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19_o heb._n 9_o 28._o isa_n 53._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 8._o christ_n have_v deliver_v all_o believer_n from_o condemnation_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o isa_n 53._o 5._o isa_n 27._o 4._o rom._n 1._o 32._o christ_n the_o antitype_n of_o the_o scape-goat_n and_o carry_v away_o our_o sin_n levit._fw-la 16._o 21_o 22._o heb._n 9_o 26._o christ_n by_o his_o death_n have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n dan._n 9_o gal._n 3._o 4._o 5._o gal._n 3._o 13._o christ_n have_v bear_v all_o god_n vindictive_a wrath_n due_a to_o believer_n rom._n 3._o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o 1_o john_n 1._o 9_o christ_n by_o his_o death_n purchase_v grace_n for_o we_o phil._n 4._o 19_o joh._n 1._o 14_o 16._o heb._n 10._o 14._o christ_n by_o his_o death_n redeem_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n tit._n 2._o 14._o eph._n 1._o 13_o 14._o phil._n 3._o 10_o 11_o 12._o john_n 3._o 16._o assertor_n of_o general_a redemption_n reprehend_v 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o examen_fw-la confectionis_fw-la pacificae_fw-la joh._n 17._o 9_o ver._n 20._o examen_fw-la confectionis_fw-la pacificae_fw-la john_n 12._o 23_o 24._o dr._n chauncy_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o godliness_n p._n 203_o 204._o eph._n 5._o 25._o 25._o joh._n 17._o 19_o 20._o &_o 10._o 11._o &_o 16._o 13_o 14._o mat._n 3._o 5_o 6._o joh._n 3._o 26._o john_n 12._o 32._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 7._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 4._o a_o minister_n in_o glostershire_n as_o i_o be_o tell_v of_o the_o presbyterian_a persuasion_n gen._n 9_o 4._o to_o eat_v blood_n the_o life_n of_o the_o creature_n unlawful_a joh._n 1._o 29._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 10._o sermon_n xiii_o the_o eight_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n rom._n 6._o 5_o 6._o col._n 2._o 12_o 13._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 1._o rom._n 6._o 10_o 11._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 15._o reconciliation_n the_o effect_n of_o christ_n death_n eph._n 2._o 16._o rom._n 8._o 34._o rom._n 5._o 10._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o zech._n 6._o 13._o act_n 2._o 32_o 33._o isa_n 44._o 3._o ezek._n 36._o 25._o rom._n 15._o 16._o 2_o thess_n 2._o 13._o ezek._n 36._o 27._o rom._n 8._o 26._o gal._n 4._o 5_o 6._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 4._o eph._n 1._o 13._o rom._n 8._o 16._o eph._n 1._o 14._o &_o 4._o 30._o john_n 14._o col._n 1._o 14._o gal._n 4._o 5._o heb._n 10._o 19_o 20._o reader_n these_o thing_n be_v enlarge_v upon_o when_o this_o sermon_n be_v preach_v which_o i_o be_o force_v to_o leave_v out_o here_o act_n 13._o 39_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 20._o ver._n 22._o heb._n 10._o 14._o rom._n 6._o 5._o phil._n 3._o 10_o 11_o 12._o eph._n 5._o 25_o 26_o 27._o heb._n 9_o 12._o rom._n 8._o 30._o the_o general_a argument_n act_n 2._o 37._o sermon_n fourteen_o 9th_o arg._n take_v from_o their_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n and_o in_o christ_n hand_n isa_n 9_o 1._o act._n 4._o 28._o rom._n 11._o 33._o isa_n 14._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 18._o john_n 11._o 28._o col._n 1._o 15._o psal_n 8â—_n 15._o isa_n 42._o 3._o &_o 53._o 10._o heb._n 9_o 22._o 1_o king_n 20._o 39_o gen._n 43_o 9_o gen._n 42._o 37._o philem_n 18_o 19_o phil._n 4._o 19_o isa_n 63._o 1._o mat._n 28._o 18_o 19_o heb._n 7._o 25._o joh._n 17._o 2._o isa_n 49._o 10._o joh._n 6._o 37._o mat._n 12._o 20._o john_n 6._o 39_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o heb._n 2._o 18._o heb._n 5._o 1_o 2._o in_o what_o respect_n the_o saint_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o christ_n hand_n joh._n 16._o 13._o isa_n 42._o 16._o psal_n 73._o 2_o 23._o isa_n 49._o 13_o 16._o jer._n 17._o 8._o 2_o cor._n 8._o 5._o psa_fw-la 10._o 14._o psal_n 12._o 7._o verse_n 5._o the_o general_a argument_n sermon_n xv._n mat._n 13._o 31._o mat._n 17._o 20._o contin_n of_o mr._n pool_n be_v annotat._n 1_o joh._n 5._o 4._o mat._n 13._o joh._n 4._o 14._o hos_fw-la 14._o 7._o mat._n 13._o 33._o grace_n compare_v to_o leaven_v grace_n compare_v to_o fire_n grace_n be_v a_o vital_a principle_n 1_o joh._n rom._n 6._o 14._o tit._n 2._o 12._o true_a grace_n be_v of_o a_o save_a nature_n grace_n the_o offspring_n of_o heaven_n gen._n 1._o 26._o god_n the_o father_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o grace_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o grace_n god_n workmanship_n in_o the_o soul_n eph._n 2._o 10._o the_o power_n of_o god_n concern_v to_o preserve_v grace_n in_o we_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o the_o promise_n of_o god_n secure_v grace_n in_o we_o psal_n 37._o 23_o 24._o phil._n 1._o 6._o it_o can_v stand_v consistent_a with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o all_o other_o attribute_n to_o let_v grace_n utter_o fail_v in_o we_o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o christ_n be_v the_o purchaser_n the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o grace_n tit._n 2._o 14._o act_n 2._o 33._o charnock_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 5_o 8._o heb._n 12._o 2._o verse_n 12._o the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n secure_v the_o saint_n in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n 1_o joh._n 2._o 2._o heb._n 7._o 25._o heb._n 10._o 21_o 22._o the_o general_a argument_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o mat._n 13._o luke_n 10._o 20._o rom._n 7._o 24._o isa_n 40._o 11._o tit._n 2._o 11_o 12._o sermon_n xvi_o how_o can_v the_o birth_n of_o christ_n be_v cause_n of_o joy_n to_o all_o people_n answer_v joel_n 2._o 28._o col._n 1._o 23._o luk._n 2._o 34._o mark_v 16._o 16._o see_v p._n 174._o 175._o of_o this_o treatise_n doctrine_n of_o election_n and_o perseverance_n open_v no_o door_n to_o sin_n â—â—b_fw-la 12._o 14._o eph._n 1._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 7._o col._n