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only_a death_n in_o case_n of_o sin_n gen._n 2.17_o but_o also_o do_v of_o the_o legal_a obedience_n unto_o the_o command_n deut._n 27.26_o gal._n 3.10_o otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o life_n the_o command_n then_o must_v be_v obey_v in_o ourselves_o or_o in_o our_o surety_n it_o can_v be_v obey_v in_o ourselves_o obedience_n of_o the_o saint_n whether_o in_o grace_n or_o glory_n be_v not_o legal_a viz._n such_o as_o be_v 1._o perform_v in_o our_o own_o person_n 2._o from_o a_o concreated_a principle_n of_o grace_n receive_v in_o the_o first_o covenant_n 3._o in_o way_n of_o merit_n 4._o perfect_a therefore_o in_o our_o surety_n because_o this_o double_a satisfaction_n answer_v to_o our_o double_a misery_n viz._n the_o guilt_n of_o punishment_n or_o condemnation_n and_o defect_n of_o righteousness_n because_o righteousness_n proper_o and_o true_o so_o call_v consist_v in_o actual_a obedience_n prop._n 3_o all_o his_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n concurre_v to_o complete_a the_o work_n or_o service_n of_o the_o mediator_n he_o be_v bear_v for_o we_o luk._n 2.10_o 11._o he_o be_v make_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n for_o we_o gal._n 4.4_o for_o our_o sake_n he_o sanctify_v himself_o joh._n 17.19_o and_o that_o from_o the_o womb_n unto_o his_o last_o oblation_n of_o himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n he_o obey_v the_o law_n for_o our_o sake_n i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n heb._n 10.7_o by_o the_o which_o will_v we_o be_v sanctify_v cap._n 10._o that_o be_v that_o will_v whereby_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o this_o office_n and_o by_o do_v his_o will_n in_o that_o office_n according_a as_o he_o be_v appoint_v what_o christ_n do_v in_o way_n of_o discharge_v his_o office_n he_o do_v for_o we_o christ_n fulfil_v the_o law_n mat._n 5.17_o in_o way_n of_o discharge_v his_o office_n therefore_o he_o fullfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o he_o come_v to_o fulfil_v all_o the_o law_n as_o he_o come_v so_o he_o be_v send_v and_o his_o send_n or_o mission_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o his_o actual_a enter_v upon_o his_o office_n according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n and_o command_v of_o the_o father_n brief_o he_o come_v as_o he_o be_v send_v he_o be_v send_v as_o mediator_n ergo._n either_o all_o christ_n active_a obedience_n be_v for_o we_o 18._o obedientia_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la copulativa_fw-la alste_v theo._n sect._n 3._o loc_fw-fr 22._o med._n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o &_o 23_o 24._o wolleb_n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o or_o some_o of_o it_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o there_o can_v no_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o any_o of_o it_o shall_v be_v only_o for_o himself_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v which_o the_o protestant_a writer_n do_v general_o deny_v that_o christ_n merit_v for_o himself_o yet_o the_o proposition_n stand_v if_o that_o christ_n merit_v not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o also_o every_o action_n of_o christ_n obedience_n be_v a_o integrall_a part_n of_o