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to_o have_v union_n and_o communion_n with_o he_o here_o and_o hereafter_o so_o he_o be_v and_o that_o not_o only_a exemplariter_fw-la as_o grotius_n blanch_v it_o 14.6_o grotius_n com._n in_o john_n 14.6_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o example_n by_o the_o imitation_n whereof_o man_n come_v to_o heaven_n but_o also_o efficient_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o mediation_n his_o satisfaction_n and_o intercession_n he_o it_o be_v who_o have_v lay_v out_o unto_o we_o and_o pave_v for_o we_o a_o new_a and_o live_a way_n to_o god_n by_o his_o own_o meritorious_a blood_n heb._n 10.20_o which_o he_o keep_v open_a by_o his_o continue_a intercession_n thus_o be_v he_o the_o way_n and_o the_o only_a way_n so_o it_o follow_v no_o man_n come_v unto_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o john_n 14.6_o into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n no_o more_o be_v there_o into_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o be_v by_o jesus_n christ_n his_o mediation_n his_o satisfaction_n his_o 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socinian_n will_n or_o date_n to_o deny_v expiation_n expiatory_a sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n expiation_n scripture_n be_v so_o express_v and_o full_a for_o it_o and_o that_o as_o elsewhere_o so_o special_o in_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o those_o legal_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n the_o sacrifice_n among_o the_o rest_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o serve_v unto_o the_o example_n and_o shadow_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n cap._n 8.5_o and_o chap._n 9_o v._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d heb._n 8.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 9.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o first_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o time_n then_o present_a in_o which_o be_v offer_v up_o both_o gift_n and_o sacrifice_n all_o of_o they_o type_n and_o figure_n and_o again_o verse_n 23._o he_o call_v they_o pattern_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o verse_n 24._o 〈◊〉_d verse_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d figure_n of_o the_o true_a viz._n of_o christ_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n thus_o again_o chap._n 10.1_o he_o call_v the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v that_o be_v but_o a_o shadow_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n but_o christ_n christus_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o true_a minister_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o god_n have_v pitch_v so_o you_o have_v it_o chap._n 8.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o minister_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n these_o be_v those_o good_a thing_n whereof_o the_o law_n be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v a_o shadow_n even_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o christ_n the_o benefit_n procure_v and_o dispense_v by_o he_o those_o ceremony_n be_v the_o shadow_n christ_n the_o body_n so_o the_o apostle_n express_o inform_v we_o col._n 2.17_o where_o speak_v of_o some_o ceremonial_a observation_n he_o 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