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the_o apostle_n himself_o prove_v v_o 15._o true_a valerio_n valour_n and_o so_o of_o every_o virtuous_a quality_n if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v live_a and_o stir_v in_o action_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o it_o be_v counterfeit_a some_o other_o thing_n that_o have_v only_o a_o shadow_n of_o it_o all_o these_o trick_n be_v pin_n upon_o the_o apostle_n to_o pervert_v his_o plain_a meaning_n viz_o that_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o live_a body_n that_o it_o be_v couple_v with_o the_o â—oule_n so_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o live_a true_a christian_a faith_n that_o it_o bring_v forth_o work_v of_o obedience_n sect_n 7._o chap._n i._n none_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o their_o own_o satisfaction_n
remain_v yet_o to_o be_v suffer_v for_o although_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n in_o some_o cause_n do_v pardon_v both_o fault_n and_o punishment_n whole_o as_o in_o cause_n of_o martyrdom_n which_o sweep_v all_o clean_a and_o make_v aâ—_n l_o reckon_n even_o and_o although_o god_n may_v if_o it_o have_v so_o please_v he_o always_o for_o christ_n sake_n have_v pardon_v the_o whole_a debt_n yet_o holy_a mother_n church_n have_v determine_v that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o use_v to_o do_v but_o after_o that_o in_o mercy_n he_o have_v forgive_v the_o faulâ—â—_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o after_o reckon_v and_o we_o must_v come_v to_o coram_fw-la for_o the_o punishment_n by_o which_o his_o justice_n be_v to_o receive_v satisfaction_n but_o you_o must_v know_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v two_o fold_n â—_o eternal_a in_o the_o destruction_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o hell-fire_n to_o endure_v for_o ever_o here_o now_o christ_n satisfaction_n come_v in_o again_o by_o who_o merit_n alone_o they_o grant_v we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o sinne._n which_o must_v be_v note_v that_o christ_n satisfaction_n have_v not_o ease_v we_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o punishment_n itself_o but_o only_o in_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o 2._o temporal_a to_o endure_v only_o for_o a_o time_n whereof_o there_o be_v also_o two_o degree_n 1._o one_o in_o this_o life_n as_o namely_o all_o calamity_n and_o affliction_n upon_o the_o body_n soul_n name_n good_n etc._n etc._n together_o with_o death_n the_o last_o and_o great_a of_o evil_n all_o which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o mâ—n_z as_o punishment_n of_o â—inne_n of_o these_o some_o come_v upon_o we_o invisible_o as_o death_n upon_o all_o man_n or_o as_o death_n in_o the_o wilderness_n on_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o like_a punishment_n certain_o and_o irrevocable_o denounce_v now_o here_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o patience_n and_o that_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n too_o for_o as_o 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