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intention_n again_o he_o bring_v 2_o cor._n 1.20_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_o which_o say_v nothing_o that_o god_n have_v promise_v that_o all_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o shall_v be_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v from_o all_o their_o sin_n but_o that_o in_o he_o all_o the_o promise_n be_v sure_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o the_o covenant_n we_o have_v speak_v to_o before_o that_o be_v make_v or_o rather_o promise_v to_o be_v make_v with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n of_o which_o household_n man_n be_v not_o account_v till_o bring_v to_o christ_n to_o believe_v as_o be_v plain_a ephe._n 2.12_o 17_o 18_o 19_o after_o christ_n have_v preach_v peace_n to_o we_o and_o give_v we_o access_n to_o the_o father_n than_o we_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n and_o fellow_n citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n the_o promise_n of_o circumcise_n the_o heart_n which_o he_o mention_n as_o most_o famous_a in_o the_o new_a covenant_n follow_v after_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o listen_v to_o his_o son_n deut._n 30.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o &_o so_o the_o apostle_n intimate_v 2_o cor._n 3.16_o when_o the_o heart_n turn_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o vail_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o which_o i_o conceive_v answer_v to_o circumcise_n the_o heart_n as_o impertinent_a to_o his_o purpose_n be_v that_o in_o heb._n 9.23_o of_o purge_v the_o heavenly_a thing_n except_o he_o prove_v that_o all_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o be_v heavenly_a man_n even_o before_o believe_v and_o before_o their_o call_n to_o god_n with_o a_o heavenly_a call_n and_o that_o in_o col._n 1.14_o of_o the_o believer_n bring_v to_o christ_n receive_v and_o have_v the_o redemption_n in_o he_o with_o which_o agree_v the_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o which_o say_v not_o all_o that_o he_o die_v for_o be_v make_v wise_a redeem_v righteous_a etc._n etc._n by_o he_o but_o they_o that_o be_v in_o he_o by_o faith_n as_o see_v rom._n 16_o 7._o have_v he_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n as_o impertinent_a be_v his_o allegation_n of_o heb._n 2.14_o to_o destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o he_o may_v free_v those_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o death_n or_o through_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n rather_o be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n no_o more_o be_v his_o probandum_fw-la prove_v by_o that_o then_o that_o all_o that_o christ_n speak_v to_o be_v save_v can_v be_v prove_v by_o that_o in_o joh._n 5.34_o these_o thing_n speak_v i_o to_o you_o you_o that_o have_v neither_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n nor_o see_v his_o face_n and_o who_o will_v not_o come_v unto_o i_o that_o you_o may_v have_v life_n ver_fw-la 38.40_o that_o you_o may_v be_v save_v or_o from_o this_o that_o he_o bring_v we_o into_o egypt_n that_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o into_o canaan_n that_o all_o that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o one_o enter_v into_o the_o other_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o more_o consequence_n from_o the_o other_o place_n mention_v in_o ephes_n 5.25_o 26._o and_o tit._n 2.14_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o his_o church_n that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v it_o provide_v in_o his_o death_n for_o the_o perfect_a those_o that_o shall_v believe_v in_o he_o ergo_fw-la all_n he_o die_v for_o shall_v be_v sanctify_v and_o save_v so_o that_o the_o contrary_a to_o his_o conclusion_n be_v true_a that_o he_o have_v in_o no_o one_o place_n prove_v what_o be_v by_o he_o undertake_v but_o to_o take_v off_o this_o that_o we_o say_v many_o
etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o same_o in_o meaning_n with_o that_o in_o rom._n 8.1_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n he_o say_v not_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o any_o that_o christ_n have_v die_v for_o nor_o to_o all_o in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o some_o such_o may_v be_v unfruitful_a branch_n and_o grieve_v and_o rebel_n against_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o be_v cut_v off_o 15.4_o joh._n 15.4_o it_o be_v like_a that_o too_o in_o col._n 1.23_o to_o present_v you_o blameless_a and_o unreprovable_a in_o his_o sight_n if_o you_o continue_v steadfast_a etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n in_o a_o word_n be_v this_o that_o such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o god_n and_o such_o god_n wel-pleasedness_a in_o that_o his_o obedience_n and_o such_o the_o mutual_a consent_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n upon_o his_o suffering_n that_o whoever_o receive_v the_o light_n that_o come_v from_o god_n &_o walk_v therein_o as_o god_n be_v in_o it_o afford_v power_n and_o strength_n to_o he_o therethrough_a with_o he_o god_n have_v fellowship_n and_o he_o god_n admit_v into_o communion_n with_o himself_o or_o such_o have_v joint_a participation_n one_o with_o another_o &_o be_v present_v spotless_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n so_o as_o that_o though_o they_o have_v sin_n in_o they_o that_o hinder_v