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the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v suffer_v for_o sin_n and_o sinner_n and_o that_o thereby_o he_o merit_v our_o pardon_n 2._o consequent_o i_o can_v forbear_v to_o say_v that_o it_o do_v very_o ill_o become_v this_o author_n to_o insinuate_v so_o foul_a a_o slander_n against_o his_o brethren_n as_o guilty_a of_o socinianism_n gross_a socinianism_n the_o gross_a socinianism_n in_o this_o matter_n crellius_n matter_n mr._n f._n see_v among_o other_o scripture_n esa_n 53.5_o 6._o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o gal._n 3.13_o and_o dr._n stillingfleet_n vindication_n of_o they_o from_o the_o exception_n of_o crellius_n p._n 410._o to_o say_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v impute_v to_o christ_n in_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o but_o not_o in_o the_o guilt_n be_v to_o contradict_v all_o principle_n of_o reason_n for_o guilt_n and_o obnoxiousness_n to_o punishment_n be_v equipollent_a
phrase_n he_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v make_v liable_a to_o the_o last_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o our_o sin_n without_o have_v be_v bring_v under_o the_o first_o nor_o be_v it_o imaginable_a how_o without_o submit_v to_o the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o can_v have_v be_v punish_v shall_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o without_o respect_n to_o they_o he_o may_v have_v suffer_v though_o without_o any_o habitude_n to_o sin_v his_o suffering_n may_v have_v be_v dolorous_a yet_o they_o can_v never_o have_v be_v penal_a answ_n 1._o to_o say_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v impute_v to_o christ_n in_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o i._n e._n in_o the_o deserve_a punishment_n thereof_o but_o withal_o to_o deny_v that_o our_o guilt_n of_o fault_n be_v impute_v to_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o contradict_v all_o principle_n nor_o any_o one_o principle_n of_o reason_n 2._o nor_o do_v it_o at_o all_o contradict_v any_o of_o those_o scripture_n allege_v by_o this_o author_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o his_o book_n which_o scripture_n do_v only_o prove_v a_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o christ_n in_o the_o sense_n i_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v i._n e._n in_o christ_n his_o undergo_a suffering_n for_o they_o but_o not_o in_o his_o take_v our_o guilt_n upon_o he_o and_o as_o dr._n stillingfleet_n do_v well_o maintain_v the_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o christ_n in_o the_o former_a respect_n i._n e._n the_o effect_n of_o they_o so_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o that_o most_o learned_a doctor_n be_v a_o man_n of_o more_o reason_n and_o better_v principled_a than_o to_o maintain_v the_o imputation_n of_o our_o guilt_n to_o christ_n as_o this_o author_n will_v have_v it_o 3._o i_o grant_v that_o guilt_n and_o obnoxiousness_n to_o punishment_n be_v equipollent_a phrase_n but_o i_o deny_v that_o it_o will_v follow_v from_o thence_o that_o because_o christ_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n which_o we_o for_o our_o sin_n deserve_v he_o do_v therefore_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o guilt_n he_o do_v indeed_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o certain_a guilt_n or_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v i._n e._n a_o guilt_n or_o obligation_n peculiar_a to_o himself_o but_o not_o the_o same_o guilt_n that_o lie_v upon_o we_o not_o our_o guilt_n not_o the_o same_o numerical_a guilt_n for_o philosophy_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o accident_n be_v remove_v from_o the_o subject_n perish_v nor_o the_o same_o specifical_a guilt_n i._n e._n of_o the_o same_o sort_n but_o a_o guilt_n specifical_o different_a not_o have_v the_o same_o but_o a_o far_o different_a substratum_fw-la ground_n foundation_n or_o efficient_a from_o we_o we_o be_v violatae_fw-la legis_fw-la ground_v or_o found_v upon_o our_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n but_o his_o sponsionis_fw-la propriae_fw-la a_o obligation_n of_o contract_n or_o consent_n found_v upon_o the_o agreement_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o father_n in_o that_o behalf_n obligation_n to_o punishment_n we_o style_v guilt_n and_o our_o guilt_n be_v guilt_n of_o fault_n and_o of_o suffer_v for_o our_o fault_n from_o or_o by_o virtue_n of_o god_n law_n threaten_v the_o same_o but_o christ_n guilt_n be_v only_o gild_v of_o suffer_v for_o our_o fault_n arise_v from_o or_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o voluntary_a undertake_n and_o compliance_n with_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n brief_o that_o law_n of_o god_n which_o do_v threaten_v man_n with_o suffer_v for_o sin_n do_v not_o oblige_v christ_n to_o suffer_v for_o it_o or_o we_o nor_o do_v he_o die_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o law_n threaten_v man_n with_o death_n upon_o supposition_n of_o his_o sin_n gen._n 2.17_o nor_o be_v that_o law_n fulfil_v or_o execute_v in_o his_o death_n but_o by_o occasion_n of_o that_o sin-threatning_a law_n transgress_v by_o man_n he_o do_v voluntary_o oblige_v himself_o in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o mediator_n to_o suffer_v and_o to_o suffer_v death_n for_o we_o or_o for_o our_o sin_n i._n e._n the_o expiation_n of_o they_o 4._o christ_n may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v liable_a to_o suffer_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_a contract_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o father_n without_o have_v be_v bring_v under_o our_o personal_a specifical_a