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be_v show_v he_o work_v upon_o other_o ground_n in_o another_o manner_n and_o to_o other_o end_n then_o sinful_a man_n do_v he_o harden_a pharaoh_n heart_n but_o in_o another_o manner_n than_o pharaoh_n do_v he_o send_v joseph_n into_o egypt_n but_o to_o another_o end_n then_o his_o brethren_n do_v he_o punish_v israel_n by_o ashur_n but_o to_o another_o end_n than_o ashur_n do_v it_o he_o deliver_v his_o son_n to_o be_v crucify_v but_o to_o another_o end_n then_o the_o wicked_a jew_n do_v it_o object_n but_o causa_fw-la causae_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la causati_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o a_o cause_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o effect_n also_o which_o arise_v from_o that_o cause_n &_o removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o which_o withholdeth_a or_o take_v away_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v present_a will_v hinder_v a_o event_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o event_n as_o he_o that_o withdraweth_a a_o pillar_n from_o a_o house_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v without_o it_o 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and_o do_v of_o good_a and_o in_o adam_n he_o give_v this_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n who_o be_v in_o the_o same_o covenant_n with_o he_o 2._o man_n do_v willing_o lose_v this_o power_n and_o habitual_a righteousness_n which_o god_n give_v he_o in_o the_o first_o creation_n god_n do_v not_o so_o take_v it_o away_o from_o he_o but_o he_o himself_o also_o cast_v it_o away_o yea_o god_n withdraw_v no_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v on_o he_o till_o man_n have_v merit_v such_o withdraw_a have_v god_n take_v away_o original_a righteousness_n from_o man_n against_o his_o will_n or_o without_o his_o desert_n then_o may_v there_o have_v be_v some_o show_n of_o injustice_n but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n for_o god_n have_v make_v man_n righteous_a but_o he_o find_v out_o many_o invention_n ecclesiaste_v 7._o last_o object_n but_o god_n will_v be_v the_o only_a cause_n why_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n rest_v not_o only_o on_o himself_o but_o his_o posterity_n also_o and_o why_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o original_a righteousness_n which_o be_v bestow_v on_o he_o answ_n it_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n but_o not_o the_o only_a cause_n but_o adam_n will_n which_o willing_o yield_v to_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o the_o punishment_n that_o come_v both_o on_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n which_o punishment_n be_v just_o inflict_v not_o only_o on_o himself_o but_o his_o posterity_n because_o they_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o part_n of_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o mankind_n both_o might_n and_o do_v enter_v into_o such_o a_o covenant_n with_o god_n as_o shall_v bind_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o all_o those_o which_o shall_v arise_v from_o he_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v over_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o bad_a sin_v rom._n 5.12_o all_o man_n 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christ_n death_n be_v speak_v of_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o any_o other_o than_o a_o literal_a sense_n but_o why_o may_v he_o not_o as_o well_o count_v it_o blasphemy_n to_o deny_v that_o the_o bread_n in_o the_o sacrament_n be_v proper_o christ_n body_n because_o he_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n or_o to_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v proper_o a_o branch_n a_o corner_n stone_n a_o morning_n star_n and_o such_o like_a because_o the_o scripture_n express_v he_o by_o these_o name_n 2._o himself_o acknowledge_v that_o although_o the_o scripture_n in_o speak_v of_o christ_n death_n sometime_o and_o in_o some_o place_n use_v general_a expression_n yet_o in_o other_o place_n it_o use_v expression_n wherein_o that_o generality_n be_v limit_v as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o mat._n 20.28_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o many_o mat._n 26.28_o he_o be_v set_v or_o appoint_v for_o the_o rise_n of_o many_o luke_n 2.34_o the_o gift_n by_o jesus_n christ_n have_v abound_v to_o many_o rom._n 5.15_o he_o be_v offer_v to_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o many_o heb._n 9_o last_n he_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o esay_n 53._o last_o he_o be_v plague_v for_o the_o transgression_n of_o his_o people_n ver_fw-la 8._o 3._o he_o can_v deny_v that_o sometime_o these_o note_n of_o universality_n all_o every_o man_n world_n and_o the_o like_a be_v ofttimes_o use_v in_o a_o more_o restrain_a sense_n 1._o the_o word_n all_o be_v sometime_o take_v for_o a_o part_n only_o or_o some_o of_o all_o sort_n so_o it_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n heal_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o or_o every_o kind_n of_o disease_n mat._n 9.35_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o judaea_n and_o all_o the_o region_n round_o about_o some_o of_o all_o sort_n go_v out_o to_o john_n baptist_n and_o be_v baptise_a of_o he_o mat._n 3.5_o 11.42_o luke_n 11.42_o you_o this_fw-mi mint_n and_o rue_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o herb_n peter_n see_v a_o vessel_n let_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n wherein_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o four_o footed_a beast_n that_o be_v some_o of_o all_o kind_n act._n 10.12_o all_o flesh_n shall_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n luke_n 3.6_o i_o will_v pour_v my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n joel_n 2.28_o not_o upon_o every_o particular_a man_n but_o upon_o some_o of_o all_o sort_n so_o esay_n 40.5_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o 1_o tim._n 2.6_o namely_o for_o some_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o all_o estate_n order_n and_o degree_n of_o man_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o apostle_n have_v for_o 1._o bid_v they_o make_v prayer_n and_o prayer_n for_o all_o man_n for_o king_n and_o prince_n etc._n etc._n 2._o so_o the_o word_n every_o be_v many_o time_n put_v for_o some_o of_o every_o sort_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v and_o every_o one_o press_v into_o it_o luke_n 16.16_o god_n will_v make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o then_o every_o man_n shall_v have_v praise_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 4.5_o not_o every_o particular_a man_n but_o every_o good_a man_n of_o what_o estate_n and_o condition_n soever_o every_o man_n say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n i_o be_o of_o apollo_n cap._n 1.12_o every_o man_n take_v his_o own_o supper_n and_o one_o be_v hungry_a and_o another_o be_v drunken_a cap._n 11.21_o every_o particular_a man_n among_o the_o corinthian_n do_v not_o make_v rent_n and_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n neither_o do_v every_o man_n come_v unworthy_o to_o the_o sacrament_n but_o a_o great_a many_o do_v and_o therefore_o this_o expression_n of_o generality_n be_v use_v and_o so_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o christ_n taste_v death_n for_o every_o man_n it_o do_v not_o necessary_o follow_v that_o he_o die_v for_o every_o particular_a man_n but_o for_o many_o he_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o many_o mat._n 20.28_o even_o for_o 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