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35._o because_o christ_n be_v dead_a and_o rise_v again_o to_o give_v they_o faith_n jesus_n christ_n in_o heaven_n ask_v for_o the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o purchase_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o can_v be_v deny_v he_o intercee_v with_o authority_n there_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o pure_a gold_n about_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n exod._n 30.3_o to_o intimate_v that_o our_o highpriest_n do_v intercede_v effectual_o and_o with_o authority_n john_n 17.24_o father_n i_o will_v that_o those_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o may_v be_v with_o i_o that_o they_o may_v see_v my_o glory_n the_o apostle_n paul_n propose_v a_o farther_o question_v who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o he_o thus_o answer_v it_o himself_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o life_n nor_o death_n thing_n present_a or_o thing_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v fix_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n be_v centre_v on_o jesus_n christ_n and_o shall_v never_o depart_v or_o remove_v from_o he_o christ_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o everlasting_a bond_n whereby_o god_n love_n be_v secure_v and_o assure_v to_o we_o what_o great_a security_n can_v god_n give_v we_o than_o his_o oath_n to_o persuade_v we_o of_o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o counsel_n god_n have_v twice_o swear_v that_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n may_v have_v strong_a consolation_n god_n say_v thus_o to_o the_o church_n i_o have_v swear_v that_o i_o will_v not_o be_v wroth_a with_o thou_o that_o be_v to_o destroy_v thou_o nor_o rebuke_v thou_o so_o as_o to_o disinherit_v thou_o isa_n 54.9_o and_o as_o god_n have_v swear_v to_o secure_v we_o from_o the_o
to_o resist_v and_o contradict_v the_o law_n of_o god_n this_o be_v very_o strange_a and_o surprise_v to_o paul_n he_o be_v decive_v in_o this_o he_o think_v the_o law_n will_v have_v repress_v beat_v down_o and_o mortify_a sin_n but_o it_o rather_o fortify_v it_o as_o a_o man_n that_o do_v not_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o burn_a lime_n think_v by_o pour_v a_o little_a water_n on_o it_o to_o quench_v it_o but_o when_o he_o see_v that_o this_o water_n make_v it_o to_o burn_v more_o vehement_o and_o fierce_o how_o will_v he_o as_o amazed_z cry_v out_o how_o be_o i_o deceive_v that_o the_o water_n shall_v increase_v the_o fire_n that_o i_o think_v will_v extinguish_v it_o so_o the_o law_n do_v not_o weaken_v sin_n but_o rather_o strengthen_v it_o and_o render_v it_o more_o violent_a 4._o the_o law_n punish_v every_o sin_n with_o death_n every_o lust_n be_v mortal_a every_o wrong_a step_n be_v fatal_a and_o corrupt_a fruit_n be_v pernicious_a and_o destructive_a though_o ishmael_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o many_o other_o offence_n yet_o for_o a_o weighty_a reason_n moses_n mention_n but_o one_o and_o that_o be_v his_o mock_n at_o isaac_n and_o for_o this_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o cast_v off_o gen._n 21.8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o ishmael_n be_v hagar_n child_n and_z so_o a_o type_n of_o they_o that_o cleave_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n the_o law_n curse_v for_o every_o act_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 27._o last_o one_o offence_n according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v enough_o to_o undo_v and_o ruin_v a_o man_n to_o eternity_n 5._o there_o be_v no_o access_n to_o god_n by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n when_o the_o law_n be_v give_v bound_n be_v set_v about_o mount_n sinai_n to_o keep_v off_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n they_o be_v charge_v not_o to_o break_v through_o death_n be_v denounce_v as_o the_o punishment_n of_o those_o that_o touch_v the_o mountain_n exod._n 19.12.13.21_o the_o people_n therefore_o remove_v and_o stand_v afar_o off_o exod._n 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immediate_a and_o only_a righteousness_n for_o justification_n christ_n be_v not_o only_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n but_o the_o very_a matter_n of_o our_o righteousness_n the_o israelite_n do_v not_o look_v to_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o part_n and_o partly_o to_o a_o plaster_n of_o their_o own_o provide_v for_o help_v against_o the_o bite_v of_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n but_o whole_o take_v off_o their_o eye_n from_o themselves_o and_o fix_v it_o only_o on_o god_n remedy_n the_o man_n that_o bring_v a_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o it_o levit._n 1.4_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v fulciet_fw-la he_o shall_v prop_v up_o his_o hand_n by_o lean_v strong_o on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v of_o aaron_n lay_v or_o lean_v his_o hand_n strong_o on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o scape-goat_n levit._n 16.21_o so_o we_o must_v trust_v steadfast_o on_o christ_n 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