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judgement_n thes_n 9_o pa._n 65._o &_o p._n 73._o and_o elsewhere_o oft_o though_o it_o make_v work_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o old_a covenant_n though_o he_o maintain_v that_o doe_n and_o live_v be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o law_n append._n p._n 81._o yet_o be_v he_o not_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi or_o legallist_n nor_o his_o doctrine_n ungospellike_a it_o be_v pure_o christian_a and_o full_a of_o sweet_a and_o ravish_a consolation_n to_o a_o believer_n not_o the_o least_o tangue_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o the_o odour_n and_o very_a marrow_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o it_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o set_v forth_o in_o his_o own_o word_n all_o the_o reason_n that_o scatter_o throughout_o this_o book_n of_o his_o he_o bring_v to_o prove_v a_o probability_n and_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n in_o this_o his_o paradox_n the_o sum_n of_o it_o be_v this_o b._n 1._o as_o to_o the_o bondage_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n though_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v under_o it_o in_o part_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o under_o it_o in_o the_o whole_a as_o all_o sinner_n under_o the_o law_n whole_o out_o of_o christ_n for_o they_o be_v conditional_o pardon_v and_o justify_v as_o he_o frequent_o express_v himself_o and_o so_o there_o be_v some_o ground_n of_o hope_n to_o take_v off_o the_o extremity_n of_o despair_n and_o it_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a but_o some_o part_n of_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n that_o lie_v upon_o they_o p._n 65._o thes_n 9_o christ_n death_n have_v suspend_v the_o rigorous_a execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n that_o it_o do_v not_o immediate_o fall_v upon_o his_o redeem_a one_o p._n 67._o though_o they_o suffer_v after_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n much_o of_o the_o curse_n in_o execution_n of_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o not_o without_o rigour_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o in_o its_o full_a rigour_n p._n 69._o and_o christ_n which_o have_v suspend_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o curse_n manage_v that_o which_o lie_v on_o they_o to_o their_o good_a and_o advantage_n pag._n 72._o and_o be_v not_o this_o cordial_a gospel_n the_o balm_n of_o gilead_n and_o the_o heal_n of_o christ_n wing_n to_o a_o wound_a soul_n the_o force_n of_o all_o this_o have_v be_v examine_v already_o as_o elsewhere_o so_o most_o copious_o in_o the_o examination_n of_o his_o nine_o thesis_n and_o the_o explication_n thereof_o to_o which_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o tautologize_v here_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n only_o let_v he_o by_o the_o way_n consider_v with_o i_o how_o fit_o these_o gloss_n of_o mr._n br._n do_v agree_v with_o many_o plain_a and_o evident_a sripture_n christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3._o 13._o i_o e._n say_v m._n br._n from_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o curse_n not_o from_o the_o curse_n itself_o for_o it_o lie_v upon_o we_o 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sin_n be_v we_o deliver_v god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o all_o your_o sin_n and_o trespass_n eph._n 4._o 32._o col._n 2._o 13._o i_o e._n have_v forgive_v you_o the_o fault_n but_o not_o the_o curse_n and_o punishment_n by_o one_o offering_n christ_n have_v perfect_v for_o ever_o they_o that_o be_v sanctifird_n i._n e._n have_v lay_v a_o ground_n to_o perfect_v they_o if_o he_o will_v in_o the_o next_o world_n not_o that_o he_o have_v perfect_v they_o in_o point_n of_o justification_n here_o the_o time_n past_a be_v put_v for_o a_o time_n to_o come_v and_o a_o certain_a for_o a_o uncertain_a time_n heb._n 10._o 14._o they_o that_o be_v once_o purge_v by_o sacrifice_n have_v no_o more_o conscience_n of_o sin_n i._n e._n when_o they_o be_v whole_o purge_v in_o heaven_n not_o while_o they_o be_v but_o in_o part_n purge_v upon_o earth_n heb._n 10._o 2._o their_o sin_n and_o their_o iniquity_n will_v i_o remember_v no_o more_o heb._n 10._o 17._o i_o e._n no_o more_o as_o 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