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utrum_fw-la melius_fw-la sit_fw-la miserum_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o all_o the_o deliverance_n that_o christ_n death_n procure_v be_v only_o from_o a_o temporal_a death_n or_o annihilarion_n or_o that_o the_o death_n which_o he_o suffer_v be_v equivalent_a to_o no_o more_o thesis_n v._o this_o covenant_n be_v soon_o by_o man_n violate_v the_o threaten_a must_v be_v fulful_v and_o so_o the_o penalty_n suffer_v explication_n whither_o there_o be_v any_o flat_a necessity_n of_o man_n suffering_n after_o the_o fall_n be_v doubt_v by_o many_o and_o deny_v by_o socinus_n whether_o this_o necessity_n arise_v from_o god_n natural_a justice_n or_o his_o ordinate_a viz._n his_o decree_n and_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o threaten_a be_v also_o with_o many_o of_o our_o own_o divine_n a_o great_a dispute_n whether_o god_n may_v have_v pardon_v sin_n if_o he_o have_v not_o say_v the_o sinner_n shall_v die_v may_v be_v doubt_v of_o though_o i_o 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satisfaction_n have_v be_v in_o vain_a ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibid._n thes._n 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o act_n which_o in_o satisfaction_n god_n perform_v it_o be_v of_o a_o supreme_a judge_n free_o relax_v his_o own_o law_n and_o transfer_v the_o penalty_n on_o another_o so_o that_o in_o this_o relaxation_n god_n supreme_a dominion_n may_v be_v observe_v for_o how_o can_v god_n have_v relax_v his_o law_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v the_o supreme_a rector_n or_o have_v be_v under_o a_o law_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o transfer_v the_o penalty_n from_o the_o sinner_n &_o exact_v it_o of_o the_o surety_n the_o relation_n of_o a_o party_n offend_v as_o such_o be_v remove_v from_o god_n etc._n etc._n jam._n 4._o 12._o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o prove_v that_o god_n can_v and_o do_v relax_v his_o law_n as_o be_v positive_a and_o so_o relaxable_a that_o it_o be_v abrogate_v not_o expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o what_o of_o it_o be_v relaxable_a and_o what_o not_o etc._n etc._n bellarmine_n confess_v l._n the_o just_a cap._n 7._o that_o our_o opinion_n be_v right_a if_o we_o mean_v that_o christ_n merit_n be_v impute_v we_o because_o they_o be_v give_v we_o and_o we_o may_v offer_v they_o to_o god_n the_o father_n for_o our_o sin_n because_o christ_n undertake_v the_o burden_n of_o satisfy_v for_o we_o and_o reconcile_a we_o to_o god_n which_o rivet_n approve_v disp._n the_o justific_a dr._n twisse_n vindic._n grat._n l._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o crim_n 3._o §._o 6._o i_o confess_v salvation_n and_o so_o pardon_v and_o adoption_n be_v offer_v to_o all_o and_o singular_a man_n on_o condition_n they_o believe_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o i_o deny_v not_o that_o redemption_n be_v so_o far_o obtain_v for_o all_o and_o every_o man_n dr._n twisse_n against_o cotten_n pag._n 74._o still_o you_o prove_v that_o which_o no_o man_n deny_v viz._n that_o god_n purpose_v life_n to_o the_o world_n upon_o condition_n of_o obedience_n and_o repentance_n provide_v that_o you_o understand_v it_o right_n viz._n that_o obedience_n and_o repentance_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n as_o a_o condition_n of_o life_n not_o of_o god_n purpose_n dr._n twisse_n consid._n of_o tilenus_n synod_n dort_n &_o arles_n reduce_v to_o prac_n pag._n 61._o ger._n vossius_fw-la interprete_v the_o will_n of_o god_n touch_v the_o salvation_n of_o all_o of_o a_o conditional_a will_n thus_o god_n will_v have_v all_o to_o be_v save_v to_o wit_n in_o case_n they_o believe_v which_o conditional_a will_n in_o this_o sense_n neither_o austin_n do_v nor_o do_v we_o deny_v idem_fw-la pag._n 143_o 144._o i_o willing_o profess_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o in_o respect_n of_o procure_v the_o benefit_n of_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n conditional_o on_o condition_n of_o their_o faith_n so_o also_o pag._n 154_o 161_o 165_o 170_o 194._o and_o discovery_n of_o doctor_n jackson_n vanity_n p._n 527._o 551._o junius_n parallel_n l._n 3._o heb._n 5._o 9_o for_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n be_v 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speak_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n that_o it_o overthrow_v not_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n whereon_o it_o rest_v as_o a_o build_n on_o its_o foundation_n they_o who_o simple_o expound_v it_o that_o zachary_n and_o elizabeth_n be_v righteous_a by_o faith_n because_o they_o be_v free_o accept_v of_o god_n for_o the_o mediator_n sake_n do_v wrest_v the_o word_n of_o luke_n to_o a_o strange_a sense_n and_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n itself_o they_o say_v something_o but_o not_o the_o whole_a i_o confess_v indeed_o that_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o aught_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v as_o receive_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n yet_o the_o lord_n because_o he_o impute_v not_o to_o they_o their_o sin_n do_v dignify_v their_o holy_a life_n with_o the_o title_n of_o righteousness_n the_o folly_n of_o the_o papist_n be_v easy_o refell_v who_o oppose_v this_o righteousness_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o 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