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(5) [centered]
3. How costly is this love.
Man's sin forced on the nec. [necessity]
of some sacrifice – of man, or
something in his stead ~
This was recognised [recognized] in olden time.
A cost of creature hap. [happiness], or God's
C. [Christ] was willing it should at the Cost
of his own hap. [happiness], that creatures not
escape.
Cost forbearance – patience,
long-suffering in God.
Cost a a painful & special dis-
-pensation of old –
Cost Christ his humiliation –
toil – sorrow – watching – reproach –
shame – continuely [continually] – forsaking.
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It took a while to work it out, but I think, in lines 7 and 9, the writer abbreviated the word, "happiness", as "hap".
Thank you for your help transcribing these sermons. The writer does often abbreviate words which you would not expect and I believe in this case that you are correct that hap. is actually happiness.