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resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n the_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a the_o light_n to_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n final_o to_o insist_v upon_o this_o point_n no_o long_o three_o day_n our_o saviour_n set_v apart_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o work_n and_o wonder_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o answerable_o thereunto_o the_o church_n do_v ancient_o set_v apart_o three_o day_n for_o the_o commemoration_n of_o that_o work_n and_o wonder_v which_o be_v then_o perform_v in_o which_o respect_n the_o feast_n of_o easter_n be_v entitle_v by_o the_o say_v gregory_n nyssen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o three_o day_n festival_n the_o next_o considerable_a circumstance_n of_o the_o
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in_o other_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n say_v he_o because_o the_o justification_n of_o man_n which_o the_o law_n undertake_v but_o can_v not_o accomplish_v be_v perfect_v and_o make_v good_a by_o christ._n and_o second_o both_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o law_n to_o bring_v man_n unto_o christ_n because_o as_o musculus_fw-la well_o observe_v the_o law_n convince_a man_n of_o sin_n exact_v a_o righteousness_n of_o they_o which_o it_o do_v not_o enable_v they_o to_o perform_v and_o again_o threaten_v and_o condemn_v they_o for_o the_o want_n thereof_o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la agit_fw-fr quam_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la ducit_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la justificemur_fw-la gratis_o 10._o do_v lead_v they_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o hand_n to_o christ_n by_o who_o grace_n they_o be_v free_o justify_v in_o a_o word_n our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o 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