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twenty-three_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n who_o god_n have_v set_v to_o be_v the_o propitiatory_a by_o faith_n which_o be_v in_o his_o blood_n paul_n commend_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o this_o point_n because_o he_o have_v give_v the_o price_n of_o redemption_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o he_o bid_v we_o to_o flee_v unto_o his_o blood_n that_o have_v obtain_v righteousness_n we_o may_v stand_v bold_o before_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n be_v that_o say_n of_o peter_n xviii_o that_o we_o be_v redeem_v not_o by_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o by_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o the_o unspotted_a lamb_n for_o the_o comparison_n also_o will_v not_o agree_v unless_o with_o that_o price_n satisfaction_n have_v be_v make_v for_o sin_n vi.xx._fw-la for_o which_o reason_n paul_n say_v that_o we_o be_v precious_o buy_v also_o that_o other_o say_n of_o his_o will_v not_o stand_v together_o there_o be_v one_o mediator_n that_o give_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o redemption_n unless_o the_o peine_fw-fr have_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o which_o we_o have_v deserve_v therefore_o the_o same_o apostle_n defyne_v that_o the_o redemptino_fw-it in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o forgevenesse_n of_o sin_n xiiii_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v or_o acquyte_v before_o god_n because_o that_o blood_n answer_v for_o satisfaction_n for_o us._n ii.xiiii_fw-la wherewith_o also_o agree_v the_o other_o place_n that_o the_o hand_n write_n which_o be_v against_o we_o be_v cancel_v upon_o the_o cross_n for_o therein_o be_v mean_v the_o payment_n or_o recompense_n that_o acquyte_v we_o from_o gyltinesse_n there_o be_v also_o great_a weight_n in_o these_o word_n of_o paul_n if_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n xxi_o than_o christ_n die_v for_o nothing_o for_o hereby_o we_o gather_v that_o we_o must_v fetch_v from_o christ_n 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