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transgression_n and_o so_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deserve_v a_o reward_n that_o it_o do_v indeed_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o pardon_n for_o the_o defect_n of_o such_o obedience_n be_v sin_n and_o sin_n mix_v with_o any_o thing_n corrupt_v the_o whole_a and_o make_v it_o unclean_a and_o impure_a and_o we_o know_v that_o nothing_o that_o be_v so_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o in_o order_n to_o his_o salvation_n st._n paul_n renounce_v his_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o three_o to_o the_o philippian_n and_o the_o nine_o verse_n alas_o the_o very_o best_a of_o we_o in_o this_o world_n have_v our_o fail_n and_o imperfection_n and_o not_o only_o sinful_a weakness_n but_o sinful_a wilfulness_n also_o nay_o our_o very_a righteousness_n be_v but_o filthy_a rag_n and_o then_o we_o may_v be_v satisfy_v that_o we_o shall_v never_o in_o those_o rag_n be_v admit_v to_o the_o marriage-supper_n of_o the_o lamb._n when_o the_o 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the_o law_n have_v promise_v to_o such_o obedience_n 1._o now_o in_o order_n to_o our_o make_v good_a our_o first_o proposition_n we_o must_v examine_v what_o qualification_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a in_o order_n to_o fit_v any_o one_o to_o make_v such_o purchase_n and_o then_o inquire_v far_o whether_o such_o qualification_n either_o do_v or_o can_v belong_v to_o any_o other_o beside_o our_o saviour_n alone_o 1._o now_o the_o first_o and_o lead_v qualification_n in_o he_o who_o shall_v be_v fit_v for_o the_o purchase_n of_o a_o release_n from_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o have_v incur_v who_o transgress_v the_o law_n be_v that_o he_o who_o make_v such_o a_o purchase_n must_v be_v one_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a with_o they_o to_o who_o the_o law_n be_v give_v that_o be_v in_o the_o present_a case_n must_v be_v a_o man._n for_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o man_n be_v break_v by_o man_n and_o therefore_o also_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o in_o the_o congruity_n of_o 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which_o shall_v take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o he_o who_o be_v qualify_v to_o suffer_v for_o other_o in_o order_n to_o release_v those_o other_o from_o the_o penalty_n of_o sin_n must_v not_o therefore_o be_v a_o sinner_n himself_o because_o if_o he_o be_v so_o than_o he_o must_v by_o the_o law_n of_o justice_n and_o even_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o law_n which_o assign_v such_o penalty_n suffer_v the_o penalty_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o he_o who_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n can_v therefore_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o at_o least_o in_o the_o present_a case_n he_o can_v because_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o the_o transgression_n of_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o life_n his_o own_o penalty_n exhaust_v the_o whole_a stock_n or_o possibility_n of_o his_o so_o suffer_v for_o he_o who_o have_v but_o one_o life_n and_o no_o man_n have_v more_o can_v pay_v 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