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else_o be_v know_v and_o reverence_v as_o the_o just_a and_o holy_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o rom._n 3.25_o 26._o it_o be_v say_v who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n to_o declare_v his_o righteousness_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v past_a through_o the_o forbearance_n of_o god_n to_o declare_v i_o say_v at_o this_o time_n his_o righteousness_n that_o he_o may_v be_v just_a and_o the_o justifier_n of_o he_o which_o believe_v in_o jesus_n 2._o his_o wisdom_n the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v by_o god_n in_o jest_n but_o in_o the_o great_a earnest_n that_o ever_o law_n be_v give_v now_o if_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v recall_v without_o any_o more_o ado_n the_o lawgiver_n will_v run_v the_o hazard_n of_o levity_n mutability_n and_o imprudence_n in_o constitute_v so_o solemn_a a_o transaction_n to_o no_o purpose_n paul_n be_v trouble_v when_o force_v to_o retract_v his_o word_n 2_o cor._n 1.17_o 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this_o course_n that_o the_o penalty_n of_o his_o law_n shall_v be_v execute_v upon_o our_o surety_n when_o he_o undertake_v our_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n gal._n 4.4_o 5._o the_o veracity_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n it_o bind_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n which_o sinner_n be_v apt_a to_o question_v gen._n 3.5_o have_v god_n say_v and_o deut._n 29.19_o 20._o we_o look_v upon_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n as_o a_o vain_a scarecrow_n therefore_o for_o the_o terror_n and_o warning_n of_o sinner_n for_o the_o future_a god_n will_v not_o release_v his_o wrath_n nor_o release_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n which_o be_v the_o consequent_a of_o it_o without_o a_o price_n and_o valuable_a compensation_n three_o none_o be_v sit_v to_o give_v this_o ransom_n but_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v god_n man_n he_o be_v man_n to_o undertake_v it_o in_o our_o name_n and_o god_n to_o perform_v it_o in_o his_o own_o strength_n a_o man_n that_o he_o may_v be_v make_v under_o 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be_v represent_v without_o a_o bloody_a sacrifice_n partly_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n require_v until_o all_o that_o be_v finish_v john_n 8.20_o death_n be_v that_o which_o be_v threaten_v to_o sin_n death_n be_v that_o which_o be_v fear_v by_o the_o sinner_n many_o ignorant_a people_n will_v say_v the_o least_o drop_n of_o christ_n blood_n be_v enough_o to_o save_v a_o thousand_o world_n if_o so_o his_o circumcision_n have_v be_v enough_o without_o his_o death_n but_o christ_n be_v not_o glorify_v but_o lessen_v by_o such_o expression_n sure_o his_o death_n be_v necessary_a or_o god_n will_v never_o have_v appoint_v it_o his_o bloody_a death_n suit_v with_o god_n design_n god_n design_n be_v to_o carry_v on_o our_o recovery_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o may_v make_v sin_n more_o hateful_a and_o obedience_n more_o acceptable_a to_o we_o 1._o sin_n more_o hateful_a by_o his_o agony_n blood_n shame_n death_n no_o less_o 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and_o council_n of_o saint_n not_o one_o of_o the_o sinner_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o company_n of_o the_o righteous_a nor_o appear_v in_o their_o society_n 2._o the_o wicked_a be_v raise_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la judicis_fw-la not_o beneficio_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la they_o be_v raise_v by_o christ_n as_o a_o judge_n but_o not_o by_o he_o as_o a_o redeemer_n the_o one_o sort_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o vindicative_a justice_n the_o other_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o covenant_n rom._n 8.11_o he_o shall_v quicken_v your_o mortal_a body_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o you_o the_o one_o by_o christ_n power_n from_o without_o put_v forth_o by_o he_o as_o judge_n of_o dead_a and_o live_a the_o other_o by_o a_o inward_a quicken_a influence_n that_o flow_v from_o he_o as_o their_o proper_a head_n when_o the_o reaper_n gather_v the_o wheat_n into_o his_o barn_n the_o tare_n be_v bind_v in_o bundle_n and_o cast_v into_o unquenchable_a fire_n 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which_o we_o see_v commit_v to_o the_o grave_a to_o rot_v there_o of_o all_o article_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v most_o difficult_o assent_v unto_o now_o there_o be_v relief_n for_o we_o in_o this_o business_n in_o hand_n christ_n be_v the_o first-born_a from_o the_o dead_a there_o be_v many_o praeludia_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la foretoken_n and_o pledge_n of_o the_o resurrection_n give_v to_o the_o old_a world_n in_o the_o translation_n of_o enoch_n the_o rapture_n of_o elijah_n the_o revive_n of_o these_o few_o dead_a one_o which_o i_o speak_v of_o before_o but_o the_o great_a and_o public_a evidence_n that_o be_v give_v for_o the_o assurance_n of_o the_o world_n be_v christ_n rise_v from_o the_o grave_a this_o make_v our_o resurrection_n 1._o possible_a 2._o easie._n 3._o certain_a and_o necessary_a 1._o possible_a the_o least_o that_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o it_o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o dead_a man_n to_o rise_v for_o that_o which_o have_v be_v 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