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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quoties_fw-la personis_fw-la applicatur_fw-la significat_fw-la alterum_fw-la successisse_fw-la in_o alterius_fw-la locum_fw-la grotius_n de_fw-fr satisfact_n christi_fw-la that_o he_o may_v give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o where_o the_o particle_n for_o in_o the_o original_a be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v some_o time_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o the_o final_a cause_n imply_v that_o which_o be_v only_o do_v for_o the_o good_a and_o profit_n of_o another_o but_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v always_o signify_v a_o commutation_n and_o subrogation_n a_o exchange_v of_o one_o for_o another_o and_o a_o substitute_n of_o one_o in_o the_o place_n of_o another_o clear_o imply_v that_o christ_n give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n in_o our_o room_n and_o stead_n the_o same_o thing_n do_v st._n paul_n assure_v we_o of_o loc._n of_o 1_o tim._n 2.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la propriè_fw-la pretium_fw-la quo_fw-la redimuntur_fw-la captavi_fw-la eamque_fw-la commutationem_fw-la quâ_fw-la capite_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la redimitur_fw-la vitâ_fw-la hiperius_fw-la in_o loc._n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o christ_n give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o mean_v all_o not_o universal_o for_o then_o all_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o indefinite_o of_o what_o rank_n or_o degree_n soever_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o special_a emphasis_n not_o bare_o signify_v the_o price_n of_o redemption_n as_o some_o have_v render_v it_o but_o a_o counterprice_n when_o one_o do_v or_o undergo_v in_o the_o room_n of_o another_o that_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v undergo_v in_o his_o own_o person_n in_o which_o sense_n jesus_n christ_n be_v our_o counterprise_n give_v his_o own_o life_n for_o the_o save_n of_o we_o 587._o we_o fatemur_fw-la nos_fw-la christum_fw-la bono_fw-mi nostro_fw-la mortuum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la bono_fw-mi fratrum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la mori_fw-la si_fw-la id_fw-la necessitas_fw-la requirat_fw-la debere_fw-la at_o verò_fw-la modus_fw-la quo_fw-la hoc_fw-la praestitum_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la &_o modus_fw-la quo_fw-la praestatur_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la long_o diversissimus_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la nos_fw-la hoc_fw-la praestamus_fw-la reatum_fw-la in_o nos_fw-la fratrum_fw-la derivando_fw-la aut_fw-la pro_fw-la ipso_fw-la irae_fw-la dei_fw-la satisfaciendo_fw-la quod_fw-la christus_fw-la fecit_fw-la maccov_n loc._n com._n cap._n 63._o pag._n 587._o and_o true_o the_o peculiarity_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o suffering_n do_v sufficient_o evince_v they_o to_o have_v be_v not_o only_o for_o our_o good_a as_o the_o socinian_n will_v have_v it_o but_o also_o in_o our_o room_n and_o stead_n christ_n die_v so_o for_o we_o as_o no_o man_n no_o prophet_n no_o apostle_n no_o martyr_n ever_o do_v or_o can_v do_v it_o be_v not_o bare_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n 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&_o gaudium_fw-la salutis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la &_o perpetua_fw-la laetitia_fw-la &_o possessio_fw-la paradisi_fw-la
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