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any_o other_o live_v creature_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n yet_o that_o both_o jew_n and_o heathen_a do_v expect_v and_o hope_v for_o it_o be_v so_o very_o evident_a that_o it_o can_v without_o extreme_a ignorance_n or_o obstinacy_n be_v deny_v but_o this_o expectation_n how_o unreasonable_a soever_o plain_o show_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o common_a apprehension_n of_o mankind_n in_o all_o age_n that_o god_n will_v not_o be_v appease_v nor_o shall_v sin_n be_v pardon_v without_o suffer_v but_o yet_o so_o that_o man_n general_o conceive_v good_a hope_n that_o upon_o the_o repentance_n of_o sinner_n god_n will_v accept_v of_o a_o vicarious_a punishment_n that_o be_v of_o the_o suffer_v of_o some_o other_o in_o their_o stead_n and_o very_o probable_o as_o i_o say_v before_o in_o compliance_n with_o this_o apprehension_n of_o mankind_n and_o in_o condescension_n to_o it_o as_o well_o as_o for_o other_o weighty_a reason_n best_o know_v to_o the_o divine_a 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