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in_o his_o 1_o a_o 2_o ae_z q._n 113._o though_o he_o grant_v what_o he_o can_v deny_v because_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a text_n that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o not-imputation_n of_o sin_n yet_o he_o add_v that_o god_n wrath_n will_v not_o be_v appease_v till_o sin_n be_v purge_v out_o and_o a_o new_a habit_n of_o grace_n infuse_v into_o the_o soul_n which_o god_n do_v look_v upon_o and_o respect_n when_o he_o forgive_v our_o sin_n hence_o those_o unsavoury_a tenet_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n that_o justification_n be_v not_o a_o pronounce_v but_o a_o make_v one_o righteous_a that_o inherent_a holiness_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n that_o we_o may_v redeem_v our_o sin_n and_o puchase_v forgiveness_n by_o fast_v almsdeed_n and_o other_o good_a work_n all_o which_o if_o she_o do_v not_o expose_v to_o the_o world_n in_o this_o very_a garb_n and_o shape_n yet_o she_o so_o present_v they_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o speak_v no_o less_o so_o that_o her_o 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may_v true_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n when_o he_o make_v our_o satisfaction_n go_v hand_n in_o hand_n with_o christ_n and_o that_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o alm_n be_v satisfactory_a not_o only_o for_o punishment_n but_o for_o all_o punishment_n and_o which_o be_v more_o for_o the_o guilt_n itself_o he_o have_v in_o effect_n unsay_v what_o former_o he_o have_v lay_v down_o concern_v the_o free_a remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o make_v so_o wide_a a_o breach_n between_o st._n paul_n and_o their_o church_n as_o neither_o st._n peter_n nor_o all_o the_o saint_n they_o invocate_v be_v able_a to_o close_v in_o a_o word_n he_o speak_v as_o good_a sense_n as_o theodorus_n antiochenus_fw-la do_v in_o photius_n his_o bibliotheca_fw-la who_o make_v a_o twofold_a forgiveness_n of_o sin_n the_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v do_v the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o impeccancie_n or_o leave_v off_o to_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v with_o photius_n what_o this_o forgiveness_n be_v or_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v be_v impossible_a to_o find_v out_o no_o doubt_n god_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o grace_n he_o have_v bestow_v on_o his_o child_n and_o register_v every_o good_a work_n they_o do_v and_o will_v give_v a_o eternal_a reward_n not_o only_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n the_o chastity_n of_o joseph_n the_o patience_n of_o job_n the_o meekness_n of_o moses_n the_o zeal_n of_o phinehas_n the_o devotion_n of_o david_n but_o even_o to_o the_o widow_n two_o mite_n cast_v into_o the_o treasury_n to_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n give_v to_o a_o thirsty_a disciple_n yet_o most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o all_o the_o righteousness_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n can_v merit_v forgiveness_n and_o we_o will_v take_v no_o other_o reason_n or_o proof_n for_o this_o position_n but_o that_o of_o beauty_n non_fw-la acceptat_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o veram_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la nisi_fw-la justitiam_fw-la infinitam_fw-la god_n must_v have_v a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n because_o the_o sin_n be_v infinite_a shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n shall_v i_o bring_v the_o merit_n of_o one_o saint_n and_o the_o supererogation_n of_o another_o and_o add_v to_o these_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o church_n all_o these_o be_v but_o as_o a_o atom_n to_o the_o infinite_a mass_n of_o our_o sin_n shall_v i_o yet_o add_v my_o fast_n my_o alm_n my_o tear_n my_o devotion_n all_o these_o will_v vanish_v at_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o melt_v before_o it_o as_o wax_v before_o the_o sun_n we_o must_v therefore_o disclaim_v all_o hope_n of_o help_n from_o ourselves_o or_o any_o or_o all_o creature_n in_o earth_n or_o in_o heaven_n it_o be_v only_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n who_o take_v 29._o john_n 1._o 29._o away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n be_v the_o only_a mediator_n between_o 5._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o god_n and_o man_n he_o alone_o be_v our_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o 2._o 1_o john_n 2._o 1_o 2._o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n his_o blood_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n in_o he_o we_o have_v 12._o 1_o john_n 1._o 7._o eph._n 1._o 7._o eph._n 3._o 12._o redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o he_o we_o have_v boldness_n and_o access_n with_o confidence_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o he_o in_o his_o name_n therefore_o who_o teach_v we_o thus_o to_o pray_v let_v we_o put_v up_o this_o petition_n forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n and_o our_o prayer_n will_v be_v gracious_o hear_v and_o we_o shall_v be_v accept_v in_o the_o belove_a 6._o eph._n 1._o 6._o all_o our_o debt_n will_v be_v remit_v through_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o surety_n who_o have_v