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from_o blame_n but_o some_o one_o may_v say_v object_n christ_n ought_v to_o suffer_v and_o therefore_o neither_o pilot_n nor_o the_o jew_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v sin_v he_o ought_v indeed_o upon_o supposition_n answ_n a_o necessity_n be_v derive_v from_o a_o voluntary_a decree_n of_o his_o die_a for_o jesus_n suffer_v because_o he_o will_v otherwise_o he_o can_v have_v escape_v his_o enemy_n hand_n you_o have_v hear_v that_o christ_n suffer_v and_o under_o who_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o creed_n that_o he_o be_v crucify_v mat._n 27.23_o and_o they_o be_v urgent_a to_o have_v this_o punishment_n of_o the_o cross_n inflict_v on_o he_o before_o any_o other_o as_o be_v the_o most_o cruel_a linger_a and_o shameful_a death_n of_o all_o the_o offender_n be_v expose_v alive_a to_o the_o view_n and_o mockery_n of_o all_o people_n hang_v on_o a_o tree_n he_o be_v accurse_v deut._n 21.23_o all_o kind_n of_o hang_v not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n but_o among_o the_o roman_n also_o be_v of_o most_o extreme_a infamy_n and_o disgrace_n as_o both_o seneca_n and_o livy_n testify_v 14._o seneca_n epist_n 101._o liv_o lib._n 14._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o who_o be_v hang_v on_o high_a be_v judge_v in_o a_o manner_n unworthy_a to_o tread_v on_o the_o earth_n with_o his_o foot_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v lift_v up_o from_o it_o wherefore_o christ_n that_o he_o may_v make_v himself_o of_o no_o account_n do_v undergo_v this_o most_o vile_a and_o accurse_a kind_n of_o death_n and_o take_v that_o curse_n upon_o himself_o that_o be_v due_a to_o we_o gal._n 3.13_o but_o wherefore_o will_v god_n have_v his_o son_n rather_o to_o be_v crucify_v then_o otherwise_o punish_v the_o reason_n be_v say_v tertullian_n that_o he_o who_o overcome_v by_o the_o tree_n to_o wit_v the_o devil_n by_o his_o envious_a work_n may_v be_v overcome_v also_o by_o the_o tree_n second_o that_o by_o his_o suffering_n of_o the_o most_o cruel_a punishment_n he_o may_v procure_v for_o we_o a_o most_o copious_a redemption_n by_o satisfy_v to_o the_o full_a the_o divine_a justice_n so_o other_o and_o from_o hence_o come_v our_o chief_a consolation_n three_o to_o satisfy_v the_o figure_n and_o oracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n 32._o ità _fw-la s._n august_n lib_n 6._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 32._o in_o the_o which_o it_o be_v foresignified_n for_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v lift_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n num._n 21._o joh._n 3._o &_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v lift_v up_o on_o high_a levit._n 7._o be_v the_o type_n of_o christ_n crucify_v and_o as_o isaac_n bear_v the_o wood_n whereon_o he_o be_v afterward_o lay_v gen._n 22._o so_o likewise_o do_v christ_n the_o wood_n of_o the_o cross_n one_o part_n of_o the_o mount_n moriah_n be_v without_o jerusalem_n wherein_o s._n jerom_n inform_v we_o out_o of_o a_o tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o isaac_n and_o christ_n likewise_o be_v offer_v up_o this_o place_n be_v afterward_o call_v the_o mount_n of_o 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