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our_o flesh_n she_o shall_v be_v ensnare_v with_o the_o hook_n of_o the_o godhead_n when_o both_o godhead_n and_o manhood_n shall_v be_v link_v together_o by_o a_o inseparable_a union_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v that_o brazen_a serpent_n prefigure_v out_o to_o the_o jew_n a_o serpent_n appear_v in_o the_o true_a shape_n and_o condition_n of_o sinful_a man_n and_o yet_o a_o brazen_a serpent_n without_o sting_n without_o poison_n reserve_v for_o continuance_n and_o perpetuity_n the_o look_v and_o behold_v whereof_o be_v once_o raise_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n faith_n apprehend_v christ_n crucify_v shall_v cure_v all_o those_o which_o have_v be_v sting_v by_o the_o serpent_n thus_o you_o see_v the_o great_a encounter_n between_o man_n and_o the_o creature_n the_o strange_a antipathy_n and_o discord_n between_o both_o now_o let_v we_o examine_v how_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o element_n stand_v affect_v to_o man_n in_o this_o great_a diffention_n and_o to_o what_o 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infidelity_n upon_o all_o fit_a occasion_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o revolt_v and_o dare_v undertake_v nothing_o for_o fear_n of_o his_o death_n which_o he_o hold_v for_o his_o great_a woe_n thus_o i_o have_v proportion_v the_o several_a punishment_n of_o the_o first_o sin_n to_o the_o ten_o plague_n of_o egypt_n i_o have_v contract_v they_o to_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o though_o further_a happy_o i_o can_v have_v extend_v they_o be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o desire_v to_o speak_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o some_o rule_n and_o proportion_n but_o now_o i_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o last_o punishment_n in_o egypt_n be_v mors_fw-la primogeniti_fw-la death_n the_o death_n of_o their_o first_o beget_v and_o this_o have_v likewise_o some_o reference_n to_o the_o last_o punishment_n of_o sin_n mors_fw-la primogeniti_fw-la the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o first_o beget_v in_o man_n and_o scripture_n do_v intimate_v as_o much_o in_o effect_n for_o this_o very_a phrase_n morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n may_v seem_v to_o include_v a_o needless_a repetition_n or_o tautology_n be_v there_o not_o a_o first_o death_n and_o a_o second_o death_n and_o both_o of_o they_o bruise_a bray_v and_o beat_v together_o in_o this_o one_o mortar_n morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n which_o word_n â—ound_v to_o my_o ear_n as_o if_o they_o do_v intimate_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o double_a death_n both_o propose_v to_o man_n and_o man_n himself_o make_v subject_a and_o liable_a to_o both_o yet_o the_o necessity_n seem_v to_o be_v impose_v only_o for_o one_o the_o first_o judgement_n have_v relation_n to_o the_o first_o death_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n if_o you_o tell_v i_o of_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o speech_n than_o i_o do_v much_o more_o magnify_v god_n who_o have_v so_o ordain_v the_o tongue_n and_o language_n of_o man_n to_o express_v such_o a_o mystery_n if_o you_o 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without_o fear_n and_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n we_o shalâ—_n find_v protection_n hebr._n 4._o vers_fw-la 15._o 16._o we_o have_v not_o a_o high_a priest_n which_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n but_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n tempt_v in_o like_a sort_n yet_o without_o sin_n let_v we_o therefore_o go_v bold_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v mercy_n and_o find_v grace_n to_o help_v we_o in_o this_o time_n of_o our_o necessity_n let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_n many_o what_o effect_n the_o prevision_n and_o premeditation_n of_o this_o last_o and_o great_a judgement_n have_v wrought_v upon_o the_o dear_a saint_n of_o god_n the_o righteous_a job_n can_v testify_v in_o the_o 21._o chapter_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v how_o shall_v i_o escape_v when_o god_n shall_v come_v unto_o judgement_n the_o belove_a disciple_n though_o otherwise_o he_o have_v lean_v upon_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n yet_o see_v christ_n come_v in_o 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