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the_o church_n and_o those_o who_o have_v perfect_a contrition_n satisfy_v for_o all_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o her_o interior_a power_n in_o the_o body_n i_o find_v it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n that_o he_o who_o leave_v nothing_o due_a to_o any_o of_o these_o party_n have_v satisfy_v for_o all_o the_o pain_n they_o can_v exact_v of_o he_o 10._o the_o eight_o principle_n be_v that_o god_n justice_n may_v be_v take_v either_o for_o the_o virtue_n of_o justice_n in_o himself_o or_o for_o the_o effect_n it_o have_v in_o its_o creature_n if_o it_o be_v take_v for_o this_o late_a it_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o every_o creature_n have_v that_o which_o be_v fit_v to_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o proportion_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o its_o situation_n and_o order_n in_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o he_o who_o satisfy_v for_o his_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v explicate_v in_o the_o former_a principle_n do_v absolute_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n in_o 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