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to_o he_o for_o who_o it_o be_v offer_v crellius_n overthrow_v himself_o in_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o signify_v to_o take_v away_o for_o this_o take_v away_o must_v be_v perform_v upon_o the_o tree_n but_o christ_n according_a to_o his_o notion_n do_v not_o take_v away_o sin_n upon_o the_o cross_n his_o suffering_n be_v but_o preparatory_a to_o his_o ingress_n into_o heaven_n where_o he_o be_v first_o invest_v with_o a_o power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n s._n peter_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o manifest_a aspect_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o esaias_n c._n 53.11_o he_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o word_n too_o stiff_o to_o be_v bend_v into_o a_o compliance_n with_o the_o socinian_n
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make_v in_o the_o most_o nervous_a part_n of_o his_o body_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o agony_n which_o he_o suffer_v as_o the_o damage_n do_v by_o sin_n to_o the_o law_n be_v repair_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n so_o likewise_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o supreme_a rector_n be_v full_o appease_v and_o reconcile_v a_o reconciliation_n be_v attribute_v to_o his_o suffering_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n this_o reconciliation_n must_v import_v a_o reconciliation_n of_o god_n unto_o we_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o epist_n to_o the_o roman_n speak_v of_o our_o receive_v the_o atonement_n c._n 5._o v._n 11._o we_o then_o receive_v it_o when_o we_o lie_v aside_o our_o enmity_n and_o be_v convert_v unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o this_o atonement_n must_v be_v make_v before_o our_o enmity_n be_v deposit_v the_o thing_n receive_v be_v always_o antecedent_n to_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v and_o by_o consequence_n it_o can_v import_v nothing_o but_o god_n reconciliation_n to_o we_o by_o 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