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offices_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n we_o can_v say_v there_o be_v some_o man_n for_o who_o christ_n offer_v himself_o upon_o earth_n but_o do_v not_o offer_v himself_o for_o they_o in_o heaven_n this_o be_v to_o make_v christ_n but_o a_o half_a priest_n to_o some_o and_o so_o be_v not_o a_o faithful_a highpriest_n contrary_a to_o sundry_a scripture_n isa_n 53._o 11,12_o 1_o john_n 2.1,2_o heb._n 9.11,12_o &_o 10.19,20,21_o argument_n 4._o those_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v have_v christ_n for_o their_o surety_n but_o all_o have_v not_o christ_n for_o a_o surety_n ergo._n he_o die_v not_o for_o all_o the_o proposition_n be_v evident_a for_o every_o sinner_n must_v die_v for_o eat_v forbid_a fruit_n either_o in_o himself_o or_o in_o his_o sponsor_n and_o surety_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n herein_o consist_v the_o suretyship_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o die_v for_o we_o 2_o sam._n 18.33_o rom._n 5.7_o &_o 9.3_o the_o very_a phrase_n of_o die_v for_o one_o demonstrate_v it_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thacath_n vice_n loco_fw-la in_o the_o place_n and_o stead_n so_o the_o septuagint_n syriack_n version_n and_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n read_v david_n desire_n i_o will_v i_o have_v dye_v in_o thy_o stead_n and_o thou_o remain_v alive_a otherwise_o christ_n death_n have_v not_o be_v a_o counter_a ransom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v 1â—_n 45._o mat._n 20.28_o which_o the_o syriack_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vice_n multorium_fw-la thus_o christ_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o i_o e._n in_o our_o stead_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a testament_n be_v frequent_o use_v in_o this_o sense_n thus_o judah_n be_v surety_n for_o benjamin_n sasety_n gen._n 44.32_o and_o christ_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d surety_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n heb._n 7.22_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o sin_n in_o his_o death_n isa_n 53.5,6,7_o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o and_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o which_o intimate_v a_o commutation_n of_o person_n the_o one_o be_v accept_v in_o the_o room_n of_o another_o the_o assumption_n be_v as_o plain_a for_o be_v he_o a_o surety_n for_o all_o then_o have_v he_o satisfy_v for_o all_o in_o become_v sin_n and_o bear_v the_o curse_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n in_o their_o stead_n this_o be_v not_o do_v for_o all_o for_o 1._o god_n will_v require_v of_o some_o the_o utmost_a farthing_n mat._n 5.26_o unless_o his_o satisfaction_n be_v reject_v as_o insufficient_a 2._o many_o be_v in_o hell_n at_o that_o time_n when_o christ_n die_v actual_o torment_v 3._o christ_n know_v not_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n mat._n 7.23_o so_o as_o he_o know_v his_o sheep_n to_o