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christ_n have_v his_o agony_n his_o soul-conflict_n these_o be_v those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o pain_n or_o pang_n of_o death_n from_o which_o saint_n peter_n tell_v we_o christ_n be_v loose_v act_v 2.24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n proper_o signify_v the_o pain_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n such_o be_v the_o pain_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o his_o death_n 2.44_o gravissimi_fw-la dolores_fw-la quales_fw-la esse_fw-la solent_fw-la mulierum_fw-la in_o partu_fw-la morientium_fw-la grotius_n ad_fw-la act._n 2.44_o which_o the_o prophet_n call_v the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n isai_n 53.11_o like_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o woman_n die_v in_o travel_n which_o the_o psalmist_n call_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n so_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n psal_n 116.3_o the_o sorrow_n of_o death_n compass_v i_o and_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n get_v hold_v upon_o i_o not_o only_o the_o sorrow_n or_o cord_n of_o death_n kebli_n mave_v the_o cables_n 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cast_v he_o into_o such_o a_o bloody_a agony_n such_o a_o hell_n of_o sorrow_n what_o be_v he_o make_v a_o curse_n for_o sin_n and_o shall_v we_o yet_o live_v in_o it_o do_v he_o die_v for_o sin_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o die_v to_o it_o suffer_v we_o this_o mediation_n to_o sit_v upon_o our_o heart_n until_o it_o have_v make_v a_o impression_n upon_o they_o application_n 2._o by_o way_n of_o application_n 2._o to_o meditation_n join_v application_n generality_n do_v not_o affect_v and_o therefore_o bring_v we_o this_o general_a truth_n home_o to_o ourselves_o by_o a_o particular_a application_n thus_o christ_n die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o my_o sin_n who_o give_v himself_o for_o our_o sin_n gal._n 1.4_o that_o he_o may_v deliver_v we_o from_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o gal._n 2.20_o thus_o bring_v we_o home_n the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o faith_n apply_v first_o the_o merit_n of_o it_o unto_o 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