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heal_v and_o save_v 80_o faith_n and_o christ_n as_o the_o ring_n and_o the_o bloodstone_n 92_o faith_n the_o only_a instrument_n in_o heal_v the_o soul_n 93._o 101_o weakness_n of_o faith_n no_o just_a discouragement_n 123_o h._n christ_n heal_v his_o people_n how_o 58_o 1._o ignorant_n person_n not_o draw_v to_o christ_n 179_o impediment_n in_o come_v to_o christ_n 119_o man_n natural_a impotency_n 154_o weak_a instrument_n effect_v great_a work_n 174_o god_n bless_v all_o and_o only_o his_o own_o institution_n 10_o intercession_n of_o christ_n effectual_a 57_o inveterate_a sin_n not_o hinder_v benefit_n by_o christ_n 119_o civil_a justiciaries_n not_o draw_v to_o christ_n 182_o l._n lameness_n natural_a to_o all_o man_n 155_o christ_n lift_v up_o four_o way_n 25_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n shadow_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o five_o particular_n 29_o lift_v up_o of_o christ_n draw_v man_n to_o he_o 173_o life_n eternal_a what_o 109_o life_n all_o man_n deprive_v 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particular_n 34_o satan_n hinder_v man_n from_o come_v unto_o christ_n how_o 156_o man_n draw_v from_o under_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n how_o 156_o christ_n a_o saviour_n to_o lose_a mankind_n 152_o how_n christ_n come_v to_o be_v a_o saviour_n 154_o christ_n the_o only_a saviour_n 159_o minister_n how_o call_v saviour_n 161_o how_o man_n save_v themselves_o ibid._n christ_n a_o perfect_a saviour_n 68_o sense_n of_o misery_n a_o preparative_n for_o mercy_n 46_o the_o serpent_n the_o instrument_n of_o man_n misery_n 45_o shadow_n make_v use_v of_o by_o god_n to_o work_v real_a effect_n 8_o great_a sin_n great_a punishment_n 9_o discouragement_n from_o magnitude_n or_o multitude_n of_o sin_n answer_v 116_o 117_o son_n of_o man_n the_o phrase_n open_v be_v give_v to_o christ_n what_o it_o import_v 12_o 14_o spirit_n of_o christ_n draw_v man_n to_o
man_n be_v a_o sinner_n say_v the_o pharisee_n to_o the_o blind_a man_n john_n 9_o 9.24_o joh._n 9.24_o that_o be_v a_o great_a and_o notorious_a sinner_n 53.12_o mark_v 15.28_o isai_n 53.12_o he_o be_v number_v among_o the_o transgressor_n say_v the_o evangelist_n cite_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n nay_o more_o have_v as_o a_o surety_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o world_n of_o his_o elect_n he_o be_v now_o a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n and_o the_o great_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n last_o 2_o cor._n 5._o last_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o say_v the_o apostle_n viz._n by_o imputation_n have_v the_o iniquity_n of_o many_o 12._o isai_n 53._o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o 12._o of_o we_o all_o lay_v upon_o he_o and_o herein_o fit_o answer_v the_o type_n wherein_o we_o have_v a_o serpent_n sting_v and_o a_o serpent_n heal_v text._n rom._n 5.19_o exit_fw-la serpent_n morbi_fw-la per_fw-la serpent_n medicinae_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o mors_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la justificatio_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la h._n gâ—oti_n in_o text._n even_o thus_o by_o a_o man_n come_v sin_n and_o death_n and_o by_o a_o man_n come_v righteousness_n and_o life_n the_o first_o adam_n wound_v be_v a_o man_n like_o unto_o we_o the_o second_o adam_n heal_v be_v a_o man_n like_o unto_o we_o also_o god_n can_v have_v find_v out_o many_o other_o antidote_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o poisonous_a stinging_n of_o these_o serpent_n but_o he_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o a_o serpent_n sting_n and_o a_o serpent_n must_v heal_v even_o so_o possible_o he_o can_v have_v find_v out_o many_o other_o way_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o redeem_v and_o save_v of_o his_o people_n but_o his_o wisdom_n put_v it_o upon_o this_o way_n as_o most_o congruous_a and_o convenient_a 15.21_o 1_o cor._n 15.21_o that_o as_o by_o a_o man_n come_v death_n so_o by_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a as_o the_o apostle_n go_v on_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 2._o christ_n be_v like_a unto_o we_o man_n ibid._n christ_n like_v unto_o we_o sinful_a man_n serpentem_fw-la hunc_fw-la aeneum_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la christi_fw-la gessisse_fw-la imaginem_fw-la quòd_fw-la alius_fw-la erat_fw-la quà m_fw-la videbatur_fw-la rectè_fw-la notavit_fw-la adversus_fw-la tryphonem_fw-la justinus_n de_fw-fr eo_fw-la serpent_n sic_fw-la loquens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n grot._n ibid._n we_o sinful_a man_n but_o himself_o not_o sinful_a even_o as_o that_o serpent_n be_v like_a unto_o other_o serpent_n but_o without_o the_o sting_n and_o poison_n that_o be_v in_o they_o thus_o our_o bless_a saviour_n how_o ever_o he_o carry_v the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n yet_o he_o be_v no_o way_n infect_v or_o taint_v with_o sin_n whether_o original_a or_o actual_a free_a from_o the_o poison_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o have_v infect_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o man_n