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death_n only_o 2._o in_o exclude_v his_o active_a obedience_n whole_o from_o imputation_n the_o dialogue_n mediatoriall_a obedience_n be_v confute_v before_o and_o therewith_o its_o interpretation_n dialogu_n i_o grant_v that_o all_o mankind_n be_v one_o with_o adam_n by_o ae_z natural_a union_n as_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o nature_n but_o i_o fear_v your_o author_n do_v stretch_v out_o natural_a union_n with_o adam_n unto_o a_o personal_a union_n i_o mean_v m._n forbes_n do_v so_o by_o consequence_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v make_v adam_n personal_a action_n to_o be_v we_o by_o imputation_n answ_n the_o scope_n of_o m._n forbes_n be_v to_o prove_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n passive_a obedience_n and_o that_o only_a in_o his_o death_n to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n paul_n comparison_n according_a to_o his_o interpretation_n be_v institute_v not_o between_o that_o single_a act_n of_o adam_n disobedience_n in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n impute_v unto_o his_o seed_n and_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n in_o general_a both_o active_a and_o passive_a impute_v to_o his_o seed_n but_o between_o the_o single_a act_n of_o adam_n disobedience_n and_o one_o act_n of_o christ_n obedience_n viz._n his_o death_n we_o consent_v to_o m_o forbes_n as_o concern_v the_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o comparison_n we_o dissent_v from_o he_o as_o concern_v the_o restriction_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o comparison_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n and_o divine_a institution_n it_o hold_v between_o such_o act_n as_o the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n act_v as_o public_a person_n adam_n therefore_o be_v in_o that_o act_n of_o disobedience_n only_o a_o public_a person_n hence_o that_o act_n only_o be_v impute_v unto_o his_o seed_n but_o christ_n be_v in_o all_o his_o act_n of_o obedience_n a_o public_a person_n hence_o therefore_o all_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n obedience_n be_v impute_v 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to_o the_o cause_n answ_n gild_n be_v either_o take_v for_o the_o personal_a commission_n of_o sin_n or_o for_o a_o personal_a obligation_n unto_o punishment_n upon_o our_o voluntary_a take_v thereof_o for_o the_o sin_n commit_v by_o another_o in_o the_o last_o sense_n only_o christ_n be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n that_o be_v he_o be_v guilty_a imputative_o not_o inherent_o as_o christ_n be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n so_o also_o he_o be_v sensible_a of_o a_o accuse_a conscience_n if_o christ_n say_v d_o willet_n true_o bear_v our_o sin_n he_o sustain_v also_o the_o grief_n of_o conscience_n for_o they_o which_o be_v the_o inseparable_a companion_n of_o our_o sin_n the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o christ_n be_v pollute_v with_o our_o sin_n inherent_o but_o only_o whether_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v pollute_v with_o our_o sin_n imputative_o desperation_n be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n but_o accidental_a in_o penal_a wrath_n the_o rest_n be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o be_v say_v and_o also_o answer_v a_o little_a before_o do_v christ_n suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o the_o proper_a place_n of_o hell_n see_v none_o can_v suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n as_o long_o as_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n none_o can_v suffer_v the_o second_o death_n till_o after_o this_o life_n be_v end_v answ_n the_o place_n of_o punishment_n be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o punishment_n as_o the_o place_n of_o the_o three_o heaven_n be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o blessedness_n so_o neither_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a of_o the_o essence_n of_o misery_n as_o the_o manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v partaker_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n out_o of_o the_o place_n of_o heaven_n if_o not_o at_o other_o time_n as_o luk_n 9.28_o yet_o after_o the_o resurrection_n so_o may_v it_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n out_o of_o the_o place_n of_o hell_n the_o prison_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o essential_a debt_n the_o most_o popish_a enemy_n of_o christ_n