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believe_v and_o so_o have_v it_o apply_v and_o let_v the_o author_n show_v where_o he_o be_v call_v a_o propitiation_n or_o say_v to_o be_v one_o but_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o believer_n and_o these_o thing_n be_v consider_v i_o wonder_v why_o our_o author_n or_o any_o remonst_z whatever_o can_v upon_o their_o own_o principle_n produce_v this_o text_n to_o prove_v that_o which_o they_o will_v have_v do_v to_o all_o and_o every_o man_n when_o it_o be_v grant_v by_o they_o that_o reconciliation_n be_v not_o apply_v to_o all_o now_o to_o conclude_v this_o text_n he_o be_v say_v a_o propitiation_n in_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o mediation_n reconciliation_n be_v apply_v as_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v our_o peace_n col._n 1.10_o and_o our_o redemption_n and_o sanctification_n and_o both_o metonimical_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o they_o that_o do_v not_o yet_o believe_v i_o will_v not_o contend_v against_o it_o but_o man_n it_o be_v 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whole_a world_n and_o determine_v who_o be_v comprehend_v under_o it_o whether_o every_o man_n in_o the_o world_n to_o who_o remission_n be_v not_o apply_v or_o all_o believer_n throughout_o the_o world_n to_o who_o it_o be_v apply_v and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o propitiation_n 2._o cor._n 5.19_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n etc._n etc._n the_o sense_n of_o which_o place_n if_o it_o second_v our_o author_n allegation_n must_v be_v thus_o christ_n be_v with_o god_n work_v out_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n for_o man_n whereby_o god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o man_n and_o this_o not_o to_o prove_v any_o work_n of_o god_n in_o man_n reconcile_a man_n to_o god_n and_o such_o a_o thing_n if_o he_o can_v extract_v out_o of_o this_o text_n he_o will_v show_v himself_o a_o divine_a chemist_n but_o in_o this_o business_n he_o bewray_v want_n of_o consideration_n or_o common_a understanding_n 1._o that_o which_o he_o propound_v be_v a_o act_n of_o christ_n with_o god_n a_o act_n of_o the_o mediator_n distinct_a from_o the_o offend_a party_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o expression_n effect_v it_o with_o god_n so_o that_o if_o it_o have_v speak_v his_o word_n it_o will_v have_v run_v thus_o christ_n be_v with_o god_n reconcile_n the_o world_n but_o see_v a_o diametrical_a difference_n it_o say_v god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_n etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o which_o he_o be_v to_o prove_v be_v whereby_o god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o man_n and_o that_o oppose_a to_o man_n be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o so_o shall_v have_v run_v thus_o christ_n be_v reconcile_a god_n to_o man_n but_o see_v a_o diametrical_a difference_n it_o say_v reconcile_n the_o world_n to_o himself_o and_o so_o prevail_v with_o man_n to_o god_n it_o say_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o belong_v to_o the_o second_o redemption_n as_o he_o confess_v p._n 11._o 3._o that_o which_o he_o be_v to_o
from_o adam_n so_o the_o righteousness_n of_o one_o come_v on_o all_o man_n that_o come_v from_o he_o and_o here_o lie_v the_o perfect_a analogy_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o adam_n and_o this_o will_v more_o appear_v if_o we_o well_o consider_v the_o text_n that_o redemption_n and_o justification_n which_o he_o give_v to_o every_o son_n of_o adam_n be_v such_o as_o only_o be_v wrought_v out_o for_o man_n but_o not_o on_o man_n for_o this_o be_v to_o partake_v of_o actual_a justification_n but_o of_o this_o latter_a the_o text_n speak_v it_o say_v it_o come_v on_o all_o man_n but_o justification_n be_v upon_o none_o but_o believer_n rom._n 3.22_o 23_o 24._o again_o this_o righteousness_n be_v say_v to_o come_v upon_o all_o as_o the_o condemnation_n come_v upon_o all_o by_o adam_n sin_n but_o condemnation_n come_v actual_o upon_o all_o so_o that_o they_o be_v without_o a_o saviour_n in_o a_o infallibility_n of_o perish_v so_o this_o come_n of_o righteousness_n on_o all_o must_v be_v 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