guilt_n and_o it_o be_v easy_o imaginable_a that_o without_o submit_v to_o our_o personal_a guilt_n he_o may_v suffer_v such_o suffer_n as_o be_v equivalent_a to_o that_o punishment_n which_o we_o by_o our_o sin_n have_v deserve_v this_o be_v as_o easy_o imaginable_a as_o to_o imagine_v how_o st._n paul_n shall_v take_v upon_o himself_o to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o damage_n which_o be_v do_v to_o philemon_n by_o the_o injury_n of_o his_o unfaithful_a servant_n onesimus_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v the_o same_o impute_a to_o he_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v philem_fw-la 18._o and_o yet_o not_o submit_v unto_o or_o take_v upon_o he_o onesimus_n his_o personal_a guilt_n of_o defraud_v or_o wrong-doing_a and_o to_o speak_v the_o very_a truth_n in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o st._n paul_n be_v willing_a to_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o philemon_n by_o onesimus_n and_o to_o have_v it_o reckon_v to_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impute_v it_o unto_o i_o mean_v thereby_o not_o onesimus_n his_o personal_a guilt_n reatum_fw-la culpae_fw-la or_o his_o sin_n itself_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o the_o damage_n thereby_o sustain_v by_o his_o master_n in_o the_o like_a sense_n i_o say_v be_v our_o sin_n reckon_v or_o impute_v to_o christ_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o obligation_n by_o his_o do_n and_o suffering_n to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o damage_n or_o wrong_v do_v to_o god_n as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v i_o mean_v to_o vindicate_v the_o honour_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n and_o lawgiver_n to_o demonstrate_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n his_o hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o indeed_o herein_o viz._n in_o a_o aptitude_n for_o the_o attainment_n of_o these_o and_o the_o like_a end_n of_o god_n our_o maker_n ruler_n lawgiver_n benefactor_n better_a than_o the_o damnation_n of_o all_o mankind_n can_v have_v do_v consist_v the_o meritoriousness_n and_o satisfactoriness_n of_o christ_n do_n and_o suffering_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o style_v they_o satisfactory_a or_o meritorious_a 5._o though_o we_o deny_v that_o christ_n take_v upon_o he_o our_o guilt_n of_o sin_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o we_o deny_v his_o suffering_n to_o have_v have_v any_o habitude_n or_o respect_n at_o all_o to_o sin_n as_o be_v here_o insinuate_v by_o this_o author_n for_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o our_o sin_n he_o have_v never_o suffer_v 6._o forasmuch_o as_o christ_n suffering_n have_v not_o the_o self_n same_o individual_a or_o kind_a of_o habitude_n to_o sin_n as_o our_o suffering_n in_o case_n we_o have_v suffer_v according_a to_o our_o desert_n will_v have_v have_v i._n e._n forasmuch_o as_o christ_n suffering_n be_v not_o merit_v or_o inflict_v on_o he_o by_z or_o upon_o account_n of_o any_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o therefore_o be_v his_o suffering_n to_o be_v account_v rather_o dolorous_a than_o penal_a i_o mean_v punishment_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o the_o most_o proper_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n punishment_n be_v proper_o and_o strict_o malum_fw-la triste_fw-fr inflict_v upon_o a_o guilty_a person_n propter_fw-la malum_fw-la turpe_fw-la proper_a punishment_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o proper_a guilt_n which_o be_v reatus_fw-la criminis_fw-la gild_n of_o fault_n not_o mere_o contracius_n of_o contract_n as_o christ_n be_v p._n 410._o f._n mr._n f._n it_o be_v a_o thing_n utter_o unintelligible_a how_o christ_n can_v be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o and_o have_v our_o punishment_n transfer_v to_o he_o without_o a_o previous_a imputation_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o derivation_n of_o its_o guilt_n upon_o he_o answ_n what_o this_o author_n have_v assert_v to_o be_v unsupposable_a unimaginable_a and_o here_o assert_n to_o be_v utter_o unintelligible_a i_o have_v already_o as_o i_o be_o persuade_v make_v plain_a obvious_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v by_o every_o intelligent_a impartial_a unprepossess_v reader_n and_o i_o shall_v show_v myself_o ready_a to_o do_v it_o further_o as_o this_o author_n shall_v minister_v occasion_n p._n 410._o f._n mr._n f._n now_o by_o proportion_n if_o our_o sin_n be_v impute_v to_o christ_n otherwise_o than_o mere_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o so_o must_v likewise_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o life_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o death_n be_v otherwise_o impute_v to_o we_o than_o mere_o in_o the_o benefit_n of_o they_o answ_n have_v make_v it_o apparent_a in_o my_o forego_n answer_v to_o this_o author_n arguing_n that_o our_o sin_n in_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o christ_n or_o otherwise_o
