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this_o why_o he_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n over_o again_o in_o a_o new_a set_a of_o phrase_n and_o add_v this_o expression_n christ_n suffer_v both_o upon_o our_o account_n 143._o p._n 143._o and_o in_o our_o stead_n if_o the_o bishop_n will_v abide_v by_o the_o strict_a and_o most_o proper_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n in_o our_o stead_n he_o will_v indeed_o differ_v in_o a_o considerable_a matter_n from_o the_o racovian_o but_o then_o he_o will_v also_o differ_v as_o much_o from_o himself_o for_o he_o mean_v no_o more_o by_o suffer_v in_o our_o stead_n than_o the_o racovian_o mean_v by_o suffer_v for_o our_o good_a as_o appear_v from_o what_o he_o say_v p._n 135._o if_o every_o sin_n as_o be_v of_o infinite_a guilt_n must_v be_v expiate_v by_o a_o infinite_a act_n it_o will_v not_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v this_o out_o how_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n though_o infinite_a in_o value_n shall_v stand_v in_o a_o strict_a equality_n with_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o so_o many_o man_n every_o 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averse_a from_o this_o phrase_n for_o in_o their_o catechism_n to_o that_o question_n what_o think_v you_o of_o those_o sacrifice_n i._n e._n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n they_o answer_v p._n 139._o by_o they_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n be_v expiate_v or_o atone_v that_o be_v by_o the_o intervening_a of_o those_o sacrifice_n remission_n of_o sin_n gracious_o decree_v by_o god_n be_v bring_v to_o effect_v otherwhere_o also_o they_o thankful_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n expiate_v our_o sin_n through_o the_o gracious_a condescension_n of_o his_o father_n who_o be_v please_v to_o accept_v that_o sacrifice_n not_o as_o a_o payment_n to_o his_o justice_n but_o as_o a_o application_n to_o his_o mercy_n and_o just_o thus_o but_o more_o elegant_o as_o always_o his_o lordship_n explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o a_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n p._n 151._o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o in_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v the_o appointment_n and_o the_o acceptation_n which_o make_v 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