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this_o premise_a i_o shall_v now_o show_v you_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o gospel-covenant_n 1._o the_o gospel-covenant_n be_v a_o better_a covenant_n than_o the_o legal_a in_o respect_n of_o its_o original_a and_o manner_n of_o patefaction_n it_o be_v true_a they_o have_v both_o one_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n but_o the_o law_n may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v know_v by_o nature_n it_o be_v write_v in_o man_n heart_n at_o the_o first_o and_o the_o character_n be_v not_o whole_o wear_v out_o rom._n 2.15_o the_o gentile_n show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o now_o the_o gospel_n be_v immediate_o manifest_v from_o god_n to_o the_o church_n alone_o joh._n 1.18_o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n he_o have_v declare_v he_o mat._n 16.16_o 17._o and_o simon_n peter_n answer_v
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5.22_o 23._o he_o that_o despise_v christ_n despise_v god_n that_o send_v he_o and_o he_o that_o honour_v the_o son_n honour_v the_o father_n have_v speak_v of_o the_o exaltation_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n handle_v the_o doctrine_n of_o it_o in_o these_o verse_n i_o shall_v conclude_v all_o with_o the_o improvement_n and_o application_n thereof_o i._o use_v of_o information_n if_o christ_n be_v first_o humble_v and_o then_o exalt_v 14.22_o luke_n 24.26_o act._n 14.22_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o hence_o that_o as_o christ_n first_o suffer_v and_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n even_o so_o must_v we_o through_o many_o tribulation_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o head_n so_o may_v we_o expect_v it_o will_v be_v with_o the_o member_n the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n before_o the_o crown_n of_o life_n the_o cross_n of_o shame_n 2.10_o joh._n 19.2_o rev._n 2.10_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o glory_n humiliation_n before_o exaltation_n christ_n 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