and_o then_o a_o curse_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o punishment_n serm._n of_o justification_n on_o jer._n 23.6_o ans_fw-fr almost_o all_o of_o this_o either_o in_o the_o same_o word_n or_o in_o word_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n have_v be_v before_o recite_v out_o of_o this_o author_n and_o a_o reply_n according_o shape_v thereunto_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n it_o be_v necessary_a only_o to_o repeat_v the_o answer_n which_o have_v be_v already_o give_v i_o answer_v then_o 1._o christ_n may_v very_o well_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o to_o bear_v our_o sin_n to_o have_v they_o lay_v upon_o he_o to_o die_v for_o our_o offence_n and_o to_o be_v our_o ransom_n in_o that_o he_o do_v take_v upon_o he_o a_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v and_o suffer_v to_o death_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o they_o although_o it_o can_v be_v true_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v bear_v our_o sin_n itself_o proper_o and_o formal_o take_a but_o only_o in_o the_o fruit_n and_o sad_a consequent_n of_o it_o viz._n suffer_v equivalent_a punishment_n to_o that_o which_o be_v due_a to_o we_o for_o it_o 2._o as_o to_o the_o author_n expression_n antecedent_n impulsive_a cause_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o author_n mistake_v to_o confound_v a_o antecedent_n impulsive_a cause_n with_o a_o cause_n meritorious_a that_o he_o do_v so_o be_v most_o apparent_a and_o undeniable_a by_o his_o forecited_n word_n but_o that_o it_o be_v his_o mistake_n so_o to_o do_v be_v it_o consider_v 1._o that_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o indigent_a creature_n may_v be_v well_o say_v to_o be_v a_o antecedent_n impulsive_a cause_n of_o that_o compassion_n which_o be_v show_v towards_o it_o by_o those_o who_o be_v conscious_a unto_o or_o spectator_n of_o its_o misery_n and_o according_o i_o doubt_v not_o to_o aver_v that_o the_o miserable_a effect_n of_o sin_n special_o in_o make_v we_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n be_v a_o antecedent_n impulsive_a cause_n move_v god_n speak_v of_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n which_o we_o must_v do_v or_o else_o we_o can_v scarce_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o fore-ordain_a the_o suffering_n of_o our_o lord_n redeemer_n christ_n jesus_n whereby_o to_o rescue_v we_o out_o of_o our_o wretched_a and_o otherwise_o forlorn_a condition_n yet_o who_o will_v or_o can_v just_o say_v that_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o creature_n do_v in_o a_o strict_a or_o proper_a sense_n merit_v the_o pity_n whether_o of_o god_n or_o man_n this_o if_o it_o do_v pity_n will_v scarce_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o pity_n i_o mean_v it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o thankworthy_a forasmuch_o as_o that_o which_o be_v merit_v deserve_v little_a if_o any_o thanks_o be_v a_o labourer_n oblige_v to_o give_v his_o master_n thanks_o for_o his_o wage_n which_o he_o have_v earn_v or_o merit_v misery_n may_v be_v well_o say_v to_o be_v res_fw-la apta_fw-la nata_fw-la a_o object_n natural_o fit_a to_o move_v mercy_n or_o to_o be_v a_o impel_a cause_n thereunto_o and_o yet_o not_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n thereof_o in_o the_o strict_a and_o proper_a usual_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n meritorious_a 2._o though_o i_o grant_v it_o as_o a_o truth_n and_o a_o fit_a say_n that_o our_o misery_n contract_v by_o sin_n be_v a_o antecedent_n impulsive_a cause_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o deliver_v up_o christ_n for_o we_o all_o nevertheless_o i_o do_v utter_o deny_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n death_n or_o suffering_n i_o grant_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o christ_n suffering_n but_o i_o deny_v that_o our_o sin_n do_v merit_v his_o suffering_n and_o i_o have_v just_a and_o great_a cause_n so_o to_o do_v forasmuch_o as_o our_o logic_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o occasion_n and_o a_o cause_n true_o so_o call_v as_o this_o author_n can_v but_o know_v very_a well_o i_o remember_v the_o say_n of_o david_n to_o abiathar_n 1_o sam._n 22.22_o i_o have_v occasion_v the_o death_n of_o all_o the_o person_n of_o thy_o father_n house_n which_o notwithstanding_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v that_o he_o have_v cause_v their_o death_n in_o like_a sort_n may_v we_o say_v to_o god_n we_o have_v occasion_v thou_o to_o bruise_v the_o son_n of_o thy_o love_n and_o to_o put_v he_o to_o grief_n we_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o all_o his_o suffering_n but_o we_o may_v not_o say_v that_o our_o sin_n do_v merit_v they_o 3._o forasmuch_o as_o what_o this_o author_n have_v seek_v he_o can_v obtain_v viz._n a_o acknowledgement_n that_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o make_v this_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o follow_a inference_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o needful_a that_o i_o shall_v use_v many_o word_n in_o reply_v thereunto_o for_o if_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o building_n be_v remove_v the_o superstructure_n fall_v of_o itself_o and_o without_o hand_n nevertheless_o i_o add_v 3._o although_o i_o do_v deny_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n suffering_n nevertheless_o i_o do_v assert_v that_o christ_n be_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n it_o be_v this_o author_n great_a mistake_n not_o to_o distinguish_v in_o this_o contest_v betwixt_o christ_n obligation_n and_o we_o whereas_o as_o have_v be_v aforesaid_a these_o be_v two_o obligation_n specifical_o different_a and_o all_o his_o inference_n here_o be_v utter_o groundless_a e._n g._n 1._o that_o christ_n can_v not_o suffer_v or_o be_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v except_o he_o have_v be_v under_o or_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o our_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v 2._o that_o he_o can_v not_o else_o have_v be_v say_v to_o bear_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o to_o have_v our_o sin_n lay_v upon_o he_o to_o die_v for_o they_o nor_o to_o be_v our_o ransom_n 3._o that_o without_o this_o the_o inflict_a of_o suffering_n upon_o christ_n can_v not_o have_v be_v either_o good_a in_o itself_o or_o a_o