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morti_fw-la &_o passioni_fw-la etc._n etc._n sum._n 3._o quaest_n 68_o art_n 5._o satisfaction_n must_v not_o be_v enjoin_v he_o that_o be_v boptize_v for_o this_o be_v to_o wrong_v christ_n death_n and_o possion_n as_o if_o that_o be_v not_o a_o full_a and_o sufficient_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o baptize_v and_o chrysostome_n speak_v of_o peter_n 22._o peter_n lego_n lachrymas_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la non_fw-la lego_fw-la chrysain_a luc._n 22._o i_o read_v tear_n satisfaction_n i_o read_v not_o i_o need_v no_o more_o but_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o joh._n 2.1_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n or_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o isa_n 53.6_o or_o that_o of_o paul_n he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 5.21_o yea_o but_o say_v 11._o say_v de_fw-fr purgat_fw-la lib._n 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take_v the_o writing_n that_o be_v against_o we_o or_o the_o bill_n of_o debt_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o nail_v it_o to_o his_o cross_n that_o be_v cancel_v it_o and_o spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n and_o triumph_v over_o they_o upon_o the_o same_o cross_n homo_fw-la audiat_fw-la hoc_fw-la haereticus_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la horntuem_fw-la regat_fw-la audiat_fw-la christianus_n christum_fw-la tam_fw-la despicatum_fw-la prose_n sactum_fw-la and_o at_o peccator_fw-la quid_fw-la meritus_fw-la sit_fw-la hemo_fw-la quam_fw-la miser_n brmo_fw-la quid_fw-la passus_fw-la deus_fw-la homo_fw-la let_v the_o heretic_n hear_v this_o who_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v man_n let_v a_o christian_a hear_v that_o christ_n be_v make_v so_o despicable_a for_o his_o sake_n let_v a_o sinner_n hear_v what_o man_n deserve_v how_o miserable_a man_n be_v what_o god_n and_o man_n suffer_v say_v ferus_fw-la he_o must_v die_v between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o note_v that_o he_o be_v 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