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make_v clean_o 15._o act_n 10._o 15._o let_v no_o man_n count_v unclean_a act._n 10._o but_o guiltie-making_a sin_n only_o cause_v condemnation_n be_v thus_o perfect_o take_v away_o and_o utter_o abolish_v who_o shall_v condemn_v they_o why_o not_o why_o because_o it_o be_v christ_n who_o be_v dead_a for_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n have_v undergo_v by_o death_n all_o condemnation_n both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a that_o they_o shall_v have_v bear_v and_o by_o wash_v they_o in_o his_o blood_n have_v make_v they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n from_o all_o their_o sin_n white_a than_o snow_n nay_o rather_o christ_n be_v rise_v again_o namely_o to_o justify_v they_o that_o be_v to_o make_v they_o perfect_o holy_a and_o righteous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n free_o who_o be_v also_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o that_o be_v there_o stablish_v a_o everlasting_a reconcilement_n unto_o they_o for_o if_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o 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succee_v righteousness_n in_o the_o place_n of_o wrath_n reconciliation_n in_o the_o place_n of_o death_n life_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o damnation_n salvation_n thus_o do_v contrary_n not_o dwell_v together_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_a but_o sin_n be_v abolish_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n this_o wedding_n garment_n make_v we_o and_o leave_v we_o only_o and_o perfect_o righteous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n which_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n teach_v by_o the_o first_o restorer_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o this_o land_n do_v plain_o thus_o express_v say_v that_o by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n blood_n shed_v upon_o the_o cross_n we_o be_v not_o only_o clean_o purge_v from_o our_o sin_n but_o also_o make_v righteous_a again_o in_o god_n sight_n the_o second_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o not_o only_o our_o sin_n be_v abolish_v out_o of_o god_n sight_n but_o