be_v certain_a that_o no_o innocent_a man_n as_o such_o can_v be_v thereupon_o oblige_v to_o suffer_v death_n or_o imprisonment_n but_o suppose_v that_o this_o innocent_a man_n have_v the_o free_a disposal_n of_o himself_o shall_v voluntary_o offer_v his_o own_o life_n or_o liberty_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o exchange_n for_o the_o forfeit_a life_n or_o liberty_n of_o the_o criminal_a and_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v think_v meet_a to_o accept_v it_o in_o this_o case_n he_o be_v just_o liable_a notwithstanding_o his_o innocence_n to_o undergo_v the_o punishment_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o offender_n for_o if_o he_o may_v just_o offer_v this_o exchange_n as_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o he_o may_v suppose_v that_o he_o have_v the_o free_a disposal_n of_o himself_o to_o be_v sure_o the_o magistrate_n may_v just_o accept_v of_o it_o because_o the_o life_n of_o the_o offender_n be_v as_o much_o in_o his_o disposal_n as_o the_o life_n that_o be_v offer_v he_o in_o exchange_n for_o 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their_o own_o person_n and_o therefore_o the_o suffering_n of_o another_o in_o our_o stead_n can_v signify_v nothing_o towards_o the_o release_n we_o from_o this_o obligation_n unless_o god_n in_o pure_a grace_n and_o favour_n to_o we_o shall_v please_v to_o admit_v and_o accept_v it_o because_o another_o suffering_n be_v not_o we_o and_o it_o be_v we_o that_o god_n have_v a_o right_a to_o indeed_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o guilty_a person_n himself_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v equal_a to_o his_o fault_n do_v without_o any_o interposal_n of_o grace_n extinguish_v the_o guilt_n of_o it_o and_o by_o its_o own_o force_n and_o virtue_n dissolve_v his_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n because_o when_o a_o man_n have_v suffer_v as_o much_o as_o he_o deserve_v he_o have_v suffer_v as_o much_o as_o the_o law_n can_v oblige_v he_o to_o and_o so_o consequent_o can_v be_v oblige_v to_o suffer_v any_o more_o but_o shall_v another_o suffer_v for_o i_o even_o as_o much_o as_o i_o deserve_v to_o suffer_v myself_o it_o will_v be_v altogether_o insignificant_a to_o the_o expiation_n of_o my_o guilt_n unless_o god_n in_o mere_a grace_n will_v accept_v it_o for_o my_o suffering_n because_o it_o be_v not_o another_o suffering_n but_o my_o own_o that_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o law_n demand_n and_o exact_v of_o i_o and_o although_o the_o other_o suffer_v for_o i_o may_v as_o effectual_o secure_v the_o honour_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n law_n as_o if_o i_o have_v suffer_v what_o i_o deserve_v in_o my_o own_o person_n yet_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o admit_v the_o other_o suffer_v instead_o of_o i_o god_n remit_v and_o relax_n the_o obligation_n of_o his_o law_n which_o require_v that_o i_o shall_v suffer_v in_o my_o own_o person_n and_o therefore_o notwithstanding_o that_o christ_n have_v suffer_v for_o we_o and_o god_n have_v admit_v his_o suffering_n for_o we_o yet_o this_o be_v out_o of_o mere_a grace_n and_o favour_n to_o we_o he_o be_v still_o true_o say_v to_o pardon_n and_o forgive_v we_o for_o christ_n sake_n eph._n 4.32_o because_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n suffering_n he_o gracious_o remit_v to_o we_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o law_n which_o require_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n at_o our_o own_o hand_n and_o since_o his_o remit_v to_o we_o the_o obligation_n of_o his_o law_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n suffering_n be_v pure_a grace_n and_o favour_n he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o oblige_a to_o remit_v it_o unconditional_o but_o be_v absolute_a master_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n and_o favour_n he_o may_v remit_v it_o upon_o what_o term_n and_o condition_n he_o please_v so_o that_o though_o if_o we_o have_v suffer_v in_o our_o own_o person_n the_o utmost_a of_o what_o our_o sin_n do_v