soul-suffering_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n while_o though_o in_o their_o erroneous_a assert_v the_o local_a descent_n they_o affirm_v a_o actuality_n concern_v christ_n be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o hell_n without_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n can_v with_o any_o reason_n deny_v a_o possibility_n of_o be_v in_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n without_o the_o place_n of_o hell_n 60._o vide_fw-la rivet_n â—athol_a orth_n â—o_o 1._o tract_n â—_o q._n 60._o christ_n be_v in_o a_o paenall_a hell_n not_o in_o a_o local_a hell_n the_o distinction_n between_o a_o paenall_a hell_n and_o a_o local_a hell_n be_v nor_o only_o acknowledge_v unto_o this_o day_n by_o the_o orthodox_n but_o be_v long_o ago_o teach_v by_o sundry_a of_o the_o learned_a and_o sound_a schoolman_n the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n be_v either_o extraordinary_a or_o ordinary_a according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a dispensation_n of_o god_n the_o full_a pain_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o suffer_v in_o this_o life_n but_o according_a to_o the_o extraordinary_a dispensation_n of_o god_n christ_n not_o only_o can_v but_o do_v suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n in_o this_o life_n many_o reprobate_a suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n here_o in_o a_o degree_n the_o reprobate_n as_o be_v say_v before_o that_o shall_v be_v find_v alive_a 1_o cor._n 15.51_o shall_v pass_v into_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n without_o any_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n dialogu_n do_v christ_n suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o his_o body_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o soul_n to_o redeem_v our_o body_n as_o well_o as_o our_o soul_n from_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n answ_n we_o have_v already_o see_v that_o christ_n suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o his_o body_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o christ_n suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n for_o kind_n in_o his_o soul_n so_o who_o can_v deny_v but_o he_o suffer_v also_o bodily_a torment_n equivalent_a to_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n though_o not_o inflict_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n 10._o august_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 10._o all_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o corporeal_a and_o material_a witness_v that_o fire_n wherein_o the_o rich_a man_n be_v torment_v such_o as_o his_o eye_n and_o tongue_n be_v such_o be_v the_o flame_n luk._n 16.23_o 24._o 4._o willet_n sin_v 20._o gen_fw-la count_v qu._n 3_o par_fw-fr 4._o those_o flame_n of_o hell_n which_o torment_v the_o body_n of_o the_o damn_a though_o just_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v material_a be_v material_a after_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n they_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v who_o object_n against_o christ_n suffer_a hell-pain_n in_o his_o body_n because_o there_o be_v no_o visible_a instrument_n of_o such_o bodily_a pain_n if_o any_o say_v his_o bodily_a pain_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o the_o bodily_a pain_n of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o hell_n that_o be_v grant_v to_o they_o therein_o which_o they_o be_v unable_a to_o prove_v it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o integrate_a and_o make_v up_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o full_a measure_n of_o wrath_n upon_o christ_n that_o if_o his_o bodily_a torment_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o the_o bodily_a torment_n of_o the_o damn_a yet_o what_o be_v not_o execute_v upon_o his_o body_n be_v execute_v upon_o his_o soul_n the_o measure_n of_o hell-pain_n be_v make_v up_o without_o bodily_a pain_n in_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v and_o if_o haply_o some_o mind_n labour_v concern_v the_o capacity_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o mere_a man_n to_o hold_v such_o a_o measure_n of_o torment_n they_o may_v remember_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n be_v above_o that_o objection_n exceed_v the_o capacity_n of_o all_o man_n and_o angel_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o personal_a union_n dialogu_n how_o long_o do_v he_o suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n be_v it_o for_o ever_o or_o how_o