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sermon_n preach_v on_o several_a occasion_n to_o which_o a_o discourse_n be_v annex_v concern_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n wherein_o crellius_n his_o answer_n to_o grotius_n be_v consider_v by_o edward_n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v by_o robert_n white_a for_o henry_n mortlock_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o phoenix_n in_o saint_n t._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o at_o the_o white_a hart_n in_o westminster_n hall_n 1673._o the_o content_n part_n i._n six_o sermon_n upon_o amos_n iu_o xi_o i_o have_v overthrow_v some_o of_o you_o as_o god_n overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o you_o be_v as_o a_o firebrand_n pluck_v out_o of_o the_o burn_a yet_o have_v you_o not_o return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n pag._n 1_o prov_n fourteen_o ix_o fool_n make_v a_o mock_n at_o sin_n pag._n 23_o luke_n vii_o xxxv_o but_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o all_o her_o child_n pag._n 42_o roman_n i_o xvi_o for_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o greek_a pag._n 62_o hebrew_n ii_o iii_o how_o shall_v we_o escape_v if_o we_o neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n pag._n 79_o hebrew_n xii_o iii_o for_o consider_v he_o that_o endure_v such_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n against_o himself_o lest_o you_o be_v weary_a and_o faint_a in_o your_o mind_n pag._n 97_o judas_n v._n ii_o and_o perish_v in_o the_o gainsay_n of_o corah_n pag._n 120_o matthew_n xxi_o xliii_o therefore_o say_v i_o unto_o you_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o you_o and_o give_v to_o a_o nation_n bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o pag._n 141_o john_n vii_o xx_o xix_o but_o this_o speak_v he_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o that_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v receive_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v because_o that_o jesus_n be_v not_o yet_o glorify_v pag._n 162_o isaiah_n lvii_o xxi_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n say_v my_o god_n to_o the_o wicked_a pag._n 178_o two_o corinth_n v._o ii_o know_v therefore_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o persuade_v man_n pag._n 198_o matthew_n xvi_o xxvi_o for_o what_o be_v a_o man_n profit_v if_o he_o shall_v gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n or_o what_o shall_v he_o give_v in_o exchange_n for_o his_o soul_n pag._n 217_o part_n ii_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o socinian_n way_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n it_o leave_v we_o in_o as_o to_o the_o main_a article_n of_o faith_n manifest_v by_o a_o exposition_n of_o gen._n 1._o suitable_a to_o that_o way_n the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n in_o general_a concern_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n for_o we_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v the_o same_o we_o shall_v have_v do_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o use_v for_o the_o take_v away_o a_o thing_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o crellius_n his_o sense_n examine_v isa._n 53._o 11._o vindicate_v the_o argument_n from_o matth._n 8._o 17._o answer_v grotius_n constant_a to_o himself_o in_o his_o note_n on_o that_o place_n isa._n 53._o 5_o 6_o 7._o clear_v whether_o christ_n death_n be_v a_o proper_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o whether_o that_o do_v imply_v that_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n how_o far_o the_o punishment_n of_o child_n for_o their_o father_n fault_n be_v exemplary_a among_o man_n the_o distinction_n of_o calamity_n and_o punishment_n hold_v not_o here_o that_o god_n hatred_n of_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v see_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n unless_o they_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n prove_v against_o crellius_n grotius_n his_o argument_n from_o christ_n be_v make_v sin_n and_o a_o curse_n for_o we_o defend_v the_o liberty_n our_o adversary_n take_v in_o change_a the_o 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