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be_v so_o well_o please_v with_o their_o captivity_n that_o they_o desire_v no_o deliverance_n that_o derogate_v nothing_o from_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o freedom_n annex_v to_o that_o year_n if_o one_o say_v to_o sin_n his_o old_a master_n levit._n 25._o 39_o exod._n 21._o 5._o deut._n 15._o 66._o i_o love_v thou_o and_o will_v not_o go_v out_o free_a he_o shall_v be_v bore_v for_o a_o slave_n and_o serve_v for_o ever_o but_o that_o slavish_a disposition_n of_o he_o make_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o that_o year_n not_o a_o whit_n the_o straight_a because_o he_o be_v include_v within_o the_o general_a grant_n as_o well_o as_o other_o howsoever_o he_o be_v not_o dispose_v to_o take_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a to_o a_o certain_a king_n that_o make_v a_o marriage_n of_o his_o son_n and_o send_v his_o servant_n to_o those_o that_o be_v bid_v to_o the_o wedding_n with_o this_o message_n behold_v i_o have_v prepare_v my_o 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to_o make_v way_n for_o god_n free_a liberty_n in_o show_v mercy_n that_o so_o mercy_n and_o justice_n meeting_n and_o embrace_v one_o another_o god_n may_v be_v just_a and_o the_o justifier_n of_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n rom._n 3._o 26._o now_o the_o general_a satisfaction_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o first_o act_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n prepare_v the_o way_n for_o god_n mercy_n by_o make_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o mankind_n pardonable_a the_o interposition_n of_o any_o bar_n from_o god_n justice_n notwithstanding_o and_o so_o put_v the_o son_n of_o man_n only_o in_o a_o possibility_n of_o be_v justify_v a_o thing_n deny_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o fall_v angel_n which_o the_o son_n be_v not_o please_v to_o assume_v but_o the_o special_a application_n of_o this_o satisfaction_n vouchsafe_v by_o christ_n unto_o those_o person_n only_o who_o his_o father_n have_v give_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v a_o appendant_a or_o appertain_v to_o the_o second_o 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