long_o do_v he_o suffer_v they_o and_o when_o do_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n first_o seize_v on_o he_o and_o when_o be_v be_v find_v free_v from_o they_o or_o do_v he_o suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n at_o several_a time_n or_o in_o several_a place_n or_o but_o at_o one_o time_n or_o place_n only_o answ_n his_o suffering_n though_o temporal_a in_o respect_n of_o duration_n be_v eternal_a in_o efficacy_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o eminency_n of_o the_o person_n it_o be_v more_o for_o a_o infinite_a person_n to_o suffer_v for_o a_o time_n then_o for_o all_o finite_a person_n to_o suffer_v for_o ever_o christ_n suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n upon_o the_o cross_n where_o he_o bear_v the_o moral_a curse_n gal._n 3.13_o and_o in_o the_o garden_n mat._n 26._o though_o his_o suffering_n in_o the_o garden_n and_o upon_o the_o cross_n be_v the_o principal_a and_o therefore_o call_v the_o passion_n emphatical_o yet_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o suffering_n from_o his_o conception_n unto_o his_o passion_n be_v integral_a part_n thereof_o that_o be_v such_o without_o which_o his_o passive_a obedience_n be_v not_o complete_v he_o be_v free_v from_o they_o at_o his_o death_n job_n 19.30_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o sensible_a part_n of_o his_o suffering_n at_o his_o death_n from_o suffering_n simple_o at_o his_o resurrection_n that_o christ_n suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n be_v reveal_v which_o be_v the_o question_n though_o many_o circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n be_v not_o reveal_v these_o be_v impertinent_a and_o captious_a quere_n dialogu_n be_v he_o torment_v without_o any_o forgiveness_n or_o do_v abraham_n deny_v he_o the_o least_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v his_o tongue_n answ_n christ_n be_v torment_v without_o any_o forgiveness_n god_n spare_v he_o nothing_o of_o the_o due_a debt_n rom._n 8.32_o mat._n 26.39_o but_o god_n give_v he_o a_o discharge_n when_o the_o debt_n be_v pay_v isa_n 53.10_o col._n 2.14_o he_o have_v not_o then_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o ease_v he_o 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mediator_n perform_v obedience_n to_o the_o law_n the_o law_n be_v fullfil_v as_o concern_v they_o that_o be_v save_v gal._n 3.10_o either_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n god-man_n mediator_n or_o by_o the_o personal_a obedience_n of_o the_o believer_n not_o by_o the_o personal_a obedience_n of_o the_o believer_n rom._n 3.3_o gal._n 3.10_o therefore_o by_o the_o personal_a obedience_n of_o christ_n god-man_n mediator_n dialogu_n the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o godly_a learned_a hereunto_o be_v know_v and_o acknowledge_v 6._o polan_n l._n 6._o c._n 14._o park_n de_fw-fr desc_fw-fr l._n 3_o n._n 52_o 53._o rivet_n in_o psa_n 40._o consideratio_fw-la deitatis_fw-la alia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polan_n syntag_n lib._n 6._o c._n 12._o inequalitas_fw-la officiorum_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la aequalitatem_fw-la naturae_fw-la aut_fw-la personarum_fw-la ursin_n expl_n catech_v par_fw-fr 2._o qu._n 33._o q._n 6._o christ_n jesus_n say_v polanus_fw-la from_o the_o time_n whereat_o he_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n begin_v to_o pay_v the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n christ_n be_v such_o a_o mediator_n as_o be_v a_o debtor_n to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n to_o that_o effect_n it_o be_v necessary_a say_v rivet_n that_o see_v christ_n be_v our_o surety_n he_o shall_v be_v make_v under_o the_o law_n the_o divine_a nature_n consider_v absolute_o in_o itself_o be_v not_o subject_a unto_o the_o law_n as_o subsist_v in_o personal_a union_n with_o the_o humane_a nature_n it_o be_v subject_a in_o respect_n of_o voluntary_a dispensation_n the_o humane_a nature_n be_v subject_a absolute_o and_o proper_o be_v a_o creature_n the_o sum_n be_v christ_n i.e._n the_o person_n who_o be_v god_n man_n mediator_n be_v subject_a unto_o the_o law_n absolute_o as_o touch_v the_o humane_a nature_n in_o respect_n of_o voluntary_a dispensation_n and_o office_n as_o concern_v the_o divine_a nature_n it_o be_v a_o 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there_o be_v no_o need_n here_o to_o speak_v they_o be_v both_o bind_v by_o native_a right_n and_o otherwise_o but_o not_o altogether_o upon_o the_o like_a ground_n and_o for_o very_o