act_n of_o rectoral_a justice_n in_o god_n or_o have_v have_v any_o tendency_n to_o his_o glory_n or_o all_o these_o inference_n i_o say_v be_v altogether_o groundless_a 4._o i_o answer_v exit_fw-la abundanti_fw-la if_o our_o sin_n can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o have_v merit_v christ_n suffering_n nevertheless_o it_o will_v not_o from_o thence_o follow_v that_o we_o merit_v that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v than_o he_o himself_o do_v merit_v it_o or_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o merit_v thereof_o and_o therefore_o although_o guilt_n as_o he_o say_v must_v be_v suppose_v antecedent_n to_o a_o demerit_n of_o punishment_n yet_o where_o there_o be_v no_o such_o demerit_n as_o in_o christ_n there_o be_v not_o there_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o suppose_v any_o antecedent_n guilt_n nor_o indeed_o in_o any_o case_n but_o where_o the_o person_n suffering_n be_v proper_o punish_v which_o christ_n be_v not_o but_o only_o a_o sufferer_n of_o that_o which_o we_o for_o our_o 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of_o their_o hand_n i.e._n that_o emolument_fw-fr which_o with_o their_o hand_n they_o do_v labour_n for_o ps_n 28.2_o in_o the_o like_a sense_n he_o who_o plant_v a_o vineyard_n be_v say_v to_o eat_v or_o not_o to_o eat_v of_o it_o i.e._n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o deut._n 20.6_o thus_o work_n be_v put_v for_o the_o reward_n of_o it_o rev._n 14.13_o job_n 34.11_o the_o work_n of_o a_o man_n will_v he_o render_v unto_o he_o thus_o ephes_n 6.8_o whatsoever_o good_a thing_n any_o man_n do_v the_o same_o shall_v he_o receive_v of_o the_o lord_n i.e._n not_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v but_o the_o same_o in_o the_o fruit_n and_o reward_n of_o it_o in_o the_o like_a sense_n be_v those_o word_n of_o st._n john_n to_o be_v understand_v wherein_o he_o admonish_v the_o elect_a lady_n and_o her_o child_n to_o beware_v that_o they_o lose_v not_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v wrought_v i.e._n the_o reward_n of_o the_o thing_n wrought_v by_o they_o now_o in_o this_o sense_n 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nature_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o favour_n but_o in_o such_o a_o way_n and_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o may_v secure_v the_o end_n of_o government_n manifest_a the_o displicency_n that_o be_v in_o god_n to_o sin_n evidence_n his_o truth_n and_o immutability_n in_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o penal_a law_n which_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o own_o attribute_n and_o man_n rational_a nature_n and_o relation_n he_o have_v at_o first_o enact_v answ_n i_o assent_n to_o the_o whole_a of_o what_o be_v here_o recite_v except_o this_o that_o god_n do_v for_o the_o end_v specify_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o penal_a law_n which_o at_o first_o be_v enact_v in_o which_o say_v there_o be_v a_o complication_n of_o mistake_n involve_v for_o 1._o that_o law_n be_v only_o dispense_v and_o not_o execute_v neither_o upon_o christ_n nor_o upon_o mankind_n not_o upon_o christ_n for_o christ_n be_v not_o at_o all_o threaten_a in_o that_o law_n neither_o do_v he_o die_v the_o death_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o law_n however_o by_o occasion_n of_o it_o as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v nor_o be_v that_o law_n execute_v upon_o all_o mankind_n suppose_v and_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o by_o the_o death_n there_o threaten_v be_v mean_v eternal_a as_o well_o as_o temporal_a death_n 2._o a_o mistake_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o obligation_n which_o a_o divine_a commination_n do_v induce_v seem_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o say_a word_n of_o this_o author_n for_o comminatio_fw-la est_fw-la obligatio_fw-la legem_fw-la violantis_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la ferendam_fw-la it_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n do_v induce_v only_o a_o obligation_n upon_o transgressor_n to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n threaten_v but_o not_o any_o necessary_a obligation_n upon_o god_n to_o inflict_v it_o non_fw-la legem_fw-la ferentis_fw-la ad_fw-la inferendam_fw-la that_o commination_n do_v signify_v what_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o suffer_v not_o what_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v upon_o disobedience_n man_n be_v bind_v to_o suffer_v but_o god_n be_v not_o thereupon_o bind_v to_o inflict_v punishment_n otherwise_o supreme_a lawgiver_n can_v have_v no_o power_n to_o pardon_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o the_o punishment_n threaten_v shall_v be_v execute_v and_o it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o assert_v or_o imagine_v any_o such_o necessity_n the_o only_a inevitable_a effect_n of_o that_o threaten_n be_v that_o upon_o man_n sin_n punishment_n shall_v be_v his_o due_n and_o so_o it_o be_v man_n be_v bind_v to_o punishment_n ipsofacto_fw-la upon_o his_o offence_n commit_v and_o herein_o be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o commination_n and_o a_o denunciation_n of_o punishment_n this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o judgement_n or_o sentence_n or_o else_o a_o prediction_n of_o a_o decree_n to_o punish_v whereupon_o the_o punishment_n denounce_v be_v always_o inflict_v 3._o there_o seem_v also_o to_o be_v this_o mistake_n a_o mistake_n of_o 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christ_n be_v ipsa_fw-la debiti_fw-la solutio_fw-la and_o not_o pro_fw-la debito_fw-la satisfactio_fw-la thereof_o christ_n suffering_n be_v not_o the_o