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the apos. declares no such thing. When he looks upon Ct. as the public head of all those to whom t atonement is applied efficiently, he describes them as true believers in him. On this footing the apos. himself & his christian brethren considered thems.; they were Justified by faith in Ct. ; & fr. this union, they had peace with God; & not only so but they gloried in tribulations, becs. t love of God was shed abroad in their hearts, by t. Holy Ghost wh. was given to them. The atonement of Ct. they had actually received & hence were saved in Ct., their public head. The extent of t. atonement as to its merits, was one thing. But t. real application of it, to t. hearts of his childn. was another and absolutely essential to