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love_n by_o give_v himself_o free_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n job_n 10._o 18_o even_o unto_o death_n for_o we_o or_o for_o our_o sin_n gal._n 1._o 4._o which_o action_n of_o christ_n be_v illustrate_v first_o from_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o do_v give_v himself_o even_o to_o be_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n unto_o god_n for_o expiate_v all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_n as_o be_v fore-signified_n and_o typify_v by_o all_o those_o expiatory_a levitical_a sacrifice_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n whether_o those_o which_o be_v general_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o offering_n under_o which_o be_v comprehend_v all_o sacrifice_n both_o of_o live_a beast_n and_o of_o thing_n destitute_a of_o life_n as_o flower_n oil_n frankincense_n and_o suchlike_a or_o those_o which_o be_v more_o strict_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o be_v of_o live_a beast_n and_o therefore_o conjoin_v with_o shed_v of_o blood_n as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n imply_v which_o 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in_o his_o death_n and_o suffering_n and_o do_v labour_n to_o appropriate_v by_o faith_n the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o those_o unto_o ourselves_o for_o paul_n hold_v forth_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n as_o a_o argument_n incite_v to_o love_v one_o another_o do_v so_o look_v upon_o it_o while_o he_o say_v and_o have_v give_v himself_o for_o we_o 7._o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o great_a as_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o god_n most_o holy_a law_n and_o consequent_o a_o wrong_n do_v against_o a_o infinite_a god_n psal._n 51._o 4._o so_o exact_a be_v divine_a justice_n in_o require_v equivalent_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_n do_v exod._n 34._o 7._o that_o as_o there_o be_v no_o reconcile_n of_o god_n with_o man_n without_o satisfaction_n so_o no_o satisfaction_n which_o man_n himself_o or_o any_o mere_a creature_n can_v give_v be_v sufficient_a to_o do_v the_o turn_n for_o otherwise_o there_o have_v be_v no_o necessity_n that_o christ_n shall_v have_v give_v himself_o for_o we_o 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