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christ_n who_o be_v god_n all-sufficient_a and_o beside_o who_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n all_o these_o excellency_n of_o remedy_n put_v together_o serve_v but_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o destituteness_n and_o desperateness_n of_o the_o disease_n verse_n 18._o therefore_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n even_o so_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o one_o the_o free_a gift_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n unto_o justification_n of_o life_n therefore_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o man_n judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n etc._n etc._n this_o 18_o verse_n by_o the_o illative_a seem_v to_o i_o rather_o to_o refer_v to_o the_o 16_o verse_n than_o to_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n and_o may_v thence_o more_o express_o and_o peculiar_o be_v supply_v howbeit_o the_o comparison_n be_v there_o with_o more_o precise_a respect_n to_o the_o thing_n huâ—_z here_o to_o the_o person_n therefore_o then_o the_o illative_a be_v a_o 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he_o censure_v they_o for_o such_o that_o can_v be_v but_o a_o calumnious_a aspersion_n that_o prae-occupates_v the_o law_n and_o precede_v the_o divine_a imputation_n let_v he_o say_v how_o be_v they_o unnatural_a but_o because_o do_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o why_o vile_a enough_o but_o because_o that_o pure_a and_o perfect_a law_n be_v sufficient_a so_o to_o convince_v they_o original_a sin_n can_v never_o have_v be_v call_v so_o but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n of_o original_a righteousness_n that_o go_v before_o it_o how_o then_o can_v actual_a sin_n be_v say_v to_o forego_v a_o law_n for_o they_o do_v do_v action_n personal_a actual_a sin_n even_o these_o do_v and_o yet_o not_o impute_v oh_o what_o a_o imputation_n be_v this_o to_o the_o eternal_a law_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o true_a conscience_n but_o will_v this_o salve_v it_o to_o say_v they_o be_v not_o yet_o so_o impute_v that_o will_v not_o do_v it_o if_o he_o so_o mean_v 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to_o such_o purpose_n be_v such_o a_o imputation_n to_o the_o divine_a attribute_n as_o i_o need_v not_o now_o to_o say_v verse_n 14._o nevertheless_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n even_o over_o they_o that_o have_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n who_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v nevertheless_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n but_o for_o all_o that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v or_o promulgate_v to_o a_o peculiar_a people_n death_n notwithstanding_o reign_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o all_o that_o time_n comprehensive_o and_o inclusive_o from_o adam_n his_o fall_n his_o deprivation_n of_o the_o image_n and_o depravation_n of_o nature_n till_o moses_n his_o publication_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o so_o during_o that_o whole_a economy_n or_o dispensation_n even_o until_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o his_o grace_n by_o who_o alone_o all_o that_o believe_v be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n both_o sin_n and_o death_n from_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o therefore_o till_o then_o terminal_o and_o exclusive_o death_n reign_v and_o sin_n likewise_o because_o the_o dominion_n and_o tyranny_n of_o these_o two_o always_o go_v together_o now_o after_o the_o duration_n the_o main_a thing_n remarkable_a be_v the_o domination_n or_o death_n reign_v which_o can_v exact_o be_v but_o as_o she_o be_v understand_v in_o her_o whole_a law_n and_o power_n and_o in_o their_o full_a latitude_n or_o extent_n sc._n in_o the_o forcible_a denunciation_n and_o infliction_n of_o death_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternael_n for_o where_o she_o be_v so_o restrain_v as_o to_o go_v no_o far_o than_o the_o corporal_a only_o so_o far_o be_v she_o then_o from_o any_o thing_n like_o to_o reign_v that_o she_o be_v now_o as_o it_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n but_o take_v she_o in_o her_o 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