be_v sanctify_v in_o his_o conception_n by_o the_o supernatural_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n he_o be_v bear_v holy_a that_o holy_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o luke_n 1_o 1.35_o luke_n 1.35_o free_a from_o actual_a sin_n he_o do_v no_o sin_n neither_o be_v there_o guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 2.22_o 1_o pet._n 2.22_o and_o here_o again_o behold_v the_o truth_n answer_v to_o the_o type_n the_o sting_a of_o those_o poisonous_a serpent_n cure_v by_o a_o serpent_n that_o have_v neither_o sting_n nor_o poison_n the_o sting_n and_o poison_n guilt_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n take_v away_o by_o he_o that_o be_v free_a from_o both_o christ_n have_v suffer_v for_o sin_n say_v st._n peter_n the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o to_o god_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 3.18_o 1_o pet._n 3.18_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5._o last_o here_o be_v a_o second_o resemblance_n in_o the_o form_n of_o this_o serpent_n 3._o up_o 3._o the_o occasion_n of_o make_v and_o set_v it_o up_o upon_o what_o occasion_n be_v this_o serpent_n make_v and_o set_v up_o why_o upon_o the_o deadly_a bite_n and_o sting_v of_o the_o israelite_n by_o those_o fiery_a serpent_n whereof_o some_o be_v dead_a already_o other_o in_o eminent_a danger_n of_o death_n behold_v here_o what_o it_o be_v that_o occasion_v the_o make_n and_o lift_v up_o of_o this_o true_a brazen_a serpent_n what_o occasion_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n to_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o suffer_v to_o die_v it_o be_v our_o misery_n that_o call_v for_o this_o mercy_n we_o be_v all_o sting_v and_o mortal_o sting_v by_o the_o old_a serpent_n who_o fasten_v upon_o our_o first_o parent_n through_o they_o transfuse_v his_o poison_n unto_o all_o their_o posterity_n even_o as_o one_o of_o those_o fiery_a serpent_n fasten_v upon_o one_o member_n the_o poison_n thereof_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n inflame_v and_o infect_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n in_o every_o part_n even_o thus_o that_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n fasten_v the_o sting_n of_o his_o tentation_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n bring_v they_o to_o transgress_v the_o command_n and_o so_o to_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o their_o god_n he_o thereby_o not_o only_o wound_v they_o to_o the_o death_n but_o through_o they_o trasmit_v that_o deadly_a poison_n to_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o mankind_n be_v then_o in_o their_o loin_n 5.12_o rom._n 5.12_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n say_v the_o apostle_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v in_o adam_n tanquà m_fw-la in_o radice_fw-la as_o in_o the_o common_a stock_n and_o root_n they_o sin_v in_o he_o and_o so_o death_n which_o have_v seize_v upon_o he_o pass_v upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pervasit_fw-la a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o poison_n say_v some_o loc_fw-la instar_fw-la occulti_fw-la veneni_fw-la penetravit_fw-la pareus_n com._n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la which_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o stomach_n it_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n secret_o disperse_v itself_o through_o all_o the_o vein_n thus_o do_v the_o poison_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n be_v take_v in_o by_o our_o first_o parent_n it_o present_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o mankind_n transfuse_v itself_o into_o our_o vein_n so_o as_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n no_o better_o then_o dead_a man_n as_o mephibosheth_n once_o say_v to_o david_n all_o of_o my_o father_n house_n be_v but_o dead_a man_n before_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n 19.28_o 2_o sam._n 19.28_o such_o be_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n through_o his_o transgression_n and_o rebellion_n against_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n dead_a man_n anshei_n mave_v man_n of_o death_n not_o only_o subject_a to_o natural_a but_o under_o the_o power_n of_o a_o spiritual_a and_o bind_v over_o unto_o eternal_a death_n and_o here_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o bring_v in_o this_o true_a brazen_a serpent_n of_o send_v a_o saviour_n into_o the_o world_n have_v not_o the_o israelite_n sin_v and_o upon_o their_o sin_n be_v punish_v after_o that_o manner_n that_o brazen_a serpent_n have_v never_o be_v make_v have_v not_o adam_n sin_v and_o sin_v die_v and_o all_o his_o posterity_n in_o he_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v a_o saviour_n the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o suffer_v to_o die_v it_o be_v our_o sin_n and_o misery_n that_o occasion_v this_o mercy_n and_o let_v the_o one_o ever_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o other_o misery_n the_o cross_n of_o christ_n mind_v we_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o misery_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o memorial_n to_o the_o israelite_n to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o