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he_o have_v save_v &_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n gal._n 3._o 13._o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n when_o he_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o us._n 2._o by_o his_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o fulfil_v of_o it_o and_o thus_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 10._o in_o regard_n of_o that_o perfect_a obedience_n he_o yield_v thereunto_o and_o so_o he_o tell_v john_n that_o it_o become_v he_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n matth._n 3._o for_o salvation_n stand_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o a_o freedom_n and_o deliverance_n from_o hell_n 2._o in_o the_o possession_n of_o heaven_n and_o eternal_a life_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n merit_v the_o first_o and_o by_o his_o obedience_n in_o fulfil_v the_o law_n merit_v the_o second_o for_o though_o christ_n death_n have_v deliver_v we_o from_o death_n yet_o if_o obedience_n have_v not_o be_v yield_v to_o the_o law_n still_o the_o curse_n will_v have_v be_v upon_o we_o exclude_v we_o out_o of_o heaven_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o law_n transgression_n whereas_o now_o the_o law_n be_v translate_v from_o our_o person_n to_o the_o person_n of_o our_o mediator_n he_o have_v perfect_o fulfil_v it_o and_o so_o be_v our_o jesus_n by_o his_o obedience_n both_o in_o his_o suffering_n and_o in_o our_o do_n 3._o by_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o save_v we_o by_o pardon_v we_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o and_o col._n 1._o 14._o in_o who_o we_o have_v redemption_n by_o his_o blood_n that_o be_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 4._o he_o save_v we_o by_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o and_o by_o dis-throning_a our_o corruption_n so_o that_o we_o be_v no_o long_a servant_n to_o sin_n but_o to_o he_o he_o save_v we_o from_o the_o command_a power_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o condemn_a power_n of_o sin_n he_o save_v we_o from_o the_o dominion_n and_o service_n of_o it_o see_v rom._n 6._o 11._o 12._o and_o 8._o 2._o 5._o he_o save_v we_o not_o only_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n but_o from_o the_o very_a presence_n and_o inhabitation_n of_o it_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v here_o he_o save_v we_o that_o it_o reign_v not_o there_o he_o will_v full_o save_v we_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o have_v a_o dwell_n in_o us._n all_o these_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o two_o head_n namely_o that_o christ_n save_v us._n 1._o by_o his_o merit_n he_o merit_v by_o his_o death_n freedom_n from_o the_o curse_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o his_o obedience_n eternal_a life_n for_o us._n 2._o by_o his_o efficacy_n whereby_o in_o this_o life_n he_o daily_o mortify_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o whole_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v abolish_v the_o same_o acknowledge_v we_o then_o christ_n for_o our_o jesus_n the_o papist_n be_v like_o the_o jew_n they_o trust_v in_o moses_n joh._n 5._o 45._o they_o will_v come_v into_o canaan_n by_o moses_n as_o well_o as_o by_o joshva_n and_o so_o make_v themselves_o their_o own_o jesuss_n while_o they_o will_v be_v save_v partly_o by_o christ_n partly_o by_o themselves_o christ_n will_v be_v jesus_n alone_o or_o not_o jesus_n at_o all_o the_o three_o title_n be_v christ_n a_o greek_a word_n the_o same_o with_o the_o hebrew_n messiah_n signify_v anoint_v so_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o signify_v of_o the_o name_n christ_n and_o what_o it_o signify_v saviour_n anoint_v and_o so_o this_o name_n comprehend_v all_o his_o three_o office_n of_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n inasmuch_o as_o all_o these_o three_o under_o the_o law_n be_v invest_v into_o their_o office_n