neither_o of_o which_o they_o can_v be_v be_v they_o not_o thus_o purify_v unclean_a vessel_n be_v not_o meet_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o prince_n neither_o be_v they_o fit_a for_o any_o honourable_a service_n until_o they_o be_v wash_v and_o sweeten_v and_o so_o be_v it_o with_o impure_a sinner_n till_o they_o be_v washen_n by_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n as_o they_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o his_o presence_n so_o much_o less_o for_o his_o use_n so_o much_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o from_o that_o forecited_n text_n of_o the_o apostle_n 2_o tim._n 2.21_o if_o a_o man_n therefore_o purge_v himself_o from_o these_o viz._n impure_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n he_o shall_v be_v a_o vessel_n unto_o honour_n sanctify_a and_o meet_v for_o the_o master_n use_n none_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n or_o for_o communion_n with_o he_o to_o honour_v he_o or_o to_o be_v honour_v by_o he_o but_o such_o as_o be_v purify_v sanctify_a but_o 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those_o act_n which_o they_o call_v ad_fw-la extrà _fw-la work_v which_o god_n work_v out_o of_o himself_o for_o or_o upon_o his_o creature_n they_o be_v all_o indivisa_fw-la common_a to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n all_o concur_v in_o they_o so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n gen._n 1.1_o god_n essential_o consider_v elohim_n a_o word_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n which_o be_v join_v with_o barah_n a_o verb_n singular_a be_v common_o conceive_v to_o denote_v the_o trinity_n of_o person_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o essence_n whether_o so_o or_o no_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o the_o three_o person_n be_v interest_v in_o that_o work_n not_o only_o the_o father_n to_o who_o the_o apostle_n ascribe_v it_o 1_o cor._n 8.6_o unto_o we_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n even_o the_o father_n of_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n but_o also_o the_o son_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o joh._n 1.3_o second_v by_o 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the_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o by_o they_o deliver_v unto_o pilate_n and_o that_o bind_v so_o we_o have_v it_o record_v matth._n 27.2_o when_o they_o have_v bind_v he_o they_o lead_v he_o away_o and_o deliver_v he_o to_o pontius_n pilate_n by_o who_o he_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v crucify_v as_o we_o have_v it_o v._o 26._o of_o that_o chap._n which_o be_v by_o they_o according_o do_v he_o be_v deliver_v to_o their_o will_n as_o saint_n luke_n have_v it_o they_o lead_v he_o away_o luke_n 23.25_o 26._o thus_o be_v he_o lead_v as_o a_o lamb_n to_o the_o slaughter_n as_o the_o prophet_n isai_n have_v it_o be_v 53._o how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o give_v himself_o instrument_n ans_fw-fr they_o herein_o but_o his_o instrument_n ans_fw-fr to_o this_o the_o answer_n be_v as_o obvious_a as_o the_o former_a all_o these_o be_v instrumental_a in_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o cross_n be_v therein_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o great_a 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