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and_o do_v what_o may_v be_v do_v to_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o will_v you_o spend_v this_o precious_a time_n in_o eat_v drink_v and_o sport_v which_o be_v afford_v to_o get_v grace_n and_o attain_v to_o glory_n think_v with_o thyself_o how_o many_o soul_n be_v now_o in_o hell_n without_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n hold_v thou_o not_o in_o at_o least_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o judgement_n and_o terror_n of_o hell_n restrain_v thou_o and_o affright_v thou_o §._o 33._o of_o atonement_n with_o god_n after_o his_o wrath_n have_v be_v kindle_v vi_o 25._o vi_o see_v §._o 25._o there_o be_v mean_n of_o reconciliation_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n after_o god_n wrath_n be_v incense_v as_o the_o charge_n which_o in_o this_o text_n moses_n give_v to_o aaron_n make_v a_o atonement_n so_o the_o event_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o 47_o thereupon_o numb_a 16._o 47_o he_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o people_n prove_v as_o much_o so_o do_v this_o answer_n 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etc._n 8._o etc._n psal_n 34._o 8._o o_o taste_n and_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o these_o for_o further_a confirmation_n may_v be_v add_v the_o many_o promise_n of_o receive_v and_o accept_v such_o as_o come_v which_o use_v to_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o forementioned_a invitation_n yea_o and_o the_o embassage_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o his_o minister_n who_o 20._o who_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o as_o though_o god_n do_v beseech_v you_o by_o we_o pray_v you_o in_o christ_n stead_n be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n but_o most_o evident_o and_o plentiful_o be_v the_o point_n prove_v by_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o the_o legal_a type_n christ_n jesus_n 25._o jesus_n rom._n 3._o 25._o who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n 11._o propitiation_n 5._o 11._o by_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o atonement_n that_o word_n propitiation_n have_v relation_n to_o the_o etc._n the_o exo._n 25._o 17_o etc._n etc._n propitiatory_a under_o the_o law_n translate_v by_o 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neither_o offer_v to_o god_n nor_o seek_v of_o god_n any_o atonement_n 10._o atonement_n rom._n 5._o 10._o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n we_o be_v reconcile_v the_o whole_a cause_n therefore_o rest_v in_o god_n even_o in_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o undeserved_a love_n for_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a love_n which_o god_n bear_v to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d man_n tit._n 3._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o apostle_n comprise_v under_o one_o compound_v word_n which_o signify_v love_v of_o man_n and_o thus_o set_v down_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o forementioned_a atonement_n after_o that_o the_o kindness_n and_o love_n towards_o man_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n appear_v not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o §._o 34._o of_o god_n peculiar_a love_n to_o man_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d chrysostomus_n in_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr prov_n dei_fw-la elegantissimè_fw-la describit_fw-la divinam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o peculiar_a love_n of_o god_n to_o man_n be_v the_o rather_o to_o be_v observe_v by_o man_n because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o love_n as_o be_v proper_a to_o he_o and_o on_o he_o only_o confer_v the_o like_a have_v not_o be_v extend_v to_o any_o other_o creature_n whatsoever_o i_o need_v not_o bring_v the_o senseless_a creature_n either_o above_o in_o the_o visible_a heaven_n or_o below_o on_o earth_n no_o nor_o any_o of_o the_o live_n and_o sensible_a but_o unreasonable_a creature_n into_o comparison_n none_o can_v be_v so_o senseless_a or_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o imagine_v that_o god_n goodness_n extend_v to_o they_o can_v be_v compare_v to_o his_o kindness_n show_v to_o man_n there_o remain_v therefore_o the_o angel_n only_o in_o this_o bless_a contention_n about_o more_o love_n to_o be_v poise_v with_o man_n the_o angel_n may_v be_v distinguish_v into_o two_o rank_n good_a and_o evil_a the_o evil_a angel_n though_o they_o stand_v in_o as_o much_o need_n of_o such_o 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