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â—…at_a which_o we_o deserve_v and_o shall_v else_o have_v avoidable_o suffer_v 2._o i_o acknowledge_v and_o maintain_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o quasi_fw-la causa_fw-la meritoria_fw-la 〈…〉_z loco_fw-la causae_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la of_o his_o suffering_n and_o that_o 〈…〉_z become_v sin_n for_o we_o that_o be_v a_o curse_n for_o sin_n â—…at_o be_v he_o make_v himself_o by_o his_o own_o sponsion_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o curse_n and_o punishment_n due_a to_o we_o for_o 〈…〉_z sin_n and_o so_o far_a sin_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o but_o christ_n be_v neither_o real_o a_o sinner_n nor_o esteem_v of_o god_n so_o to_o be_v and_o in_o that_o sense_n sin_n â—as_v not_o impute_v to_o he_o 4._o all_o know_v that_o 〈…〉_z physico_fw-la christ_n do_v not_o bear_v our_o person_n some_o will_v needs_o extend_v the_o phrase_n of_o bearing_n or_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o another_o civiliter_fw-la so_o far_o as_o if_o it_o be_v applicable_a to_o every_o sponser_fw-fr surety_n or_o one_o that_o 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satisfaction_n to_o god_n justice_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o much_o less_o as_o it_o be_v meritorious_a of_o further_a grace_n and_o salvation_n the_o author_n or_o owner_n of_o this_o opinion_n of_o who_o arminiâ—â—_n himself_o seem_v one_o discern_v the_o inconvenience_n that_o will_v follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o strict_a representation_n but_o while_o they_o discern_v not_o the_o right_a way_n of_o avoid_v they_o and_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v swarve_v by_o a_o full_a denial_n of_o it_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o place_n from_o which_o they_o leap_v though_o i_o confess_v that_o at_o the_o first_o view_n i_o begin_v to_o incline_v to_o this_o opinion_n as_o most_o moderate_a which_o now_o i_o see_v to_o be_v unsafe_a the_o most_o of_o my_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o those_o intolerable_a consequence_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o oppose_v as_o be_v such_o as_o overthrow_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o gospel_n though_o to_o the_o inconsiderate_a it_o may_v seem_v a_o small_a matter_n 1._o argument_n that_o doctrine_n which_o consequential_o deny_v all_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o such_o be_v the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o here_o oppose_v therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o minor_a only_o require_v proof_n where_o the_o proper_a debt_n be_v discharge_v or_o penalty_n undergo_v in_o law-sence_n by_o the_o person_n himself_o who_o be_v obnoxious_a there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o pardon_n to_o such_o a_o person_n but_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o oppose_v the_o proper_a debt_n be_v discharge_v or_o the_o penalty_n undergo_v in_o law-sence_n by_o the_o person_n himself_o who_o be_v obnoxious_a therefore_o according_a to_o that_o doctrine_n there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o pardon_n to_o such_o the_o minor_a need_v no_o proof_n it_o be_v the_o express_a term_n of_o the_o assertion_n which_o i_o deny_v that_o christ_n so_o represent_v our_o person_n in_o suffering_n or_o satisfy_v as_o that_o legaliter_fw-la vel_fw-la civiliter_fw-la we_o may_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o have_v suffer_v or_o satisfy_v in_o â—im_n so_o that_o though_o it_o be_v christ_n person_n natural_o yet_o it_o be_v we_o legal_o moral_o or_o impuâ—â—tively_o the_o major_a i_o prove_v thus_o he_o that_o owe_v nothing_o or_o to_o who_o no_o penalty_n be_v due_a can_v have_v â—one_n forgive_v he_o but_o he_o that_o have_v pay_v all_o the_o debt_n or_o undergo_v all_o the_o punishment_n that_o be_v â—â—e_z by_o himself_o or_o another_o that_o in_o law-sence_n be_v himself_o do_v owe_v nothing_o or_o to_o he_o no_o penalty_n â—_o due_n therefore_o he_o can_v have_v none_o forgive_v he_o â—ob_v major_a remissio_fw-la est_fw-la debiti_fw-la remissio_fw-la therefore_o where_o there_o be_v no_o due_a there_o can_v be_v no_o reâ—â—ssion_n prob._n minor_a to_o have_v pay_v or_o suffer_v all_o 〈◊〉_d to_o owe_v some_o be_v contradictory_n and_o inconstent_n therefore_o he_o that_o have_v pay_v all_o owe_v 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father_n deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n joh._n 5._o 22._o the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v give_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n phil._n 2._o 7._o 8._o 9_o rom._n 14._o 9_o 2._o that_o this_o right_n be_v found_v on_o redemption_n be_v prove_v by_o all_o that_o be_v say_v in_o the_o forementioned_a argument_n and_o text_n and_o i_o think_v few_o christian_n will_v deny_v it_o rom._n 14._o 9_o for_o this_o end_n he_o both_o die_v rose_z