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cap._n 5._o pro_fw-la oblatione_fw-la sumitur_fw-la quae_fw-la offerenda_fw-la erat_fw-la pro_fw-la delicto_fw-la the_o prophet_n use_v this_o law_n term_n â—â—nrâ—â—_n which_o in_o levit._n 5._o be_v take_v for_o a_o oblation_n which_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v for_o a_o fault_n or_o trespass_n and_o he_o go_v on_o cum_fw-la ergoâ—hic_n dicit_fw-la ubi_fw-la posuerit_fw-la se_fw-la anima_fw-la ejus_fw-la â—â—nrâ—â—_n nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la intelligit_fw-la quam_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la fecit_fw-la hoc_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o cruse_n in_o quâ_fw-la semet_fw-la ipsum_fw-la deo_fw-la patri_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la nostris_fw-la sacrificicium_fw-la expiatorium_fw-la obtulit_fw-la when_o therefore_o he_o say_v in_o this_o place_n when_o his_o soul_n shall_v make_v herself_o â—â—nrâ—â—_n he_o intend_v no_o other_o but_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o this_o christ_n perform_v on_o the_o cross_n upon_o which_o he_o offer_v up_o himself_o a_o expiatory_a 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they_o to_o salvation_n q._n 3._o if_o faith_n be_v our_o formal_a justify_v righteousness_n then_o how_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n or_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n justify_v in_o he_o a._n this_o i_o have_v full_o answer_v above_o and_o from_o thence_o he_o may_v know_v by_o efficiency_n and_o merit_n q._n 4._o if_o god_n justify_v the_o elect_a by_o a_o righteousness_n which_o answer_v not_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n then_o how_o do_v he_o administer_v grace_n in_o a_o way_n of_o justice_n or_o what_o do_v he_o justify_v they_o from_o or_o how_o be_v he_o just_a in_o justify_v he_o that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n and_o faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n see_v what_o he_o do_v seem_v to_o interfere_v with_o law_n and_o justice_n a._n he_o suppose_v first_o that_o god_n justifi_v the_o elect_n if_o he_o mean_v only_o as_o such_o before_o faith_n and_o so_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v not_o true_a 2_o he_o suppose_v that_o god_n 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