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christ_n answ._n there_o be_v reason_n for_o it_o and_o that_o both_o with_o respect_n to_o god_n and_o to_o us._n first_o with_o respect_n to_o god_n first_o that_o it_o may_v be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o mercy_n and_o in_o away_o of_o justice_n it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v by_o christ_n because_o he_o and_o he_o only_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v the_o demand_n of_o the_o law_n and_o give_v for_o sin_n what_o the_o justice_n thereof_o require_v all_o angel_n have_v be_v crush_v down_o to_o hell_n for_o ever_o have_v that_o curse_n be_v lay_v upon_o they_o for_o our_o sin_n which_o be_v lay_v upon_o jesus_n christ_n but_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o bear_v it_o and_o answer_v the_o penalty_n and_o redeem_a his_o people_n from_o under_o it_o with_o that_o satisfaction_n to_o divine_a justice_n that_o god_n himself_o do_v now_o proclaim_v that_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o if_o by_o faith_n we_o shall_v venture_v on_o jesus_n and_o trust_v to_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o life_n rom._n 3._o 24_o 25_o 26._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 9_o second_o life_n must_v be_v by_o jesus_n christ_n that_o god_n may_v be_v adore_v and_o magnify_v for_o find_v out_o this_o way_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n do_n that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o may_v be_v glorify_v through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n three_o it_o must_v be_v by_o jesus_n christ_n that_o life_n may_v be_v at_o god_n dispose_n who_o have_v great_a pity_n for_o the_o poor_a the_o lowly_a the_o meek_a the_o break_a in_o heart_n and_o for_o they_o that_o other_o care_v not_o for_o psal._n 34._o 6._o psal._n 138._o 6._o psal._n 25._o psal._n 51._o 17._o psal._n 147._o 3._o four_o life_n must_v be_v in_o christ_n to_o cut_v off_o boast_v from_o the_o lip_n of_o man_n this_o also_o be_v the_o apostle_n reason_n in_o rom._n 3._o 26_o 27._o and_o ephes._n 2._o 8_o 9_o 10._o second_o life_n must_v be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n with_o respect_n to_o we_o first_o that_o we_o may_v have_v it_o upon_o the_o easy_a term_n to_o wit_n free_o as_o a_o gift_n not_o as_o wage_n be_v it_o in_o moses_n hand_n we_o shall_v come_v hardly_o at_o it_o be_v it_o in_o the_o pope_n hand_n we_o shall_v pay_v sound_o for_o it_o but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n it_o be_v in_o christ_n lay_v up_o in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o to_o be_v communicate_v to_o sinner_n upon_o easy_a term_n even_o for_o receive_v accept_v and_o imbrace_v with_o thanksgiving_n as_o the_o scripture_n plain_o declare_v joh._n 1._o 11_o 12._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 4._o heb._n 11._o 13._o col._n 3._o 13_o 14_o 15._o second_o life_n be_v in_o christ_n for_o we_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v upon_o so_o brittle_a a_o foundation_n as_o indeed_o it_o will_v have_v it_o be_v any_o where_o else_o the_o law_n itself_o be_v weak_a because_o of_o we_o as_o to_o this_o but_o christ_n be_v a_o try_a stone_n a_o sure_a foundation_n one_o that_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o bear_v thy_o burden_n and_o to_o 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16._o thirteen_o faith_n purify_v the_o heart_n but_o unbelief_n keep_v it_o pollute_v and_o impure_a act_v 15._o 9_o tit._n 1._o 15_o 16._o fourteen_o by_o faith_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o but_o by_o unbelief_n we_o be_v shut_v up_o under_o the_o law_n to_o perish_v rom._n 4._o 23_o 24._o chap._n 11._o 32._o gal._n 3._o 23._o fifteenth_o faith_n make_v our_o work_n acceptable_a to_o god_n through_o christ_n but_o whatsoever_o be_v of_o unbelief_n be_v sin_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v he_o heb._n 11._o 4._o rom._n 14._o 23._o heb._n 11._o 6._o sixteenth_o faith_n give_v we_o peace_n and_o comfort_n in_o our_o soul_n but_o unbelief_n work_v trouble_n and_o toss_n like_o the_o restless_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n rom._n 5._o 1._o jam._n 1._o 6._o seventeenth_o faith_n make_v we_o see_v preciousness_n in_o christ_n but_o unbelief_n see_v no_o form_n beauty_n or_o comlyness_n in_o he_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 7._o isa._n 53._o 1_o 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