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bottomless_a thou_o shall_v not_o taste_v one_o drop_n of_o it_o well_o then_o will_v thou_o know_v that_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a to_o thy_o soul_n at_o the_o last_o day_n it_o high_o concern_v thou_o to_o know_v christ_n in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o in_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o suffering_n in_o this_o thy_o 10._o phil._n 3._o 10._o day_n 2._o to_o the_o other_o plea_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v better_a than_o their_o life_n i_o answer_v this_o be_v to_o appeal_v to_o a_o witness_n that_o can_v be_v find_v to_o a_o witness_n that_o be_v as_o to_o we_o invisible_a it_o be_v as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v lay_v claim_n to_o another_o man_n land_n and_o pretend_v he_o have_v lose_v the_o evidence_n the_o
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righteousness_n jer._n 23._o 6._o that_o he_o who_o be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o be_v the_o root_n and_o off_o spring_n of_o david_n that_o 5._o rom._n 9_o 5._o it_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o life_n that_o die_v act_v 3._o 15._o that_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n be_v crucify_v 1_o cor._n 2._o 8._o that_o that_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n and_o justification_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n that_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n and_o think_v 28._o act_n 20._o 28._o it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n do_v humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o i_o which_o whole_a humiliation_n 20._o phil._n 2._o 6_o 8_o gal._n 2._o 20._o of_o jesus_n christ_n god-man_n from_o his_o conception_n to_o his_o crucifixion_n especial_o his_o bloody_a cantic_a some_o say_v it_o consist_v both_o in_o applicatione_n &_o pronunciatione_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dei_fw-la justitia_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la justitia_fw-la bominis_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la imputari_fw-la peccatum_fw-la bernard_n serm_v 23._o in_o cantic_a passion_n be_v the_o material_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o essential_a material_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n 3._o what_o be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n because_o by_o impute_v and_o apply_v it_o to_o we_o he_o be_v please_v to_o justify_v we_o rom._n 4._o 11._o psalm_n 32._o 1._o rom._n 4._o 8._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o act_n 10._o 43._o act_n 13._o 28_o 29._o sr._n ambrose_n bishop_n downame_n and_o other_o do_v express_v it_o by_o this_o simile_n when_o rebecca_n clothe_v her_o son_n jacob_n with_o the_o garment_n of_o her_o elder_a son_n esan_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o action_n be_v the_o garment_n of_o esau_n which_o be_v apply_v to_o he_o do_v cover_v he_o but_o the_o form_n of_o the_o action_n be_v the_o 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country_n and_o kingdom_n be_v envelop_v in_o blood_n and_o war_n in_o confusion_n and_o distraction_n where_o this_o frenzy_n have_v reign_v and_o rage_v 3._o persecution_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n for_o conscience-sake_n be_v not_o only_o a_o most_o wicked_a and_o fruitless_a but_o also_o a_o most_o dreadful_a practice_n and_o that_o for_o two_o reason_n to_o name_n no_o more_o 1._o christ_n espouse_n his_o saint_n injury_n he_o take_v they_o as_o do_v unto_o himself_o saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o say_v christ_n to_o saul_n as_o a_o christian_a share_n with_o christ_n in_o all_o his_o dishonour_n 8._o act_n 9_o 4._o psal_n 69._o 9_o he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n zech._n 2._o 8._o the_o reproach_n of_o they_o that_o reproach_n thou_o be_v fall_v upon_o i_o so_o christ_n partake_v with_o christian_n in_o all_o their_o persecution_n he_o account_v himself_o concern_v in_o all_o their_o injury_n now_o be_v it_o not_o dreadful_a to_o 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