v fuâ—…_n expiate_v as_o to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o peâ—…_n law_n upon_o he_o and_o thus_o far_o i_o free_o 〈◊〉_d mit_fw-ge wat_fw-mi grotius_n assert_n upon_o this_o subjeâ—…_n 10._o and_o do_v yield_v that_o no_o other_o offence_n coâ—…_n be_v expiate_v in_o this_o manner_n but_o such_o whiâ—…_n god_n himself_o do_v particular_o declare_v shoâ—…_n be_v so_o and_o therefore_o no_o sin_n which_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v punish_v by_o cut_v off_o be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d expiate_v by_o sacrifice_n as_o wilful_a idolaâ—…_n murder_n etc._n etc._n which_o it_o be_v impossible_a fâ—…_n those_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o who_o makeâ—…_n expiation_n whole_o typical_a for_o why_o thâ—…_n shall_v not_o the_o great_a sin_n much_o rather_o â—…ave_v have_v sacrifice_n of_o expiation_n appoint_v â—…or_v they_o because_o the_o conscience_n of_o â—…en_n will_v be_v more_o solicitous_a for_o the_o â—…ardon_n of_o great_a then_o lesser_a sin_n and_o the_o â—…lood_n of_o christ_n represent_v by_o they_o be_v design_v for_o the_o expiation_n of_o all_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a typical_a expiation_n but_o it_o do_v relate_v â—o_o the_o civil_a constitution_n among_o they_o but_o â—esides_v this_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o people_n with_o a_o respect_n to_o that_o mode_n of_o divine_a worship_n which_o be_v among_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v purify_v from_o the_o legal_a impurity_n which_o they_o contract_v which_o hinder_v they_o from_o join_v with_o other_o in_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o many_o sacrifice_n be_v appoint_v purposely_o for_o the_o expiate_a this_o legal_a guilt_n as_o particular_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o red_a heifer_n 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