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of_o the_o curse_n i_o answer_v this_o have_v certain_o be_v true_a have_v not_o the_o necessity_n of_o die_v be_v express_o except_v out_o of_o this_o redemption_n for_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n and_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o a_o divine_a decree_n for_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v and_o can_v they_o show_v where_o purgatory_n be_v except_v too_o than_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o those_o who_o be_v redeem_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n may_v fall_v into_o purgatory_n if_o that_o be_v any_o comfort_n to_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o case_n be_v vast_o different_a between_o death_n and_o purgatory_n for_o though_o death_n be_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o death_n as_o a_o curse_n and_o punishment_n without_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o die_v and_o thus_o good_a man_n be_v redeem_v from_o death_n for_o their_o sin_n be_v expiate_v and_o pardon_v and_o then_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v go_v for_o the_o sting_n of_o 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of_o it_o if_o the_o only_a thing_n that_o make_v sinner_n obnoxious_a to_o temporal_a punishment_n be_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o sentence_n of_o eternal_a death_n which_o god_n may_v execute_v by_o what_o degree_n he_o please_v then_o to_o forgive_v eternal_a punishment_n must_v include_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o temporal_a punishment_n as_o part_n or_o branch_n of_o it_o as_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o law_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v suffer_v any_o bodily_a punishment_n but_o such_o a_o malefactor_n as_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v but_o when_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pass_v upon_o he_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o prince_n pleasure_n to_o defer_v the_o execution_n of_o this_o sentence_n as_o long_o as_o he_o please_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o inflict_v all_o other_o punishment_n on_o he_o whatever_o he_o please_v in_o
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