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and_o speed_v well_o page_z 280_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o passage_n with_o further_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o break_a soul_n page_n 281_o 282_o chap._n xi_o 5._o to_o the_o lord_n redeem_a one_o walk_v as_o it_o become_v such_o in_o five_o duty_n page_n 283_o 1._o admire_v this_o mercy_n rejoice_v in_o it_o and_o let_v this_o joy_n break_v forth_o in_o praise_n page_n 284_o 2._o hold_v fast_o your_o liberty_n and_o return_v not_o into_o a_o second_o bondage_n either_o more_o palpable_a by_o apostasy_n or_o more_o covert_a of_o conscience_n or_o conversation_n ibid._n 3._o give_v yourselves_o up_o whole_o to_o the_o pleasure_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o redeemer_n both_o in_o do_v and_o suffer_v page_n 290_o the_o equity_n of_o this_o show_v in_o three_o motive_n ibid._n 1._o he_o only_o have_v propriety_n in_o you_o page_z 293_o 2._o your_o safety_n and_o comfort_n here_o depend_v very_o much_o upon_o this_o page_z 294_o 3._o this_o shall_v be_v most_o insist_v upon_o in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o inquisition_n page_n 295_o the_o general_a neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n bewail_v with_o further_a press_v it_o page_z 297_o 4._o labour_v to_o bring_v other_o to_o partake_v of_o this_o benefit_n which_o concern_v page_n 299_o 1._o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n page_n 300_o 2._o governor_n of_o family_n page_n 302_o 3._o neighbour_n and_o friend_n especial_o ally_v in_o blood_n or_o affinity_n page_n 305_o 5._o love_v the_o appear_v of_o your_o redeemer_n manifest_v it_o by_o the_o act_n of_o page_n 308_o 1._o vehement_a desire_n ibid._n 2._o lively_a hope_n page_n 309_o 3._o hearty_n rejoice_v in_o the_o foresight_n of_o it_o page_z 310_o help_n to_o this_o duty_n page_n 312_o 1._o keep_v thyself_o unspotted_a of_o the_o world_n ibid._n 2._o preserve_v in_o thyself_o a_o willingness_n to_o die_v page_n 313_o 3._o in_o thy_o whole_a course_n after_o conversion_n commit_v thy_o soul_n and_o hope_n of_o happiness_n unto_o jesus_n christ_n page_n 314_o 4._o when_o death_n arrest_v thou_o commend_v thy_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n page_n 316_o chap._n xii_o 6._o admonition_n to_o beware_v of_o curse_v ourselves_o or_o other_o infer_v upon_o this_o new_a ground_n &_o further_o press_v by_o motive_n as_o be_v both_o irrational_a and_o irreligious_a page_n 317_o mount_v ebal_n level_v or_o redemption_n from_o the_o curse_n gal._n 3.13_o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n show_v the_o coherence_n scope_n and_o sum_n of_o the_o text_n in_o three_o conclusion_n the_o apostle_n paul_n write_v this_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n so_o we_o find_v chap._n 1_o 2._o &_o 6.11_o this_o country_n be_v situate_a in_o asia_n the_o less_o etc._n see_v calvin_n pâ—scator_fw-la bullinger_n paraeus_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o as_o some_o historian_n report_v be_v ancient_o descend_v from_o the_o galli_n or_o french_a who_o grow_v a_o very_a numerous_a people_n be_v enforce_v to_o seek_v abroad_o into_o foreign_a coast_n for_o convenient_a habitation_n some_o of_o they_o come_v into_o these_o part_n and_o light_v upon_o a_o country_n which_o border_v upon_o cappadocia_n and_o bythinia_n sit_v down_o there_o and_o call_v it_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o first_o original_a galatia_n see_v 1_o pet._n 1.1_o who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o preach_v the_o gospel_n among_o they_o and_o be_v the_o instrument_n to_o reduce_v they_o from_o their_o gentilism_n to_o the_o faith_n and_o profession_n of_o christ_n whether_o it_o be_v s._n paul_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n as_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v so_o neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a for_o we_o to_o know_v this_o be_v certain_a 1._o that_o there_o be_v church_n plant_v in_o that_o region_n chap._n 1_o 2._o 1_o cor._n 16.1_o 2._o that_o paul_n and_o his_o companion_n travel_v through_o those_o part_n be_v forbid_v to_o preach_v the_o word_n in_o asia_n act._n 16.6_o yet_o 3._o that_o he_o preach_v the_o gospel_n unto_o they_o in_o his_o own_o person_n see_v chap._n 1.8.11_o and_o 4.13_o probable_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o pass_v through_o that_o region_n before_o the_o inhibition_n come_v to_o he_o and_o 4._o that_o after_o all_o this_o he_o go_v over_o that_o country_n again_o and_o strengthen_v all_o the_o disciple_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v act._n 18.23_o but_o as_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o church_n begin_v too_o soon_o to_o degenerate_v and_o decline_v from_o their_o primitive_a purity_n pejus_fw-la purity_n vergere_fw-la in_o pejus_fw-la so_o these_o galatian_n be_v quick_o remove_v from_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o false_a apostle_n press_v a_o necessity_n of_o circumcision_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o be_v join_v with_o christ_n unto_o justification_n and_o salvation_n and_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o prevail_v those_o deceitful_a worker_n go_v about_o to_o slight_v and_o debase_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o