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 that were off red for ſin, and brought it with the veil and there ſprinkled it before a upon the mercy-ſeat, and by it made interceſion for the people, to an additional way ſaving them: the ſum of which Paul thus a plie to Chriſt when he faith. He can ſave, ſeeing be ever liveth to make interceſſion.

That alſo in he Romans is clear to the purpoſe. "Who is he that condemneth? It Chriſt that died." That is, Who is he that ſhall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect to condemnation to hell ſince Chriſt has take away the curſe. by his death from before God Then he adds that there is nothing that haſ yet happen to us, ſhall deſtroy us, ſince Chriſt alſo liveth to make interceſſion for us: "Who ſhall condemn? It is Chriſt that died; yea rather that is riſen again, who even is at the right hand of God, and maketh interceſſion for us."

Chriſt then by his death ſaved us as we are ſinners enemies and in a ſtate of condemnation by ſin; and Chriſt by his life ſaveth us, as conſidered juſtified and reconciled to God by his blood. So then, we have ſalvation from that condemnation that ſin had brought on us, and ſalvation from thoſe ruins that all the enemies of our ſouls would yet bring us unto, but cannot, which the interceſſion of Chriſt preventeth.

Chriſt hath redeemed us from the curſe of the law; whatever the law can take hold of, to curſe us for that Chriſt has redeemed us from, by being made a curſe for us. But this curſe that Chriſt was made for us, muſt be confined to his ſufferings, not to his exaltation; and