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do_v intervene_v as_o numb_a 15._o 25_o 26._o be_v to_o be_v read_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o all_o to_o be_v account_v among_o these_o sin_n as_o the_o most_o learned_a man_n learned_a this_o be_v the_o common_a observation_n of_o learned_a man_n episcopius_n have_v most_o high_o well_o observe_v which_o be_v do_v voluntary_o or_o be_v do_v spontaneous_o or_o in_o some_o measure_n on_o purpose_n but_o they_o only_a which_o be_v do_v with_o a_o impious_a contempt_n of_o god_n command_n or_o with_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o a_o wilful_a mind_n and_o so_o they_o be_v they_o to_o which_o the_o punishment_n of_o death_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o that_o think_v otherwise_o be_v in_o a_o manifest_a error_n as_o appear_v from_o that_o that_o we_o see_v god_n appoint_v sacrifice_n for_o such_o sin_n as_o these_o viz._n not_o restore_v a_o pledge_n the_o take_v away_o something_o from_o another_o by_o force_n the_o deny_v of_o what_o one_o find_v of_o another_o 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respect_n to_o this_o chap._n 9_o where_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n prescribe_v in_o the_o law_n he_o deny_v they_o can_v make_v the_o sacrificer_n perfect_a according_a to_o conscience_n v._o 8._o that_o be_v free_v the_o man_n from_o internal_a and_o eternal_a guilt_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o they_o avail_v only_o to_o the_o purgation_n of_o the_o flesh_n v._o 13._o that_o be_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v external_o free_v from_o punishment_n and_o corporal_a death_n then_o he_o bring_v in_o these_o place_n heb._n chap._n 7._o 11._o 19_o chap._n 10._o 1._o where_o it_o be_v affirm_v the_o law_n make_v nothing_o perfect_a and_o thus_o proceed_v in_o which_o place_n by_o perfection_n he_o chief_o understand_v full_a and_o perfect_a that_o be_v eternal_a absolution_n not_o only_o from_o leight_a fault_n but_o from_o most_o heinous_a which_o he_o most_o deserve_o deny_v to_o be_v afford_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n it_o can_v but_o be_v manifest_a 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which_o discourse_n i_o shall_v now_o propound_v to_o your_o view_n transcribe_v some_o of_o it_o verbatim_o yea_o all_o that_o be_v argumentative_a in_o it_o without_o leave_v out_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o least_o material_a and_o tell_v you_o when_o i_o leave_v out_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o but_o may_v seem_v material_a which_o i_o thus_o begin_v the_o author_n have_v before_o make_v it_o apparent_a that_o though_o faith_n in_o some_o other_o passage_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v mean_a one_o particular_a grace_n yet_o in_o those_o speech_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o justification_n by_o it_o in_o opposition_n to_o work_n he_o mean_v by_o faith_n all_o require_v to_o salvation_n the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n he_o tell_v we_o chap._n 6._o pag._n 98._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o exclude_v all_o work_n from_o justification_n but_o work_v of_o the_o law_n of_o
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