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doctrine_n concern_v the_o mediation_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o his_o death_n which_o they_o think_v more_o rational_a than_o that_o usual_o insist_v on_o but_o as_o what_o i_o have_v yet_o hear_v of_o or_o see_v in_o that_o kind_n have_v be_v not_o only_o unscriptural_a but_o also_o very_o irrational_a and_o most_o remote_a from_o that_o accuracy_n whereunto_o they_o pretend_v who_o make_v use_v of_o it_o so_o if_o they_o shall_v publish_v their_o conception_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o that_o they_o may_v meet_v with_o a_o scholastical_a examination_n by_o some_o hand_n or_o other_o our_o present_a work_n as_o have_v be_v often_o declare_v be_v for_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o they_o who_o may_v be_v attempt_v if_o not_o bring_v into_o danger_n to_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o slight_n of_o some_o who_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o deceive_v and_o the_o clamour_n of_o other_o who_o open_o drive_v the_o same_o design_n what_o therefore_o 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shall_v not_o eat_v eccles._n 7._o 29._o lo_o this_o only_o have_v i_o find_v that_o god_n make_v man_n upright_o but_o he_o have_v seek_v out_o many_o invention_n rom._n 5._o 12._o wherefore_o as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v ver._n 18._o therefore_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n ver._n 19_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n 2._o that_o by_o this_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n all_o man_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o estate_n of_o sin_n and_o apostasy_n from_o god_n and_o of_o a_o enmity_n unto_o he_o gen._n 6._o 5._o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o psal._n 51._o 5._o behold_v i_o be_v sâ—â—â—pen_a in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o 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