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regard_n of_o duration_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o worth_n which_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o person_n who_o be_v god_n do_v add_v to_o they_o they_o be_v infinite_a for_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o continuation_n of_o his_o suffering_n all_o along_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o completeness_n of_o they_o for_o satisfaction_n to_o god_n justice_n as_o also_o in_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n which_o for_o their_o imperfection_n behove_v to_o be_v often_o repeat_v heb._n 7.27_o the_o apostle_n say_v here_o he_o have_v once_o suffer_v for_o sin_n 3._o although_o our_o bless_a mediator_n have_v all_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o elect_a upon_o he_o by_o imputation_n 2_o cor._n 5.21_o and_o the_o punishment_n lay_v upon_o he_o of_o all_o the_o heinous_a crime_n that_o ever_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v commit_v by_o the_o elect_n isa_n 53.6_o yet_o be_v he_o in_o himself_o complete_o just_a and_o righteous_a not_o only_o as_o 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they_o many_o encouragement_n against_o suffer_v in_o that_o way_n which_o be_v the_o two_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o first_o be_v that_o believer_n shall_v renounce_v the_o slavery_n of_o their_o sin_n first_o because_o they_o be_v esteem_v judicial_o to_o have_v suffer_v for_o sin_n in_o their_o cautioner_n christ_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o second_o because_o they_o have_v already_o follow_v too_o long_o the_o filthy_a fashion_n of_o the_o profane_a ver_fw-la 3._o three_o because_o those_o who_o do_v wonder_n at_o and_o slander_v they_o for_o change_v their_o course_n and_o company_n behove_v to_o give_v a_o sad_a account_n thereof_o to_o their_o judge_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o four_o because_o censure_v and_o opposition_n from_o the_o profane_a have_v be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o saint_n depart_v ver_fw-la 6._o and_o five_o because_o time_n be_v now_o near_o a_o end_n therefore_o they_o shall_v keep_v themselves_o in_o a_o pray_a disposition_n ver_fw-la 7._o 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