and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v lord_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o of_o the_o live_n if_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n to_o obtain_v this_o dominion_n then_o sure_o this_o dominion_n be_v ground_v in_o that_o death_n and_o resurrection_n and_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o a_o redeemer_n phil._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o he_o become_v obedient_a to_o death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n wherefore_o god_n also_o have_v high_o exalt_v he_o etc._n etc._n 3._o and_o that_o it_o be_v 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supposition_n that_o christ_n bear_v not_o punishment_n for_o any_o man_n sin_n but_o those_o who_o he_o intend_v infallible_o to_o bring_v to_o heaven_n which_o they_o have_v never_o yet_o prove_v nor_o ever_o will_v do_v there_o be_v no_o word_n of_o god_n that_o promise_v to_o save_v all_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o lay_v all_o this_o together_o and_o you_o will_v see_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o conclusion_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o absence_n of_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o remedy_n but_o the_o old_a law_n obligation_n of_o we_o to_o punishment_n or_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n which_o require_v christ_n satisfaction_n to_o god_n justice_n 2._o that_o christ_n by_o this_o satisfaction_n do_v not_o immediate_o merit_v faith_n itself_o but_o only_o those_o intermediate_v cause_n from_o whence_o the_o faith_n of_o his_o elect_n be_v produce_v that_o be_v he_o purchase_v all_o man_n from_o the_o legal_a necessity_n of_o perish_v that_o they_o be_v in_o into_o his_o own_o power_n as_o their_o owner_n and_o ruler_n that_o so_o he_o may_v make_v over_o reconciliation_n remission_n and_o salvation_n to_o all_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v and_o may_v send_v forth_o sufficient_a mean_n and_o help_n of_o grace_n to_o draw_v all_o man_n towards_o he_o resolve_v to_o draw_v his_o elect_n infallible_o to_o he_o 3._o that_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o improper_a and_o unfit_a phrase_n to_o say_v that_o christ_n die_v to_o purchase_v we_o faith_n tho_o right_o explain_v it_o have_v truth_n in_o it_o but_o rather_o that_o faith_n be_v a_o effect_n or_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n viz._n where_o faith_n be_v give_v for_o the_o former_a phrase_n will_v intimate_v as_o if_o faith_n be_v the_o thing_n that_o god_n be_v to_o give_v in_o requital_n of_o christ_n for_o his_o bloodshed_n and_o that_o direct_o and_o so_o faith_n shall_v be_v give_v by_o god_n as_o legislator_n of_o the_o old_a law_n for_o the_o stipulation_n suppose_v to_o be_v between_o the_o father_n and_o son_n be_v make_v by_o the_o father_n on_o his_o part_n not_o as_o redeemer_n or_o legislator_n of_o the_o new_a law_n but_o as_o the_o offend_a rector_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n now_o treat_v with_o the_o mediator_n about_o man_n recovery_n though_o these_o thing_n speak_v after_o our_o manner_n do_v but_o signify_v god_n decree_n yet_o they_o show_v we_o in_o what_o relation_n god_n stand_v towards_o man_n and_o towards_o the_o redeemer_n when_o he_o require_v and_o accept_v of_o satisfaction_n whereas_o the_o thing_n give_v to_o christ_n be_v power_n of_o dominion_n and_o rectorship_n and_o so_o the_o redeem_a deliver_v to_o he_o not_o all_o to_o one_o final_a end_n nor_o with_o a_o like_a intent_n and_o so_o faith_n be_v procure_v by_o christ_n only_o in_o this_o remote_a sense_n in_o that_o he_o procure_v full_a power_n to_o use_v the_o fit_a mean_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o he_o in_o the_o season_n and_o degree_n he_o please_v with_o a_o full_a resolution_n in_o his_o own_o mind_n to_o make_v all_o this_o effectual_a upon_o his_o choose_a that_o he_o may_v attain_v the_o full_a end_n of_o his_o bloodshed_n so_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o degree_n of_o grace_n which_o from_o his_o plenipotency_n he_o give_v lest_o his_o choose_a shall_v miss_v of_o the_o intend_a salvation_n and_o therefore_o be_v improper_o say_v to_o be_v purchase_v by_o christ_n blood_n though_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o remote_a effect_n of_o his_o blood_n to_o those_o that_o have_v it_o and_o none_o can_v have_v have_v it_o without_o the_o intervention_n of_o his_o blood_n because_o there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o save_a use_n of_o faith_n without_o that_o blood_n otherwise_o they_o may_v if_o we_o look_v to_o faith_n but_o as_o such_o a_o act_n consider_v without_o its_o object_n give_v 4._o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n no_o where_o use_v any_o such_o phrase_n as_o to_o say_v that_o christ_n die_v to_o purchase_v we_o faith_n but_o ordinary_o that_o he_o die_v to_o purge_v or_o put_v away_o sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o