so_o much_o the_o more_o vehement_o be_v his_o wrath_n kindle_v and_o the_o punishment_n be_v more_o aggravate_v whereupon_o be_v those_o say_n the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a 23.35_o gen._n 15.16_o mat._n 23.35_o that_o upon_o you_o may_v come_v all_o the_o righteous_a blood_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 2._o we_o deny_v also_o the_o minor_a for_o although_o god_n suffer_v original_a sin_n that_o be_v the_o corruption_n and_o guilt_n of_o nature_n to_o pass_v unto_o all_o posterity_n yet_o together_o with_o this_o he_o of_o his_o mere_a mercy_n do_v set_v bound_n and_o limit_n for_o sin_n that_o the_o posterity_n may_v not_o always_o pay_v for_o the_o actual_a sin_n of_o their_o ancestor_n or_o imitate_v they_o and_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o the_o child_n of_o evil_a parent_n shall_v be_v evil_a or_o worse_o or_o more_o miserable_a than_o their_o parent_n object_n 7._o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o 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punish_v for_o sin_n commit_v or_o deliver_v from_o the_o crime_n thereof_o that_o he_o shall_v persist_v in_o it_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v leave_v off_o henceforward_o to_o commit_v sin_n any_o more_o and_o to_o offend_v he_o unto_o who_o he_o be_v reconcile_v wherefore_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o also_o because_o christ_n have_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n stand_v bind_v to_o perform_v the_o obedience_n not_o of_o the_o time_n past_a but_o of_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o this_o also_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v not_o for_o any_o expiation_n or_o recompense_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o either_o we_o have_v commit_v or_o do_v commit_v or_o hereafter_o shall_v commit_v but_o for_o the_o show_v of_o our_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n 15._o rom._n 6.7_o 11._o 1_o cor._n 5.14_o 15._o whereby_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o sin_n and_o death_n this_o do_v s._n paul_n teach_v he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_a from_o sin_n again_o likewise_o think_v you_o 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