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for_o who_o he_o be_v the_o die_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o reserve_v the_o peculiar_o of_o a_o redeemer_n shall_v agree_v to_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o we_o be_v pardon_v and_o adopt_v for_o his_o sake_n who_o deserve_v endless_a woe_n and_o be_v never_o capable_a of_o make_v the_o least_o atonement_n answ_n 2._o if_o the_o objector_n intend_v to_o represent_v i_o deny_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v once_o upon_o christ_n he_o know_v i_o plain_o state_n and_o affirm_v the_o contrary_n p._n 7._o our_o sin_n be_v lay_v upon_o christ_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o so_o that_o by_o the_o father_n be_v appointment_n and_o his_o own_o consent_n he_o become_v oblige_v as_o mediator_n to_o bear_v those_o punishment_n to_o the_o full_a satisfaction_n of_o justice_n and_o p._n 9_o christ_n do_v bear_v the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o be_v that_o respect_n to_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n whereby_o there_o be_v a_o obligation_n to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n answ_n 3._o i_o suppose_v the_o objector_n be_v now_o offend_v that_o i_o do_v not_o say_v with_o crisp_n and_o his_o party_n that_o sin_n itself_o the_o filth_n and_o fault_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o oppose_v to_o the_o guilt_n be_v lay_v on_o christ_n and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o god_n esteem_n the_o very_a murderer_n and_o idolater_n answ_n 4._o i_o grant_v god_n esteem_v christ_n and_o sinner_n so_o one_o as_o he_o that_o free_o engage_v to_o die_v to_o redeem_v sinner_n by_o die_v in_o their_o stead_n and_o they_o in_o who_o stead_n he_o so_o die_v be_v one_o but_o i_o shall_v ever_o deny_v that_o christ_n and_o sinner_n be_v so_o one_o in_o conspectu_fw-la fori_fw-la as_o that_o god_n esteem_v sinner_n to_o die_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n though_o they_o when_o believer_n be_v save_v by_o christ_n death_n as_o if_o they_o have_v make_v atonement_n and_o also_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o sinner_n in_o god_n account_n when_o he_o die_v sustain_v the_o person_n of_o a_o mediator_n 13._o obj._n mr._n w._n differ_v from_o himself_o have_v in_o his_o write_n several_a inconsistency_n and_o self-contradiction_n answ_n 1._o this_o be_v put_v in_o for_o a_o provision_n against_o all_o that_o occur_v in_o my_o book_n to_o debar_v the_o false_a charge_n against_o i_o oh_o he_o contradict_v himself_o when_o he_o utter_v thing_n in_o full_a opposition_n to_o socinianism_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 2._o and_o wherein_o do_v i_o contradict_v myself_o the_o objector_n think_v if_o i_o deny_v the_o crispian_n change_n of_o person_n or_o pecuniary_a suretyship_n and_o one_o legal_a person_n in_o a_o sense_n infer_v our_o make_a satisfaction_n by_o our_o own_o die_v in_o the_o law_n estimate_n then_o whatever_o i_o say_v of_o christ_n satisfaction_n must_v be_v socinianism_n and_o all_o i_o can_v utter_v against_o socinianism_n be_v self-contradicting_a but_o if_o he_o call_v i_o to_o it_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v 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