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impenitent_a profaner_n of_o his_o worship_n can_v expect_v no_o share_n in_o comfort_n or_o benefit_n by_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n and_o merit_n unto_o this_o place_n we_o may_v add_v another_o in_o the_o same_o book_n chap._n 5.9_o be_v make_v perfect_a he_o become_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n unto_o all_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v 1._o the_o ground_n 2._o manner_n 3._o effect_n 4._o extension_n and_o 5._o restriction_n of_o the_o object_n of_o this_o influence_n the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v make_v perfect_a to_o wit_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o suffer_v as_o appear_v by_o comparison_n of_o the_o word_n with_o the_o forego_n vers_fw-la 8._o by_o his_o suffering_n he_o be_v perfect_o qualify_v and_o full_o fit_v for_o discharge_v of_o this_o great_a business_n the_o purchase_n of_o our_o salvation_n 2._o the_o manner_n of_o this_o influence_n he_o be_v not_o the_o instrument_n or_o mean_n but_o the_o 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grace_n which_o be_v by_o one_o man_n jesus_n christ_n have_v abound_v unto_o many_o in_o which_o word_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v understand_v his_o favour_n and_o love_n and_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o grace_n be_v mean_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n mention_v vers_fw-la 18_o 19_o which_o as_o beza_n note_v in_o relation_n unto_o god_n be_v term_v the_o gift_n by_o grace_n or_o the_o free_a gift_n because_o it_o be_v by_o he_o free_o or_o gracious_o impute_v to_o we_o in_o relation_n unto_o we_o it_o be_v style_v righteousness_n vers_fw-la 18_o because_o by_o it_o impute_v to_o we_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a vers_fw-la 19_o now_o this_o be_v here_o far_o advance_v above_o the_o offence_n fall_n disobedience_n or_o transgression_n of_o adam_n in_o regard_n of_o fullness_n of_o efficiency_n if_o that_o have_v abound_v this_o have_v much_o more_o abound_v much_o more_o overflow_v it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o river_n that_o overflow_v their_o bank_n this_o 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