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have_v another_o interest_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n than_o all_o other_o &_o it_o be_v do_v in_o their_o stead_n must_v needs_o be_v accept_v in_o their_o behalf_n as_o it_o be_v undergo_v for_o they_o &_o in_o their_o stead_n &_o place_n &_o if_o it_o be_v accept_v in_o their_o behalf_n they_o must_v necessary_o be_v free_v from_o suffer_v after_o god_n method_n &_o that_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o christ_n suffer_v in_o their_o stead_n and_o if_o so_o must_v not_o that_o suffer_a of_o christ_n in_o a_o law-sense_n be_v account_v they_o and_o impute_v unto_o they_o &_o they_o as_o real_o &_o effectual_o free_v from_o what_o they_o be_v under_o and_o obnoxious_a to_o &_o make_v partaker_n of_o be_v purchase_v thereby_o as_o if_o they_o have_v suffer_v all_o that_o in_o their_o own_o person_n if_o it_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o than_o all_o must_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o it_o be_v deliver_v from_o suffer_v which_o can_v be_v say_v or_o not_o one_o shall_v be_v 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may_v not_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o justification_n i_o will_v ask_v if_o this_o end_n do_v or_o can_v flow_v from_o or_o follow_v upon_o christ_n obedience_n mere_o because_o it_o be_v perform_v in_o our_o nature_n have_v we_o no_o other_o interest_n or_o ground_n of_o interest_n in_o it_o or_o in_o he_o but_o that_o it_o be_v perform_v in_o our_o nature_n or_o do_v all_o the_o benefit_n &_o advantage_n that_o we_o receive_v or_o be_v to_o receive_v thereby_o flow_v from_o it_o mere_o upon_o this_o account_n that_o it_o be_v perform_v in_o our_o nature_n 5._o as_o to_o this_o end_n of_o christ_n obey_v viz._n that_o perfection_n of_o obedience_n may_v not_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o justification_n i_o suppose_v his_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o perfection_n of_o obedience_n may_v not_o be_v require_v of_o we_o in_o order_n to_o justification_n but_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o he_o shall_v that_o this_o be_v our_o debt_n and_o that_o christ_n pay_v this_o perfect_a 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