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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 1.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o have_v by_o himself_o purge_v our_o sin_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n heb._n 10.22_o apocalyp_n 1.5_o and_o because_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v look_v on_o as_o the_o consequent_a of_o expiation_n by_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n therefore_o that_o be_v likewise_o attribute_v to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n matth._n 26.28_o this_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n eph._n 1.7_o in_o who_o we_o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n coloss._n 1.14_o and_o from_o hence_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5.9_o and_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n 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himself_o confess_v and_o yet_o he_o assign_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o why_o we_o ought_v to_o depart_v from_o it_o unless_o the_o bare_a possibility_n of_o another_o meaning_n be_v sufficient_a but_o how_o have_v it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o purge_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o have_v be_v express_v in_o clear_a and_o plain_a term_n than_o these_o which_o be_v acknowledge_v of_o themselves_o to_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o we_o assert_v if_o the_o most_o proper_a expression_n for_o this_o purpose_n be_v not_o of_o force_n enough_o to_o persuade_v our_o adversary_n none_o else_o can_v ever_o do_v it_o so_o that_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a for_o our_o doctrine_n to_o have_v be_v deliver_v in_o such_o term_n but_o they_o will_v have_v find_v out_o way_n to_o evade_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o it_o seem_v very_o strange_a that_o so_o great_a a_o efficacy_n shall_v not_o only_o once_o or_o twice_o but_o so_o 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declarative_a and_o do_v no_o more_o depend_v on_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v than_o on_o a_o condition_n require_v by_o god_n the_o neglect_n of_o which_o will_v be_v a_o act_n of_o disobedience_n in_o they_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o can_v represent_v say_v they_o no_o more_o than_o such_o a_o expiation_n to_o be_v by_o christ_n viz._n god_n declare_v that_o sin_n be_v expiate_v by_o he_o on_o the_o performance_n of_o such_o a_o condition_n require_v in_o order_n thereto_o as_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n be_v but_o we_o assert_v another_o kind_n of_o expiation_n of_o sin_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v slay_v and_o offer_v which_o be_v real_a and_o depend_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o this_o be_v twofold_a a_o civil_a and_o a_o ritual_a expiation_n according_a to_o the_o double_a capacity_n in_o which_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o as_o member_n of_o a_o society_n subsist_v by_o a_o body_n of_o law_n which_o according_a to_o the_o 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many_o sacrifice_n be_v appoint_v purposely_o for_o the_o expiate_a this_o legal_a guilt_n as_o particular_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o red_a heifer_n numb_a 19.9_o which_o be_v there_o call_v a_o purification_n for_o sin_n and_o the_o apostle_n put_v the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o of_o goat_n 13._o and_o the_o ash_n of_o a_o heifer_n sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a together_o and_o the_o effect_n of_o both_o of_o they_o he_o say_v be_v to_o sanctify_v to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v some_o proper_a and_o immediate_a effect_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o people_n at_o that_o time_n though_o infinite_o short_a of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n by_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o apostle_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o expiation_n in_o those_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o one_o be_v bare_o typical_a of_o the_o other_o but_o of_o a_o different_a kind_n of_o expiation_n as_o far_o as_o purify_n the_o flesh_n be_v from_o purge_v the_o conscience_n but_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o whole_a dispensation_n be_v typical_a and_o that_o the_o law_n have_v a_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v and_o not_o the_o very_a image_n of_o the_o thing_n 10.1_o i._n e._n a_o dark_a and_o obscure_a representation_n and_o not_o the_o perfect_a resemblance_n of_o they_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n assert_n concern_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o law_n first_o that_o they_o have_v a_o effect_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n which_o he_o call_v purify_n the_o flesh_n the_o other_o be_v that_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o expiate_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n consider_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o punishment_n of_o another_o life_n which_o he_o call_v purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n 9.9.10.4_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o all_o the_o gift_n and_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n can_v not_o make_v he_o that_o do_v the_o service_n perfect_a as_o pertain_v to_o the_o conscience_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n shall_v take_v away_o sin_n so_o that_o the_o proper_a expiation_n which_o be_v make_v by_o they_o be_v civil_a and_o ritual_a relate_v either_o to_o corporal_a punishment_n or_o to_o legal_a uncleanness_n