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christ_n by_o the_o ordinary_a force_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n have_v a_o right_a to_o escape_v so_o painful_a and_o accurse_a a_o death_n yet_o god_n by_o the_o right_n of_o dominion_n have_v the_o power_n of_o disposal_n of_o he_o because_o he_o intend_v to_o compensate_a his_o torment_n with_o a_o reward_n infinite_o great_a than_o they_o be_v but_o because_o he_o say_v for_o great_a endâ—_n the_o consent_n of_o christ_n be_v necessary_a therefore_o god_n do_v not_o use_v his_o utmost_a dominion_n in_o deliver_v he_o up_o by_o force_n as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v but_o he_o deal_v with_o he_o by_o way_n of_o command_n and_o reward_v propose_v for_o obedience_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n he_o do_v act_n as_o a_o righteous_a governor_n and_o indulgent_a father_n who_o encourage_v his_o son_n to_o undergo_v hard_o but_o great_a thing_n in_o which_o we_o see_v that_o he_o make_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n a_o act_n of_o mere_a dominion_n in_o god_n without_o any_o antecedent_n cause_n as_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o only_o he_o qualify_v this_o act_n of_o dominion_n with_o the_o proposal_n of_o a_o reward_n for_o it_o but_o we_o must_v yet_o further_o inquire_v into_o their_o meaning_n for_o though_o here_o crellius_n attribute_n the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n mere_o to_o god_n dominion_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o sin_n yet_o elsewhere_o he_o will_v allow_v a_o respect_n that_o be_v have_v to_o sin_n antecedent_o to_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n 7._o and_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o although_o socinus_n in_o one_o place_n utter_o deny_v any_o lawful_a antecedent_n cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n beside_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n yet_o crellius_n in_o his_o vindication_n say_v by_o lawful_a cause_n he_o