they_o from_o do_v as_o they_o will_v from_o attain_v to_o walk_v in_o that_o height_n &_o perfection_n that_o they_o desire_v yet_o they_o not_o yield_v to_o that_o sin_n but_o side_v with_o the_o light_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n against_o it_o god_n impute_v it_o not_o to_o they_o all_o such_o man_n sin_n be_v sin_n of_o weakness_n to_o which_o they_o be_v mere_o draw_v be_v so_o cover_v that_o there_o come_v no_o condemnation_n upon_o they_o for_o any_o of_o they_o no_o rebuke_n from_o god_n nor_o 6.7_o nor_o so_o 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cor._n 11.29.30_o revel_v 3.19_o it_o be_v true_a those_o judgement_n be_v not_o to_o destruction_n but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o see_v and_o confess_v their_o folly_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o spirit_n and_o light_n of_o god_n again_o which_o if_o they_o do_v they_o shall_v find_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n then_o effectual_a for_o they_o to_o remission_n again_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o 1_o joh._n 1.9_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v perish_v also_o 1_o cor._n 8.11_o and_o this_o be_v the_o plain_a meaning_n and_o scope_n of_o that_o place_n which_o by_o what_o be_v say_v appear_v to_o be_v notable_o misapply_v by_o mr._n owen_n and_o indeed_o the_o not_o discern_v of_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o error_n who_o they_o call_v antinomian_o who_o deny_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a or_o punish_v any_o believer_n or_o any_o elect_a man_n though_o a_o unbeliever_n for_o his_o sin_n it_o be_v ground_v upon_o and_o undeniable_o flow_v from_o this_o very_a conclusion_n of_o 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conceive_v that_o a_o man_n who_o debt_n be_v all_o pay_v that_o he_o have_v or_o shall_v contract_v be_v liable_a to_o the_o law_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n still_o for_o they_o but_o we_o say_v a_o man_n who_o debt_n be_v pay_v &_o he_o discharge_v may_v run_v into_o a_o new_a debt_n and_o become_v obnoxious_a again_o to_o law_n and_o that_o the_o case_n be_v so_o here_o appear_v as_o by_o that_o intimation_n before_o note_v 1_o cor._n 8.11_o so_o also_o by_o many_o other_o scripture_n so_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v pardon_v all_o their_o rebellion_n and_o murmur_n from_o egypt_n till_o they_o send_v spy_n to_o canaan_n and_o that_o rebellion_n too_o that_o ensue_v numb_a 14.19_o 20._o yet_o be_v many_o of_o they_o cut_v off_o and_o consume_v without_o pardon_n for_o the_o rebellion_n of_o korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n that_o soon_o after_o happen_v numb_a 16._o nor_o will_v moses_n intercede_v for_o they_o in_o that_o though_o he_o have_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n former_o ver_fw-la 15._o and_o according_o those_o who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v their_o old_a sin_n cleanse_v yet_o grow_v purblind_a and_o apostatise_v for_o so_o it_o be_v clear_o intimate_v by_o way_n of_o antithesis_fw-la that_o they_o may_v fall_v yea_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o it_o 2_o pet._n 1.9_o 10._o yea_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o and_o turn_v his_o grace_n into_o wantonness_n be_v say_v to_o perish_v in_o the_o gainsaying_n of_o korah_n no_o pardon_n for_o so_o high_a rebellion_n judas_n 11._o again_o as_o god_n be_v that_o creditor_n to_o who_o as_o mr._n owen_n say_v we_o owe_v a_o thousand_o talent_n matth._n 18._o so_o our_o saviour_n there_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o who_o receive_v forgiveness_n of_o those_o talent_n from_o he_o and_o yet_o afterward_o walk_v not_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o love_n and_o christlike_a disposition_n but_o forget_v their_o own_o purge_n from_o their_o old_a sin_n be_v destitute_a of_o virtue_n 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digression_n and_o in_o some_o point_n as_o be_v show_v a_o contradiction_n to_o his_o inference_n of_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o surcease_v all_o action_n and_o molestation_n against_o those_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v and_o not_o concern_v the_o question_n debate_v but_o oppose_v the_o socinian_o i_o pass_v they_o 4._o instan_n 4._o and_o come_v to_o his_o chapter_n of_o merit_n in_o which_o he_o confess_v that_o no_o word_n be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o may_v just_o be_v so_o translate_v from_o which_o concession_n i_o may_v take_v advantage_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o then_o he_o can_v prove_v nothing_o against_o a_o plain_a say_n of_o scripture_n by_o any_o argument_n draw_v from_o this_o word_n which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n but_o i_o pass_v it_o now_o will_v i_o