his_o continual_a intercession_n in_o heaven_n royal_a authority_n to_o dispense_v that_o promise_n to_o we_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o authority_n actual_o pardon_v we_o upon_o our_o actual_a repentance_n so_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o perform_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n grant_v of_o pardon_n our_o saviour_n who_o know_v the_o inmost_a thought_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o perfect_o discern_v our_o sincerity_n immediate_o pronounce_v our_o sentence_n of_o pardon_n and_o by_o a_o particular_a application_n of_o that_o general_a grant_n to_o we_o absolve_v we_o from_o our_o obligation_n to_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o free_o receive_v we_o into_o grace_n and_o favour_n for_o though_o the_o completion_n and_o publication_n of_o our_o pardon_n be_v reserve_v for_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o we_o shall_v be_v absolve_v from_o all_o punishment_n i._n e._n not_o only_o of_o eternal_a misery_n but_o also_o of_o corporal_a death_n and_o temporal_a suffering_n in_o the_o public_a view_n and_o audience_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o every_o penitent_a believer_n in_o jesus_n be_v actual_o pardon_v by_o he_o in_o heaven_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o believe_v and_o repent_v that_o be_v he_o be_v in_o foro_fw-la christi_fw-la and_o before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o his_o royal_a judgement_n absolve_v from_o the_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v eternal_a misery_n which_o he_o lie_v under_o during_o his_o state_n of_o impenitence_n and_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o mind_n judgement_n and_o estimation_n have_v judicial_o thus_o pronounce_v concern_v he_o by_o virtue_n of_o my_o father_n grant_v to_o all_o penitent_a offender_n and_o of_o that_o royal_a authority_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v to_o i_o i_o free_o release_v thou_o from_o all_o that_o vast_a debt_n of_o everlasting_a punishment_n which_o thou_o have_v too_o just_o incur_v by_o sin_v against_o he_o thus_o as_o the_o father_n forgive_v we_o virtual_o by_o that_o public_a grant_n of_o mercy_n which_o for_o christ_n sake_n he_o have_v make_v to_o all_o penitent_a offender_n so_o the_o son_n forgive_v we_o actual_o by_o that_o royal_a authority_n which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v he_o to_o make_v a_o particular_a application_n of_o that_o his_o general_a grant_n to_o we_o upon_o our_o actual_a repentance_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o father_n grant_v that_o the_o son_n pardon_v we_o so_o it_o be_v by_o the_o son_n application_n of_o it_o that_o the_o father_n pardon_v we_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v say_v in_o or_o by_o christ_n to_o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n even_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n col._n 1.14_o i_o e._n to_o be_v forgive_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o blood_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o god_n the_o father_n have_v give_v he_o power_n to_o forgive_v we_o for_o so_o he_o himself_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v give_v he_o matth._n 28.18_o and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o in_o all_o power_n the_o power_n of_o forgive_a sin_n be_v include_v for_o so_o s._n peter_n tell_v we_o that_o through_o his_o name_n i._n e._n by_o his_o authority_n or_o judicial_a sentence_n whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n act_n 10.43_o and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o the_o first_o regal_a act_n be_v which_o our_o saviour_n have_v always_o perform_v and_o will_v always_o continue_v to_o perform_v viz._n forgive_a of_o sin_n ii_o another_o of_o his_o regal_a act_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v punish_v obstinate_a offender_n for_o as_o he_o mediate_v for_o his_o father_n in_o rule_v and_o govern_v we_o he_o must_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o father_n providence_n and_o be_v so_o whatsoever_o divine_a punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o offender_n be_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o stroke_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o ministries_n of_o his_o power_n for_o he_o have_v the_o key_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n i._n e._n the_o power_n of_o punish_v both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o rev._n 1.18_o and_o according_o he_o threaten_v the_o