unlike_a end_n the_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n whereof_o paul_n speak_v gal._n 4.4_o be_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n not_o as_o man_n only_o but_o as_o mediator_n which_o be_v plain_a in_o that_o it_o be_v to_o redeem_v we_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n ver_fw-la 5._o dialogu_n second_o though_o i_o make_v this_o legal_a obedience_n to_o be_v no_o more_o but_o humane_a obedience_n yet_o i_o grant_v that_o he_o be_v thereby_o qualify_v and_o fit_v to_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o mediatorly_a sacrifice_n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n without_o spot_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v exact_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o so_o much_o legal_a obedience_n as_o fell_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o humane_a course_n of_o life_n heb._n 7.26_o answ_n 2._o rhetorf_n de_fw-mi gra_fw-mi exerc_n 1._o c._n 2._o righteousness_n or_o obedience_n in_o christ_n have_v a_o double_a consideration_n either_o it_o be_v consider_v in_o he_o as_o in_o such_o a_o person_n and_o not_o our_o surety_n or_o as_o in_o such_o a_o person_n and_o our_o surety_n righteousness_n in_o his_o person_n qualify_v he_o for_o the_o service_n of_o a_o surety_n legal_a mediatorly_a obedience_n or_o his_o personal_a and_o surety-obedience_n be_v distinguish_v only_o notional_o not_o real_o i._n e._n it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o obedience_n consider_v according_a to_o two_o notion_n dialogu_n three_o the_o reward_n which_o his_o father_n do_v promise_v he_o for_o his_o mediatorly_a obedience_n do_v far_o exceed_v the_o reward_n which_o he_o do_v promise_n to_o legal_a obedience_n for_o i_o can_v find_v that_o ever_o the_o father_n do_v promise_v to_o reward_v any_o man_n legal_a obedience_n with_o such_o special_a reward_n as_o he_o do_v promise_n unto_o christ_n mediatoriall_a obedience_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n psa_n 2._o and_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n and_o prolong_v his_o day_n when_o he_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o trespasse-offering_a isa_n 53.10_o answ_n the_o term_n legal_a and_o mediatorly_a intend_v not_o two_o kind_n of_o obedience_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o obedience_n under_o two_o denomination_n call_v legal_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o obedience_n and_o mediatorly_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o office_n of_o the_o person_n who_o perform_v this_o obedience_n unto_o it_o both_o the_o promise_n instance_a and_o all_o other_o of_o like_a kind_n be_v make_v dialogu_n four_o christ_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o fulfil_v personal_a obedience_n to_o every_o branch_n of_o the_o law_n of_o work_n for_o he_o have_v not_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o instruct_v etc._n etc._n but_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o fulfil_v every_o branch_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o mediatorship_n he_o must_v not_o be_v want_v in_o the_o least_o circumstance_n thereof_o if_o he_o have_v be_v want_v in_o the_o least_o circumstance_n he_o have_v be_v want_v in_o all_o answ_n legal_a obedience_n consist_v not_o in_o perform_v personal_a obedience_n to_o every_o branch_n of_o the_o law_n formal_o but_o in_o perform_v all_o that_o the_o law_n require_v as_o the_o law_n require_v actual_o or_o habitual_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mediator_n differ_v not_o as_o two_o law_n but_o as_o the_o whole_a and_o the_o part_n of_o the_o same_o law_n the_o will_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o mediator_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v obey_v the_o law_n of_o work_n 40.8_o quando_fw-la igitur_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la qualem_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la deo_fw-la praestiterit_fw-la pareus_n in_o loc_n rivet_n in_o psal_n 40.8_o and_o more_o pareus_n comment_v upon_o those_o word_n heb._n 10.8_o speak_v thus_o if_o it_o be_v inquire_v say_v he_o what_o obedience_n christ_n perform_v unto_o god_n we_o must_v answer_v both_o the_o universal_a obedience_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n give_v to_o man_n and_o the_o special_a obedience_n impose_v upon_o the_o mediator_n alone_o christ_n fail_v not_o of_o fulfil_v the_o least_o iota_fw-la unto_o either_o by_o the_o law_n psa_n 40._o say_v rivet_n he_o understand_v as_o well_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n common_a to_o all_o man_n as_o the_o singular_a command_n of_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n dialogu_n m._n calvin_n observe_v right_o that_o some_o of_o the_o action_n of_o christ_n be_v proper_a to_o his_o godhead_n only_o and_o some_o of_o his_o action_n be_v proper_a to_o his_o humane_a nature_n only_o and_o some_o of_o his_o action_n be_v common_a to_o both_o his_o nature_n and_o this_o observation_n say_v m._n calvin_n shall_v do_v no_o small_a service_n to_o assoyl_v many_o doubt_n if_o the_o reader_n can_v but_o fit_o apply_v
