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and_o judge_n and_o then_o â—ow_o clear_a be_v it_o that_o none_o can_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o any_o work_n of_o they_o perform_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n second_o this_o but_o there_o be_v a_o second_o thing_n propose_v scil_n to_o show_v how_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o none_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o any_o work_v perform_v by_o themselves_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n the_o angel_n say_v to_o joseph_n concern_v christ_n thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n jesus_n 21._o for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n he_o shall_v save_v they_o and_o therefore_o their_o own_o work_n shall_v not_o save_v they_o he_o shall_v save_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o find_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n poor_a guilty_a condemn_a creature_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o be_v save_v or_o justify_v by_o their_o own_o work_n or_o righteousness_n the_o lord_n christ_n the_o night_n before_o he_o die_v say_v this_o be_v my_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o many_o for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n 28._o the_o lord_n christ_n do_v shed_v his_o most_o precious_a blood_n for_o the_o remission_n or_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n he_o by_o his_o death_n and_o obedience_n satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o can_v not_o satisfy_v for_o themselves_o by_o any_o work_n of_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o compare_v this_o with_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n i_o do_v not_o frustrate_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o the_o law_n 21._o than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a this_o show_v clear_o that_o justification_n by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o justification_n by_o a_o man_n
lord_n have_v lay_v on_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o if_o the_o whole_a congregation_n sin_v 6._o they_o be_v to_o bring_v a_o young_a bullock_n to_o be_v offer_v for_o their_o sin_n 15._o and_o before_o it_o be_v kill_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o congregation_n represent_v all_o the_o people_n under_o the_o government_n be_v to_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bullock_n before_o the_o lord_n it_o seem_v bâ—_n this_o ceremony_n they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v put_v off_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o people_n from_o the_o guilty_a sinner_n upon_o the_o sacrifice_n so_o the_o lord_n christ_n before_o he_o suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n first_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 21._o the_o guilt_n of_o man_n sin_n be_v impute_v unto_o he_o and_o put_v upon_o his_o 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