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it_o and_o elsewhere_o exsequar_fw-la quia_fw-la oportet_fw-la 13._o non_fw-la quia_fw-la dolet_fw-la he_o be_v far_o enough_o then_o from_o approve_v that_o imaginary_a compensation_n of_o one_o man_n grief_n by_o another_o and_o he_o show_v at_o large_a that_o the_o weak_a nature_n and_o the_o least_o guide_v by_o reason_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o this_o anger_n and_o revenge_n and_o although_o other_o thing_n be_v pretend_v the_o general_a cause_n of_o it_o be_v a_o great_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o child_n and_o old_a man_n and_o sick_a person_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o it_o and_o the_o better_a any_o be_v the_o more_o they_o be_v free_v from_o it_o quip_n minuti_fw-la semper_fw-la &_o infirmi_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la exiguique_fw-la voluptas_fw-la vltio_fw-la he_o make_v cruelty_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o intemperance_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o exact_v punishment_n 4._o and_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o 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the_o bare_a disobedience_n but_o the_o injury_n which_o come_v to_o he_o by_o it_o the_o reparation_n of_o which_o he_o seek_v by_o punishment_n
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this_o instance_n beside_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o mankind_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o punishment_n which_o be_v such_o that_o suppose_v they_o preserve_v in_o their_o liberty_n can_v not_o have_v be_v imagine_v great_a and_o therefore_o vatablus_n who_o socinus_n and_o crellius_n high_o commend_v thus_o render_v those_o word_n 31._o dabunt_fw-la poenas_fw-la pro_fw-la fornicationibus_fw-la vestris_fw-la quibus_fw-la defecistis_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la vestro_fw-la they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o your_o fornication_n and_o that_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o parent_n do_v imply_v proper_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o they_o methinks_v they_o shall_v not_o so_o earnest_o deny_v who_o contend_v that_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n in_o ezekiel_n 18.20_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v not_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o father_n sin_n where_o in_o bear_v iniquity_n with_o a_o 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and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o apply_v to_o a_o sacrifice_n viz._n the_o purge_n away_o guilt_n and_o the_o aversion_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o punishment_n not_o any_o way_n but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v for_o in_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o that_o the_o expiation_n be_v to_o be_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v for_o atonement_n suppose_v then_o that_o in_o some_o other_o way_n which_o can_v be_v by_o no_o mean_n proper_a to_o those_o sacrifice_n christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o expiate_v sin_n what_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o expiation_n belong_v to_o his_o sacrifice_n agreeable_a to_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o old_a but_o as_o i_o urge_v before_o in_o the_o case_n of_o christ_n be_v high_a priest_n that_o by_o their_o assertion_n the_o jew_n may_v utter_o deny_v the_o force_n of_o any_o argument_n use_v by_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n to_o prove_v it_o so_o i_o say_v as_o 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but_o a_o declaration_n of_o pardon_n or_o a_o mean_n to_o beget_v faith_n in_o we_o the_o first_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d crellius_n acknowledge_v do_v frequent_o signify_v deliverance_n from_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n 506._o but_o he_o say_v they_o may_v likewise_o signify_v a_o declaration_n of_o that_o deliverance_n as_o decree_v by_o god_n or_o a_o purge_n from_o the_o sin_n themselves_o or_o from_o the_o custom_n of_o sin_v so_o that_o by_o crellius_n his_o own_o confession_n the_o sense_n we_o contend_v for_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o usual_a the_o other_o be_v more_o remote_a and_o only_o possible_a why_o then_o shall_v we_o forsake_v the_o former_a sense_n which_o do_v most_o perfect_o agree_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n which_o the_o other_o sense_n have_v no_o such_o relation_n to_o as_o that_o have_v for_o these_o be_v the_o word_n make_v use_v of_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o imply_v the_o force_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 1.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o have_v by_o himself_o purge_v our_o sin_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v with_o a_o respect_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n heb._n 10.22_o apocalyp_n 1.5_o and_o because_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v look_v on_o as_o the_o consequent_a of_o expiation_n by_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n therefore_o that_o be_v likewise_o attribute_v to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n matth._n 26.28_o this_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n eph._n 1.7_o in_o who_o we_o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n coloss._n 1.14_o and_o from_o hence_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5.9_o and_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n 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