less_o attentive_a reader_n before_o we_o proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o argument_n for_o this_o new_a mediatorly_a obedience_n what_o the_o rule_n of_o disputation_n require_v of_o the_o author_n namely_o that_o he_o shall_v first_o have_v give_v we_o some_o such_o definition_n or_o description_n thereof_o whence_o we_o may_v have_v understand_v what_o it_o be_v that_o he_o so_o much_o contend_v for_o for_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o dispute_v say_v the_o logician_n before_o we_o undrstand_v certain_o what_o be_v the_o question_n be_v to_o be_v willing_a to_o lose_v our_o time_n and_o that_o serious_a and_o affectionate_a counsel_n of_o keckerman_n be_v here_o seasonable_a 1._o kec_fw-la log._n sact._n post_n cap._n 1._o let_v we_o not_o say_v he_o dispute_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o divinity_n before_o the_o various_a signification_n of_o that_o whereof_o we_o dispute_v be_v diligent_o distinguish_v that_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o supply_v namely_o to_o acquaint_v the_o reader_n with_o what_o the_o dialogue_n intend_v by_o its_o new_a mediatorly_a obedience_n according_a to_o what_o be_v to_o be_v collect_v out_o of_o itself_o compare_v one_o place_n with_o another_o whereto_o i_o shall_v also_o subjoin_v a_o description_n of_o mediatorly_a obedience_n according_a to_o the_o receive_a doctrine_n of_o the_o orthodox_n that_o so_o the_o reader_n confer_v both_o together_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n both_o of_o the_o question_n and_o disputation_n truth_n love_v the_o light_n and_o error_n lurk_v in_o ambiguity_n the_o mind_n of_o the_o dialogue_n concern_v mediatorly_a obedience_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v 1._o by_o its_o dictinction_n 2._o by_o put_v together_o what_o in_o several_a place_n it_o speak_v concern_v it_o it_o be_v necessary_a say_v the_o dialogue_n to_o distinguish_v between_o legal_a and_o mediatoriall_a obedience_n legal_a or_o natural_a obedience_n be_v no_o more_o but_o humane_a obedience_n perform_v by_o christ_n as_o a_o godly_a jew_n unto_o the_o law_n of_o work_n all_o the_o action_n of_o christ_n from_o his_o birth_n until_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n must_v be_v consider_v but_o as_o natural_a or_o but_o as_o legal_a act_n of_o obedience_n i_o can_v see_v say_v the_o dialogue_n how_o any_o of_o these_o action_n which_o yet_o it_o somewhat_o correct_v as_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o due_a place_n can_v proper_o be_v call_v mediatoriall_a obedience_n pag._n 111._o 112._o the_o mediatorial_n obedience_n of_o christ_n large_o mediatorial_n obedience_n of_o the_o dialogue_n what_o large_o according_a to_o the_o dialogue_n consist_v of_o those_o act_n of_o his_o obedience_n which_o he_o do_v actuate_v by_o the_o joint_a concurrence_n of_o both_o his_o nature_n some_o whereof_o viz._n many_o mediatoriall_a prayer_n of_o his_o intercession_n though_o they_o be_v act_v by_o he_o before_o 30_o year_n of_o age_n yet_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o the_o act_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o public_a action_n be_v perform_v after_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n viz._n after_o his_o public_a installing_n into_o the_o office_n of_o mediatorship_n mat._n 3._o see_v pag._n 112._o 113._o among_o the_o which_o mediatorial_n act_v of_o his_o obedience_n be_v his_o give_v up_o his_o manhood_n by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n to_o suffer_v a_o natural_a death_n such_o and_o no_o other_o as_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n suffer_v mar._n 10.39_o pag._n 46._o without_o suffer_v any_o degree_n of_o god_n wrath_n at_o all_o either_o in_o soul_n or_o body_n pag._n 2._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o divine_a nature_n separate_v his_o soul_n from_o his_o body_n which_o be_v the_o masterpiece_n