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this_o very_a text_n ephes_n 5.25_o where_o he_o say_v that_o text_n speak_v of_o high_a end_n of_o give_v himself_o then_o ransom_n even_o of_o the_o special_a fruit_n of_o application_n ver_fw-la 26._o so_o the_o author_n page_n 94._o so_o intimate_v that_o the_o application_n hold_v forth_o great_a love_n than_o the_o give_v his_o life_n to_o procure_v but_o this_o be_v groundless_a for_o though_o the_o text_n speak_v of_o the_o application_n of_o his_o blood_n yet_o the_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o transcendent_a love_n be_v not_o in_o that_o but_z his_o giving_z himself_o to_o that_o end_n in_o that_o he_o love_v it_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o beside_o scripture_n speak_v as_o if_o to_o give_v his_o life_n to_o procure_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o great_a love_n then_o to_o give_v his_o spirit_n to_o sanctify_v the_o apostle_n enforce_v from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o less_o if_o he_o give_v we_o he_o to_o die_v for_o we_o much_o more_o with_o he_o will_v he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n spirit_n to_o help_v infirmity_n vocation_n justification_n glorification_n rom._n 9.32_o and_o when_o the_o scripture_n commend_v his_o love_n it_o be_v not_o that_o he_o give_v they_o spirit_n to_o apply_v but_o his_o life_n to_o merit_v in_o that_o he_o die_v and_o no_o better_a testimony_n do_v i_o desire_v then_o of_o the_o remonstrant_n themselves_o 6._o collat._n hagien_n in_o arg._n 6._o quum_fw-la vitâ_fw-la nullum_fw-la pretiosius_fw-la pignus_fw-la quia_fw-la pro_fw-la alio_fw-la constituere_fw-la potest_fw-la merito_fw-la dicitur_fw-la summam_fw-la esse_fw-la charitatem_fw-la vitam_fw-la deponere_fw-la hoc_fw-la cum_fw-la scipo_fw-la christi_fw-la convenit_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la locis_fw-la ephes_n 1.2_o 1_o john_n 3.16_o that_o be_v see_v none_o can_v lay_v down_o for_o any_o a_o great_a pledge_n than_o life_n therefore_o it_o be_v deserve_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a love_n to_o lay_v down_o life_n for_o one_o by_o which_o the_o evidence_n both_o of_o major_n and_o mâ—nor_n appear_v but_o here_o in_o page_n 90_o he_o instance_v where_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o our_o assumption_n lie_v viz._n in_o contradict_v and_o blaspheme_v many_o text_n of_o scripture_n as_o john_n 3.16_o where_o it_o speak_v of_o god_n love_n to_o the_o world_n true_a but_o be_v in_o the_o believe_a part_n of_o it_o as_o the_o afterword_n show_v for_o they_o that_o believe_v not_o who_o god_n forsee_v how_o do_v god_n express_v his_o love_n to_o they_o do_v he_o send_v his_o son_n to_o die_v for_o they_o that_o as_o many_o of_o they_o who_o he_o forsee_v to_o persist_v in_o unbelief_n as_o that_o believe_v shall_v not_o perish_v so_o he_o say_v it_o blaspheme_v psal_n 145.8.9.136.25_o where_o it_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v good_a
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