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no_o other_o impediment_n than_o that_o which_o hinder_v they_o from_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o office_n must_v give_v way_n to_o they_o to_o lay_v down_o their_o office_n chap._n vii_o use_v 1_o here_o see_v the_o condescension_n and_o humility_n of_o christ_n he_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o low_a kind_n of_o life_n even_o that_o of_o a_o servant_n and_o the_o low_a kind_n of_o death_n that_o of_o the_o cross_n when_o he_o be_v among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n phil._n 2.7_o 8._o he_o empty_v himself_o suspend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o it_o be_v lay_v aside_o his_o glory_n and_o majesty_n yea_o it_o be_v say_v god_n send_v his_o own_o son_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n rom._n 8.3_o though_o his_o flesh_n be_v not_o sinful_a yet_o he_o be_v just_o like_a to_o sinful_a flesh_n as_o to_o imputation_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o lay_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o isa_n 53.6_o and_o as_o to_o reputation_n in_o respect_n of_o 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their_o sin_n the_o eye_n affect_v the_o heart_n think_v while_o you_o be_v hear_v as_o if_o that_o be_v real_o and_o visible_o before_o you_o by_o which_o christ_n and_o sin_n be_v represent_v in_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n 4._o labour_v to_o be_v transform_v into_o what_o you_o hear_v obey_v this_o word_n of_o truth_n from_o the_o heart_n rom._n 6.17_o consider_v that_o this_o word_n of_o god_n engraft_v within_o we_o be_v able_a to_o save_v our_o soul_n jam._n 1.22_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o engraft_a word_n it_o will_v be_v a_o fruitful_a word_n appear_v in_o our_o conversation_n chap._n vi_o come_v etc._n etc._n this_o word_n come_v contain_v what_o those_o messenger_n who_o be_v send_v about_o the_o gospel-errand_n be_v to_o say_v that_o be_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o guest_n to_o come_v away_o and_o partake_v of_o that_o gospel-provision_n to_o which_o they_o be_v invite_v the_o word_n be_v metaphorical_a answerable_a to_o the_o matter_n speak_v of_o here_o i_o note_v obser_n 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though_o god_n will_v have_v we_o come_v at_o his_o call_n yet_o no_o man_n can_v come_v of_o himself_o no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o christ_n except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o john_n 6.44_o there_o can_v be_v no_o motion_n towards_o god_n without_o a_o influence_n from_o god_n use_v 3_o be_v exhort_v to_o come_v come_v and_o see_v john_n 1.46_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o plentiful_a provision_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o mankind_n through_o he_o consider_v the_o worth_n that_o be_v in_o he_o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n john_n 1.29_o god_n have_v send_v forth_o his_o son_n that_o