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v_o 4._o for_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o grief_n and_o carry_v our_o sorrow_n which_o be_v apply_v by_o st._n matth._n 8._o 17._o to_o bodily_a disease_n which_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o bear_v but_o take_v away_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n he_o heal_v all_o that_o be_v sick_a on_o which_o those_o word_n come_v in_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o esaias_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o it_o be_v grant_v by_o our_o adversary_n b_o that_o st._n matthew_n in_o those_o word_n do_v not_o give_v the_o full_a sense_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o only_o apply_v that_o by_o way_n of_o accommodation_n to_o bodily_a disease_n which_o be_v chief_o intend_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o in_o a_o way_n of_o accommodation_n it_o be_v not_o unusual_a to_o strain_v word_n beyond_o their_o genuine_a and_o natural_a signification_n or_o what_o be_v intend_v primary_o by_o the_o person_n who_o speak_v they_o will_v it_o be_v reasonable_a 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the_o pain_n he_o take_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o they_o or_o to_o our_o sin_n and_o so_o they_o be_v fulfil_v when_o christ_n by_o suffer_v upon_o the_o cross_n do_v obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n for_o we_o as_o st._n peter_n say_v 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o but_o upon_o what_o reason_n the_o annotation_n on_o that_o a_o place_n come_v to_o be_v so_o different_a from_o his_o sense_n express_v here_o long_o after_o crellius_n his_o answer_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v but_o we_o be_v sure_o he_o declare_v his_o mind_n as_o to_o the_o main_a of_o that_o controversy_n to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o it_o be_v when_o he_o write_v his_o book_n which_o crellius_n answer_v as_o appear_v by_o two_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o vossius_fw-la not_o long_o since_o publish_v and_o he_o utter_o disow_v the_o charge_n of_o 17._o socinianism_n as_o a_o calumny_n in_o his_o discussion_n the_o last_o book_n he_o ever_o write_v but_o we_o be_v no_o further_o oblige_v to_o vindicate_v grotius_n than_o he_o do_v 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a_o double_a action_n and_o so_o it_o must_v not_o be_v that_o god_n by_o he_o do_v meet_v with_o our_o sin_n but_o that_o god_n do_v make_v our_o sin_n to_o meet_v upon_o he_o to_o which_o crellius_n reply_v that_o word_n in_o hiphil_n be_v sometime_o use_v intransitive_o but_o 52._o can_v he_o produce_v any_o instance_n in_o scripture_n where_o this_o word_n join_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o take_v for_o in_o the_o last_o verâ—e_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o construction_n be_v different_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uncertain_a way_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n will_v this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d every_o anomalous_a signification_n and_o rare_a use_n of_o a_o word_n shall_v be_v make_v d_o use_n of_o to_o take_v away_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o place_n for_o that_o sense_n we_o contend_v for_o be_v not_o only_o enforce_v upon_o the_o most_o natural_a importance_n of_o these_o word_n but_o upon_o the_o agreeableness_n of_o they_o with_o so_o many_o other_o expression_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o christ_n do_v bear_v our_o iniquity_n and_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n and_o that_o his_o soul_n be_v make_v a_o offering_n for_o sin_n to_o which_o it_o be_v very_o suitable_a that_o as_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n be_v as_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v of_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o offer_v up_o himself_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o jew_n e_o themselves_o by_o this_o phrase_n do_v understand_v the_o punishment_n either_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n which_o josias_n undergo_v or_o which_o the_o people_n themselves_o suffer_v by_o those_o who_o interpret_v this_o pprophecy_n of_o they_o to_o which_o purpose_n aben_n ezra_n observe_v that_o iniquity_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o as_o 1_o sam._n a_o 28._o 10._o &_o lam._n 4._o 6._o but_o socinus_n mistrust_v the_o incongruity_n of_o this_o interpretation_n fly_v to_o another_o viz._n that_o god_n do_v make_v our_o iniquity_n to_o meet_v with_o christ_n and_o this_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o admit_v of_o if_o by_o that_o they_o mean_v that_o christ_n undergo_v the_o punishment_n of_o they_o as_o that_o phrase_n must_v natural_o import_v for_o what_o otherwise_o can_v our_o iniquity_n meet_v with_o he_o signify_v for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v proper_o as_o socinus_n acknowledge_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v when_o he_o reject_v pagnins_n interpretation_n of_o make_v christ_n to_o intercede_v for_o our_o iniquity_n signify_v either_o to_o meet_v with_o one_o by_o chance_n or_o out_o of_o kindness_n b_o or_o else_o for_o a_o encounter_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o destroy_v that_o which_o it_o meet_v with_o so_o judg._n 8._o 21._o rise_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o irrue_v in_o nos_fw-la fall_v upon_o we_o i_o e._n run_v upon_o we_o with_o thy_o sword_n and_o kill_v we_o judg._n 15._o 12._o swear_v unto_o i_o that_o you_o will_v not_o fall_v upon_o i_o yourselves_o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v and_o they_o explain_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o in_o the_o next_o word_n v_o 13._o we_o will_v not_o kill_v thou_o amos_n 5._o 19_o as_o if_o a_o man_n do_v flee_v from_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_v meet_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n with_o a_o design_n to_o kill_v he_o now_o i_o suppose_v they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o our_o sin_n meet_v with_o christ_n by_o chance_n since_o it_o be_v say_v that_o c_o god_n lay_v on_o he_o etc._n etc._n nor_o out_o