the_o appellation_n of_o god_n put_v upon_o they_o his_o conclusion_n then_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v nothing_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v groundless_a by_o that_o rule_n 1_o joh._n 5.19_o and_o rom._n 3.19_o which_o he_o forget_v shall_v signify_v the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n and_o be_v guilty_a before_o god_n etc._n etc._n 2._o he_o say_v all_o flesh_n all_o nation_n all_o man_n etc._n etc._n be_v as_o large_a as_o the_o whole_a world_n i_o answer_v in_o themselves_o they_o be_v but_o they_o may_v be_v otherwise_o use_v this_o be_v to_o fly_v from_o the_o term_n not_o to_o explain_v they_o to_o tell_v we_o what_o other_o word_n signify_v not_o that_o that_o be_v speak_v to_o and_o yet_o in_o his_o instance_n of_o the_o use_n of_o those_o word_n in_o the_o prophecy_n there_o be_v this_o disparity_n which_o he_o consider_v not_o viz._n that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o a_o distinct_a party_n from_o and_o a_o party_n reach_v beyond_o those_o that_o be_v clear_o speak_v of_o as_o believer_n beyond_o the_o we_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n confess_v our_o sin_n that_o have_v a_o advocate_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o those_o instance_n that_o all_o flesh_n shall_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v remember_v and_o to_o turn_v to_o god_n he_o will_v pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v in_o none_o of_o they_o place_n such_o a_o distinction_n as_o speak_v of_o a_o party_n at_o present_a exist_v beyond_o those_o that_o be_v believer_n to_o say_v nothing_o that_o those_o be_v prophecy_n not_o affirm_v of_o people_n in_o all_o time_n but_o only_o full_o to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o last_o time_n in_o which_o all_o flesh_n good_a and_o bad_a then_o live_v shall_v see_v god_n save_v his_o people_n and_o every_o eye_n shall_v see_v christ_n the_o salvation_n of_o god_n come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n and_o 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there_o propound_v and_o receive_v by_o faith_n he_o bring_v to_o we_o remission_n of_o all_o etc._n etc._n his_o other_o reason_n and_o reason_v be_v fore-spoken_a to_o i_o pass_v he_o be_v out_o again_o about_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o world_n that_o god_n be_v reconcile_a ver_fw-la 19_o be_v the_o we_o that_o he_o reconcile_v and_o put_v the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o ver_fw-la 18._o that_o be_v indeed_o the_o apostle_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n only_o which_o be_v so_o evident_o false_a that_o it_o need_v no_o other_o answer_n then_o the_o note_n of_o it_o for_o why_o do_v the_o apostle_n
in_o hand_n evident_o show_v for_o he_o say_v not_o only_o as_o by_o one_o offence_n judgement_n come_v untocondemnation_n so_o by_o one_o righteousness_n to_o justification_n of_o life_n but_o express_o make_v the_o comparison_n too_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o object_n as_o by_o one_o offence_n to_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n so_o by_o one_o righteousness_n to_o all_o man_n to_o justification_n of_o life_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v of_o m._n ow._n what_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o 18._o v._n distinct_a from_o what_o he_o say_v before_o in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n take_v away_o his_o equalize_a of_o the_o object_n so_o that_o that_o speech_n look_v but_o like_o a_o assertion_n of_o one_o resolve_v not_o to_o own_v a_o truth_n be_v it_o never_o so_o plain_o express_v if_o it_o suit_v not_o with_o his_o own_o opinion_n that_o he_o maintain_v again_o whereas_o he_o deny_v that_o heb._n 2.9_o hold_v out_o that_o christ_n stand_v in_o the_o room_n of_o every_o man_n and_o refer_v we_o for_o proof_n to_o what_o he_o say_v to_o that_o scripture_n his_o say_n to_o it_o be_v prove_v impertinent_a and_o vain_a already_o we_o need_v not_o here_o give_v he_o any_o further_a answer_n sure_o he_o that_o die_v for_o every_o man_n stand_v in_o the_o room_n of_o every_o man_n in_o that_o his_o die_a or_o else_o m._n owen_n own_o argument_n from_o the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 10._o lib._n 3._o be_v mere_a vanity_n whereas_o he_o say_v further_a that_o no_o one_o word_n of_o god_n say_v that_o all_o man_n be_v give_v to_o christ_n to_o redeem_v i_o answer_v nor_o do_v t._n m._n say_v so_o but_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o room_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o his_o resurrection_n he_o add_v by_o parenthesis_n that_o they_o be_v all_o give_v he_o and_o shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o he_o quote_v for_o proof_n phil._n 2.8.11_o rom._n 14.9_o which_o intimate_v his_o meaning_n to_o be_v that_o they_o be_v give_v into_o his_o dispose_n as_o upon_o his_o resurrection_n and_o that_o all_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n in_o that_o sense_n psal_n 2.8_o 9_o full_o declare_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o heathen_a for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v they_o with_o a_o iron_n rod_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o deny_v that_o ever_o the_o scripture_n say_v god_n give_v any_o man_n to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v for_o he_o in_o die_v for_o man_n he_o buy_v they_o rather_o and_o upon_o that_o god_n give_v all_o to_o he_o in_o a_o general_a way_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o and_o he_o give_v he_o some_o by_o his_o gracious_a call_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a charge_n and_o to_o be_v set_v free_a by_o he_o from_o all_o their_o inthralment_n in_o conscience_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o pollution_n and_o temptation_n whereas_o he_o say_v christ_n be_v call_v the_o last_o adam_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o efficacy_n 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