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whole_a for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v joy_n in_o heaven_n over_o every_o one_o sinner_n that_o repent_v luke_n 15._o again_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o natural_a law_n for_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n to_o justify_v and_o pardon_v repentant_a and_o reform_a sinner_n because_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o own_o nature_n for_o that_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n must_v needs_o agree_v to_o the_o natural_a law_n because_o the_o natural_a law_n be_v found_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n now_o for_o god_n to_o show_v mercy_n to_o his_o creature_n in_o all_o compassionable_a case_n be_v as_o natural_a to_o he_o as_o to_o do_v just_o mercy_n be_v as_o essential_a to_o god_n as_o justice_n or_o any_o other_o attribute_n of_o he_o be_v and_o there_o be_v no_o opportunity_n for_o mercy_n to_o show_v itself_o but_o in_o compassionable_a case_n and_o if_o the_o case_n of_o repent_v and_o reform_a sinner_n for_o who_o 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the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n because_o he_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o remedy_n by_o which_o he_o may_v have_v be_v deliver_v from_o that_o condemnation_n into_o which_o he_o be_v fall_v john_n 3.18_o he_o be_v under_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o law_n natural_a before_o as_o a_o transgressor_n of_o that_o and_o be_v now_o under_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o rejecter_n of_o the_o grace_n offer_v by_o that_o but_o when_o such_o a_o one_o come_v to_o believe_v he_o be_v no_o long_o under_o the_o condemnation_n of_o either_o law_n or_o gospel_n but_o both_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o through_o christ_n because_o by_o his_o believe_v he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o they_o not_o because_o they_o be_v in_o the_o least_o alter_v but_o because_o the_o man_n himself_o be_v alter_v and_o
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the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n itself_o as_o reconcile_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n to_o penitent_a sinner_n so_o it_o appear_v also_o by_o express_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n st._n paul_n speak_v of_o such_o repentant_a sinner_n as_o in_o who_o be_v find_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n say_v that_o against_o such_o there_o be_v no_o law_n gal._n 5.23_o and_o if_o no_o law_n than_o not_o the_o natural_a law_n and_o when_o in_o another_o place_n the_o question_n be_v put_v whether_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v against_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n he_o reject_v it_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o indignation_n say_v god_n forbid_v gal._n 3.21_o to_o conclude_v then_o for_o god_n to_o justify_v pardon_n and_o make_v man_n happy_a when_o in_o vouchsafe_v this_o favour_n to_o repentant_a person_n upon_o account_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n his_o authority_n law_n and_o government_n be_v not_o leave_v unvindicate_v nor_o the_o end_n of_o his_o government_n 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heir_n faith_n be_v make_v void_a and_o the_o promise_v make_v of_o none_o effect_n and_o again_o gal._n 3.18_o if_o the_o inheritance_n be_v of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o promise_n but_o god_n give_v it_o unto_o abraham_n by_o promise_n for_o a_o right_a understandnig_n of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a scripture_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o in_o they_o represent_v the_o inconsistency_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o proper_a use_n and_o right_o understand_v but_o he_o therein_o represent_v the_o erroneousness_n of_o their_o opinion_n against_o who_o he_o dispute_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o absurd_a consequence_n of_o it_o as_o render_v the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_v inconsistent_a for_o otherwise_o when_o st._n paul_n speak_v his_o own_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n and_o promise_n he_o with_o great_a vehemency_n deny_v the_o law_n to_o be_v against_o the_o promise_n when_o 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