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14_o etc._n etc._n be_v free_v from_o the_o law_n and_o so_o sin_n be_v dead_a in_o they_o but_o when_o the_o commandment_n come_v 7.8_o come_v rom._n 7.8_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o 3.10_o they_o gal._n 3.10_o then_o they_o die_v in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n 8._o trespass_n ephe._n 2.1_o verse_n 8._o and_o must_v be_v save_v only_o by_o grace_n in_o christ_n through_o faith_n not_o of_o themselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n again_o none_o shall_v appear_v before_o christ_n to_o receive_v judgement_n but_o those_o that_o have_v do_v work_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n and_o that_o in_o the_o flesh_n 20.12.13_o flesh_n 2._o cor._n 5.10_o revel_v 20.12.13_o infant_n die_v have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a in_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o infant_n shall_v receive_v no_o judgement_n ereu._n you_o have_v very_o satisfactory_o answer_v i_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n more_o that_o much_o trouble_v all_o man_n which_o be_v psal_n 51_o 5._o in_o which_o if_o you_o give_v a_o plain_a answer_n all_o else_o they_o can_v object_v be_v nothing_o worth_a odeg._n the_o word_n be_v behold_v i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n have_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o the_o question_n now_o be_v whether_o he_o confess_v his_o own_o estate_n or_o his_o mother_n if_o his_o own_o then_o thus_o he_o confess_v to_o god_n and_o desire_v he_o in_o mercy_n to_o consider_v and_o behold_v he_o whereof_o he_o be_v make_v as_o psal_n 103_o 14._o of_o dust_n weak_a flesh_n unable_a to_o resist_v the_o tempter_n when_o the_o law_n come_v unto_o h_z m_o through_o which_o weakness_n he_o be_v thus_o overcome_v in_o these_o horrible_a sin_n and_o thus_o weak_a flesh_n be_v call_v sinful_a fl_fw-mi sh_n in_o which_o christ_n come_v 8.1_o come_v rom._n 8.1_o in_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o flesh_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n when_o it_o come_v christ_n be_v say_v 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and_o it_o be_v frequent_a with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o call_v punishment_n for_o sin_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n as_o christ_n bear_v our_o sin_n â4_n sin_n 1._o pet._n 2._o â4_n and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v upon_o himself_o â0_n ezek._n 18._o â0_n and_o they_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n and_o the_o like_a and_o it_o be_v neither_o david_n sin_n nor_o his_o mother_n he_o here_o confess_v to_o speak_v proper_o but_o his_o mother_n punishment_n for_o the_o fall_n and_o his_o weakness_n through_o the_o fall_n and_o david_n do_v not_o sin_n in_o be_v conceive_a and_o bear_v the_o soul_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o sin_n as_o before_o and_o as_o christ_n teach_v from_o the_o soul_n or_o heart_n come_v wickedness_n the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o instrument_n thereof_o 15.19_o mat._n 15.19_o the_o soul_n come_v from_o god_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o body_n from_o the_o parent_n the_o soul_n be_v very_o good_a come_n from_o god_n 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