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upon_o it_o now_o these_o three_o i_o shall_v make_v appear_v to_o agree_v full_o to_o the_o death_n of_o e_o christ_n for_o we_o 1._o a_o substitution_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o offender_n that_o we_o be_v to_o prove_v be_v design_v in_o the_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n and_o that_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n for_o we_o be_v substitute_v in_o our_o place_n 1._o that_o in_o the_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n there_o be_v a_o a_o substitution_n of_o they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o offender_n this_o our_o adversary_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o yield_v we_o because_o of_o the_o correspondency_n which_o be_v so_o plain_a in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n between_o those_o sacrifice_n and_o that_o which_o be_v offer_v up_o by_o christ._n we_o now_o speak_v only_o of_o those_o sacrifice_n which_o we_o be_v sure_o be_v appoint_v of_o old_a for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n by_o god_n himself_o as_o to_o which_o the_o great_a rule_n assign_v 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this_o mean_v it_o can_v represent_v say_v they_o no_o more_o than_o such_o a_o expiation_n to_o be_v by_o christ_n viz._n god_n declare_v that_o sin_n be_v expiate_v by_o he_o on_o the_o performance_n of_o such_o a_o condition_n require_v in_o order_n thereto_o as_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n be_v but_o we_o assert_v another_o kind_n of_o expiation_n of_o sin_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v slay_v and_o offer_v which_o be_v real_a and_o depend_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o this_o be_v twofold_a a_o civil_a and_o a_o ritual_a expiation_n according_a to_o the_o double_a capacity_n in_o which_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o c_o as_o member_n of_o a_o society_n subsist_v by_o a_o body_n of_o law_n which_o according_a to_o the_o strict_a sanction_n of_o it_o make_v death_n the_o penalty_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 27._o 26._o but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o legislator_n do_v admit_v of_o a_o relaxation_n in_o many_o case_n allow_v by_o 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d_o d_o lam._n 2._o 1._o e_o a_o b_o c_o d_o e_o a_o b_o c_o d_o e_o a_o a_o luk._n 17._o 28_o 29._o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr beil_fw-fr jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 14._o c_o d_o e_o a_o b_o c_o d_o d_o judas_n 7._o e_o a_o a_o tacit._n aâ—_n 15._o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xiphil_n in_o epit._n dion_n in_o tito_n p._n 227._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodian_a in_o commod_n hist._n l._n 1._o p._n 22._o v._n xiphil_n ad_fw-la fin_n commodi_fw-la c_o c_o niceph._n l._n 15._o c._n 21._o 21._o eâ—â—gr_n l._n 2._o cap_n 13._o 13._o baâ—â—â—_n tom._n 5._o a._n 465._o 1._o d_o e_o a_o b_o c_o d_o e_o a_o b_o c_o d_o e_o a_o b_o b_o hieron_n in_o loc_n c_o d_o d_o gildas_n