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for_o grant_v he_o it_o be_v as_o proper_a a_o speech_n to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o not_o a_o tittle_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v pass_v away_o till_o all_o be_v fulfil_v then_o why_o shall_v we_o causeless_o let_v such_o a_o change_n be_v make_v of_o whole_a word_n of_o the_o gospel_n see_v the_o gospel_n be_v more_o permanent_a but_o then_o again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o expression_n of_o every_o man_n be_v common_o use_v in_o scripture_n to_o signify_v man_n under_o some_o restriction_n that_o it_o be_v so_o use_v in_o speech_n about_o man_n action_n thought_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o place_n where_o the_o forego_n speech_n to_o which_o it_o have_v reference_n be_v evident_o bound_v up_o to_o particular_a nation_n country_n party_n i_o grant_v it_o then_o signify_v but_o any_o one_o without_o restriction_n that_o come_v within_o the_o reach_n or_o opportunity_n of_o such_o man_n to_o act_v such_o thing_n 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christ_n to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o spirit_n give_v and_o the_o like_a be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 1_o cor._n 4_o 5._o then_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o steward_n or_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n have_v praise_n of_o god_n in_o which_o i_o conceive_v be_v also_o a_o synecdoche_n speciei_fw-la pro_fw-la genere_fw-la praise_n for_o judgement_n or_o doom_n but_o that_o it_o signify_v all_o and_o every_o one_o here_o mr._n owen_n will_v not_o allow_v for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o to_o taste_v death_n be_v to_o drink_v up_o the_o cup_n due_a to_o sinner_n which_o be_v as_o
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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 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