very_a payment_n of_o our_o debt_n in_o kind_n but_o a_o valuable_a satisfaction_n to_o divine_a justice_n for_o our_o not_o payment_n of_o it_o or_o for_o god_n not_o exact_v of_o we_o the_o payment_n thereof_o i_o will_v more_v at_o large_a suggest_v somewhat_o of_o my_o own_o and_o endeavour_v to_o improve_v what_o have_v be_v so_o far_o as_o my_o knowledge_n reach_v say_v by_o other_o against_o it_o nevertheless_o because_o there_o be_v of_o my_o brethren_n who_o do_v maintain_v that_o christ_n suffer_v the_o very_a idem_n which_o be_v in_o a_o sinner_n obligation_n and_o not_o the_o tantundem_fw-la at_o least_o that_o it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a whether_o we_o say_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o i_o will_v for_o their_o satisfaction_n do_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o i_o will_v brief_o set_v down_o the_o substance_n of_o what_o be_v common_o and_o
true_o as_o i_o believe_v say_v by_o the_o most_o learned_a judicious_a divine_n who_o writing_n i_o be_o acquaint_v with_o in_o this_o matter_n 2._o i_o will_v suggest_v two_o or_o three_o thing_n which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o native_a consequence_n of_o christ_n his_o suffering_n the_o idem_fw-la of_o our_o obligation_n and_o not_o the_o tantundem_fw-la for_o the_o first_o be_v it_o consider_v 1._o that_o the_o person_n who_o make_v the_o payment_n be_v not_o the_o same_o who_o be_v in_o the_o obligation_n but_o another_o for_o it_o be_v not_o christ_n who_o be_v in_o the_o obligation_n but_o the_o sinner_n the_o law_n threaten_v not_o he_o in_o person_n or_o he_o in_o our_o person_n but_o the_o sinner_n brief_o that_o law_n oblige_v none_o to_o die_v but_o the_o sinner_n nor_o any_o other_o to_o die_v for_o or_o instead_o of_o the_o sinner_n 2._o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o altogether_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n there_o be_v that_o exclusion_n of_o sinner_n from_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n threaten_v in_o the_o curse_n and_o which_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v execute_v upon_o some_o sinner_n which_o be_v not_o suffer_v or_o undergo_v by_o christ_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v upon_o supposal_n of_o a_o perfect_a similitude_n betwixt_o our_o great_a highpriest_n and_o those_o after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n then_o must_v christ_n often_o have_v suffer_v since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n heb._n 9.26_o even_o so_o upon_o supposition_n contâ—actuâ—_n the_o ground_n of_o christ_n obligation_n and_o our_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v be_v extreme_o different_a for_o we_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n commit_v but_o christ_n be_v found_v upon_o his_o own_o voluntary_a sponsion_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v just_o denominated_a obligatio_fw-la criminis_fw-la but_o his_o only_a contâ—actuâ—_n that_o whatsoever_o suffering_n be_v threaten_v to_o the_o sinner_n be_v inflict_v upon_o christ_n i_o may_v say_v then_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v have_v often_o suffer_v since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o world_n without_o end_n even_o to_o all_o eternity_n his_o suffering_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n however_o they_o be_v equivalent_a to_o whatsoever_o be_v threaten_v by_o the_o original_a law_n to_o sinner_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o the_o same_o 3._o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o christ_n and_o sinner_n obligation_n to_o suffer_v be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n or_o denomination_n his_o being_n obligatio_fw-la fidejussoria_fw-la or_o contractus_fw-la but_o we_o criminis_fw-la or_o ex_fw-la delicto_fw-la as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v as_o sinner_n be_v oblige_v to_o suffer_v by_o one_o law_n so_o christ_n obligation_n do_v result_v from_o another_o and_o that_o law_n peculiar_a to_o himself_o 2._o as_o for_o the_o evil_a consequence_n of_o assert_v that_o christ_n suffer_v the_o idem_fw-la the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o a_o sinner_n obligation_n to_o suffer_v be_v it_o consider_v that_o thence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o a_o sinner_n shall_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la have_v a_o immediate_a present_a right_n to_o be_v discharge_v from_o his_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v according_a to_o that_o celebrate_a saying_n of_o the_o civilian_n solutione_n ejus_fw-la quod_fw-la debetur_fw-la tollitur_fw-la obligatio_fw-la which_o to_o say_v be_v a_o branch_n of_o downright_a antinomian_a doctrine_n which_o maintain_v the_o justification_n of_o infidel_n or_o of_o sinner_n in_o their_o damnable_a unbelief_n 2._o it_o follow_v that_o a_o sinner_n discharge_v from_o his_o obligation_n to_o suffer_v be_v not_o true_o and_o therefore_o can_v rational_o be_v style_v pardon_n of_o sin_n or_o that_o a_o sinner_n upon_o such_o a_o supposition_n can_v rational_o be_v say_v to_o be_v pardon_v for_o i_o look_v upon_o the_o say_n of_o those_o two_o learned_a man_n grotius_n and_o wotton_n as_o undoubted_a truth_n viz._n vbi_fw-la idem_fw-la solvitur_fw-la vel_fw-la à _fw-la debitore_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la debitoris_fw-la nomine_fw-la nulla_fw-la contingit_fw-la remissio_fw-la nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la circa_fw-la debitum_fw-la agit_fw-fr creditor_n aut_fw-la rector_n grot._n de_fw-fr satisf_n p._n 119._o where_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v pay_v either_o by_o the_o debtor_n himself_o or_o by_o any_o other_o in_o