all_o mean_v possible_a upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o send_v they_o this_o epistle_n wherein_o after_o the_o inscription_n he_o chide_v they_o sharp_o for_o their_o apostasy_n then_o he_o assert_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o apostleship_n for_o the_o clear_n whereof_o he_o set_v down_o the_o story_n of_o his_o life_n past_a both_o in_o his_o judaisme_n and_o christianisme_n after_o which_o he_o set_v upon_o the_o main_a business_n to_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o which_o he_o prosecute_v in_o this_o chapter_n and_o the_o next_o add_v thereunto_o a_o earnest_a exhortation_n to_o stand_v fast_o in_o their_o spiritual_a liberty_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o other_o christian_a duty_n of_o special_a concernment_n and_o so_o conclude_v we_o shall_v fetch_v the_o coherence_n no_o high_o then_o from_o the_o 6_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n the_o hinge_n of_o his_o disputation_n run_v upon_o this_o conclusion_n we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o make_v the_o proof_n more_o clear_a and_o full_a he_o bring_v argument_n both_o for_o the_o affirmative_a and_o for_o the_o negative_a the_o affirmative_a part_n be_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o to_o prove_v this_o he_o lay_v down_o two_o argument_n 1._o draw_v from_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n look_v by_o what_o way_n or_o mean_v abraham_n our_o father_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o same_o be_v all_o his_o child_n justify_v but_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o ergo_fw-la ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o 2._o draw_v from_o god_n mind_n touch_v this_o make_v know_v beforehand_o look_v how_o the_o scripture_n chalk_v out_o god_n way_n of_o justify_v the_o gentile_n in_o aftertime_n that_o way_n they_o be_v justify_v but_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n which_o it_o have_v chalk_v out_o ergo_fw-la ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o the_o negative_a part_n be_v we_o be_v not_o justify_v at_o all_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o for_o this_o also_o he_o bring_v two_o argument_n 1._o draw_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n itself_o if_o the_o law_n itself_o do_v solemn_o pronounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o all_o that_o depend_v upon_o it_o than_o justification_n be_v not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o if_o it_o justify_v it_o bless_v if_o it_o curse_v how_o do_v it_o justify_v but_o the_o law_n do_v so_o pronounce_v ergo_fw-la ver_fw-la 10._o 2._o draw_v from_o the_o inconsistence_n of_o these_o two_o the_o law_n and_o faith_n it_o be_v only_o by_o faith_n that_o the_o sinner_n be_v justify_v and_o so_o live_v but_o the_o law_n be_v not_o of_o faith_n these_o two_o in_o the_o business_n of_o justification_n fly_v asunder_o and_o can_v stand_v together_o even_o as_o grace_v and_o work_n do_v in_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n rom._n 11.6_o ergo_fw-la ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o now_o whether_o these_o word_n be_v intend_v for_o a_o new_a argument_n paral._n argument_n summum_fw-la et_fw-la potentissimum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la jun._n paral._n or_o only_o for_o a_o amplification_n of_o something_o before_o deliver_v be_v doubtful_a if_o the_o former_a than_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o argument_n must_v be_v the_o near_a connexion_n of_o redemption_n and_o justification_n thus_o if_o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n than_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o it_o for_o if_o justification_n may_v be_v have_v by_o the_o law_n than_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o redemption_n by_o christ_n so_o the_o apostle_n reason_v chap._n 2._o but_o christ_n
may_v not_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v this_o high_a affront_n of_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n against_o my_o holy_a law_n whereby_o the_o honour_n both_o of_o my_o justice_n and_o truth_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v trample_v under_o foot_n and_o yet_o if_o i_o shall_v let_v out_o all_o my_o wrath_n upon_o they_o the_o spirit_n will_v fail_v before_o i_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v isa_n 57.16_o i_o will_v therefore_o let_v it_o out_o upon_o their_o surety_n and_o he_o shall_v bear_v it_o for_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v and_o thus_o the_o lord_n in_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n hab._n 3.2_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o doctrinal_a part_n of_o this_o conclusion_n i_o proceed_v to_o the_o application_n chap._n v._o use_v 1_o confutation_n of_o papist_n and_o socinian_o 1._o this_o main_a gospel-truth_n may_v afford_v we_o some_o help_n towards_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o two_o grand_a enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o this_o great_a and_o glorious_a work_n of_o redemption_n by_o his_o become_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o 1._o papist_n who_o not_o be_v content_a with_o this_o way_n of_o christ_n have_v devise_v other_o mean_n