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that_o he_o shall_v do_v more_o for_o our_o salvation_n than_o for_o our_o reconciliation_n i_o mean_v for_o the_o beginning_n continue_v or_o perfect_v of_o the_o one_o than_o of_o the_o other_o salvation_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n whether_o it_o be_v initial_a progressive_a or_o consummate_v be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o benefit_n with_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n in_o its_o be_v begin_v continue_a and_o make_v perfect_a in_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o 5._o if_o there_o be_v no_o wrath_n due_a to_o adam_n nothing_o can_v ever_o have_v obstruct_v his_o entrance_n into_o life_n the_o contrary_a whereunto_o be_v presume_v by_o the_o doctor_n 6._o as_o it_o be_v once_o already_o say_v so_o i_o say_v again_o that_o adam_n be_v to_o obey_v not_o that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v a_o right_a to_o eternal_a life_n which_o he_o have_v not_o antecedent_o to_o that_o his_o actual_a obedience_n but_o that_o his_o title_n thereunto_o may_v be_v continue_v and_o he_o thereupon_o may_v be_v 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186._o there_o be_v distinct_a mention_n make_v of_o reconciliation_n through_o a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n as_o psal_n 32.1_o luk._n 1.77_o rom._n 3.25_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o and_o justification_n through_o a_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n jer._n 23.6_o rom._n 4.5_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o although_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v separate_v that_o they_o be_v reciprocal_o affirm_v of_o one_o another_o which_o as_o it_o do_v not_o evince_v a_o identity_n so_o it_o do_v a_o eminent_a conjunction_n and_o this_o last_o we_o have_v by_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n answ_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o so_o much_o as_o of_o the_o word_n reconciliation_n in_o three_o of_o the_o four_o recite_v scripture_n viz._n psal_n 32.1_o luk._n 1.77_o rom._n 3.25_o and_o by_o peruse_v the_o place_n the_o reader_n may_v know_v