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intelligantur_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la sermo_fw-la reconciliationis_fw-la pertinet_fw-la in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n unto_o himself_o as_o be_v most_o apparent_a in_o the_o word_n next_o follow_v and_o have_v commit_v unto_o we_o the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o by_o the_o sentence_n itself_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n but_o what_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n can_v be_v attribute_v to_o every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n even_o those_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n before_o the_o light_n do_v shine_v upon_o they_o the_o reconciliation_n here_o mention_v be_v actual_a effectual_a particular_a reconciliation_n purchase_v by_o christ_n publish_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o world_n of_o jew_n and_o gentiles_n and_o receive_v 10._o meritum_fw-la christi_fw-la subordinatur_fw-la gratiae_fw-la dilectionis_fw-la generali_fw-la ex_fw-la ea_fw-la enim_fw-la fluit_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la huius_fw-la medii_fw-la 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world_n be_v the_o subject_n or_o matter_n of_o reconciliation_n which_o be_v change_v in_o respect_n of_o state_n or_o condition_n now_o receive_v into_o actual_a favour_n whereas_o heretofore_o it_o lay_v under_o wrath_n in_o another_o place_n the_o apostle_n put_v reconciliation_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o justification_n by_o christ_n blood_n for_o the_o same_o where_o justification_n can_v be_v take_v for_o possibility_n of_o justification_n but_o for_o actual_a justification_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n wherewith_o salvation_n be_v join_v whereby_o we_o be_v acquit_v from_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o the_o justify_v or_o reconcile_v be_v oppose_v to_o sinner_n ungodly_a and_o enemy_n in_o respect_n of_o 8._o vers_fw-la 6_o 8._o our_o antecedent_n state_n we_o be_v enemy_n when_o 561._o in_o scriptura_fw-la ut_fw-la saepè_fw-la res_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la paulò_fw-la antè_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la coeci_fw-la vident_fw-la surdi_fw-la aâ—diunt_fw-la claudi_fw-la ambulant_a matth._n 11._o 5._o esurientes_fw-la qui_fw-la prius_fw-la miserè_fw-la victitabant_fw-la in_o solo_fw-la sterili_fw-la â—sal_n 107._o 36._o joh._n 9_o 17._o leprosus_fw-la qui_fw-la jam_fw-la mundus_fw-la est_fw-la matth._n 26_o 6._o virgo_fw-la quae_fw-la jam_fw-la nupta_fw-la matth._n 10._o 35._o baculus_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la serpens_fw-la exod._n 7._o 11._o publicanus_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la discipulus_fw-la matth._n 10._o 3._o &_o discipulum_fw-la christi_fw-la qui_fw-la eum_fw-la reliquit_fw-la joh._n 6._o 66_o sic_fw-la contra_fw-la saepè_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la res_fw-la describitur_fw-la qualis_fw-la â—utura_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la qualis_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la ephes_n 5._o 20._o ita_fw-la christi_fw-la oves_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la tunc_fw-la adhuc_fw-la erant_fw-la lupi_fw-la joh._n 10._o 16._o dei_fw-la silij_fw-la qui_fw-la tum_fw-la aâ—huc_fw-la erant_fw-la silij_fw-la diaboli_fw-la joh._n 11._o 52._o tarn_n exercit_fw-la l._n 2._o job_n 3._o 2._o 561._o reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n but_o by_o reconciliation_n we_o be_v receive_v into_o grace_n and_o of_o enemy_n make_v friend_n and_o son_n in_o these_o passage_n we_o can_v find_v reconciliation_n put_v for_o reconcileablenesse_n nor_o predicate_v of_o all_o the_o world_n nor_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o scripture_n for_o though_o all_o be_v enemy_n before_o reconciliation_n yet_o all_o enemy_n be_v not_o reconcile_v but_o they_o that_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n thus_o we_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n to_o distinguish_v the_o state_n of_o the_o gentile_n live_v in_o their_o infidelity_n without_o god_n from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o gentile_n reconcile_v but_o now_o in_o christ_n jesus_n you_o who_o sometime_o be_v far_o off_o be_v make_v nigh_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n 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