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testament_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o man_n perish_v be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n but_o for_o want_v of_o faith_n to_o receive_v the_o redeemer_n and_o his_o benefit_n mat._n 23._o 37._o how_o oft_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thou_o etc._n etc._n you_o will_v not_o isa_n 5._o 4._o what_o can_v have_v be_v do_v more_o to_o my_o vineyard_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 24._o 4._o 5._o tell_v they_o which_o be_v bid_v behold_v i_o have_v prepare_v my_o dinner_n my_o ox_n and_o fatling_n be_v kill_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v ready_a come_v unto_o the_o marriage_n but_o they_o make_v light_a of_o it_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 8._o the_o wedding_n be_v ready_a but_o they_o which_o be_v bid_v be_v not_o worthy_a i._n e._n there_o be_v no_o want_n on_o christ_n part_n his_o sacrifice_n and_o satisfaction_n be_v sufficient_a but_o they_o lose_v the_o benefit_n for_o want_n of_o believe_v mat._n 25._o 1._o 2._o all_o the_o virgin_n may_v have_v be_v accept_v at_o the_o marriage_n 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to_o a_o angel_n not_o to_o be_v redeem_a nor_o to_o the_o devil_n not_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n by_o he_o now_o its_o true_a the_o pardon_n of_o the_o damn_a and_o their_o salvation_n be_v not_o actual_o effect_v but_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n be_v full_a and_o perfect_a in_o christ_n satisfaction_n and_o moral_a cause_n go_v long_o before_o the_o effect_n sometime_o and_o may_v do_v all_o their_o part_n and_o yet_o the_o effect_n not_o follow_v through_o the_o defect_n of_o some_o other_o and_o the_o effect_n be_v conditional_o give_v or_o produce_v by_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o thereby_o become_v not_o only_o possible_a and_o probable_a but_o certain_a if_o the_o condition_n be_v perform_v so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o proper_a privation_n and_o not_o a_o bare_a negation_n nor_o be_v it_o the_o mere_a matter_n of_o such_o effect_n that_o man_n be_v deprive_v of_o but_o formal_o as_o they_o be_v effect_n conditional_o grant_v 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