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A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall on Christmas-Day, 1682 by N. Stratford ...
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Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.
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Wing S5940; ESTC R33812
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and_o by_o wicked_a hand_n be_v crucify_v and_o slay_v and_o that_o he_o may_v exact_o answer_v those_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n by_o which_o he_o be_v most_o eminent_o prefigure_v he_o not_o only_o pour_v out_o his_o soul_n unto_o death_n but_o he_o also_o suffer_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n like_v as_o the_o 12._o heb._n fourteen_o 11_o 12._o body_n of_o those_o beast_n who_o blood_n be_v bring_v by_o the_o high_a priest_n into_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v burn_v without_o the_o camp_n thus_o he_o free_o give_v himself_o a_o offer_v and_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o that_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o to_o make_v expiation_n for_o our_o guilt_n we_o be_v as_o infallible_o assure_v by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o express_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v deliver_v for_o our_o offence_n that_o 25._o rom._n four_o 25._o he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n be_v bruise_v 5._o isa_n liii_o 5._o for_o our_o iniquity_n that_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o that_o by_o his_o stripe_n we_o may_v be_v heal_v that_o he_o have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o 13._o galat._n iii._o 13._o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o that_o we_o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n the_o 7._o eph._n i_o 7._o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o person_n for_o who_o he_o die_v but_o one_o bless_a fruit_n of_o his_o meritorious_a sacrifice_n in_o all_o those_o who_o true_o repent_v and_o turn_v from_o their_o iniquity_n viz._n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n for_o if_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o 14._o heb._n ix_o 13_o 14._o of_o goat_n and_o the_o ash_n of_o a_o heifer_n sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a sanctify_v to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n to_o god_n purge_v our_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n this_o i_o say_v be_v one_o fruit_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n for_o this_o be_v not_o all_o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o 24._o 1_o pet._n two_o 24._o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o be_v dead_a unto_o sin_n may_v live_v unto_o god_n he_o therefore_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v die_v to_o they_o our_o deliverance_n from_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v design_v by_o god_n in_o order_n to_o our_o deliverance_n from_o the_o power_n of_o it_o that_o sin_n may_v no_o long_o reign_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n that_o we_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o that_o be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n we_o may_v become_v the_o servant_n of_o righteousness_n this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n principal_o aim_v at_o and_o at_o the_o other_o only_o as_o a_o motive_n to_o it_o which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o last_o thing_n observable_a in_o the_o word_n v._o that_o god_n by_o send_v his_o own_o son_n into_o the_o world_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a 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