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chasten_v very_o sore_o and_o do_v they_o not_o complain_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n lie_v hard_a upon_o they_o as_o heman_n psal_n 88.7.16_o how_o then_o be_v god_n true_a to_o his_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v be_v wroth_a with_o they_o no_o more_o a._n 1._o the_o rebuke_n and_o chastning_n of_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o come_v from_o wrath_n but_o love_n rev._n 3.19_o who_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v 2._o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v subject_a to_o mistake_n when_o they_o judge_v according_a to_o sense_n and_o not_o according_a to_o what_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o they_o judge_v according_a to_o sense_n and_o feeling_n they_o may_v think_v many_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v expression_n of_o his_o wrath_n which_o they_o may_v understand_v to_o be_v all_o mercy_n and_o to_o have_v no_o wrath_n in_o they_o if_o they_o do_v judge_n according_a to_o faith_n and_o according_a to_o what_o they_o find_v in_o the_o word_n of_o 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we_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n than_o adam_n do_v enjoy_v while_o he_o be_v in_o innocency_n for_o we_o be_v under_o a_o better_a covenant_n and_o have_v better_a promise_n than_o adam_n have_v adam_n be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n yet_o so_o as_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o be_v a_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o by_o his_o fall_n he_o do_v lose_v the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n be_v so_o confirm_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o god_n love_a kindness_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o they_o isa_n 54.10_o the_o mountain_n shall_v depart_v and_o the_o hill_n be_v
it_o can_v do_v we_o no_o harm_n 2._o when_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v we_o may_v be_v assure_v our_o soul_n shall_v be_v save_v for_o god_n glorifi_v all_o who_o he_o justifi_v rom._n 8.30_o who_o he_o justify_v they_o he_o also_o glorify_v tit._n 3.7_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n we_o shall_v be_v make_v heir_n according_a to_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n 3._o jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n and_o suffering_n have_v obtain_v for_o all_o that_o be_v he_o freedom_n from_o eternal_a condemnation_n and_o this_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o strong_a consolation_n under_o all_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n and_o against_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o person_n that_o belong_v to_o christ_n that_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o christ_n that_o shall_v come_v into_o condemnation_n rom._n 8.1_o there_o be_v therefore_o now_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v redeem_v all_o that_o be_v he_o from_o eternal_a condemnation_n be_v evident_a several_a way_n 1._o because_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o rom._n 8.34_o who_o shall_v condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v our_o security_n from_o eternal_a death_n he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n on_o purpose_n to_o ransom_n we_o from_o eternal_a condemnation_n math._n 20.28_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v to_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o ransom_n god_n will_v deliver_v all_o that_o be_v christ_n from_o go_v down_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n job_n 33.24_o deliver_v he_o from_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n for_o i_o have_v find_v a_o ransom_n 2._o the_o ground_n and_o cause_n of_o our_o condemnation_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v sin_n for_o god_n condemn_v no_o man_n but_o for_o sin_n and_o therefore_o christ_n have_v by_o his_o death_n take_v 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