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the_o guilty_a exod._n 34._o 7._o numb_a 14._o 18._o nah._n 1._o 3._o compare_v with_o the_o immediate_o before_o cite_v text_n the_o principal_n can_v no_o long_o be_v under_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o law-obligation_n surety_n which_o be_v full_o satisfy_v by_o the_o surety_n and_o that_o satisfaction_n full_o apply_v to_o the_o principal_a and_o so_o it_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o believer_n in_o this_o point_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n reason_n of_o the_o major_a because_o principal_a and_o surety_n however_o physical_o or_o metaphysical_o distinct_a be_v legal_o or_o in_o law-construction_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n can_v have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o believer_n in_o point_n of_o condemnation_n than_o the_o command_n of_o the_o law_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n believer_n the_o command_n of_o the_o law_n can_v have_v nothing_o at_o all_o any_o more_o to_o do_v with_o believer_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n ergo_fw-la 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