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yet_o so_o experimental_o compassionate_a towards_o we_o he_o can_v neither_o have_v satisf_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o nature_n neither_o have_v he_o ever_o so_o high_o advance_v our_o nature_n as_o god_n and_o man_n be_v to_o be_v unite_v 2._o save_v god_n justice_n be_v show_v in_o damn_v both_o mercy_n and_o justice_n in_o save_v so_o justice_n and_o mercy_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v now_o how_o can_v mercy_n and_o truth_n in_o the_o business_n of_o man_n salvation_n have_v meet_v together_o how_o can_v it_o have_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o mercy_n and_o yet_o the_o effect_n of_o justice_n if_o the_o person_n offend_v have_v not_o concur_v to_o and_o act_v in_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o offence_n have_v not_o god_n give_v man_n viz._n humane_a nature_n wherewith_o to_o pay_v the_o debt_n can_v never_o have_v be_v pay_v if_o the_o father_n have_v not_o accept_v satisfaction_n in_o the_o principal_a which_o he_o may_v have_v demand_v personal_a in_o this_o eternal_a 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from_o eternity_n his_o hand_n when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v so_o we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o branch_n where_o we_o may_v further_o see_v the_o preciousness_n of_o the_o gospel_n instruction_n branch_n 2_o of_o the_o use_n of_o instruction_n and_o that_o 1._o in_o reference_n to_o the_o publication_n of_o these_o glad_a tiding_n 10.15_o rom._n 10.15_o viz._n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n beautiful_a be_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o foot_n of_o those_o who_o come_v upon_o this_o ambassage_n the_o letter_n kill_v the_o law_n like_o a_o shrill_a trumpet_n sound_v nothing_o but_o death_n the_o law_n shut_v heaven_n gate_n but_o the_o gospel_n open_v they_o the_o law_n leave_v soul_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o anchor_n the_o gospel_n give_v they_o a_o door_n of_o hope_n 2._o in_o reference_n to_o the_o application_n aswell_o as_o the_o publication_n juvat_fw-la 2_o cor._n 3_o 5_o 〈…〉_o juvat_fw-la the_o gospel_n give_v life_n and_o not_o only_o declare_v it_o the_o gospel_n 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