his_o name_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n or_o pardon_v of_o the_o debt_n the_o creditor_n or_o rector_n do_v in_o that_o case_n act_v nothing_o he_o only_o receive_v the_o debt_n and_o say_v mr._n wotton_n de_fw-fr reconcil_n pecc_n p._n 157._o poena_n ac_fw-la venia_fw-la diversa_fw-la sunt_fw-la ita_fw-la planè_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la poenas_fw-la dederit_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la absolutus_fw-la qui_fw-la absolutus_fw-la est_fw-la supplicio_fw-la affectus_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la punishment_n and_o pardon_n be_v contrary_a so_o the_o word_n diversae_fw-la be_v here_o to_o be_v construe_v so_o as_o that_o he_o who_o have_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n for_o his_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v or_o absolve_v and_o he_o who_o be_v absolve_v i.e._n absolve_v by_o a_o pardon_n be_v not_o punish_v my_o reply_n to_o what_o this_o author_n say_v in_o the_o next_o page_n shall_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o follow_a chapter_n only_o lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v willing_a which_o be_v indeed_o a_o thing_n far_o from_o i_o to_o charge_v this_o author_n with_o the_o hold_n of_o any_o point_n of_o doctrine_n which_o he_o do_v dis-own_a i_o think_v it_o meet_v at_o the_o close_a of_o this_o chapter_n to_o give_v the_o reader_n to_o understand_v that_o he_o do_v elsewhere_o in_o effect_n say_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o suffer_v the_o idem_fw-la but_o the_o tantundem_fw-la for_o he_o say_v express_o p._n 557._o that_o christ_n submit_v to_o the_o demerit_n of_o our_o sin_n so_o as_o to_o undergo_v the_o penalty_n in_o the_o substance_n and_o kind_n of_o it_o though_o not_o in_o the_o adjunct_n and_o consequential_a accident_n which_o will_v have_v accompany_v it_o upon_o such_o weak_a finite_a deprave_a subject_n as_o we_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v undergo_v hereupon_o all_o that_o i_o can_v peremptory_o say_v be_v this_o viz._n 1._o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o reconcile_v this_o author_n with_o himself_o in_o both_o his_o say_a saying_n for_o if_o christ_n do_v undergo_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v undergo_v only_o in_o the_o substance_n and_o not_o in_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o as_o here_o specify_v how_o be_v it_o true_a to_o say_v as_o he_o say_v in_o page_n 536._o that_o in_o christ_n suffering_n for_o our_o sin_n god_n do_v evidence_n his_o truth_n and_o immutability_n in_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o penal_a law_n which_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o own_o attribute_n and_o man_n rational_a nature_n and_o relation_n to_o god_n he_o have_v at_o first_o enact_v for_o be_v not_o the_o circumstance_n adjunct_n or_o accident_n of_o punishment_n as_o well_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o punishment_n threaten_v to_o man_n in_o that_o penal_a law_n and_o which_o man_n have_v sin_v shall_v according_o have_v undergo_v now_o if_o christ_n do_v undergo_v the_o penalty_n only_o in_o the_o substance_n but_o not_o in_o the_o adjunct_n threaten_v how_o be_v this_o consistent_a with_o his_o say_n that_o in_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n god_n do_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o penal_a law_n which_o at_o first_o be_v enact_v 2._o it_o be_v not_o reconcileable_a to_o but_o flat_o against_o the_o truth_n to_o say_v that_o christ_n suffer_v that_o punishment_n in_o kind_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v undergo_v for_o i_o will_v demand_v of_o he_o be_v not_o eternal_a death_n comprise_v in_o the_o penalty_n threaten_v in_o that_o law_n at_o first_o enact_v 3._o if_o by_o god_n truth_n and_o immutability_n mr._n f._n mean_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o do_v the_o immutability_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o fulfil_v that_o his_o threatning-word_n gen._n 2.17_o it_o be_v his_o notorious_a mistake_n so_o to_o think_v or_o say_v for_o that_o penal_a law_n be_v not_o by_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n fulfil_v or_o execute_v but_o through_o a_o compensation_n or_o through_o his_o compensatory_a suffering_n dispense_v with_o as_o be_v upon_o occasion_n before_o say_v god_n therein_o manifest_v his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n but_o not_o his_o truth_n and_o immutability_n respective_o to_o that_o threatning-law_n chap._n xvi_o the_o imputation_n of_o socinianism_n groundless_o charge_v by_o mr._n f._n upon_o his_o brethren_n mr._n f._n his_o charge_v his_o antagonist_n with_o nonsense_n refute_v that_o sort_n of_o union_n with_o christ_n to_o be_v renounce_v the_o native_a consequence_n whereof_o be_v the_o reciprocal_a imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o righteousness_n to_o we_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o mr._n f._n with_o his_o adherent_n i.e._n
