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yet_o alive_a the_o man_n be_v to_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n confess_v his_o sin_n leu._n 16.21_o and_o put_v they_o on_o the_o sacrifice_n second_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v substitute_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o offender_n and_o the_o beast_n die_v for_o he_o so_o do_v christ_n die_v not_o only_o in_o bonum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la for_o our_o good_a but_o loco_fw-la &_o vice_fw-la omnium_fw-la nostri_fw-la in_o our_o stead_n and_o room_n isa._n 53.4_o sure_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o grief_n and_o carry_v our_o sorrow_n he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n three_o the_o offering_n offer_v to_o god_n in_o our_o stead_n be_v consume_v and_o destroy_v if_o thing_n of_o life_n kill_v or_o slay_v other_o thing_n be_v either_o burn_v as_o frankincense_n or_o spill_v and_o pour_v out_o as_o wine_z there_o be_v a_o destruction_n of_o the_o thing_n offer_v to_o god_n for_o sin_n in_o man_n stead_n so_o christ_n be_v to_o die_v or_o to_o shed_v his_o blood_n to_o put_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o heb._n 9.26_o he_o appear_v to_o put_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o all_o the_o offering_n typify_v christ_n but_o more_o strict_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v of_o live_a beast_n some_o whereof_o be_v kill_v slay_v burn_v some_o roast_a and_o fry_v on_o coal_n some_o seethe_v in_o pot_n all_o which_o be_v shadow_n of_o what_o christ_n endure_v who_o be_v the_o only_a true_a propitiatory_a sacrifice_n wherein_o provoke_v justice_n rest_v satisfy_v 4._o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n all_o either_o respect_n god_n or_o sin_n or_o the_o sinner_n god_n be_v pacify_v or_o propitiate_v the_o sin_n expiate_v the_o sinner_n reconcile_v that_o be_v to_o say_v justify_v sanctify_v 1._o god_n be_v pacify_v propitiate_v or_o satisfy_v the_o law_n be_v obey_v which_o he_o have_v institute_v for_o the_o do_v away_o of_o sin_n not_o satisfy_v or_o propitiate_v as_o to_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n 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