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blood_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n have_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v you_o from_o all_o your_o sin_n if_o as_o that_o martyr_n say_v the_o veil_n be_v take_v off_o moses_n face_n such_o a_o glory_n and_o dreadful_a majesty_n will_v break_v forth_o as_o will_v confound_v your_o spirit_n and_o be_v intolerable_a your_o sin_n be_v set_v in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n than_o you_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o god_n without_o faith_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n calv._n extrae_fw-la christum_fw-la horrendum_fw-la est_fw-la imo_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la cogitare_fw-la calv._n nor_o dare_v entertain_v a_o thought_n of_o he_o out_o of_o christ_n in_o who_o iniquity_n be_v do_v away_o never_o to_o be_v remember_v any_o more_o then_o you_o cry_v out_o oh_o bless_a man_n who_o iniquity_n be_v for_o give_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v and_o so_o use_v your_o own_o word_n say_v all_o that_o ever_o you_o preach_v or_o write_v against_o this_o be_v false_a you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o 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and_o take_v the_o law_n to_o be_v abrogate_a but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o christian_n be_v abrogate_a and_o dead_a to_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o law_n remain_v entire_a henceforth_o correct_v yourself_o and_o cease_v to_o slander_v or_o mistake_v your_o poor_a brethren_n and_o without_o cause_n so_o to_o embitter_v your_o word_n with_o gall_n and_o servour_n of_o spirit_n and_o the_o lord_n forgive_v you_o what_o further_o be_v speak_v in_o this_o sermon_n against_o the_o antinomian_o be_v either_o chargeable_a upon_o islebius_n or_o some_o other_o not_o know_v to_o i_o or_o 2._o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o mere_a mistake_n of_o our_o tenet_n or_o be_v answer_v elsewhere_o so_o that_o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n i_o meddle_v with_o no_o more_o lect_n xviii_o mat._n 5.21_o 22._o you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o be_v say_v by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v
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