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carnal_a estate_n answ_n david_n do_v indeed_o kill_v and_o god_n follow_v he_o with_o judgement_n and_o affliction_n 2_o sam._n 12.8_o 9_o 10._o but_o yet_o upon_o repentance_n god_n forgive_v he_o his_o sin_n and_o as_o for_o such_o as_o have_v murder_v in_o their_o carnal_a estate_n if_o god_n give_v they_o heart_n to_o be_v humble_v than_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v of_o a_o loud_a cry_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n heb._n 12.24_o saint_n john_n speak_v not_o of_o every_o murderer_n for_o some_o do_v it_o against_o their_o judgement_n and_o heart_n but_o other_o if_o they_o repent_v not_o have_v not_o eternal_a life_n 1_o cor._n 6.8_o 9_o 2._o to_o stir_v up_o every_o christian_n man_n that_o have_v his_o hand_n in_o blood_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o heal_v of_o they_o the_o sin_n on_o levi_n hold_v he_o long_a under_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o repentance_n gen._n 49.7.28_o jacob_n bless_a 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therefore_o 1_o that_o by_o his_o blood_n and_o suffering_n he_o may_v purchase_v out_o of_o his_o father_n wrath_n a_o church_n unto_o himself_o act_v 20_o 28._o and_o by_o that_o blood_n not_o only_o the_o elect_a but_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v purchase_v at_o least_o to_o be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o church_n christ_n bath_n buy_v all_o thing_n quick_a and_o dead_a either_o for_o his_o church_n comfort_n or_o affliction_n 2_o cor._n 3.22_o 23._o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v give_v into_o his_o hand_n psal_n 2.8_o 2_o that_o he_o may_v make_v at_o onement_n for_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n shall_v expiate_v for_o our_o sin_n but_o as_o they_o look_v at_o christ_n his_o blood_n be_v give_v to_o be_v a_o atonement_n for_o our_o sin_n heb._n 9.12_o 13._o and_o it_o make_v a_o atonement_n not_o only_o between_o god_n and_o we_o but_o also_o between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n eph._n 2.17_o 18_o 19_o whereas_o 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