from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n well_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o high_a sacrifice_n to_o make_v expiation_n for_o sin_n as_o pertain_v to_o the_o conscience_n but_o that_o expiation_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v relate_v to_o that_o polity_n which_o be_v establish_v among_o they_o as_o they_o be_v a_o people_n under_o the_o government_n of_o a_o body_n of_o law_n distinct_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o they_o be_v consider_v as_o such_o it_o be_v vain_a to_o inquire_v whether_o they_o have_v only_o temporal_a or_o eternal_a promise_n for_o it_o be_v 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that_o law_n which_o be_v give_v they_o by_o moses_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n the_o punishment_n of_o fault_n be_v either_o death_n or_o exclusion_n from_o the_o public_a worship_n the_o expiation_n of_o they_o be_v take_v away_o the_o obligation_n to_o either_o of_o these_o which_o be_v the_o guilt_n of_o they_o in_o that_o consideration_n but_o do_v not_o this_o take_v away_o the_o typical_a nature_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n no_o but_o it_o much_o rather_o establish_v it_o for_o as_o socinus_n argue_v 22._o if_o the_o expiation_n be_v only_o typical_a there_o must_v be_v something_o â—n_o the_o type_n correspondent_a to_o that_o which_o be_v typify_v by_o it_o as_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n typify_v christ_n and_o the_o benefit_n which_o be_v to_o come_v by_o he_o because_o as_o many_o as_o look_v up_o to_o it_o be_v heal_v and_o noah_n ark_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o type_n of_o baptism_n because_o as_o many_o as_o enter_v into_o that_o be_v save_v from_o the_o deluge_n so_o corinth_n 10._o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o those_o thing_n happen_v to_o they_o in_o type_n v_o 11._o because_o the_o event_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o do_v represent_v those_o which_o will_v fall_v upon_o disobedient_a christian_n so_o that_o to_o make_v good_a the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o type_n we_o must_v assert_v a_o expiation_n that_o be_v real_a then_o and_o agreeable_a to_o that_o dispensation_n which_o do_v represent_v a_o expiation_n of_o a_o far_o high_a nature_n which_o be_v to_o be_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n etc._n iii_o which_o be_v premise_v i_o come_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o substitution_n design_v of_o the_o beast_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o sacrifice_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o offender_n themselves_o which_o will_v appear_v from_o levit._n 17.11_o for_o
of_o his_o have_v be_v perform_v such_o as_o the_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n and_o carry_v it_o and_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n in_o order_n to_o the_o expiation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o although_o the_o levitical_a law_n be_v silent_a in_o the_o common_a sacrifice_n who_o be_v to_o kill_v they_o whether_o the_o priest_n or_o the_o levite_n yet_o on_o that_o day_n whereon_o the_o highpriest_n be_v to_o appear_v himself_o for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o kill_v the_o bullock_n of_o the_o sin-offering_n 15._o which_o be_v for_o himself_o but_o the_o goat_n of_o the_o sin_n offer_v which_o be_v for_o the_o people_n and_o although_o the_o talmudist_n dispute_v from_o their_o tradition_n on_o both_o side_n whether_o any_o one_o else_o may_v on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n slay_v the_o sin-offering_n beside_o the_o highpriest_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o news_n for_o they_o to_o dispute_v against_o the_o text_n and_o the_o talmud_n itself_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o highpriest_n do_v it_o from_o whence_o it_o appear_v there_o be_v something_o peculiar_a on_o that_o day_n as_o to_o the_o slay_a oâ—_n the_o sin-offering_n 4._o and_o if_o our_o adversary_n opinion_n hold_v good_a that_o the_o sacrifice_n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n do_v if_o not_o alone_o yet_o chief_o represent_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n no_o great_a argument_n can_v be_v bring_v against_o themselves_o than_o this_o be_v for_o the_o office_n of_o the_o highpriest_n do_v not_o begin_v at_o hâ—s_n carry_v the_o blood_n into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n but_o the_o slay_v the_o sacrifice_n do_v belong_v to_o he_o too_o from_o whence_o it_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o office_n of_o highpriest_n when_o he_o enter_v into_o heaven_n but_o when_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v slay_v which_o be_v design_v for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v then_o to_o no_o purpose_n at_o all_o if_o crellius_n can_v prove_v that_o sometime_o in_o ordinary_a sacrifice_n which_o he_o will_v not_o say_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o levite_n may_v kill_v the_o beast_n for_o sacrifice_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o these_o sacrifice_n wherein_o themselves_o contend_v that_o christ_n be_v represent_v the_o office_n of_o the_o highpriest_n do_v not_o begin_v with_o enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n but_o with_o the_o mactation_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n who_o blood_n be_v to_o be_v carry_v in_o thither_o therefore_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o bare_a instrument_n of_o mactation_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n those_o be_v the_o jew_n and_o we_o make_v not_o they_o priest_n in_o it_o for_o they_o aim_v at_o no_o more_o than_o take_v away_o his_o life_n