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milk_n beseech_v he_o to_o consider_v thâ—â—_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v christ_n satisfaction_n but_o hold_n that_o he_o satisfy_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n both_o by_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o those_o thing_n impose_v on_o he_o by_o the_o father_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o we_o and_o our_o sin_n 147._o ruar_fw-la epist_n 23._o p._n 146_o 147._o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o eternal_a life_n give_v we_o he_o be_v more_o full_a in_o what_o he_o write_v unto_o nigrinus_n for_o say_v he_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o obedience_n which_o christ_n as_o the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o elect_n do_v render_v unto_o god_n in_o his_o life_n and_o much_o rather_o in_o his_o death_n be_v a_o sufficient_a or_o full_a price_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o so_o equivalent_a to_o the_o suffering_n which_o by_o our_o sin_n we_o have_v deserve_v but_o that_o i_o may_v more_o distinct_o deliver_v my_o thought_n concern_v the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n 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frieseland_n for_o the_o sup_z essing_n all_o socinian_n print_v and_o conventicle_n which_o they_o send_v out_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o supplication_n make_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o south_n and_o north_n holland_n approve_v of_o by_o triglandius_n heidanus_fw-la and_o cocceius_n professor_n at_o leiden_fw-mi i_o say_v in_o this_o apology_n he_o do_v his_o utmost_a by_o use_v orthodox_n phrase_n to_o make_v their_o error_n look_v as_o though_o they_o differ_v but_o little_a from_o the_o common_a faith_n for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v never_o in_o our_o thought_n to_o deny_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o trinity_n that_o we_o do_v with_o our_o whole_a heart_n believe_v and_o open_o own_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v one_o that_o we_o confess_v christ_n to_o be_v god_n ascribe_v to_o he_o that_o divinity_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o like_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o whereas_o we_o be_v charge_v for_o deny_v christ_n satisfaction_n 12._o apol._n pro_fw-la verit_fw-la accusat_fw-la p._n 12._o if_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o thing_n which_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v assign_v unto_o it_o we_o do_v most_o firm_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v obtain_v for_o we_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n have_v so_o far_o satisfy_v the_o divine_a will_n 24._o p._n 24._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o want_v to_o a_o most_o full_a and_o complete_a satisfaction_n as_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n if_o by_o it_o they_o mean_v his_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o righteousness_n we_o do_v free_o confess_v that_o christ_n obedience_n for_o our_o obtain_n eternal_a life_n do_v much_o more_o abound_v to_o we_o than_o adam_n sin_n to_o our_o condemnation_n 25._o apol._n 25._o not_o exclude_v our_o obedience_n which_o all_o that_o have_v receive_v faith_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n have_v more_o or_o less_o who_o defect_n be_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 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