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none_o to_o answer_v for_o she_o to_o plead_v her_o cause_n and_o procure_v her_o peace_n 5.23_o es_fw-ge 9.6_o eph._n 5.23_o but_o only_o jesus_n christ_n the_o counsellor_n and_o prince_n of_o peace_n as_o the_o wife_n her_o husband_n four_o christ_n do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o head_n that_o be_v give_v spiritual_a sense_n by_o the_o save_a understanding_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o motion_n by_o give_v strength_n and_o power_n to_o walk_v in_o they_o yea_o he_o do_v knit_v and_o join_v the_o part_n together_o to_o he_o by_o merit_n and_o spirit_n 4.16_o eph._n 4.16_o and_o give_v effectual_a power_n to_o every_o pâ—rt_n to_o do_v its_o office_n yea_o he_o so_o far_o do_v these_o good_a office_n for_o his_o church_n as_o her_o head_n that_o as_o the_o head_n can_v be_v take_v from_o the_o body_n without_o the_o certain_a death_n and_o ruin_n thereof_o so_o as_o it_o be_v well_o say_v without_o christ_n the_o church_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o as_o a_o dead_a carcase_n thus_o 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of_o christ_n his_o body_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o heaven_n must_v contain_v he_o till_o his_o come_n again_o but_o if_o you_o do_v respect_v the_o whole_a person_n of_o christ_n of_o who_o when_o the_o scripture_n do_v speakâ—_n it_o do_v attribute_v that_o unto_o whole_a christ_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o either_o nature_n so_o we_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v present_a with_o we_o though_o his_o body_n be_v in_o heaven_n because_o we_o be_v not_o without_o the_o bless_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n neither_o to_o his_o sufficient_a presence_n do_v we_o need_v his_o body_n now_o for_o though_o the_o king_n body_n be_v only_o at_o the_o court_n yet_o be_v he_o a_o sufficient_a head_n for_o government_n under_o god_n of_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n as_o his_o body_n politic_a second_o we_o can_v be_v sure_a if_o christ_n be_v altogether_o absent_a that_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n by_o virtue_n of_o any_o coin_a divine_a anoint_v be_v able_a to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o administration_n but_o the_o same_o or_o one_o lord_n so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v with_o king_n who_o be_v never_o out_o of_o their_o kingdom_n though_o there_o be_v diverse_a officer_n under_o they_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o in_o who_o there_o be_v regal_a power_n and_o that_o be_v the_o king_n himself_o so_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n the_o church_n i_o mean_v though_o there_o be_v diverse_a office_n yet_o he_o keep_v the_o royalty_n in_o himself_o which_o if_o he_o have_v put_v over_o unto_o another_o it_o must_v either_o fasten_v upon_o he_o sloth_n or_o at_o the_o least_o ease_n to_o put_v the_o burden_n of_o government_n upon_o a_o weak_a person_n shoulder_n or_o it_o must_v make_v we_o say_v that_o he_o have_v do_v a_o needless_a thing_n to_o make_v a_o substitute_n in_o his_o own_o presence_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v impossible_a 4._o last_o if_o jesus_n christ_n be_v absent_a and_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o 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prosperity_n ease_n and_o the_o like_a no_o sure_o for_o what_o worldling_n have_v not_o such_o a_o peace_n ordinary_o but_o a_o peace_n in_o sickness_n poverty_n persecution_n death_n to_o have_v peace_n when_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v out_o of_o course_n and_o shake_v and_o shake_v at_o we_o and_o when_o all_o worldly_a contentment_n be_v take_v from_o we_o be_v peace_n which_o pass_v understanding_n and_o whence_o come_v all_o this_o but_o from_o this_o excuse_v power_n of_o conscience_n which_o say_v of_o we_o not_o guilty_a in_o our_o soul_n david_n confidence_n be_v such_o as_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o his_o hand_n and_o dare_v put_v himself_o upon_o god_n trial_n judge_v i_o o_o lord_n psal_n psal_n 7.8_o inâ—â—tia_fw-la â—â—se_fw-la non_fw-la personae_fw-la psal_n 26.1_o 2._o psal_n according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n and_o again_o judge_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o have_v walk_v in_o my_o innocence_n prove_v i_o and_o try_v i_o examine_v my_o reins_n and_o my_o 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