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the_o word_n be_v he_o shall_v see_v of_o the_o travail_n of_o his_o soul_n as_o point_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n suffering_n not_o to_o the_o suffering_n themselves_o do_v nothing_o infringe_v what_o i_o have_v say_v for_o suppose_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o do_v signify_v of_o or_o proceed_n from_o whereunto_o for_o the_o present_a i_o do_v not_o remember_v a_o parallel_n yet_o suppose_v it_o do_v denote_v the_o effect_n what_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o travail_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n but_o satisfaction_n active_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o satisfier_n christ_n which_o immediate_o produce_v satisfaction_n passive_a as_o it_o be_v in_o god_n the_o party_n satisfy_v that_o other_o effect_n be_v afterward_o mention_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o exclude_v that_o which_o be_v primary_o and_o express_o set_v down_o to_o wit_n satisfaction_n which_o be_v a_o point_n of_o faith_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v darken_v upon_o such_o slight_a or_o weak_a ground_n as_o mr._n g._n have_v here_o bring_v in_o sect._n 4._o mr._n g._n woo_a glad_o bring_v in_o the_o dr._n as_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o cloudiness_n of_o protestant_a divine_n whereas_o he_o mention_v none_o either_o in_o general_a or_o particular_a and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o modest_a man_n far_o from_o the_o bitterness_n and_o invective_n of_o many_o that_o have_v speak_v against_o he_o both_o in_o press_n and_o pulpit_n so_o do_v he_o never_o in_o his_o sermon_n maintain_v any_o profess_a opposition_n to_o any_o one_o much_o less_o to_o all_o protestant_n learned_a man_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o dare_v undertake_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o christ_n to_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o moment_n in_o all_o his_o sermon_n which_o the_o best_a and_o most_o orthodox_n protestant_n divine_v that_o be_v extant_a have_v not_o assert_v before_o for_o which_o the_o odious_a imputation_n of_o antinomianism_n be_v never_o cast_v upon_o they_o and_o this_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v partly_o manifest_v to_o the_o indifferent_a reader_n in_o this_o present_a answer_n sect._n 5._o to_o prove_v that_o christ_n alone_o undergo_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o we_o the_o dr._n cite_v that_o of_o isaiah_n 63.3_o he_o have_v tread_v the_o wine-press_n alone_o and_o in_o this_o and_o his_o other_o prove_v mr._n g._n acknowledge_v he_o have_v tread_v in_o the_o step_n of_o the_o protestant_a writer_n so_o then_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o opposite_a to_o they_o as_o mr._n g._n will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n but_o say_v he_o in_o this_o place_n both_o he_o and_o they_o be_v mistake_v which_o say_v he_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o christ_n suffering_n for_o sin_n his_o reason_n be_v two_o 1._o because_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o agent_n in_o tread_v the_o wine-press_n both_o here_o and_o rev._n 19.13_o whereas_o in_o his_o suffering_n he_o be_v passive_a 2._o because_o in_o his_o suffering_n and_o satisfaction_n he_o look_v for_o none_o to_o help_v but_o here_o it_o be_v say_v he_o look_v for_o some_o to_o help_v to_o the_o 2._o i_o answer_v that_o metaphorical_a speech_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stretch_v beyond_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n christ_n can_v not_o look_v for_o help_v from_o man_n in_o any_o kind_n and_o miss_v of_o his_o expectation_n for_o he_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n joh._n 2.25_o and_o therefore_o neither_o can_v he_o wonder_v which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o ignorance_n what_o then_o may_v be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n sure_o to_o beat_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o man_n who_o be_v always_o arrogate_a something_o to_o himself_o especial_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o salvation_n but_o say_v the_o prophet_n when_o the_o work_n be_v a_o do_v when_o the_o wine-press_n be_v a_o tread_v than_o none_o will_v