appear_v in_o three_o particular_n 1._o our_o saviour_n be_v in_o high_a honour_n and_o favour_n in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o most_o perfect_a intelligence_n touch_v all_o the_o counsel_n purpose_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o father_n he_o there_o speak_v good_a unto_o god_n the_o father_n in_o our_o behalf_n daily_o set_v on_o go_v all_o the_o passage_n of_o providence_n in_o justice_n and_o mercy_n grace_n and_o truth_n patience_n and_o bounty_n as_o may_v best_o answer_v all_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o their_o condition_n as_o may_v most_o concern_v they_o and_o answerable_o send_v a_o express_a by_o the_o powerful_a operation_n of_o his_o good_a spirit_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n so_o verse_n 11._o keep_v they_o through_o thin_a own_o name_n joh._n 16.15_o all_o thing_n that_o the_o father_n have_v be_v i_o therefore_o say_v i_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v of_o i_o christ_n have_v liberty_n to_o take_v of_o all_o the_o choice_a of_o 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marvelous_a please_v and_o acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n rev._n 8.3_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v offer_v up_o upon_o the_o golden_a altar_n of_o our_o savior_n precious_a merit_n as_o a_o advocate_n in_o the_o court_n if_o any_o of_o his_o client_n commend_v their_o cause_n to_o skamning_n though_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o unskilful_a yet_o he_o can_v ripen_v they_o and_o be_v rectify_v present_v they_o so_o order_v as_o that_o they_o may_v find_v acceptance_n with_o the_o lord_n through_o the_o influence_n of_o this_o application_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o merit_n 3_o the_o reason_n be_v three_o 1._o because_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v indifferent_o undertake_v the_o salvation_n of_o all_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o out_o of_o his_o faithfulness_n it_o can_v be_v but_o he_o shall_v indifferent_o attain_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o they_o this_o be_v the_o covenant_n and_o agreement_n between_o god_n the_o father_n and_o christ_n those_o that_o the_o father_n in_o his_o counsel_n determine_v he_o commend_v they_o all_o unto_o the_o care_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o give_v he_o the_o list_n as_o it_o be_v of_o their_o name_n that_o he_o shall_v look_v that_o none_o of_o they_o miscarry_v our_o saviour_n do_v free_o undertake_v that_o charge_n for_o all_o those_o so_o commit_v to_o his_o care_n and_o therefore_o for_o all_o must_v discharge_v that_o trust_n alike_o joh._n 6.37.38_o 39_o 40._o all_o that_o the_o father_n give_v i_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o etc._n etc._n for_o i_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o to_o do_v my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n that_o of_o all_o which_o he_o have_v give_v i_o i_o shall_v lose_v none_o and_o this_o be_v his_o will_n that_o he_o that_o see_v and_o believe_v shall_v have_v everlasting_a life_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o profess_v he_o be_v faithful_a herein_o joh._n 10.14_o 15_o 16._o i_o be_o the_o good_a shepherd_n i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o have_v other_o sheep_n and_o they_o must_v come_v and_o therefore_o when_o he_o have_v gather_v all_o his_o elect_a and_o bring_v in_o his_o tally_n here_o be_o i_o and_o the_o child_n thou_o have_v give_v i_o he_o shall_v then_o resign_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o father_n 2_o because_o this_o be_v common_a to_o all_o alike_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o redemption_n be_v common_a to_o all_o that_o must_v be_v redeem_v but_o this_o be_v one_o part_n exâ—â—tation_n answerable_a to_o his_o humiliation_n rom._n 4._o and_o the_o last_o the_o whole_a sum_n be_v every_o man_n it_o be_v call_v the_o common_a salvation_n joh._n 16_o 8_o 10._o this_o be_v a_o convince_a of_o the_o world_n of_o righteousness_n because_o i_o go_v to_o the_o father_n else_o it_o have_v not_o be_v complete_a righteousness_n 3_o because_o its_o necessary_a alike_o unto_o al._n rom._n 5.10_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n heb._n 7.25_o he_o live_v that_o he_o may_v save_v perfect_o the_o application_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o the_o redemption_n there_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o his_o death_n and_o merit_n to_o purchase_v life_n and_o then_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o intercession_n to_o apply_v it_o to_o continue_v and_o perpetuate_v the_o vigour_n and_o virtue_n of_o it_o if_o christ_n have_v undertake_v for_o all_o alike_o if_o it_o be_v common_a unto_o all_o if_o it_o be_v alike_o needful_a for_o all_o then_o it_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n intend_v to_o all_o he_o use_v 1_o for_o instruction_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o believer_n to_o perish_v to_o loose_v his_o grace_n to_o fall_v away_o either_o total_o or_o final_o from_o christ_n and_o so_o to_o be_v deprive_v in_o the_o issue_n of_o eternal_a life_n i_o reason_v thus_o that_o which_o our_o saviour_n die_v for_o pray_v for_o and_o do_v now_o make_v intercession_n in_o heaven_n for_o that_o he_o can_v never_o fail_v to_o attain_v but_o for_o the_o perseverance_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o for_o their_o everlasting_a salvation_n he_o die_v and_o he_o do_v pray_v and_o do_v pray_v at_o this_o day_n for_o therefore_o he_o can_v but_o attain_v his_o end_n and_o they_o also_o their_o happiness_n so_o he_o profess_v and_o have_v leave_v it_o upon_o record_n to_o establish_v the_o faith_n of_o all_o his_o in_o their_o great_a shock_n joh_n 11.41_o 42._o father_n i_o thank_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v hear_v i_o and_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o hear_v i_o always_o etc._n etc._n christ_n have_v here_o proclaim_v it_o we_o may_v conclude_v and_o that_o undoubted_o that_o which_o he_o know_v who_o can_v not_o be_v deceive_v we_o may_v know_v it_o for_o a_o truth_n and_o that_o it_o will_v never_o deceive_v we_o christ_n
