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to_o harden_v hypocrite_n pag._n 262._o 35._o those_o minister_n do_v nothing_o less_o than_o promote_v the_o design_n of_o christianity_n that_o be_v never_o in_o their_o element_n but_o when_o they_o be_v talk_v of_o the_o irrespectiveness_n of_o god_n decree_n the_o absolute_a promise_n the_o utter_a disability_n and_o perfect_a impotency_n of_o natural_a man_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n towards_o their_o own_o conversion_n pag._n 262._o 36._o he_o be_v the_o only_a child_n of_o abraham_n who_o in_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o heart_n obey_v those_o substantial_a law_n that_o be_v by_o god_n impose_v upon_o he_o pag._n 283._o 37._o there_o be_v no_o duty_n more_o affectionate_o command_v in_o the_o gospel_n then_o that_o of_o almsgiving_n pag._n 284._o 38._o it_o be_v impossible_a we_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o design_n of_o christianity_n accomplish_v in_o we_o etc._n etc._n if_o we_o make_v our_o saviour_n most_o excellent_a life_n the_o pattern_n of_o our_o life_n pag._n 296._o 39_o 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that_o their_o believe_v take_v away_o the_o curse_n but_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o trust_v to_o he_o that_o before_o purge_v this_o gild_n and_o curse_n i_o say_v before_o he_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n not_o to_o suspend_v as_o you_o will_v have_v it_o but_o to_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o lord_n have_v lay_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o 24._o and_o he_o bear_v they_o in_o his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n nor_o yet_o that_o he_o shall_v often_o offer_v himself_o for_o than_o must_v he_o often_o have_v suffer_v since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n 26._o but_o now_o and_o that_o at_o once_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v he_o appear_v to_o put_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o mark_v he_o do_v put_v it_o away_o by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n when_o he_o die_v on_o the_o cross_n but_o he_o can_v not_o then_o put_v away_o the_o inward_a filth_n of_o those_o 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