misery_n they_o have_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o by_o provoke_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n against_o they_o the_o like_a use_n make_v we_o of_o the_o behold_n of_o christ_n crucify_v when_o he_o be_v hold_v forth_o unto_o we_o by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n 3.1_o gal._n 3.1_o there_o crucify_v before_o our_o eye_n when_o we_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v do_v what_o he_o have_v suffer_v for_o we_o and_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o there_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o abasement_n what_o be_v it_o that_o shall_v draw_v the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o in_o that_o nature_n to_o do_v and_o suffer_v what_o he_o
and_o die_v in_o it_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n but_o you_o must_v perish_v and_o for_o ever_o perish_v a_o israelite_n be_v sting_v be_v now_o but_o a_o dead_a man_n and_o so_o be_v thou_o be_v under_o the_o guilt_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n o_o that_o this_o apprehension_n be_v but_o let_v in_o and_o thorough_o set_v on_o upon_o every_o soul_n here_o present_a then_o shall_v i_o not_o need_v to_o press_v what_o at_o present_a i_o intend_v only_o to_o propound_v by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n cure_v use_v 2._o look_v out_o for_o cure_v that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o here_o present_a will_v look_v out_o for_o ourselves_o our_o own_o safety_n our_o own_o security_n never_o give_v rest_n unto_o our_o soul_n until_o we_o be_v upon_o good_a ground_n ascertain_v that_o we_o be_v get_v out_o of_o this_o state_n my_o brethren_n will_v any_o creature_n man_n only_o except_v rest_n in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o threaten_v destruction_n to_o it_o such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n a_o state_n of_o perdition_n threaten_v certain_a destruction_n to_o every_o soul_n that_o lie_v and_o continue_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o every_o of_o we_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v excite_v to_o a_o serious_a and_o earnest_a inquiry_n after_o some_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o deliverance_n out_o of_o this_o estate_n that_o have_v find_v it_o out_o we_o may_v put_v our_o soul_n upon_o it_o so_o as_o we_o may_v not_o perish_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n the_o israelite_n feel_v themselves_o sting_v with_o these_o fiery_a serpent_n they_o look_v out_o for_o cure_v to_o that_o end_n they_o repair_v unto_o moses_n make_v their_o moan_n unto_o he_o the_o like_a will_v we_o do_v for_o our_o body_n do_v we_o find_v they_o distemper_v wound_a we_o will_v look_v out_o to_o the_o physician_n chirurgeon_n for_o remedy_n and_o cure_v o_o be_v as_o wise_a for_o our_o soul_n do_v we_o feel_v they_o wound_v sting_v with_o this_o old_a serpent_n do_v not_o now_o lie_v and_o die_v in_o our_o sin_n god_n have_v provide_v a_o mean_n of_o cure_n seek_v we_o inquire_v we_o after_o it_o and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o to_o that_o end_n come_v with_o these_o israelite_n to_o moses_n come_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n god_n come_v to_o moses_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n inquire_v from_o they_o out_o of_o the_o word_n what_o course_n be_v to_o be_v take_v this_o will_v a_o wound_a soul_n a_o soul_n right_o humble_v do_v feel_v the_o sting_n of_o sin_n stick_v in_o it_o and_o apprehend_v the_o deadly_a consequence_n of_o it_o it_o will_v now_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n to_o his_o word_n to_o his_o minister_n ask_v counsel_n of_o they_o so_o do_v the_o jew_n be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n they_o come_v unto_o peter_n and_o the_o rest_n even_o as_o the_o israelite_n here_o do_v unto_o moses_n and_o what_o be_v their_o errand_n man_n and_o brethren_n 2.37_o act._n 2.37_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v the_o jailor_n the_o like_a be_v sting_v and_o sensible_a of_o his_o pain_n he_o come_v to_o paul_n and_o silas_n and_o what_o be_v his_o question_n 16.30_o act._n 16.30_o sir_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v o_o that_o man_n will_v take_v the_o same_o course_n feel_v the_o sting_n of_o sin_n stick_v in_o their_o soul_n and_o conscience_n not_o let_v it_o alone_o fester_v and_o wrankle_v and_o spread_v the_o venom_n of_o it_o more_o and_o more_o till_o it_o be_v past_a cure_n nor_o yet_o seek_v out_o after_o indirect_a and_o unprofitable_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o cure_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o some_o of_o many_o when_o they_o feel_v the_o smart_n the_o sting_n of_o sin_n gall_v their_o conscience_n what_o course_n take_v they_o why_o it_o may_v be_v with_o saul_n send_v for_o a_o musician_n to_o charm_v that_o evil_a and_o unquiet_a spirit_n or_o with_o cain_n fall_v to_o build_v of_o city_n plunge_v themselves_o into_o business_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o world_n use_v some_o dangerous_a it_o may_v be_v desperate_a anodynes_n some_o 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