there_o have_v be_v enough_o say_v already_o for_o a_o due_a resolution_n of_o this_o in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o three_o question_n nevertheless_o for_o the_o more_o abundant_a satisfaction_n of_o any_o who_o perhaps_o may_v need_v it_o i_o will_v answer_v thereunto_o as_o follow_v there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o possible_o may_v be_v mean_v by_o the_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n 1._o christ_n righteousness_n itself_o or_o his_o very_a do_n and_o suffering_n themselves_o wherein_o his_o righteousness_n do_v consist_v 2._o the_o valuableness_n satisfactoriness_n or_o meritoriousness_n of_o that_o his_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n 3._o the_o thing_n or_o thing_n which_o by_o christ_n meritorious_a obedience_n be_v merit_v these_o three_o do_v differ_v in_o sense_n and_o signification_n as_o efficient_a efficiency_n and_o effect_v the_o first_o christ_n righteousness_n or_o obedience_n have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o efficient_a cause_n the_o second_o 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so_o the_o other_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o make_v point_n blank_a and_o most_o full_o against_o he_o as_o have_v be_v already_o demonstrate_v the_o doctor_n go_v on_o say_v in_o the_o same_o page_n and_o in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v but_o yet_o far_o this_o that_o be_v the_o removal_n of_o our_o guilt_n or_o deliverance_n from_o a_o state_n of_o rejection_n or_o un-acceptation_n will_v not_o complete_a our_o acceptation_n with_o god_n the_o old_a quarrel_n may_v be_v lay_v aside_o and_o yet_o no_o new_a friendship_n begin_v we_o may_v be_v not_o sinner_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v so_o far_o righteous_a as_o to_o have_v a_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n adam_n have_v no_o right_n to_o life_n because_o he_o be_v innocent_a he_o must_v moreover_o do_v this_o and_o then_o he_o shall_v live_v he_o must_v not_o only_o have_v a_o negative_a righteousness_n he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o any_o thing_n but_o also_o a_o positive_a righteousness_n he_o must_v do_v all_o thing_n 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as_o a_o negative_a righteousness_n in_o order_n to_o his_o right_n to_o life_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o in_o order_n to_o our_o right_n to_o life_n we_o must_v have_v the_o positive_a righteousness_n or_o perfect_a obedience_n of_o christ_n life_n in_o itself_o impute_v to_o we_o for_o that_o end_n the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n positive_a righteousness_n unto_o we_o for_o that_o purpose_n be_v no_o more_o necessary_a than_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o negative_a righteousness_n 4._o a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o reckon_n of_o righteousness_n be_v the_o self_n same_o thing_n in_o effect_n as_o appear_v evident_o by_o rom._n 4.5_o 6._o and_o so_o likewise_o be_v reconciliation_n or_o a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n all_o one_o with_o righteousness_n or_o our_o be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n as_o appear_v by_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o 21._o that_o act_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o do_v perfect_o pardon_v our_o sin_n be_v interpretative_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o imputation_n of_o a_o perfect_a righteousness_n or_o a_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n even_o as_o that_o act_n by_o which_o the_o sun_n dispel_v the_o darkness_n do_v fill_v the_o air_n with_o light_n 5._o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n very_o be_v for_o we_o but_o it_o may_v not_o therefore_o be_v true_o say_v in_o itself_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o nor_o be_v it_o our_o righteousness_n before_o god_n otherwise_o than_o in_o a_o causal_n sense_n 6._o nor_o do_v that_o text_n here_o allege_v by_o the_o doctor_n rom._n 5.18_o prove_v in_o the_o least_o that_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n life_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o it_o have_v be_v oft_o time_n for_o this_o purpose_n allege_v by_o he_o but_o still_o i_o must_v say_v to_o no_o purpose_n 7._o the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v indeed_o all_o one_o with_o the_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n we_o have_v from_o the_o joint_a obedience_n of_o christ_n life_n and_o death_n but_o not_o from_o both_o of_o they_o or_o from_o either_o of_o they_o in_o themselves_o impute_v to_o we_o chap._n xxxvi_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o dr._n owen_n and_o mr._n ferguson_n in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n or_o obedience_n unto_o we_o plain_o lay_v open_a in_o their_o own_o word_n recite_v that_o the_o doctor_n deny_v christ_n death_n to_o have_v be_v in_o our_o stead_n but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v penal_a the_o author_n opinion_n plain_o and_o express_o declare_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o doctor_n be_v that_o satisfaction_n be_v not_o otherwise_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n death_n as_o a_o penalty_n than_o as_o a_o price_n and_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n i_o shall_v close_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v concern_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n unto_o we_o by_o acquaint_v the_o reader_n that_o the_o forenamed_a author_n dr._n o._n and_o mr._n f._n do_v to_o my_o seem_n so_o plain_o differ_v betwixt_o themselves_o touch_v that_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n by_o they_o assert_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o reconcile_v they_o mr._n f._n assert_v the_o imputation_n of_o all_o christ_n mediatory_a obedience_n unto_o we_o but_o the_o doctor_n only_o one_o part_n thereof_o and_o that_o what_o seem_v thus_o to_o i_o may_v appear_v to_o other_o i_o will_v more_o at_o large_a recite_v the_o word_n of_o they_o both_o and_o thereupon_o leave_v the_o judgement_n thereof_o to_o every_o indifferent_a and_o intelligent_a reader_n god_n say_v mr._n f._n p._n 558_o 559._o have_v admit_v the_o interposure_n of_o christ_n on_o our_o behalf_n and_o have_v inflict_v suffering_n upon_o he_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o have_v accept_v those_o