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to_o melt_v out_o his_o mercy_n in_o justify_v we_o how_o then_o be_v he_o in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n to_o himself_o before_o all_o such_o actual_a intercession_n and_o prayer_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o 6._o the_o like_a may_v i_o say_v of_o his_o objective_n and_o occasional_a cause_n that_o object_n and_o occasion_n have_v their_o be_v and_o qualification_n from_o god_n either_o directive_n or_o promissive_a providence_n that_o they_o may_v serve_v to_o his_o eternal_a and_o absolute_a volsition_n and_o purpose_n not_o that_o they_o work_v any_o new_a thing_n in_o the_o will_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n for_o then_o like_o the_o masspriest_n shall_v they_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o their_o creator_n 4._o to_o his_o second_o question_n why_o he_o call_v christ_n satisfaction_n both_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n and_o the_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la if_o he_o have_v not_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v make_v it_o a_o question_n but_o because_o he_o delight_v both_o to_o put_v the_o question_n and_o to_o answer_v it_o i_o shall_v not_o permit_v his_o answer_n whole_o to_o pass_v without_o a_o short_a reply_n b._n pag._n 215._o that_o it_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n i_o know_v few_o but_o socinian_o that_o will_v deny_v he_o must_v needs_o mean_v few_o baxterian_o that_o be_v not_o also_o socinian_n i._n e._n few_o of_o they_o that_o with_o he_o deny_v justification_n to_o be_v a_o eternal_a immanent_a act_n in_o god_n for_o mr._n baxter_n himself_o whether_o he_o be_v or_o be_v not_o a_o socinian_n will_n and_o must_v grant_v that_o if_o justification_n be_v and_o as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o eternal_a immanent_a act_n in_o god_n christ_n satisfaction_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n thereof_o but_o as_o we_o look_v to_o the_o justification_n as_o in_o time_n apply_v and_o declare_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o conscience_n which_o mr._n baxter_n call_v the_o justification_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o the_o scripture_n justification_n by_o faith_n of_o this_o justification_n i_o will_v not_o contend_v with_o he_o but_o christ_n satisfaction_n though_o not_o where_o in_o the_o word_n totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la so_o term_v yet_o may_v enough_o proper_o be_v term_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n but_o why_o he_o will_v also_o have_v it_o call_v the_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la a_o blind_a man_n may_v easy_o see_v his_o reason_n what_o else_o do_v he_o drive_v at_o but_o to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o same_o order_n of_o causality_n with_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n which_o also_o in_o the_o whole_a sequel_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v with_o he_o the_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la and_o consequent_o to_o make_v christ_n suffering_n and_o man_n qualification_n collateral_a cause_n of_o justification_n hereunto_o pertain_v his_o extol_v the_o cause_n sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la and_o exalt_v the_o praise_n thereof_o above_o other_o cause_n 217._o pag._n 216_o 217._o not_o so_o much_o to_o attribute_v it_o to_o christ_n satisfaction_n as_o preparative_o to_o deify_v and_o equalise_v with_o christ_n the_o meritorious_a perfection_n of_o man_n righteousness_n which_o he_o be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o rival_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o justification_n and_o herein_o he_o will_v rather_o turn_v cynic_n then_o leave_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n in_o his_o justification_n any_o one_o inch_n beneath_o the_o praise_n of_o christ_n for_o hereunto_o pertain_v his_o quare_fw-la i_o non_fw-la laudas_fw-la qui_fw-la dignus_fw-la sum_fw-la ut_fw-la accipiam_fw-la plus_fw-fr enim_fw-la est_fw-la meruisse_fw-la quam_fw-la dedisse_fw-la beneficium_fw-la if_o god_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v for_o give_v justification_n why_o not_o i_o that_o be_o worthy_a to_o receive_v it_o for_o it_o be_v more_o honourable_a to_o have_v deserve_v then_o to_o have_v give_v a_o benefit_n how_o well_o this_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o he_o have_v in_o and_o under_o his_o 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