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up_o his_o cross_n and_o nail_v they_o thereunto_o christ_n in_o the_o humane_a nature_n when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o cross_n do_v suffer_v all_o the_o punishment_n and_o torment_n that_o be_v due_a to_o our_o sin_n he_o cancel_v all_o bond_n annihilate_v the_o curse_n in_o which_o respect_n he_o be_v say_v to_o beaâ—_n our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n but_o to_o prevent_v prolixity_n i_o shall_v produce_v no_o more_o scripture_n though_o many_o more_o may_v have_v be_v produce_v to_o prove_v christ_n a_o common_a person_n a_o representative_a head_n of_o all_o his_o elect_n and_o that_o he_o do_v real_o substitute_v himself_o in_o their_o room_n and_o take_v upon_o himself_o their_o guilt_n and_o put_v himself_o in_o their_o place_n and_o do_v undergo_v whatever_o they_o shall_v have_v undergo_v now_o from_o all_o these_o consideration_n a_o child_n of_o god_n 5._o eccles_n 11._o 9_o c_o 12_o 14._o maâ—â—h_o 12._o 14._o cap._n 18._o 2d_o luk_n 16._o 3._o roâ—_n 4._o 10._o 2_o câ—r_n 5_o 10._o hâ—b_n 9_o 27_o cap._n 13_o 17._o â—â—_o 4._o 5._o may_v form_v up_o this_o six_o plea_n as_o to_o the_o ten_o scripture_n in_o the_o margin_n that_o refer_v to_o the_o great_a day_n of_o account_n or_o to_o a_o man_n particular_a account_n o_o bless_a god_n jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o common_a person_n a_o representative_a head_n i_o be_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o he_o who_o be_v my_o surety_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o pay_v all_o my_o debt_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o common_a person_n and_o stand_v in_o my_o stead_n so_o the_o satisfaction_n that_o be_v make_v unto_o thy_o justice_n by_o he_o be_v in_o law_n to_o be_v account_v i_o as_o real_o as_o if_o my_o attorney_n shall_v pay_v a_o debt_n for_o i_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v rest_v satisfy_v that_o the_o debt_n be_v pay_v and_o in_o law_n shall_v never_o be_v exact_v of_o i_o though_o it_o be_v not_o pay_v by_o myself_o in_o person_n but_o by_o another_o who_o do_v personate_v i_o 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â—â—n_fw-la blot_v out_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o ordninance_n that_o be_v against_o we_o that_o be_v contrary_a unto_o we_o and_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o way_n nail_v it_o to_o his_o cross_n christ_n have_v cross_v out_o the_o black_a line_n of_o our_o sin_n with_o the_o red_a line_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o hand-writing_n some_o do_v take_v here_o for_o a_o writing_n write_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n in_o table_n of_o stone_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v exod._n 34._o 1._o and_o this_o be_v by_o they_o understand_v of_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v against_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o strict_a require_v of_o perfect_a obedience_n or_o in_o default_n thereof_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o curse_n which_o christ_n as_o our_o surety_n have_v bear_v for_o we_o on_o the_o cross_n and_o deliver_v we_o from_o it_o gal._n 3._o 10_o 13._o but_o other_o by_o this_o hand-writing_n do_v understand_v the_o law_n of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o general_a it_o be_v something_o that_o god_n have_v against_o we_o to_o show_v or_o convince_v or_o prove_v that_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o and_o be_v his_o debtor_n i_o suppose_v that_o this_o hand-writing_n be_v principal_o the_o moral_a law_n oblige_v we_o unto_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o condemn_v we_o for_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o same_o and_o likewise_o those_o ceremonial_a rite_n which_o as_o beza_n observe_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o public_a confession_n of_o our_o debt_n now_o these_o be_v against_o and_o contrary_a unto_o we_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v argue_v we_o guilty_a of_o sin_n and_o condemnation_n which_o the_o moral_a law_n threaten_v and_o sentence_v etc._n etc._n but_o say_v the_o apostle_n christ_n have_v blot_v out_o the_o hand-writing_n and_o have_v take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o nail_v it_o to_o his_o 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