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die_v he_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n heb._n 10.7,9_o joh._n 10.18_o 4._o the_o effect_n of_o this_o redemption_n follow_v 1_o cor._n 6.20_o you_o be_v buy_v etc._n etc._n upon_o consideration_n of_o it_o god_n justifi_v rom._n 3.25,26_o see_v 1_o pet._n 1.19_o the_o ransom_n be_v pay_v therefore_o it_o be_v accept_v and_o receive_v the_o effect_n and_o benefit_n follow_v therefore_o it_o be_v receive_v and_o god_n be_v the_o receiver_n and_o it_o be_v not_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o second_o person_n as_o a_o offend_a god_n be_v satisfy_v by_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v mediator_n 2._o this_o redemption_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o we_o and_o then_o we_o reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o actual_o when_o it_o be_v apply_v effectual_o 3._o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o be_v intend_v for_o we_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o god_n and_o make_v we_o one_o joh._n 17.20,21_o 4._o when_o we_o believe_v it_o be_v effectual_o apply_v joh._n 3.15,16,18_o mar._n 16.16_o joh._n 1.12_o 5._o this_o application_n be_v peculiar_o ascribe_v to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n not_o exclude_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n see_v 1_o cor._n 1.9_o joh._n 5.25_o there_o be_v a_o order_n of_o work_v observe_v in_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n after_o christ_n leave_v the_o world_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v to_o take_v the_o administration_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n by_o agreement_n as_o seem_v clear_a from_o joh._n 16.7,14,15,16_o he_o shall_v give_v of_o i_o to_o you_o by_o application_n of_o it_o to_o their_o benefit_n 6._o the_o way_n of_o this_o application_n be_v by_o union_n with_o christ_n by_o which_o we_o be_v invest_v in_o his_o benefit_n 1_o joh._n 5.12_o union_n with_o christ_n 1._o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o real_a than_o this_o union_n see_v i_o pray_v joh._n 17.21,23_o chap._n 14.20_o and_o the_o real_a benefit_n follow_v rom._n 8.1_o col._n 1.27_o it_o be_v most_o excellent_o set_v out_o joh._n 15.1_o ephef_fw-fr 4.15,16_o 1_o cor._n 12.27_o ephes_n 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