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action_n of_o they_o differ_v in_o respect_n of_o freedom_n 97_o 28_o how_o god_n justice_n essential_o and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o differ_v 100_o 29_o how_o christ_n satisfy_v god_n 101_o 30_o how_o affliction_n on_o believer_n can_v agree_v with_o god_n justice_n ibid._n 31_o why_o sin_n be_v call_v debt_n 105_o 32_o what_o in_o sin_n be_v a_o debt_n ibid._n 33_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o petition_n forgive_v we_o 113_o 34_o whether_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o pardon_n itself_o or_o for_o the_o sense_n thereof_o only_o 4_o reason_n prove_v the_o affirmative_a 116_o 35_o what_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o petition_n forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n 121_o 1_o in_o the_o subject_n who_o do_v pray_v ibid._n 2_o in_o the_o matter_n pray_v for_o 126_o 3_o in_o the_o person_n to_o who_o we_o pray_v 128_o 36_o how_o sin_n a_o consider_v 130_o 37_o how_o all_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a 132_o 38_o whether_o sin_n be_v a_o infinite_a evil_n 138_o 39_o what_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v 139_o 40_o 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thou_o even_o as_o a_o creditor_n do_v forgive_v many_o thousand_o to_o a_o debtor_n by_o his_o mere_a voluntary_a act._n now_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o think_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o popery_n that_o our_o justification_n be_v no_o better_a than_o our_o inherent_a holiness_n be_v whereas_o any_o godly_a man_n may_v sit_v down_o and_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o go_v out_o with_o his_o five_o thousrnd_v against_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n that_o come_v against_o he_o with_o ten_o thousand_o grace_n justify_v take_v away_o all_o guilt_n of_o sin_n grace_n sanctify_v do_v not_o because_o as_o bonaventure_n well_o observe_v the_o remedy_n give_v by_o grace_n against_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o ordain_v against_o it_o prout_fw-la corrumpit_fw-la naturam_fw-la sed_fw-la prout_fw-la personam_fw-la as_o it_o do_v infect_v our_o nature_n for_o so_o it_o stick_v till_o death_n but_o as_o it_o do_v defile_v the_o person_n measure_v not_o therefore_o the_o 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