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point_n q._n 1._o whereas_o mr._n norton_n in_o p._n 21_o make_v death_n in_o sin_n and_o death_n for_o sin_n in_o their_o several_a branch_n together_o with_o the_o evil_n of_o affliction_n to_o flow_v from_o the_o commination_n in_o gen._n 2._o 17._o as_o a_o effect_n from_o the_o cause_n as_o the_o proper_a wage_n of_o adam_n first_o sin_n rom._n 5._o 21._o and_o 6._o 23._o my_o first_o question_n from_o hence_o be_v this_o whether_o mr._n norton_n be_v not_o all_o this_o while_n to_o be_v understand_v as_o speak_v of_o sin_n and_o the_o curse_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v de_fw-la jure_fw-la namely_o of_o the_o due_a desert_n of_o sin_n second_o whereas_o he_o do_v apply_v the_o several_a branch_n of_o his_o death_n to_o several_a sort_n of_o person_n some_o to_o the_o reprobate_n and_o some_o to_o the_o elect_n in_o differ_v respect_n whether_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o speak_v of_o sin_n and_o the_o curse_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v 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affliction_n that_o christ_n suffer_v from_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n be_v from_o the_o revenge_a justice_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o when_o the_o devil_n stir_v up_o herod_n to_o seek_v the_o child_n life_n which_o also_o do_v occasion_n his_o parent_n to_o carry_v he_o into_o egypt_n it_o be_v from_o god_n vindicative_a wrath_n although_o to_o prevent_v it_o god_n in_o mercy_n warn_v joseph_n to_o take_v the_o child_n and_o to_o fly_v into_o egypt_n it_o seem_v by_o mr._n nortons_n distribution_n of_o the_o curse_n in_o gen._n 2._o 17._o that_o he_o hold_v this_o for_o a_o firm_a conclusion_n that_o all_o the_o outward_a affliction_n of_o christ_n be_v from_o god_n vindicative_a wrath_n and_o therefore_o he_o call_v they_o the_o outward_a penal_a torment_n of_o hell_n as_o i_o former_o note_v in_o chap._n 11._o but_o yet_o mr._n norton_n in_o the_o same_o page_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o wrath_n the_o true_a nature_n of_o all_o christ_n 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