as_o the_o popae_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o those_o who_o bare_a office_n it_o be_v to_o kill_v the_o beast_n for_o sacrifice_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v but_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o with_o a_o respect_n to_o he_o that_o offer_v up_o his_o life_n to_o god_n than_o we_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o highpriest_n in_o do_v it_o it_o be_v design_v for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o blood_n shed_v for_o that_o end_n he_o enter_v into_o heaven_n as_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n there_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o but_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o consequent_a act_n depend_v upon_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o blood_n shed_v for_o expiation_n otherwise_o the_o highpriest_n may_v have_v enter_v with_o the_o same_o effect_n into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n with_o any_o other_o blood_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v shed_v on_o purpose_n as_o a_o sin-offering_n for_o expiation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n which_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o do_v and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n insist_o so_o much_o on_o the_o comparison_n between_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n 10._o and_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o one_o far_o above_o the_o other_o in_o its_o power_n of_o expiation_n which_o he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v do_v if_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o blood_n have_v be_v only_o a_o preparation_n for_o his_o entrance_n on_o his_o priesthood_n in_o heaven_n so_o that_o the_o proper_a notion_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n as_o it_o note_v the_o give_v the_o life_n of_o one_o for_o the_o expiation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o do_v proper_o lie_v in_o the_o mactation_n though_o other_o sacrificial_a act_n may_v be_v consequent_a upon_o it_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o animal_fw-la hostiae_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n 5._o in_o which_o say_v macrobius_n sola_fw-la anima_fw-la deo_fw-la sacratur_fw-la of_o which_o he_o tell_v we_o virgil_n proper_o speak_v in_o those_o word_n hanc_fw-la tibi_fw-la eryx_n meliorem_fw-la animam_fw-la pro_fw-la morte_fw-la daretis_fw-la and_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o anima_fw-la here_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o as_o macrobius_n and_o servius_n observe_v out_o of_o his_o excellent_a skill_n and_o accuracy_n in_o the_o pontifical_a rite_n sanguine_a placastis_fw-la ventos_fw-la &_o virgine_fw-la caesa_fw-la cum_fw-la primum_fw-la iliacas_fw-la danai_n venistis_fw-la ad_fw-la oras_fw-la sanguine_a quaerendi_fw-la reditus_fw-la animaque_fw-la litandum_fw-la argolica_fw-la which_o show_v that_o the_o expiation_n be_v suppose_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o blood_n which_o they_o call_v the_o soul_n as_o the_o scripture_n do_v and_o the_o persian_n as_o strabo_n tell_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o bare_a mactation_n as_o the_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o do_v not_o porricere_fw-la as_o the_o roman_n call_v it_o they_o lay_v none_o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v consume_v 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person_n who_o offer_v it_o do_v expiate_v his_o own_o fault_n thereby_o for_o that_o have_v be_v the_o most_o proper_a sense_n for_o if_o the_o expiation_n do_v depend_v on_o the_o offering_n the_o sacrifice_n as_o on_o the_o condition_n of_o it_o than_o the_o perform_v the_o condition_n give_v he_o a_o immediate_a right_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o promise_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o his_o own_o act_n be_v not_o only_o necessary_a in_o bring_v the_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o priest_n also_o in_o offer_v up_o the_o blood_n this_o will_v not_o make_v it_o at_o all_o the_o more_o reasonable_a because_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n shall_v not_o only_o depend_v upon_o a_o man_n be_v own_o act_n but_o upon_o the_o act_n of_o another_o which_o he_o can_v not_o in_o reason_n be_v accountable_a for_o if_o he_o miscarry_v in_o it_o if_o the_o priest_n shall_v refuse_v to_o do_v his_o part_n or_o be_v unfit_a to_o do_v it_o or_o break_v some_o law_n in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o how_o hard_o 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god_n it_o belong_v proper_o because_o he_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v say_v he_o all_o mean_v by_o expiation_n to_o the_o priest_n only_o consequent_o as_o do_v what_o god_n require_v in_o order_n to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o sacrifice_n only_o as_o the_o condition_n by_o which_o it_o be_v obtain_v but_o if_o the_o expiation_n do_v proper_o belong_v to_o god_n and_o imply_v no_o more_o than_o bare_a pardon_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o conceive_v that_o it_o shall_v have_v any_o necessary_a relation_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n tell_v we_o that_o remission_n have_v a_o necessary_a respect_n to_o the_o shed_n of_o blood_n so_o that_o without_o that_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n 22._o how_o improper_o do_v the_o apostle_n discourse_n throughout_o that_o chapter_n wherein_o he_o speak_v so_o much_o concern_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n purify_n and_o in_o correspondency_n to_o that_o 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