and_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o sinner_n something_o else_o to_o make_v up_o the_o price_n of_o their_o redemption_n they_o present_v we_o with_o several_a parcel_n to_o this_o purpose_n as_o 7._o bellar._n de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 2_o 3_o 6_o &_o 7._o 1._o that_o a_o man_n may_v redeem_v himself_o from_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n by_o some_o notable_a and_o extraordinary_a good_a work_n while_o he_o live_v as_o by_o fast_v pilgrimage_n almsdeed_n building_n and_o endow_v of_o church_n hospital_n and_o the_o like_a they_o grant_v that_o christ_n by_o his_o suffering_n have_v make_v satisfaction_n immediate_o for_o the_o guilt_n of_o eternal_a death_n but_o then_o when_o the_o sin_n be_v remit_v there_o remain_v still_o on_o the_o sinner_n a_o obligation_n to_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o which_o we_o must_v make_v satisfaction_n ourselves_o one_o way_n or_o other_o and_o so_o in_o part_n redeem_v ourselves_o but_o oh_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v that_o man_n except_o jesus_n christ_n that_o can_v show_v we_o such_o a_o good_a work_n very_o the_o best_a choice_a the_o eminent_a work_n of_o any_o mere_a man_n that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v or_o shall_v see_v be_v poor_a weak_a blemish_a thing_n like_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n infinite_o short_a of_o the_o purity_n of_o god_n law_n and_o therefore_o no_o way_n equivalent_a to_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o he_o by_o sin_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v a_o purgatory-fire_n wherein_o all_o those_o must_v be_v purge_v purgatorio_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr purgatorio_fw-la which_o die_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o venial_a sin_n who_o yet_o may_v redeem_v themselves_o at_o length_n by_o their_o own_o suffering_n there_o or_o they_o may_v be_v ransom_v before_o by_o the_o prayer_n and_o offering_n of_o the_o live_n but_o the_o scripture_n hold_v forth_o nothing_o to_o we_o concern_v this_o nay_o it_o afford_v we_o many_o strong_a argument_n against_o it_o if_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o produce_v they_o they_o say_v this_o fire_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o hot_a as_o hellfire_n but_o i_o be_o confident_a it_o never_o burn_v any_o body_n nor_o do_v i_o know_v to_o what_o use_v it_o serve_v but_o only_o to_o warm_v the_o kitchen_n of_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n 3._o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a treasury_n in_o the_o church_n ames_n idem_fw-la de_fw-fr indulgentâ—â—s_fw-fr vide_fw-la ames_n wherein_o be_v lay_v up_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o superabundant_a satisfaction_n of_o christ_n and_o those_o suffering_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o other_o saint_n which_o be_v more_o and_o great_a than_o they_o need_v for_o themselves_o and_o the_o key_n of_o this_o chest_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n that_o he_o may_v upon_o just_a and_o reasonable_a cause_n dispense_v indulgency_n either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o his_o delegate_n unto_o they_o that_o need_v and_o desire_v they_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n oftheir_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o former_a for_o beside_o that_o christ_n satisfaction_n although_o in_o itself_o infinite_a have_v nothing_o more_o in_o it_o than_o needs_o as_o to_o the_o application_n of_o it_o to_o those_o for_o who_o god_n do_v intend_v it_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v the_o man_n that_o have_v do_v or_o suffer_v more_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v or_o deserve_v to_o suffer_v in_o truth_n these_o be_v but_o as_o baby_n for_o child_n to_o play_v with_o or_o as_o when_o a_o mother_n promise_v her_o child_n a_o apple_n to_o till_o it_o on_o to_o some_o good_a action_n 6._o bell._n eâ—â—_n de_fw-fr indulg_n cap_n 6._o which_o yet_o she_o do_v not_o give_v it_o as_o some_o papist_n do_v confess_v o_o rely_v because_o they_o come_v off_o at_o good_a round_a rate_n they_o serve_v to_o fill_v the_o coffer_n of_o the_o great_a merchant_n of_o rome_n in_o a_o word_n all_o these_o be_v mere_a fancy_n yea_o lie_v vanity_n which_o can_v stand_v with_o this_o truth_n for_o if_o christ_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o and_o thereby_o have_v wrought_v our_o redemption_n then_o either_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o effect_v it_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n or_o else_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o christ_n work_n be_v imperfect_a which_o who_o dare_v once_o imagine_v as_o for_o we_o we_o may_v ascribe_v to_o the_o psalmist_n resolve_v psa_n 49.7_o 8_o 9_o no_o man_n can_v redeem_v his_o brother_n if_o not_o from_o temporal_a death_n how_o much_o less_o from_o eternal_a we_o shall_v leave_v these_o offal_n to_o the_o dog_n of_o rome_n for_o we_o have_v enough_o in_o christ_n 2._o socinus_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o teach_v that_o christ_n become_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o and_o the_o 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