suffering_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o our_o guilt_n and_o have_v also_o agree_v with_o his_o son_n and_o declare_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o term_n on_o 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o._n himself_o as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o for_o the_o doctor_n do_v distinguish_v concern_v a_o double_a law_n to_o which_o christ_n as_o our_o mediator_n do_v perform_v obedience_n 1._o general_n i._n e._n the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o moral_a law_n comprise_v every_o law_n of_o god_n whereto_o we_o be_v subject_a and_o obnoxious_a 2._o special_a or_o the_o peculiar_a law_n of_o mediatorship_n which_o respect_v himself_o mere_o and_o to_o this_o peculiar_a law_n he_o refer_v christ_n obedience_n in_o die_v joh._n 10.18_o thus_o he_o do_v distinguish_v in_o his_o book_n comm._n p._n 178_o 179._o now_o what_o obedience_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o or_o to_o which_o of_o those_o law_n to_o one_o or_o both_o as_o he_o do_v there_o determine_v so_o he_o do_v full_o explain_v in_o his_o late_a vindication_n p._n 213_o 214._o who_o word_n i_o shall_v transcribe_v as_o follow_v plain_o say_v he_o i_o have_v show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o especial_a law_n of_o mediatorship_n which_o christ_n be_v subject_a unto_o as_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o father_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v incarnate_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n of_o his_o church_n that_o he_o shall_v bear_v our_o iniquity_n make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n and_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o law_n the_o whole_a of_o it_o i_o have_v late_o explain_v in_o my_o exercitation_n unto_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o exposition_n on_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n this_o law_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n do_v not_o yield_v obedience_n to_o in_o our_o stead_n as_o if_o we_o have_v be_v oblige_v original_o unto_o the_o duty_n of_o it_o which_o we_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v although_o what_o he_o suffer_v penal_o in_o any_o of_o they_o be_v in_o our_o stead_n without_o which_o consideration_n he_o can_v not_o have_v righteous_o suffer_v in_o any_o kind_n and_o the_o follow_a trivial_a 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word_n of_o the_o say_a author_n together_o we_o may_v palpable_o perceive_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o reconcile_v they_o who_o can_v for_o i_o for_o i_o can_v so_o that_o how_o the_o doctor_n can_v avoid_v come_v under_o the_o say_v terrible_a censure_n or_o sentence_n of_o his_o brother_n mr._n f._n i_o know_v not_o but_o the_o comfort_n true_o be_v that_o as_o the_o curse_n causeless_o shall_v not_o come_v and_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v dread_v so_o mr._n ferguson_n sentence_n be_v groundless_a need_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v fear_v whether_o by_o the_o doctor_n or_o by_o any_o other_o for_o he_o who_o deny_v the_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o christ_n and_o of_o all_o he_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o his_o active_a and_o all_o his_o passive_a obedience_n to_o we_o in_o mr._n ferguson_n law-sence_n do_v not_o disclaim_v christ_n his_o be_v our_o mediator_n in_o any_o proper_a sense_n nor_o do_v he_o renounce_v any_o part_n or_o tittle_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o have_v be_v already_o manifest_v in_o this_o treatise_n nor_o do_v the_o say_a denial_n impeach_v any_o such_o union_n of_o believer_n with_o christ_n which_o the_o scripture_n do_v assert_v by_o what_o name_n soever_o it_o be_v entitle_v whether_o legal_a or_o moral_a or_o any_o other_o name_n of_o man_n impose_v nor_o do_v it_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o mediation_n or_o to_o a_o proper_a mediator_n that_o what_o be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o person_n shall_v be_v in_o itself_o proper_o and_o formal_o consider_v impute_v unto_o or_o reckon_v as_o do_v by_o the_o person_n in_o who_o behalf_n he_o do_v mediate_v yet_o if_o instead_o of_o the_o word_n mediator_n mr._n f._n have_v use_v the_o word_n surety_n i_o will_v have_v yield_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v our_o surety_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n for_o so_o far_o as_o hitherto_o i_o have_v apprehend_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o propriety_n thereof_o a_o proper_a surety_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o creditor_n in_o the_o self_n same_o bond_n or_o obligation_n with_o the_o principal_a debtor_n now_o the_o case_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o we_o be_v otherwise_o for_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v in_o the_o same_o bond_n with_o we_o nor_o be_v our_o obligation_n translate_v upon_o he_o or_o assume_v by_o he_o but_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o obligation_n peculiar_a to_o himself_o which_o obligation_n be_v not_o only_o individual_o but_o also_o specifical_o different_a from_o we_o we_o be_v obligatio_fw-la criminis_fw-la and_o his_o only_a contractus_fw-la as_o have_v be_v before_o say_v and_o prove_v moreover_o christ_n be_v not_o our_o surety_n in_o any_o more_o proper_a sense_n than_o our_o sin_n be_v proper_a debt_n or_o god_n a_o proper_a creditor_n which_o expression_n be_v not_o proper_a but_o metaphorical_a and_o withal_o i_o will_v say_v that_o although_o i_o shall_v deny_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o any_o 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