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absolute_a necessity_n we_o have_v of_o a_o priest_n god_n will_v not_o execute_v the_o severity_n of_o his_o law_n for_o thereby_o the_o creature_n shall_v everlasting_o lose_v the_o fruition_n of_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v likewise_o lose_v the_o service_n and_o voluntary_a subjection_n of_o his_o creature_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o abolish_v his_o law_n neither_o lest_o thereby_o his_o justice_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o secure_o abuse_v his_o hatred_n against_o sin_n the_o less_o declare_v his_o truth_n in_o all_o his_o threaten_n question_v and_o his_o dreadful_a majesty_n by_o man_n neglect_v as_o the_o wooden_a king_n by_o the_o frog_n in_o the_o fable_n he_o will_v not_o punish_v those_o person_n who_o he_o love_v because_o he_o be_v pitiful_a to_o they_o he_o will_v not_o pass_v over_o the_o sin_n which_o he_o hate_v because_o he_o be_v jealous_a towards_o himself_o man_n and_o sin_n be_v as_o inseparable_o join_v together_o since_o the_o fall_n as_o fire_n and_o heat_n 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in_o its_o surety_n make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n as_o in_o his_o ambassador_n reconcile_a the_o world_n unto_o himself_o again_o by_o all_o which_o we_o see_v the_o necessity_n which_o man_n lapse_v have_v of_o a_o priest_n to_o restore_v he_o hence_o than_o we_o may_v learn_v first_o how_o much_o we_o ought_v to_o hate_v sin_n which_o arm_n the_o law_n justice_n and_o power_n of_o god_n against_o we_o as_o hateful_a as_o it_o be_v unto_o god_n so_o hateful_a it_o be_v in_o itself_o for_o he_o judge_v upright_o he_o see_v thing_n just_a as_o they_o be_v without_o passion_n prejudice_n or_o partiality_n and_o as_o hateful_a as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o so_o hateful_a shall_v it_o be_v unto_o we_o as_o the_o only_a ground_n of_o our_o misery_n of_o the_o creature_n vanity_n and_o of_o god_n dishonour_n we_o see_v it_o be_v so_o hateful_a unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v most_o certain_o be_v avenge_v of_o it_o if_o he_o spare_v i_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v my_o sin_n though_o his_o own_o belove_a son_n must_v be_v punish_v for_o it_o o_o then_o why_o shall_v that_o be_v light_n to_o i_o which_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o a_o millstone_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n why_o shall_v that_o be_v my_o pleasure_n which_o be_v his_o passion_n why_o shall_v that_o be_v in_o a_o throne_n with_o i_o which_o be_v upon_o a_o cross_n with_o he_o why_o shall_v i_o allow_v that_o to_o be_v real_o in_o i_o which_o the_o lord_n so_o severe_o punish_v when_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o be_v but_o impute_v to_o his_o son_n many_o sin_n there_o be_v which_o other_o in_o their_o practice_n aswell_o as_o papist_n in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o profession_n esteem_v for_o light_n and_o venial_a sin_n and_o venial_a indeed_o they_o be_v per_fw-la exoratorem_fw-la patris_fw-la christum_fw-la as_o tertullian_n state_v the_o question_n by_o christ_n who_o be_v a_o prevail_a advocate_n with_o the_o father_n but_o however_o let_v not_o we_o 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