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to_o be_v pierce_v by_o murderer_n that_o they_o may_v escape_v to_o say_v oh_o father_n here_o be_v the_o surety_n lay_v no_o debt_n or_o punishment_n on_o these_o debtor_n i_o have_v take_v all_o upon_o i_o if_o thou_o will_v needs_o have_v the_o uttermost_a power_n out_o thy_o wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o can_v satisfy_v not_o upon_o they_o that_o can_v try_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o drop_n of_o mourning_n in_o thou_o by_o this_o due_a sight_n of_o sin_n and_o justice_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n if_o i_o be_v leave_v to_o be_v my_o own_o satisfier_n if_o thou_o shall_v have_v say_v to_o christ_n as_o once_o to_o moses_n they_o that_o sin_n against_o i_o i_o will_v punish_v of_o thou_o i_o will_v require_v nothing_o oh_o how_o terrible_a have_v our_o condition_n be_v use_v iii_o let_v this_o doctrine_n consute_n first_o all_o sectary_n who_o teach_v that_o christ_n have_v no_o guilt_n cast_v upon_o he_o by_o justice_n that_o christ_n suffer_v nothing_o in_o his_o soul_n from_o god_n wrath._n let_v we_o abhor_v such_o novelty_n and_o know_v if_o christ_n suffer_v no_o more_o the_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n there_o remaineih_o a_o necessity_n of_o a_o second_o suffer_v for_o we_o from_o justice_n let_v we_o beware_v while_o we_o go_v about_o to_o mince_v and_o lessen_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n we_o dstroy_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o mediator_n and_o bereav_v the_o soul_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v uphold_v her_o conflict_n with_o justice_n second_o let_v it_o teach_v we_o to_o abhor_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o lutheran_n who_o teach_v that_o we_o must_v be_v possess_v wtth_v the_o very_a selfsame_a righteousness_n wherewith_o christ_n obey_v and_o suffer_v and_o this_o they_o imagine_v to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o that_o else_o god_n can_v in_o justice_n acquit_v we_o but_o thus_o they_o make_v christ_n serve_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o make_v we_o become_v our_o own_o mediator_n and_o to_o destroy_v his_o own_o three_o 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