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angel_n it_o cease_v for_o ever_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o creature_n psal_n 49_o 6_o 8._o 3._o whatever_o any_o creature_n can_v do_v he_o owe_v it_o for_o himself_o and_o do_v but_o his_o duty_n 4._o grant_v yet_o that_o some_o creature_n can_v give_v help_n can_v there_o be_v any_o salvation_n for_o then_o for_o this_o very_a cause_n we_o shall_v be_v servant_n unto_o the_o creature_n and_o this_o be_v to_o bring_v we_o into_o bondage_n and_o not_o into_o liberty_n they_o be_v not_o their_o own_o who_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n if_o the_o creature_n do_v lay_v down_o the_o price_n we_o be_v the_o creature_n servant_n which_o to_o be_v be_v absolute_a slavery_n 5._o our_o evil_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v remove_v by_o creature_n yet_o remove_v they_o must_v be_v if_o any_o of_o we_o be_v save_v and_o our_o good_a that_o we_o may_v be_v happy_a be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v by_o they_o communicate_v the_o evil_n be_v the_o infinite_a wrath_n of_o god_n the_o guilt_n and_o damn_v nature_n of_o sin_n stand_v in_o force_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o eternal_a perfect_a law_n the_o empire_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o strong_a arm_a man_n of_o who_o we_o read_v luk._n 11._o 21_o 22._o the_o good_a we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o be_v a_o righteousness_n above_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n a_o resurrection_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o corporal_a the_o communication_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n eternal_a life_n and_o a_o blessedness_n excel_v the_o blessedness_n of_o adam_n in_o paradise_n and_o a_o kingdom_n which_o can_v be_v shake_v all_o and_o every_o of_o these_o be_v beyond_o any_o create_a power_n to_o give_v or_o take_v away_o 6._o no_o creature_n can_v ever_o think_v of_o the_o way_n manner_n or_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v the_o world_n in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n uphold_v for_o some_o thousand_o of_o year_n in_o its_o wisdom_n and_o ability_n by_o its_o wisdom_n 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god_n they_o become_v fool_n corrupt_v god_n glory_n and_o turn_v his_o truth_n into_o a_o lie_n unto_o themselves_o rom._n 1._o 21._o &_o 2._o 14._o and_o as_o for_o the_o holy_a angel_n they_o can_v not_o find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o man_n reconciliation_n for_o they_o come_v to_o know_v it_o by_o the_o church_n ephes_n 3._o 10._o sect_n 5._o and_o fourthly_a as_o for_o any_o other_o mean_n what_o can_v enter_v into_o man_n heart_n but_o the_o mean_v 4._o nor_o any_o other_o mean_v offering_n of_o sacrifice_n even_o to_o thousand_o of_o ram_n or_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n a_o thing_n impossible_a to_o be_v have_v or_o the_o give_n of_o the_o son_n of_o our_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n a_o bloody_a and_o as_o fond_a as_o desperate_a a_o course_n or_o the_o build_n of_o temple_n to_o god_n but_o all_o these_o with_o such_o like_a god_n reject_v micah_n 6._o 6_o 7._o isa_n 66._o 1_o 2_o 3._o now_o these_o be_v the_o use_n unto_o which_o we_o shall_v 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