great_a a_o work_n unto_o his_o care_n and_o trust_v and_o lay_v it_o upon_o he_o as_o his_o charge_n which_o by_o mutual_a consent_n and_o convenant_n he_o willing_o undertake_v joh._n 6.39_o this_o be_v my_o father_n will_n that_o have_v send_v i_o that_o of_o all_o which_o he_o have_v give_v i_o i_o shall_v lose_v none_o but_o shall_v raise_v it_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o therefore_o add_v verse_n 40._o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n yea_o he_o give_v up_o his_o account_n of_o his_o work_n john_n 17.12_o those_o that_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o i_o have_v keep_v and_o lose_v none_o and_o therefore_o compare_v himself_o to_o the_o good_a shepherd_n that_o lay_v down_o his_o self_n for_o his_o sheep_n joh._n 10._o 3._o give_v he_o full_a commission_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o work_n unto_o the_o full_a even_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v give_v right_a and_o liberty_n to_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o we_o now_o receive_v into_o personal_a union_n to_o use_v and_o improve_v any_o of_o the_o attribute_n of_o the_o deity_n for_o the_o further_a benefit_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n and_o the_o furtherance_n of_o those_o spiritual_a end_n which_o may_v best_o â—et_v forward_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o everlasting_a welfare_n of_o his_o people_n this_o so_o wonderful_a a_o union_n do_v advantage_n the_o humane_a nature_n to_o so_o high_a a_o privilege_n to_o use_v all_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o deity_n at_o all_o time_n answerable_a to_o all_o necessity_n to_o fetch_v supply_v suitable_a to_o the_o want_n desire_n comfort_n of_o the_o saint_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o place_n math._n 28.18_o all_o power_n be_v give_v to_o i_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n to_o have_v all_o power_n it_o to_o be_v omnipotent_a for_o more_o than_o all_o can_v be_v conceive_v noâ—_n possess_v more_o than_o that_o god_n have_v not_o and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o in-communicable_a attribute_n he_o can_v communicate_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v though_o it_o be_v not_o omnipotent_a yet_o it_o have_v liberty_n to_o set_v that_o on_o work_n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o best_a good_a of_o god_n servant_n hence_o what_o the_o father_n do_v the_o son_n be_v say_v to_o do_v also_o joh._n 5.26_o as_o the_o father_n have_v life_n in_o himself_o so_o have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o son_n to_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o verse_n 19_o what_o ever_o thing_n he_o do_v those_o the_o son_n do_v likewise_o for_o as_o the_o father_n raise_v up_o the_o dead_a even_o so_o he_o joh._n 17.2_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o power_n over_o all_o flesh_n to_o give_v unto_o they_o eternal_a life_n he_o that_o must_v rescue_v they_o from_o hell_n and_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o from_o divine_a justice_n he_o must_v have_v power_n over_o all_o that_o the_o power_n in_o heaven_n may_v not_o prejudice_v and_o frustrate_v the_o work_n in_o hell_n hinder_v it_o on_o earth_n oppose_v it_o 4._o the_o father_n leave_v the_o immediate_a dispensation_n of_o all_o the_o work_n unto_o he_o to_o act_v it_o according_a to_o his_o own_o pleasure_n for_o so_o our_o saviour_n as_o the_o father_n raise_v and_o quicken_v so_o the_o son_n quicken_v who_o he_o will_n joh._n 5.21_o and_o add_v verse_n 22._o for_o the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n not_o that_o the_o father_n have_v not_o power_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o work_n for_o he_o that_o give_v it_o have_v it_o in_o a_o principal_a and_o sovereign_a manner_n but_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o immediate_a execution_n thereof_o unto_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o so_o of_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n joh._n 5.27_o that_o as_o pharaoh_n say_v concern_v joseph_n when_o he_o appoint_v he_o next_o unto_o himself_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n gen._n 41.40,44_o i_o be_o pharaoh_n and_o without_o thou_o shall_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n or_o foot_n no_o man_n shall_v do_v any_o thing_n which_o way_n so_o ever_o he_o turn_v himself_o etc._n etc._n only_o i_o be_o pharaoh_n so_o the_o father_n to_o christ_n he_o delegate_n the_o execution_n of_o all_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n unto_o he_o only_o he_o be_v great_a this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n 1_o cor._n 11.3_o i_o will_v have_v you_o know_v that_o the_o head_n of_o every_o man_n be_v christ_n