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as_o it_o set_v he_o in_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n far_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n and_o as_o he_o go_v before_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o we_o 2._o joh._n 14_o 2._o he_o bid_v mary_n to_o tell_v the_o disciple_n joh._n 20.17_o go_v to_o my_o brethren_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o i_o ascend_v to_o my_o father_n and_o your_o father_n to_o my_o god_n and_o your_o god_n q._n d._n now_o you_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o your_o interest_n in_o god_n in_o a_o covenant-way_n for_o now_o i_o have_v do_v that_o work_n on_o earth_n that_o obstruct_v your_o fellowship_n and_o obscure_v your_o interest_n so_o that_o now_o you_o may_v call_v he_o your_o god_n and_o come_v unto_o he_o as_o your_o father_n without_o misgiving_n within_o or_o challenge_n from_o without_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o christ_n ascension_n that_o assure_v these_o mercy_n to_o we_o 1._o his_o session_n at_o god_n right_a hand_n 2._o his_o intercession_n 1._o jesus_n christ_n be_v set_v at_o 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redeemer_n there_o be_v both_o sympathy_n ability_n and_o authority_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v effectual_o manage_v his_o glorious_a undertake_n yet_o that_o be_v not_o all_o for_o 2._o in_o the_o 22_o ver_fw-la it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o give_v he_o to_o be_v the_o head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o church_n i._n e._n not_o only_o to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n but_o to_o be_v head_n and_o governor_n over_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n so_o that_o now_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v subordinate_a to_o he_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o elect_a soul_n and_o now_o every_o thing_n shall_v help_v they_o forward_o towards_o heaven_n yet_o further_o there_o be_v something_o more_o in_o the_o phrase_n and_o that_o be_v that_o as_o the_o head_n be_v go_v before_o to_o heaven_n so_o the_o member_n shall_v undoubted_o follow_v after_o and_o so_o salvation_n shall_v be_v sure_a and_o this_o be_v very_o clear_a in_o that_o admirable_a text_n ephes_n 2.6_o and_o have_v raise_v we_o up_o together_o and_o make_v we_o sit_v together_o in_o heavenly_a place_n in_o christ_n jesus_n i._n e._n thus_o it_o be_v as_o sure_a as_o if_o be_v there_o already_o or_o we_o be_v set_v there_o in_o our_o representative_a jesus_n christ_n or_o these_o holy_a place_n and_o privilege_n on_o earth_n be_v a_o earnest_n of_o glory_n but_o indeed_o the_o saint_n be_v already_o save_v so_o say_v paul_n ver_fw-la 8.24_o rom._n 8.24_o 5._o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v and_o elsewhere_o we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n so_o that_o we_o have_v as_o it_o be_v take_v up_o our_o room_n as_o one_o say_v in_o heaven_n aforehand_o whereunto_o we_o have_v just_a right_n upon_o earth_n by_o virtue_n of_o union_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o communion_n for_o he_o that_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n loc_n quia_fw-la nondum_fw-la haec_fw-la quae_fw-la commemorate_fw-la in_fw-la membris_fw-la apparent_a propter_fw-la arcanam_fw-la tamen_fw-la unitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la 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