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the_o creature_n depress_v and_o god_n in_o christ_n exalt_v rom._n 4._o 20._o he_o stagger_v not_o at_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n through_o unbelief_n but_o be_v strong_a in_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n 7._o a_o seven_o text_n they_o will_v have_v speak_v for_o they_o be_v rom._n 5._o 19_o for_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a if_o they_o mean_v by_o what_o this_o scripture_n say_v that_o god_n do_v account_v adam_n act_n of_o his_o disobedience_n in_o violate_v the_o law_n to_o be_v we_o so_o he_o account_v christ_n obedience_n in_o fulfil_v the_o law_n to_o be_v we_o in_o itself_o and_o that_o we_o fullfile_v the_o law_n in_o he_o i_o answer_v god_n do_v not_o account_v adam_n act_n in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n so_o to_o be_v we_o as_o though_o we_o have_v eat_v ourselves_o for_o god_n know_v we_o neither_o take_v receive_v nor_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n 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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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say_v unto_o i_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o ask_v of_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o the_o heathen_a for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n and_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n and_o he_o shall_v see_v of_o the_o travail_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o isa_n 55._o 5._o behold_v thou_o shall_v call_v a_o nation_n that_o thou_o know_v not_o and_o nation_n that_o know_v thou_o shall_v run_v unto_o thou_o because_o of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o for_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v glorify_v thou_o let_v it_o now_o be_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v right_o conclude_v from_o this_o text_n that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v with_o christ_n and_o not_o with_o believer_n through_o and_o for_o he_o and_o whereas_o he_o put_v the_o question_n further_o have_v god_n proper_o make_v any_o more_o covenant_n than_o two_o for_o 〈◊〉_d and_o life_n common_o call_v the_o 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this_o q._n 25._o but_o wherein_o say_v he_o do_v such_o a_o one_o name_v i_o in_o his_o suppose_a large_a acknowledgement_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o imputation_n exceed_v or_o ascribe_v more_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n than_o bishop_n gardiner_n do_v in_o those_o ten_o position_n which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o maintain_v against_o those_o worthy_a martyr_n of_o jesus_n christ_n barnes_n hierome_n and_o garret_n who_o seal_v the_o contrary_a doctrine_n with_o their_o dear_a blood_n this_o same_o man_n in_o this_o have_v reference_n to_o those_o six_o particular_n according_a to_o which_o i_o affirm_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v and_o therefore_o reader_n i_o here_o give_v thou_o thâ—se_a ten_o 〈◊〉_d of_o gardiner_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v and_o then_o again_o the_o six_o particular_n in_o which_o i_o acknowledge_v christ_n righteousness_n to_o be_v impute_v and_o shall_v leave_v thou_o according_a to_o scripture_n to_o consider_v 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