and_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n the_o father_n as_o the_o price_n and_o meritorious_a procure_a cause_n of_o our_o redemption_n pag._n 86._o for_o that_o be_v the_o most_o precious_a thing_n that_o either_o god_n the_o father_n can_v require_v or_o that_o the_o mediator_n can_v perform_v for_o our_o atonement_n or_o redemption_n pag._n 87._o the_o sum_n whereof_o take_v thus_o brief_o brief_o christ_n mediatorly_a obedience_n according_a to_o the_o dialogue_n be_v certain_a action_n perform_v by_o he_o not_o in_o way_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n for_o all_o such_o action_n he_o perform_v as_o a_o godly_a jew_n and_o as_o man_n only_o but_o as_o god-man_n mediator_n unto_o the_o law_n of_o mediatorship_n especial_o after_o 30_o year_n of_o age_n the_o masterpiece_n whereof_o be_v his_o yield_a himself_o to_o suffer_v a_o bodily_a death_n what_o mediatorly_a obedience_n according_a to_o the_o orthodox_n what_o mediatorly_a obedience_n according_a to_o the_o receive_a doctrine_n of_o the_o orthodox_n be_v the_o inherent_a conformity_n and_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n of_o christ_n from_o his_o conception_n to_o his_o passion_n inclusive_o perform_v by_o he_o as_o god-man_n mediator_n unto_o the_o law_n in_o way_n of_o covenant_n whereunto_o the_o 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9.14_o answ_n as_o it_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o he_o that_o be_v god-man_n so_o it_o be_v shed_v by_o he_o that_o be_v god-man_n christ_n offering_n up_o of_o himself_o unto_o god_n be_v a_o free_a and_o a_o willing_a act_n otherwise_o his_o offering_n have_v not_o be_v effectual_a it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v obedience_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v do_v free_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n he_o have_v do_v none_o any_o wrong_n if_o the_o second_o person_n have_v continue_v only_o in_o that_o subsistence_n wherein_o he_o be_v equal_a unto_o god_n without_o admit_v any_o subsistence_n in_o personal_a union_n with_o the_o manhood_n in_o which_o respect_n he_o be_v inferior_a unto_o god_n by_o voluntary_a dispensation_n he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n of_o his_o own_o accord_n otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o one_o can_v have_v take_v it_o away_o joh._n 10.18_o christ_n have_v power_n of_o right_n authority_n and_o majesty_n and_o may_v dispose_v of_o his_o own_o life_n yet_o have_v receive_v commandment_n of_o the_o father_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n he_o put_v not_o forth_o his_o divine_a power_n to_o rescue_v the_o manhood_n from_o deadly_a suffering_n but_o cooperate_n with_o subordinate_a instrument_n according_a to_o the_o concourse_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n with_o the_o second_o give_v way_n to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o patient_o suffer_v a_o violent_a death_n that_o which_o the_o dialogue_n be_v to_o prove_v be_v that_o the_o mediatorly_a obedience_n of_o christ_n whereby_o we_o be_v redeem_v be_v by_o way_n of_o price_n only_o not_o by_o way_n of_o suretyship_n and_o just_a satisfaction_n unto_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o it_o here_o say_v be_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v shed_v with_o a_o large_a and_o liberal_a quantity_n that_o his_o blood_n be_v shed_v for_o the_o atonement_n of_o man_n soul_n that_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v shed_v be_v the_o blood_n of_o he_o that_o be_v god_n all_o which_o be_v true_a but_o conclude_v 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of_o ch._n 19.31_o there_o be_v therefore_o so_o much_o reason_n to_o conclude_v the_o thief_n be_v bury_v before_o sunset_n it_o be_v very_o inconsiderate_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v alive_a at_o sunset_n it_o be_v also_o very_o inconfiderate_o affirm_v that_o the_o thief_n do_v continue_v alive_a in_o their_o torment_n till_o after_o the_o time_n that_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n have_v beg_v our_o saviour_n dead_a body_n of_o pilate_n when_o john_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o jew_n beseech_v pilate_n that_o their_o leg_n may_v be_v break_v and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o after_o that_o their_o leg_n be_v break_v and_o christ_n side_n be_v pierce_v with_o a_o spear_n joseph_n of_o arimathea_n beseech_v pilate_n that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n joh._n 19.31_o 34_o 38._o