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it_o take_v pareus_n take_v pareus_n away_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n it_o stop_v up_o not_o only_o the_o fountain_n original_a corruption_n but_o all_o the_o rivulet_n of_o actual_a transgression_n the_o fullness_n of_o satisfaction_n in_o the_o humiliation_n of_o christ_n be_v like_o the_o fullness_n of_o water_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o sea_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o huge_a vastness_n can_v drown_v mountain_n as_o well_o as_o molehill_n even_o so_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n can_v swallow_v up_o the_o great_a as_o well_o as_o the_o least_o sin_n a_o second_o head_n of_o disparity_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o potency_n and_o prevalency_n of_o their_o effect_n the_o offence_n of_o adam_n bring_v in_o a_o kingdom_n and_o tyranny_n of_o death_n if_o by_o one_o man_n offence_n death_n reign_v by_o one_o ver_fw-la 17._o but_o now_o the_o obedience_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n have_v purchase_v and_o erect_v a_o far_o more_o powerful_a eminent_a 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