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man_n for_o man_n can_v conquer_v therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o become_v man_n remain_v god_n and_o so_o he_o reconcile_v god_n and_o man_n q._n 17._o if_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v make_v fit_a to_o bear_v the_o curse_n why_o do_v he_o not_o to_o this_o end_n take_v unto_o he_o some_o other_o nature_n more_o excellent_a answ_n man_n have_v sin_v it_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n to_o receive_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o debt_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o same_o nature_n which_o commit_v it_o 2._o cane_n 2._o explan_n it_o be_v true_a the_o evil_a angel_n also_o sin_v but_o they_o be_v without_o redemption_n keep_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n as_o witness_v s._n jude_n of_o other_o creature_n man_n only_o need_v a_o redeemer_n man_n only_o have_v sin_v and_o man_n only_o must_v by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n die_v the_o death_n according_a to_o that_o the_o same_o day_n that_o thou_o shall_v eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n and_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o curse_a art_n thou_o viz_o thou_o o_o man_n therefore_o the_o suffering_n of_o any_o other_o nature_n can_v not_o be_v so_o pertinent_a nor_o kind_o satisfactory_a object_n if_o god_n law_n and_o absolute_a justice_n be_v urge_v this_o due_a satisfaction_n must_v be_v make_v not_o only_o in_o the_o nature_n offend_v but_o also_o by_o the_o person_n offend_v for_o the_o direct_a law_n be_v amima_n quae_fw-la peccat_fw-la morietur_fw-la the_o soul_n itself_o which_o sin_v that_o must_v die_v for_o its_o own_o sin_n solut._n i_o answer_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o so_o his_o justice_n may_v be_v say_v to_o stand_v two_o way_n in_o rigore_fw-la and_o in_o vigore_fw-la if_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n and_o strictness_n of_o the_o letter_n sure_o it_o do_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o pledge_n or_o surety_n but_o require_v that_o every_o singular_a man_n offend_v must_v bear_v his_o own_o personal_a burden_n can_v you_o say_v that_o the_o king_n law_n be_v satisfy_v if_o a_o condemn_a traitor_n be_v to_o be_v execute_v shall_v hire_v his_o friend_n to_o undergo_v that_o lot_n for_o he_o like_o a_o damon_n for_o a_o pythias_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v god_n law_n as_o remain_v in_o vigour_n and_o uncancel_v in_o regard_n of_o a_o full_a weight_n of_o debt_n or_o penalty_n to_o be_v pay_v without_o remission_n of_o any_o the_o least_o grain_n of_o it_o then_o be_v it_o capable_a of_o a_o surety_n or_o pledge_n as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o man_n owe_v i_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n i_o be_o no_o less_o satisfy_v if_o another_o pay_v i_o it_o for_o he_o then_o if_o himself_o shall_v bring_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n this_o be_v the_o admirable_a temper_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o admit_v a_o deputy_n or_o pledge_n in_o a_o capital_a debt_n and_o of_o his_o justice_n in_o receive_v the_o utmost_a mite_n of_o the_o debt_n thus_o that_o he_o may_v spare_v we_o he_o spare_v not_o his_o only_a son_n o_o you_o angel_n admire_v and_o 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it_o be_v but_o lose_a labour_n to_o inquire_v after_o it_o quest_n 20._o be_v god_n so_o angry_a that_o he_o will_v curse_v man_n for_o eat_v a_o apple_n or_o fig_n or_o such_o like_a answ_n that_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n anger_n but_o his_o unthankfulness_n pride_n disobedience_n and_o credit_v rather_o the_o devil_n then_o god_n commandment_n adam_n sin_n in_o disobey_v god_n commandment_n explan_n in_o that_o one_o sin_n of_o eat_v the_o fruit_n forbid_v do_v concur_v many_o sin_n all_o very_a great_a first_o disobedience_n when_o there_o be_v but_o one_o commandment_n and_o man_n so_o qualify_v as_o that_o he_o can_v easy_o have_v keep_v the_o
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