corrupt_a church_n of_o asia_n that_o he_o will_v remove_v their_o candlestick_n and_o that_o he_o will_v fight_v against_o they_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o mouth_n that_o he_o will_v come_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o thief_n and_o that_o he_o will_v spew_v they_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n rev._n 2.5.3.16_o and_o chap._n 3._o vers._n 16._o all_o which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a proof_n that_o the_o punishment_n of_o offender_n both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o a_o branch_n of_o that_o royal_a authority_n with_o which_o he_o be_v invest_v by_o the_o father_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o which_o commission_n he_o many_o time_n chasten_v bad_a man_n in_o this_o life_n in_o order_n to_o their_o reformation_n and_o amendment_n for_o as_o many_o as_o i_o love_n say_v he_o i._n e._n wish_v well_o to_o i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v heb._n 3.19_o and_o many_o time_n he_o persecute_v they_o with_o exterminate_v judgement_n thereby_o hang_v they_o up_o in_o chain_n as_o it_o be_v as_o public_a example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n to_o warn_v and_o deter_v the_o world_n from_o tread_v in_o their_o impious_a footstep_n for_o so_o he_o threaten_v jezebel_n and_o her_o follower_n i_o give_v her_o space_n to_o repent_v of_o her_o fornication_n and_o she_o repent_v not_o behold_v i_o will_v cast_v she_o into_o a_o bed_n i._n e._n into_o a_o bedrid_a and_o irrevocable_a condition_n and_o they_o that_o commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o into_o great_a tribulation_n and_o i_o will_v kill_v her_o child_n with_o death_n and_o all_o the_o church_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o he_o which_o search_v the_o reins_o and_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v give_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o you_o according_a to_o your_o work_n rev._n 2.21_o 22_o 23._o and_o though_o for_o wise_a and_o gracious_a end_n he_o oftentimes_o spare_v bad_a man_n in_o this_o life_n and_o sometime_o shine_v upon_o they_o a_o continue_a day_n of_o prosperity_n without_o any_o cloud_n or_o interruption_n yet_o he_o always_o overtake_v they_o with_o the_o fearful_a storm_n of_o his_o vengeance_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v for_o no_o soon_o do_v their_o soul_n depart_v from_o their_o body_n but_o they_o be_v immediate_o consign_v by_o his_o warrant_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o evil_a angel_n those_o skilful_a spiteful_a and_o powerful_a executioner_n of_o his_o justice_n under_o who_o savage_a tyranny_n they_o endure_v all_o the_o torture_n and_o agony_n that_o the_o wrath_n and_o power_n of_o devil_n together_o with_o their_o own_o awaken_v conscience_n and_o furious_a and_o unsatisfied_a affection_n be_v able_a to_o inflict_v of_o which_o see_v part_n 1_o ch._n 3._o for_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o bad_a man_n be_v transmit_v into_o a_o state_n of_o wretchedness_n and_o misery_n immediate_o upon_o their_o separation_n from_o their_o body_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o parable_n of_o dives_n and_o lazarus_n wherein_o in_o the_o first_o place_n dives_n immediate_o after_o his_o death_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o great_a torment_n in_o hell_n and_o this_o while_o his_o body_n lie_v bury_v in_o the_o grave_n luk_n 16.22_o 23._o which_o be_v a_o plain_a argument_n that_o in_o all_o that_o interval_n between_o death_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n of_o bad_a man_n abide_v in_o a_o state_n of_o torment_n for_o second_o this_o torment_n of_o dives_n soul_n in_o hell_n be_v then_o when_o his_o brethren_n be_v live_v upon_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o teach_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n ver_fw-la 27._o and_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o which_o show_v that_o our_o saviour_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o he_o deliver_v this_o parable_n and_o consequent_o he_o suppose_v all_o bad_a man_n who_o be_v then_o dead_a and_o who_o condition_n he_o represent_v by_o that_o of_o dives_n to_o be_v then_o in_o hell_n and_o there_o suffer_v 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