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A35583 Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ... Case, Thomas, 1598-1682. 1670 (1670) Wing C837; ESTC R10699 286,764 418

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3.13_o this_o obligation_n he_o fulfil_v by_o do_v that_o he_o sustain_v by_o die_v 7._o prop._n this_o double_a obligation_n can_v not_o have_v befall_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n upon_o any_o natural_a account_n of_o his_o own_o but_o upon_o his_o mediatory_a account_n only_o as_o he_o voluntary_o become_v the_o surety_n of_o this_o new_a and_o better_a covenant_n 〈◊〉_d heb._n 7_o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_n of_o christ_n voluntary_a subjection_n to_o the_o law_n redound_v not_o at_o all_o to_o himself_o but_o unto_o the_o person_n which_o be_v give_v he_o of_o the_o father_n joh._n 17._o who_o sponsor_n he_o become_v for_o their_o sake_n he_o undergo_v the_o penal_a obligation_n of_o the_o law_n that_o it_o may_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n he_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o 3.13_o gal._n 3.13_o and_o for_o their_o sake_n he_o fulfil_v the_o praeceptive_a obligation_n of_o the_o law_n do_v this_o that_o so_o the_o law_n may_v do_v they_o good_a this_o the_o evangelical_n apostle_n clear_o assert_n 10.4_o rom._n 10.4_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v weigh_v the_o text._n christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n the_o end_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_z finis_fw-la destructivus_fw-la to_o destroy_v the_o law_n such_o he_o have_v be_v indeed_o have_v he_o come_v to_o have_v bring_v in_o any_o other_o law_n in_o the_o room_n of_o this_o holy_a and_o perfect_a law_n 5.17_o mat._n 5.17_o but_o say_v he_o i_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v what_o end_n then_o rem●g_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christus_fw-la finis_fw-la legis_fw-la i_o e._n eompleti●_n legis_fw-la rem●g_v why_o finis_fw-la perfectivus_fw-la the_o perfection_n and_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o law_n not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v sc_n the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n i._n e._n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o christ_n his_o active_a 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then_o either_o as_o it_o be_v a_o habit_n or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n not_o very_o as_o a_o habit_n for_o so_o it_o fall_v within_o the_o list_n of_o grace_n and_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o sanctification_n nor_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n for_o so_o it_o be_v a_o work_n and_o will_v confound_v the_o two_o covenant_n we_o assert_v indeed_o with_o the_o current_n of_o scripture_n justification_n by_o faith_n but_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n sc_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o intrinsic_n merit_n in_o faith_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o extrinsic_n object_n which_o faith_n lay_v hold_v on_o namely_o christ_n the_o great_a sponsor_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n for_o believer_n four_o last_o and_o lest_o of_o all_o can_v remission_n of_o sin_n supply_v the_o office_n of_o the_o fac_n hoc_fw-la take_v it_o in_o the_o utmost_a extent_n and_o latitude_n that_o may_v be_v sc_fw-mi as_o including_z commission_n omission_n 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