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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o father_n herod_n so_o 2_o sam._n 18.33_o will_v god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o thou_o o_o absalon_n i._n e._n in_o thy_o stead_n so_o that_o thou_o have_v live_v thus_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o so_o john_n 11.50_o caiaphas_n say_v it_o be_v expedient_a foâ—_n we_o that_o one_o man_n shall_v die_v for_o the_o people_n i._n e._n in_o their_o stead_n to_o save_v their_o life_n as_o a_o public_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gentile_n be_v use_v in_o case_n of_o some_o great_a and_o common_a calamity_n threaten_v destruction_n to_o all_o to_o offer_v up_o some_o one_o man_n in_o the_o name_n and_o stead_n of_o all_o which_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o that_o great_a truth_n of_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o and_o socinus_n himself_o be_v put_v to_o it_o can_v deny_v this_o even_o in_o heathen_a author_n it_o be_v a_o common_a phrase_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n for_o another_o i._n e._n in_o his_o place_n ego_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la molam_fw-la i_o 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