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undertake_v for_o they_o as_o judah_n do_v for_o benjamin_n i_o will_v be_v sâ—rety_a for_o he_o of_o my_o hand_n shall_v thou_o require_v he_o if_o i_o bring_v he_o not_o unto_o thou_o and_o set_v he_o before_o thou_o then_o let_v i_o bear_v the_o blame_n for_o ever_o say_v judah_n to_o his_o father_n gen._n 43.9_o thus_o christ_n undertake_v for_o all_o his_o member_n for_o all_o his_o elect_a so_o as_o they_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o turn_v all_o charge_v bring_v against_o they_o over_o to_o christ_n all_o inditement_n from_o god_n or_o satan_n or_o conscience_n abuse_v by_o satan_n over_o to_o christ_n their_o surety_n 〈…〉_z who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_v say_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v god_n that_o justify_v who_o be_v he_o tâ—at_o condemn_v etc._n etc._n so_o may_v he_o that_o be_v thus_o dead_a to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n say_v what_o sin_n be_v it_o that_o can_v condemn_v i_o that_o can_v bâ—ing_v in_o a_o indictment_n against_o i_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v for_o i_o and_o by_o his_o death_n perfect_v this_o death_n for_o i_o i_o be_o now_o complete_a in_o he_o in_o this_o respect_n who_o be_v it_o or_o whâ—t_o be_v it_o then_o that_o can_v lay_v any_o thing_n unto_o my_o chaâ—ge_n that_o can_v separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n sin_n my_o worst_a enemy_n can_v do_v it_o for_o i_o be_o total_o dead_a to_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o by_o virtue_n of_o my_o union_n with_o christ_n be_v châ—ist_n be_v in_o yâ—u_o the_o boâ—y_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n perfect_o â—ead_a to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n though_o justification_n acquit_v a_o sinner_n from_o all_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d in_o god_n determination_n yet_o be_v not_o his_o pâ—râ—â—n_n formal_o grant_v nor_o actual_o put_v in_o exâ—â—uâ—iâ—n_n unâ—â—ll_o sue_v out_o and_o the_o tribute_n of_o actual_a repentance_n for_o kâ—own_a sin_n be_v â—aid_v 〈…〉_z except_o in_o some_o case_n viz._n in_o case_n of_o the_o want_n of_o tâ—e_v use_v of_o 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o child_n and_o disâ—â—â—cted_v person_n in_o who_o conscience_n can_v do_v its_o suffice_v beâ—â—usâ—_n of_o debility_n in_o the_o understanding_n thiâ—_n with_o submission_n to_o a_o better_a judgement_n i_o humble_o conceive_v to_o be_v according_a to_o truth_n and_o noâ—e_v it_o to_o vindicate_v my_o sâ—lâ—_n and_o cauâ—ion_n the_o reader_n concern_v that_o antinomiâ—â—_n tenet_n about_o justification_n so_o common_a in_o these_o day_n thus_o be_v a_o true_a believer_n perfect_o dead_a to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n for_o his_o sin_n but_o to_o the_o power_n dominion_n and_o be_v of_o sin_n no_o child_n of_o adam_n be_v total_o dead_a in_o this_o life_n no_o not_o the_o best_a of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o die_v daily_o therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o die_v daily_o etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n think_v himself_o free_v from_o sin_n or_o perfect_o dead_a to_o sin_n in_o this_o 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the_o power_n and_o be_v of_o fin_n be_v one_o great_a part_n of_o the_o privative_a gain_n which_o death_n bring_v to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n to_o all_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n death_n the_o devorcer_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n bring_v perfect_a death_n to_o the_o power_n and_o be_v of_o sin_n the_o enemy_n and_o burden_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n perfect_o dead_a to_o the_o power_n and_o be_v of_o sin_n be_v no_o man_n here_o this_o death_n belong_v to_o that_o other_o world_n but_o true_o dead_a to_o the_o power_n and_o reign_v of_o sin_n be_v all_o those_o here_o in_o who_o christ_n live_v and_o this_o be_v that_o death_n which_o this_o text_n point_v at_o phrase_n if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n all_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n all_o in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n dead_a to_o sin_n in_o a_o gospel_n sense_n death_n to_o the_o power_n and_o reign_v of_o fin_n be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o renovation_n of_o our_o nature_n consist_v in_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v mortification_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n and_o delight_n in_o sin_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n be_v destroy_v at_o this_o death_n the_o apostle_n point_v rom._n 6_o 2._o how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n or_o wallow_v in_o any_o sin_n with_o delight_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o death_n to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n always_o produce_v death_n to_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n be_v christ_n be_v in_o you_o as_o a_o justifier_n he_o be_v in_o you_o as_o a_o sanctifier_n also_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a 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