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pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n they_o never_o as_o much_o as_o ask_v to_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o punishment_n but_o only_o not_o to_o be_v chastise_v according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n they_o desire_v to_o avoid_v his_o fury_n and_o the_o more_o fignal_n effect_n of_o his_o wrath_n but_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o fatherly_a correction_n he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o impose_v upon_o they_o reprehend_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n say_v david_n psal_n 27._o in_o thy_o fury_n nor_o punish_v i_o in_o thy_o wrath._n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v penance_n and_o to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sin_n ibid._n v._n 18._o ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la in_o flagella_fw-la paratus_fw-la sum_n i_o be_o prepare_v say_v he_o for_o scourge_v another_o beg_v of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v chastise_v he_o but_o not_o in_o his_o fury_n corripe_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la veruntamen_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la non_fw-la in_o furore_fw-la 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in_o that_o fight_n and_o the_o scripture_n 2._o mach._n 12.46_o approve_v that_o action_n as_o a_o holy_a and_o wholesome_a thought_n assure_v we_o that_o by_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n the_o dead_a be_v release_v from_o their_o sin_n but_o this_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o sin_n as_o to_o the_o fault_n or_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n which_o can_v be_v remit_v after_o death_n no_o more_o than_o the_o fault_n from_o whence_o it_o spring_v it_o must_v then_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n which_o the_o dead_a aught_o to_o satisfy_v for_o in_o the_o other_o life_n and_o from_o which_o they_o may_v be_v release_v by_o the_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o live_n as_o to_o the_o new_a law_n here_o also_o god_n have_v still_o continue_v the_o same_o manner_n of_o receive_v christian_n into_o his_o grace_n in_o oblige_v they_o to_o satisfaction_n by_o temporal_a punishment_n and_o that_o with_o so_o much_o more_o reason_n as_o the_o law_n they_o profess_v be_v more_o holy_a and_o more_o perfect_a this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n have_v say_v mat._n 12.35_o that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n we_o must_v give_v account_n of_o the_o least_o sin_n as_o idle_a word_n this_o sentence_n shall_v be_v give_v after_o death_n there_o we_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n of_o our_o sin_n there_o to_o receive_v the_o punishment_n this_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o be_v a_o eternal_a punishment_n for_o they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o deserve_v it_o it_o must_v then_o be_v a_o temporal_a punishment_n which_o must_v be_v undergo_v and_o by_o which_o we_o must_v satisfy_v in_o the_o other_o life_n if_o we_o have_v not_o satisfy_v during_o this_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v that_o the_o same_o son_n of_o god_n by_o give_v to_o his_o apostle_n power_n to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n have_v also_o give_v that_o of_o bind_v and_o lose_v sinner_n this_o power_n of_o bind_v reach_v to_o many_o thing_n but_o among_o other_o it_o contain_v the_o 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