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severe_a judgement_n of_o god_n 1._o god_n rom._n 8._o 1._o q._n but_o be_v there_o any_o more_o in_o it_o that_o he_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n then_o if_o he_o have_v suffer_v any_o other_o kind_n of_o death_n a._n yea_o for_o by_o this_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o he_o take_v on_o himself_o 13._o himself_o gal._n 3._o 13._o the_o curse_n which_o lie_v on_o i_o because_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v accurse_v of_o god_n 23_o god_n deut._n 21._o 23_o q._n why_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o christ_n shall_v humble_v himself_o unto_o the_o death_n a._n because_o the_o justice_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n may_v not_o otherwise_o have_v be_v satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n 9_o sin_n heb._n 5._o 8._o 9_o q._n to_o what_o end_n be_v he_o also_o bury_v a._n to_o manifest_v thereby_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o death_n 65._o death_n matt._n 27._o 64._o 65._o q._n since_o christ_n have_v die_v for_o we_o why_o must_v we_o also_o die_v a._n our_o death_n be_v not_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n but_o a_o abolish_n of_o sin_n 7._o sin_n rom_n 6._o 7._o and_o passage_n into_o life_n eternal_a 25._o eternal_a joh._n 11._o 25._o q._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o he_o descend_v into_o hell_n a._n that_o he_o suffer_v the_o low_a abasement_n to_o wit_n the_o ignominious_a captivity_n under_o death_n so_o that_o he_o be_v for_o a_o time_n death_n prisoner_n in_o the_o grave_n 24._o grave_n act._n 2._o 24._o whereby_o even_o i_o may_v never_o despair_v how_o low_a soever_o i_o be_v bring_v q._n what_o do_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n profit_v we_o a._n first_o it_o serve_v for_o our_o justification_n 25._o justification_n rom._n
4._o 25._o second_o as_o by_o his_o obedience_n to_o death_n he_o be_v our_o saviour_n in_o merit_n so_o by_o this_o he_o be_v our_o saviour_n in_o efficacy_n 45_o efficacy_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 45_o three_o it_o be_v a_o pledge_n of_o our_o own_o resurrection_n to_o glory_n 21._o glory_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 20._o 21._o q._n how_o understand_v you_o this_o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n a._n that_o christ_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o disciple_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n 9_o heaven_n act._n 1._o 9_o and_o yet_o be_v there_o for_o our_o sake_n and_o will_v be_v until_o his_o come_n again_o to_o judgement_n 21._o judgement_n act._n 3._o 21._o q._n what_o fruit_n do_v christ_n ascension_n into_o heaven_n bring_v we_o a._n first_o he_o do_v there_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o 24._o we_o heb_fw-mi 9_o 24._o secondlie_o he_o send_v from_o thence_o the_o holy_a ghost_n on_o we_o 10._o we_o ephes_n 4_o 10._o thirdlie_o his_o ascension_n be_v a_o pledge_n of_o our_o ascension_n in_o 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