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proper_o and_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n this_o be_v clear_o evince_v by_o the_o prophet_n david_n who_o although_o he_o have_v trespass_v high_o against_o uriah_n in_o that_o he_o have_v defile_v his_o wife_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v do_v to_o death_n 2.7_o psal_n 51.4_o ex._n 34.6_o 7._o psal_n 32.5_o isa_n 43.25_o mich._n 7.18_o s._n mar._n 2.7_o yet_o he_o acknoweldge_v the_o sin_n to_o be_v against_o god_n and_o against_o he_o only_o tibi_fw-la soli_fw-la peccavi_fw-la against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o the_o whole_a scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o this_o point_n who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o that_o pardon_v iniquity_n who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n only_o 2_o i_o say_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n declarative_o ministerial_o and_o by_o application_n for_o say_v our_o church_n in_o the_o absolution_n he_o have_v h_o give_v power_n and_o commandment_n to_o his_o minister_n declarative_o 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1.22_o and_o almost_o over_o all_o nation_n this_o title_n read_v many_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o chief_a priest_n themselves_o who_o dislike_v it_o and_o therefore_o expostulate_v with_o pilate_n say_v write_v not_o the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o that_o he_o say_v i_o be_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o title_n of_o malefactor_n crucify_v be_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o roman_n set_v up_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o people_n may_v know_v the_o crime_n for_o the_o which_o they_o be_v crucify_v that_o justice_n may_v receive_v its_o due_a commendation_n and_o to_o warn_v other_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o like_a offence_n i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v therefore_o but_o that_o the_o two_o malefactor_n which_o be_v crucify_v with_o he_o have_v also_o their_o title_n set_v up_o and_o affix_v to_o their_o cross_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n show_v the_o crime_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o for_o which_o they_o suffer_v but_o pilate_n by_o this_o title_n do_v justify_v he_o from_o murder_n and_o sedition_n and_o such_o like_a crime_n object_v against_o the_o jew_n malice_n and_o envy_n in_o crucify_a of_o their_o king_n which_o thing_n he_o do_v to_o be_v avenge_v of_o they_o for_o that_o their_o importunity_n whereby_o they_o have_v with_o a_o unsatiable_a blood-thirstiness_a urge_v &_o in_o some_o sort_n compel_v he_o to_o condemn_v he_o but_o the_o title_n preach_v the_o gospel_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o chief_a priest_n take_v offence_n yet_o pilate_n who_o nevertheless_o know_v not_o the_o verity_n of_o what_o he_o have_v write_v will_v not_o 22._o s._n mat._n 27.33_o 37_o 38._o s._n mar._n 15.22_o 23_o 26_o 27_o 28_o s._n luc._n 23.32_o 33_o 38._o s._n joh._n 19.17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o can_v not_o must_v not_o alter_v it_o quod_fw-la scripsi_fw-la scripsi_fw-la what_o i_o have_v write_v i_o have_v write_v so_o hang_v he_o upon_o the_o cross_a naked_a and_o all_o bloody_a for_o 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