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sentence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n and_o reconcile_v and_o accept_v of_o god_n to_o grace_n and_o glory_n q._n but_o do_v not_o christ_n represent_v our_o person_n in_o his_o righteousness_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o we_o as_o if_o we_o ourselves_o have_v be_v and_o do_v what_o he_o be_v and_o do_v as_o righteous_a ans_fw-fr this_o be_v the_o very_a heart_n of_o all_o the_o controversy_n shall_v be_v decide_v only_o by_o scripture_n and_o nothing_o add_v or_o diminish_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o second_o adam_n and_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sponsor_n surety_n or_o interposer_n and_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n that_o suffer_v for_o we_o the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a a_o price_n and_o a_o sacrifice_n be_v all_o find_v in_o scripture_n wise_a and_o peaceable_a man_n here_o will_v be_v as_o fearful_a of_o (null)_o invention_n and_o addition_n as_o in_o discipline_n or_o ceremony_n at_o least_o but_o because_o all_o be_v 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20._o it_o be_v say_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a case_n that_o partiality_n can_v so_o much_o prevail_v as_o that_o they_o that_o cry_v out_o of_o some_o doubtful_a word_n as_o damnable_a heresy_n do_v yet_o think_v it_o tolerable_a language_n to_o say_v that_o by_o imputation_n of_o the_o very_a sin_n itself_o to_o christ_n as_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v the_o great_a sinner_n the_o great_a murderer_n liar_n adulterer_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o world_n i_o beseech_v you_o abstain_v from_o such_o word_n till_o you_o find_v they_o in_o the_o scripture_n christ_n never_o be_v repute_v of_o god_n a_o sinner_n who_o do_v so_o much_o to_o show_v his_o hatred_n of_o it_o nor_o ever_o take_v our_o sin_n unto_o he_o any_o further_a than_o to_o suffer_v for_o it_o to_o expiate_v it_o and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o similitude_n by_o which_o we_o must_v understand_v how_o his_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n be_v make_v we_o it_o will_v make_v all_o very_a plain_n it_o be_v we_o 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