but_o much_o more_o unadvised_a be_v it_o to_o say_v that_o the_o thief_n be_v alive_a at_o sunset_n there_o be_v so_o much_o reason_n to_o conclude_v they_o be_v bury_v 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be_v because_o he_o do_v actuate_v his_o own_o death_n as_o a_o mediatorial_n sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n at_o the_o just_a hour_n appoint_v by_o his_o father_n by_o the_o joint_a concurrence_n of_o both_o his_o nature_n answ_n that_o christ_n be_v dead_a a_o notable_a space_n before_o the_o thief_n be_v manifest_a and_o pilate_n marvel_v if_o he_o be_v already_o dead_a mar._n 14_o 4â—_n but_o that_o he_o die_v three_o hour_n before_o they_o can_v appear_v christ_n have_v less_o strength_n of_o nature_n leave_v to_o bear_v his_o torment_n then_o the_o thief_n have_v therefore_o they_o compel_v a_o man_n of_o cyrene_n simon_n by_o name_n to_o bear_v his_o cross_n that_o be_v to_o help_v he_o bear_v it_o 73._o illusio_fw-la &_o conspuitio_fw-la christi_fw-la post_fw-la latam_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la mortis_fw-la sententiam_fw-la a_o ministris_fw-la a_o mediâ_fw-la nocte_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la horas_fw-la matutinas_fw-la fuit_fw-la producta_fw-la gerh._o harm_n 73._o he_o be_v a_o very_a 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the_o sum_n be_v christ_n be_v not_o declare_v public_o to_o be_v the_o mediator_n until_o he_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n therefore_o he_o do_v no_o mediatorly_a act_n before_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n a_o mere_a non-consequence_n you_o may_v by_o the_o like_a reason_n say_v the_o father_n have_v not_o before_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v his_o belove_a son_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o his_o beloved_a son_n joseph_n have_v not_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o benjamin_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o their_o brother_n nor_o be_v his_o weep_v in_o secret_a gen._n 42.24_o and_o weep_v again_o in_o secret_a and_o his_o soul-pouring_a upon_o his_o brother_n gen._n 43.30_o brotherly_a act_n it_o have_v already_o i_o hope_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o legal_a action_n of_o christ_n from_o his_o incarnation_n to_o his_o passion_n be_v the_o action_n of_o a_o mediator_n christ_n be_v a_o mediator_n to_o be_v incarnate_a before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n from_o eternity_n dialogu_n it_o may_v be_v you_o think_v as_o many_o other_o do_v that_o christ_n begin_v to_o pay_v the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n from_o the_o very_a first_o beginning_n of_o his_o incarnation_n for_o many_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n without_o any_o original_a sin_n that_o so_o he_o may_v thereby_o justify_v we_o from_o our_o original_a sin_n which_o opinion_n i_o have_v confute_v but_o the_o open_a history_n of_o the_o evangelist_n do_v speak_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o his_o mediatoriall_a action_n till_o he_o be_v public_o install_v into_o the_o office_n of_o the_o mediator_n by_o john_n baptism_n dialogu_n yet_o the_o apostle_n testify_v that_o christ_n himself_o say_v by_o the_o psalmist_n wherefore_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n he_o say_v sacrifice_n and_o offering_n thou_o will_v not_o but_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o in_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n thou_o have_v have_v no_o pleasure_n then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o thy_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n his_o incarnation_n do_v his_o will_n be_v the_o fulfil_n the_o law_n for_o our_o redemption_n whatsoever_o righteousness_n the_o law_n require_v unto_o justification_n christ_n perform_v christi_fw-la polan_n de_fw-fr conceptione_n christi_fw-la but_o the_o law_n require_v inherent_a righteousness_n from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o our_o conception_n and_o not_o only_o active_a obedience_n therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o christ_n who_o fullfil_v the_o law_n shall_v be_v inherent_o righteous_a from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o his_o conception_n the_o dialogue_n itself_o acknowledge_v some_o mediatorly_a act_n before_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n viz_o many_o mediatorly_a prayer_n and_o his_o incarnation_n though_o incarnation_n be_v not_o 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