none_o dare_v appear_v the_o son_n of_o god_n may_v have_v look_v long_o but_o he_o shall_v have_v find_v no_o help_n in_o they_o in_o any_o kind_n psal_n 146.3_o and_o he_o may_v wonder_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o confidence_n of_o man_n in_o his_o great_a promise_n what_o he_o will_v do_v and_o at_o his_o challenge_v what_o he_o can_v and_o do_v do_v but_o the_o issue_n will_v be_v that_o it_o will_v sure_o fall_v in_o the_o sud_n if_o the_o lord_n jesus_n bring_v not_o salvation_n by_o his_o own_o arm._n this_o exposition_n i_o be_o sure_a be_v consonant_n to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n whereas_o mr._n g's_o attribute_v in_o a_o proper_a sense_n unto_o christ_n a_o frustrate_a expectation_n be_v not_o 2._o in_o that_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n here_o be_v active_a whereas_o in_o his_o suffer_v and_o satisfaction_n he_o be_v passive_a i_o answer_v that_o herein_o he_o have_v little_o observe_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o speak_v of_o christ_n even_o in_o his_o suffering_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o conqueror_n and_o that_o even_o upon_o the_o cross_n when_o he_o be_v a_o pay_v the_o satisfaction_n he_o be_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n and_o make_v a_o show_n of_o they_o open_o triumph_v over_o they_o in_o it_o col._n 2.15_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o hinder_v he_o from_o be_v active_o victorious_a nay_o they_o be_v his_o actual_a and_o active_a victory_n and_o so_o he_o make_v his_o member_n likewise_o even_o in_o their_o suffering_n more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v they_o rom._n 8.36,37_o even_o when_o they_o be_v kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o suffer_v and_o conquest_n spiritual_a conquest_n be_v not_o so_o inconsistent_a as_o mr._n g._n will_v persuade_v we_o as_o for_o his_o scoff_n of_o doctor_n infallibilis_fw-la in_o the_o margin_n he_o may_v have_v keep_v it_o at_o home_n till_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o man_n which_o arrogate_a any_o such_o thing_n to_o himself_o or_o a_o people_n that_o ascribe_v any_o such_o thing_n unto_o any_o we_o say_v of_o he_o as_o paraeus_n do_v of_o calvin_n parnell_n in_o 2d_o cap._n ad_fw-la gol._n lect._n 22._o we_o pretend_v not_o his_o name_n we_o be_v not_o baptise_a into_o it_o although_o his_o doctrine_n we_o do_v deserve_o hold_v and_o defend_v as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n yet_o not_o because_o it_o be_v he_o but_o because_o it_o may_v be_v evident_o show_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n sect._n 6._o the_o dr._n say_v a_o believer_n affliction_n be_v not_o for_o but_o from_o sin_n this_o distinction_n say_v mr._n geree_n be_v silly_a contradict_v itself_o be_v pure_a nonsense_n mr._n g._n speak_v such_o language_n as_o he_o have_v learned_a but_o not_o in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n mr._n calamy_n in_o a_o sermon_n before_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o december_n 22._o 1641._o have_v these_o expression_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v break_v for_o sin_n we_o must_v also_o be_v break_v from_o sin_n and_o a_o little_a after_o let_v i_o most_o earnest_o exhort_v you_o to_o repent_v from_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o sin_n now_o if_o i_o shall_v take_v mr._n geree_n expression_n and_o reason_n to_o confute_v this_o distinction_n i_o shall_v call_v it_o silly_a and_o contradictory_n to_o itself_o and_o nonsense_n because_o a_o medicine_n be_v say_v to_o be_v for_o not_o from_o the_o plague_n and_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v from_o it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v for_o it_o may_v not_o any_o man_n just_o for_o say_v it_o be_v nonsense_n etc._n etc._n account_v i_o a_o ridiculous_a reviler_n sure_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n against_o affliction_n for_o and_o from_o sin_n but_o they_o may_v with_o equal_a weight_n that_o be_v none_o at_o all_o be_v apply_v against_o repentance_n for_o and_o from_o sin_n that_o the_o same_o distinction_n will_v not_o well_o suit_n with_o his_o similitude_n of_o a_o medicine_n for_o the_o plague_n be_v because_o such_o medicine_n have_v but_o a_o single_a 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