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satisfaction_n man_n may_v hope_v to_o be_v save_v by_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n but_o without_o christ_n satisfaction_n their_o hope_n be_v mere_o groundless_a paul_n name_v god_n grace_n in_o the_o text_n but_o add_v through_o the_o redemption_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n not_o by_o grace_n without_o it_o the_o devil_n will_v plead_v god_n grace_n to_o get_v out_o of_o his_o misery_n if_o that_o will_v do_v it_o as_o well_o as_o you_o every_o carnal_a wretch_n will_v plead_v it_o it_o be_v a_o precious_a plea_n to_o fly_v to_o god_n grace_n yet_o none_o be_v welcome_a but_o he_o that_o have_v a_o highpriest_n heb._n 4.15_o 16._o let_v we_o come_v bold_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n what_o may_v any_o poor_a soul_n come_v sure_o no_o unless_o he_o have_v the_o therefore_o to_o the_o wherefore_o unless_o he_o have_v a_o high_a priest_n that_o be_v tempt_v in_o all_o point_n like_v unto_o we_o else_o he_o will_v find_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v a_o judgement_n seat_n and_o may_v call_v to_o the_o mountain_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o revel_v 6.16_o to_o save_v he_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n when_o he_o come_v to_o beg_v for_o grace_n nothing_o but_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n can_v procure_v the_o soul_n welcome_a no_o gift_n of_o man_n can_v appease_v god_n prov._n 6.34_o 35._o the_o jealous_a god_n will_v not_o spare_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n he_o will_v not_o regard_v a_o ransom_n neither_o will_v he_o rest_v content_v though_o thou_o give_v many_o gift_n god-man_n in_o one_o person_n be_v alone_o the_o accept_a price_n the_o father_n will_v not_o take_v a_o farthing_n more_o than_o his_o justice_n do_v exact_a nor_o a_o farthing_n less_o than_o what_o be_v due_a as_o where_o ten_o pound_n be_v due_a the_o creditor_n exact_v not_o twenty_o and_o where_o twenty_o pound_n be_v due_a he_o will_v not_o accept_v often_o so_o the_o father_n require_v christ_n for_o 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god_n to_o roar_v even_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o the_o almighty_a so_o that_o as_o the_o greek_a church_n pray_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v unknown_a torment_n that_o our_o saviour_n undergo_v he_o encounter_v both_o the_o father_n wrath_n kindle_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o elect_n and_o enter_v the_o list_n with_o satan_n and_o all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n luke_n 22.23_o this_o be_v your_o hour_n and_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n be_v up_o in_o arm_n and_o issue_v out_o of_o their_o gate_n principality_n and_o power_n be_v all_o let_v loose_a against_o the_o redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v some_o part_n of_o the_o second_o death_n of_o christ_n but_o to_o clear_v it_o further_o we_o will_v answer_v a_o few_o objection_n object_n how_o can_v christ_n suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o second_o death_n without_o dis-union_n of_o the_o godhead_n from_o the_o manhood_n for_o the_o godhead_n can_v not_o die_v sol._n 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