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rhetorical_a exclamation_n be_v more_o pardonable_a pray_v god_n they_o may_v be_v pardon_v he_o in_o heaven_n his_o second_o objection_n be_v to_o this_o purpose_n mediation_n and_o intercession_n be_v found_v in_o the_o merit_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n 57_o vol._n 2._o edit_n post_fw-la ob_fw-la pag._n 56_o 57_o by_o which_o expiation_n for_o sin_n be_v make_v but_o this_o jesus_n christ_n and_o no_o other_o have_v do_v therefore_o he_o only_o be_v mediator_n and_o intercessor_n answ_n this_o argument_n prove_v too_o much_o for_o it_o prove_v that_o neither_o our_o brethren_n on_o earth_n nor_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n aught_o or_o can_v lawful_o pray_v or_o intercede_v for_o we_o because_o they_o do_v not_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n by_o which_o expiation_n for_o sin_n be_v make_v yet_o the_o doctor_n grant_v that_o both_o our_o brethren_n on_o earth_n and_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n may_v and_o do_v pray_v for_o we_o well_o but_o grant_v that_o mediation_n and_o 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justice_n bind_v to_o do_v so_o and_o be_v not_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n christ_n favourite_n do_v not_o he_o call_v they_o his_o friend_n vos_fw-fr amici_n mei_fw-la estis_fw-la 19.28_o job_n 15.14_o mat._n 19.28_o and_o what_o be_v more_o do_v not_o he_o tell_v his_o apostle_n that_o they_o shall_v sit_v upon_o throne_n judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o why_o may_v not_o then_o these_o judge_n and_o friend_n and_o favourite_n of_o jesus_n christ_n beg_v of_o he_o to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o poor_a miserable_a sinner_n though_o they_o can_v in_o justice_n require_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n but_o the_o doctor_n be_v mistake_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o he_o do_v not_o or_o rather_o will_v not_o distinguish_v between_o a_o intercession_n found_v in_o justice_n and_o equity_n and_o a_o intercession_n found_v only_o in_o favour_n and_o good_a will_n the_o first_o i_o grant_v be_v peculiar_a only_o to_o christ_n for_o the_o reason_n offer_v by_o the_o doctor_n but_o 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