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yet_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v my_o sin_n though_o his_o own_o belove_a son_n must_v be_v punish_v for_o it_o o_o then_o why_o shall_v that_o be_v light_n to_o i_o which_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o a_o millstone_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n why_o shall_v that_o be_v my_o pleasure_n which_o be_v his_o passion_n why_o shall_v that_o be_v in_o a_o throne_n with_o i_o which_o be_v upon_o a_o cross_n with_o he_o why_o shall_v i_o allow_v that_o to_o be_v real_o in_o i_o which_o the_o lord_n so_o severe_o punish_v when_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o be_v but_o impute_v to_o his_o son_n many_o sin_n there_o be_v which_o other_o in_o their_o practice_n aswell_o as_o papist_n in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o profession_n esteem_v for_o light_n and_o venial_a sin_n and_o venial_a indeed_o they_o be_v per_fw-la exoratorem_fw-la patris_fw-la christum_fw-la as_o tertullian_n state_v the_o question_n by_o christ_n who_o be_v a_o prevail_a advocate_n with_o the_o father_n but_o however_o let_v not_o we_o 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shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n rom._n 6.6_o again_o we_o see_v by_o this_o necessity_n of_o a_o priest_n how_o deep_o we_o stand_v engage_v to_o our_o merciful_a god_n who_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o help_v we_o in_o our_o great_a necessity_n how_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v he_o who_o have_v first_o of_o all_o love_v we_o how_o we_o ought_v in_o our_o body_n and_o in_o our_o spirit_n to_o glorify_v he_o who_o have_v so_o dear_o buy_v we_o how_o we_o shall_v like_v voluntary_n fight_v for_o he_o who_o overcome_v for_o we_o how_o thankful_a we_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o who_o be_v so_o compassionate_a unto_o we_o how_o we_o shall_v admire_v and_o adore_v the_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o