controvert_v case_n it_o be_v safe_a to_o speak_v in_o scripture_n language_n suppose_v a_o man_n pay_v 1000_o l._n to_o ransom_n certain_a prisoner_n that_o owe_v that_o sum_n and_o upon_o the_o ransom_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o they_o shall_v now_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o as_o his_o ransom_v one_o to_o dispose_v of_o at_o his_o pleasure_n yet_o both_o party_n agree_v that_o only_o those_o shall_v be_v actual_o deliver_v into_o freedom_n who_o thankful_o accept_v the_o favour_n and_o the_o ransomer_n as_o their_o lord_n the_o redeemer_n know_v that_o these_o be_v man_n of_o such_o stubborn_a heart_n that_o they_o will_v refuse_v his_o offer_n yet_o he_o resolve_v to_o send_v they_o under_o his_o hand_n a_o conditional_a discharge_n that_o all_o shall_v come_v forth_o that_o will_v accept_v he_o and_o his_o offer_n and_o to_o tell_v they_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v by_o he_o be_v still_o detain_v and_o as_o his_o prisoner_n suffer_v great_a misery_n yet_o out_o of_o a_o special_a love_n to_o some_o of_o they_o he_o resolve_v to_o send_v a_o friend_n who_o be_v so_o effectual_a a_o orator_n as_o will_v certain_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o lay_v by_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o yield_v to_o his_o motion_n do_v it_o seem_v a_o proper_a phrase_n in_o this_o case_n to_o say_v that_o this_o man_n pay_v 1000_o l._n to_o purchase_v for_o these_o man_n a_o yield_a heart_n or_o to_o purchase_v their_o consent_n to_o accept_v he_o and_o his_o kindness_n rather_o he_o do_v it_o to_o purchase_v their_o freedom_n from_o prison_n which_o he_o give_v to_o all_o as_o far_o as_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o ransomer_n but_o he_o send_v this_o orator_n with_o a_o resolution_n to_o prevail_v in_o another_o superadded_a relation_n viz._n as_o one_o that_o bear_v a_o special_a love_n to_o those_o particular_a man_n above_o the_o rest_n or_o as_o one_o at_o least_o that_o be_v resolve_v to_o attain_v infallible_o that_o fruit_n of_o his_o ransom_n even_o the_o actual_a deliverance_n of_o those_o man_n nor_o can_v it_o therefore_o be_v conclude_v that_o he_o pay_v not_o the_o debt_n of_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n because_o he_o will_v not_o as_o importunate_o solicit_v they_o to_o accept_v of_o his_o offer_n 5._o we_o must_v therefore_o distinguish_v of_o mere_a ransom_v or_o redemption_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n or_o redemption_n as_o it_o be_v conjoin_v with_o election_n and_o be_v subordinate_a to_o it_o effectual_a grace_n to_o work_v faith_n infallible_o proceed_v from_o redemption_n as_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o election_n or_o with_o a_o special_a absolute_a resolution_n of_o save_v those_o particular_a person_n but_o it_o come_v not_o from_o mere_a redemption_n by_o sacrifice_n as_o divide_v from_o election_n and_o therefore_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o elect_n but_o not_o common_a to_o all_o the_o redeem_a for_o god_n have_v mean_n of_o two_o different_a sort_n for_o the_o accomplish_n his_o decree_n of_o election_n as_o to_o execution_n first_o general_a mean_n and_o second_o special_a mean_n and_o the_o general_n be_v the_o foundation_n on_o which_o he_o mean_v to_o build_v the_o special_a let_v we_o again_o remember_v amesius_n word_n that_o redemption_n be_v to_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o grace_n viz._n both_o common_a and_o special_a what_o creation_n be_v to_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n nay_o better_o we_o may_v say_v what_o creation_n be_v to_o god_n govern_v administration_n under_o the_o first_o law_n that_o be_v redemption_n to_o god_n govern_v administration_n under_o the_o second_o or_o new_a law_n for_o in_o creation_n god_n do_v two_o thing_n 1._o he_o give_v man_n his_o be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o subject_a fit_a for_o government_n 2._o he_o give_v he_o his_o right_n be_v real_a and_o relative_n make_v he_o after_o his_o image_n in_o his_o favour_n and_o in_o a_o state_n of_o happiness_n and_o in_o this_o state_n he_o make_v a_o law_n with_o he_o even_o with_o all_o mankind_n in_o adam_n and_o eve_n promise_v he_o further_o everlasting_a life_n on_o condition_n of_o obedience_n now_o here_o god_n creation_n of_o man_n in_o his_o favour_n and_o in_o rectitude_n be_v a_o common_a work_n and_o so_o be_v his_o give_v he_o that_o law_n but_o so_o be_v not_o the_o fulfil_n of_o its_o promise_n which_o imply_v the_o intervention_n of_o man_n performance_n of_o the_o condition_n suppose_v now_o that_o man_n have_v be_v multiply_v by_o propagation_n before_o the_o fall_n of_o any_o and_o then_o one_o half_a of_o mankind_n have_v keep_v this_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o other_o have_v break_v it_o have_v it_o be_v fit_a for_o any_o man_n to_o say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o create_v any_o of_o those_o