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be_v satisfy_v isa_n 53.10.11_o yea_o a_o select_a number_n among_o the_o heathen_a psal_n 2.8_o nation_n shall_v run_v unto_o he_o isa_n 5.5_o who_o be_v call_v child_n give_v unto_o christ_n heb._n 2.13_o so_o john_n 10.29_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n speak_v of_o his_o sheep_n that_o be_v of_o those_o that_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n do_v say_v my_o father_n which_o give_v they_o i_o thus_o you_o see_v the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n all_o order_v for_o the_o exaltation_n of_o infinite_o free_a grace_n the_o use_v it_o be_v wonderful_a that_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n shall_v from_o all_o eternity_n be_v concern_v for_o fall_a man_n salvation_n 3._o that_o the_o lord_n christ_n god-man_n must_v engage_v in_o this_o great_a work_n that_o he_o who_o be_v eternal_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v empty_v himself_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v mighty_o surprise_v that_o god_n shall_v humble_v 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bear_v a_o holy_a thing_n luke_n 1.35_o therefore_o also_o that_o holy_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o be_v bear_v with_o holy_a inclination_n and_o propension_n yea_o and_o all_o his_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n be_v holy_a all_o his_o life-time_n for_o he_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n matth._n 3.15_o ch_n 5.17_o and_o at_o his_o death_n his_o blood_n be_v the_o precious_a blood_n of_o he_o who_o be_v without_o blemish_n and_o without_o spot_n 1_o pet._n 1.19_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n ch._n 2.22_o for_o such_o a_o high_a priest_n become_v we_o who_o be_v holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n heb._n 7.26_o which_o can_v not_o be_v have_v he_o the_o least_o spot_n or_o blemish_n on_o he_o note_v well_o isa_n 53.9_o 3._o in_o what_o part_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o filth_n of_o sin_n lay_v or_o what_o be_v there_o in_o christ_n that_o be_v either_o 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every_o man_n from_o the_o evil_n of_o his_o way_n jer._n 36.2,3,6_o &_o 7._o and_o be_v a_o may_v be_v a_o peradventure_o powerful_a enough_o to_o raise_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o great_a undertake_n as_o to_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n and_o yet_o not_o sufficient_a to_o oblige_v we_o to_o act_v for_o god_n and_o glory_n or_o do_v this_o may_v be_v prove_v a_o motive_n sufficient_a to_o engage_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n to_o endeavour_v the_o salvation_n of_o precious_a and_o immortal_a soul_n and_o yet_o insufficient_a for_o the_o move_a you_o to_o the_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o yourselves_o sure_o this_o may_v be_v do_v not_o argue_v only_o a_o possibility_n but_o moreover_o a_o great_a probability_n thou_o be_v therefore_o o_o man_n inexcusable_a if_o thou_o neglecte_v thy_o duty_n and_o will_v not_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n since_o by_o strive_v thou_o may_v have_v a_o entrance_n into_o the_o heavenly_a glory_n give_v thou_o it_o be_v 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power_n and_o faculty_n remain_v yet_o they_o be_v sad_o vitiate_v in_o that_o they_o be_v become_v the_o seat_n of_o vicious_a propension_n disposition_n and_o habit_n for_o the_o understanding_n have_v not_o only_o lose_v its_o primogeneal_a directive_n light_n and_o become_v darkness_n but_o the_o will_n be_v also_o strange_o corrupt_v not_o in_o the_o arminian_n sense_n alone_o as_o the_o remonstrant_n express_v it_o etc._n it_o act._n scrip._n synod_n min._n remonst_z in_o explic._n 3._o et_fw-fr 4._o art_n de_fw-fr grat._n etc._n etc._n who_o say_v quare_fw-la libertatem_fw-la volendi_fw-la indifferenter_fw-la tam_fw-la bonum_fw-la salutare_fw-la quam_fw-la malum_fw-la in_o statu_fw-la lapsûs_fw-la voluntati_fw-la adesse_fw-la negamus_fw-la quin_fw-la potius_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ad_fw-la bona_fw-la istiusmodi_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la vulneratum_fw-la sauciatum_fw-la infirmatum_fw-la inclinatum_fw-la &_o attenuatum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o captivatum_fw-la 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