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which_o be_v due_a to_o our_o sin_n yea_o say_v they_o but_o the_o undergo_n of_o this_o be_v not_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n but_o christ_n do_v not_o his_o work_n by_o word_n neither_o be_v it_o enough_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o satisfaction_n in_o word_n only_o be_v his_o satisfaction_n a_o full_a appeasement_n do_v it_o full_o answer_v the_o whole_a demand_n of_o god_n justice_n for_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o be_v he_o to_o the_o uttermost_a farthing_n if_o not_o than_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o satisfaction_n be_v but_o verbal_a it_o be_v the_o full_a payment_n that_o make_v satisfaction_n nothing_o less_o if_o a_o man_n owe_v a_o 100_o l._n and_o pay_v but_o 99_o he_o have_v not_o make_v satisfaction_n he_o can_v say_v as_o christ_n do_v consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v finish_v but_o say_v they_o it_o it_o but_o a_o fatherly_a anger_n and_o displeasure_n i_o answer_v that_o be_v in_o some_o respect_n the_o great_a and_o heavy_a anger_n that_o can_v be_v a_o 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ut_fw-la irascatur_fw-la instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o sect._n 31._o god_n be_v never_o so_o much_o as_o angry_a in_o chastise_v his_o people_n and_o in_o sect._n 32._o he_o answer_v the_o objection_n to_o the_o contrary_n so_o peter_n martyr_n in_o rom._n 5.9_o we_o ought_v to_o determine_v with_o ourselves_o that_o see_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n be_v end_v and_o take_v away_o that_o nothing_o be_v send_v upon_o we_o by_o he_o but_o with_o a_o fatherly_a and_o friendly_a mind_n otherwise_o affliction_n and_o adversity_n may_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n make_v we_o afraid_a and_o persuade_v we_o that_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o we_o which_o can_v no_o way_n possible_o be_v see_v reconciliation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n sect._n 3_o to_o prove_v the_o full_a deliverance_n of_o the_o faithful_a from_o wrath_n the_o dr._n cite_v that_o of_o isa_n 53.11_o he_o shall_v see_v of_o the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v here_o although_o 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