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aâ—…onement_n for_o sin_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n for_o the_o elect_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o god_n time_n and_o way_n apply_v there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o a_o elect_a sinner_n and_o other_o as_o to_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o time_n chap._n 20._o p._n 210._o god_n have_v elect_v a_o certain_a number_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o gospel_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o all_o see_v the_o same_o oft_o repeat_v p._n 66_o 16_o 210_o 105._o ii_o mr._n c._n represent_v â—…e_n 〈◊〉_d p._n 3._o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v abrogate_a transiit_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d aside_o â—…he_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o no_o use_n to_o we_o at_o all_o so_o p._n 21._o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o it_o be_v out_o of_o door_n repl._n he_o will_v insinuate_v that_o i_o say_v that_o the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o abrogate_a law_n be_v not_o a_o rule_n of_o manner_n nor_o that_o the_o transgression_n of_o it_o 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of_o work_n very_o opposite_a and_o contrary_a law_n p._n 610._o unbelief_n be_v disobedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n when_o discover_v to_o man_n â—…ol_n therefore_o it_o be_v our_o sin_n not_o the_o sin_n of_o heathen_n as_o that_o be_v disobedience_n to_o any_o law_n which_o be_v against_o that_o law_n when_o reveal_v and_o know_v see_v p._n 314._o the_o law_n of_o christ_n require_v belief_n in_o the_o satisfaction_n he_o have_v wrought_v for_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o as_o the_o law_n at_o the_o creation_n be_v etc._n etc._n p._n 683._o p._n 190._o voco_fw-la lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v call_v the_o law_n of_o faith_n obedience_n because_o faith_n be_v therein_o prescribe_v to_o we_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 146._o there_o be_v a_o legal_a necessity_n that_o he_o that_o continue_v in_o his_o lust_n and_o unregeneracy_n must_v perish_v and_o that_o because_o of_o the_o will_n and_o law_n of_o god_n as_o 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