the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o man_n and_o the_o head_n of_o christ_n be_v god_n whence_o know_v 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o only_o of_o faithful_a man_n and_o woman_n but_o of_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n according_a to_o their_o sex_n for_o the_o scope_n be_v to_o show_v that_o woman_n shall_v be_v subject_a not_o only_o gracious_a but_o al._n and_o this_o he_o show_v from_o the_o feebleness_n and_o underness_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o sex_n 2._o that_o these_o different_a degree_n of_o excellency_n be_v only_o to_o be_v attend_v in_o regard_n of_o subordination_n in_o order_n one_o to_o another_o and_o immediate_a dispensation_n from_o one_o to_o another_o for_o that_o head_n imply_v not_o only_a excellency_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o general_n but_o power_n to_o move_v all_o in_o subord_n nation_n to_o it_o authority_n to_o rule_v all_o in_o subjection_n 〈…〉_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o excellency_n but_o power_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o that_o not_o at_o large_a for_o so_o angel_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o man_n but_o as_o they_o be_v in_o subordination_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—ch_a as_o be_v far_o remove_v but_o such_o as_o have_v the_o next_o 〈◊〉_d dispensation_n in_o way_n of_o providence_n â—eâ—ch_v â—ver_o other_o for_o otherwise_o christ_n be_v head_n not_o ofâ—â—â—_n but_o of_o woman_n and_o angel_n also_o so_o god_n himself_o be_v but_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n and_o intent_n be_v to_o show_v the_o orderly_a and_o next_o dispensation_n in_o the_o several_a degree_n the_o immediate_a influence_n and_o dispensation_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o providence_n and_o appointment_n from_o man_n the_o immediate_a dispensation_n of_o power_n to_o man_n be_v from_o christ_n to_o christ_n from_o god_n the_o father_n who_o have_v send_v he_o and_o thus_o christ_n be_v and_o do_v to_o all_o only_o distinguish_v the_o manner_n and_o end_n of_o his_o dispensation_n to_o the_o wicked_a in_o way_n of_o justice_n for_o their_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n to_o the_o godly_a in_o way_n of_o mercy_n for_o their_o spiritual_a good_a that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o all_o be_v you_o etc._n etc._n and_o hence_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15.24_o 28._o christ_n be_v say_v when_o he_o have_v conquer_v all_o enemy_n the_o last_o be_v death_n damn_v all_o the_o wicked_a and_o deliver_v up_o be_v child_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o father_n he_o 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to_o make_v know_v the_o way_n of_o life_n and_o and_o to_o make_v it_o good_a unto_o our_o soul_n nature_n will_v not_o do_v this_o reason_n can_v reach_v this_o mercy_n the_o heart_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o beg_v this_o sit_v we_o down_o in_o the_o everlasting_a admiration_n of_o his_o mercy_n as_o elizabeth_n and_o mary_n when_o he_o come_v to_o visit_v she_o luk._n 1.43_o whence_o come_v it_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o so_o thou_o as_o david_n when_o he_o attend_v the_o deal_n of_o the_o lord_n towards_o lose_a man_n who_o have_v make_v himself_o the_o most_o vile_a and_o forlorn_a of_o all_o his_o creature_n look_n upon_o his_o own_o baseness_n and_o god_n kindness_n lord_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o
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of_o they_o and_o their_o presence_n 3._o he_o earnest_o request_v and_o pray_v unto_o the_o father_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n and_o performance_n of_o this_o the_o first_o and_o last_o of_o these_o particular_n you_o have_v full_o declare_v by_o the_o same_o word_n as_o use_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n when_o our_o saviour_n be_v to_o enter_v into_o his_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n a_o little_a before_o he_o be_v betray_v he_o pray_v more_o earnest_o say_v the_o text_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v and_o in_o the_o close_a end_n and_o issue_v all_o with_o this_o subjection_n not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v march_n 26.39_o that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n i_o will_v choose_v and_o do_v desire_v my_o own_o preservation_n as_o man_n yet_o as_o mediator_n have_v undertake_v the_o redemption_n of_o i_o i_o submit_v my_o will_n and_o prayer_n to_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n and_o purpose_n and_o for_o the_o 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than_o the_o father_n john_n 14.30_o the_o father_n be_v great_a than_o 1_n look_v as_o his_o complaint_n so_o his_o prayer_n may_v be_v conceive_v as_o issue_v and_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o ground_n but_o when_o he_o complain_v my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o he_o be_v not_o forsake_v of_o god_n by_o the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o sweetness_n of_o his_o favour_n as_o man_n only_o but_o as_o surety_n therefore_o as_o mediator_n and_o therefore_o so_o he_o pray_v and_o so_o be_v hear_v then_o and_o now_o also_o hear_v and_o accept_v of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o this_o affectionate_a desire_n of_o our_o saviour_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o as_o he_o can_v take_v content_a in_o heaven_n unless_o he_o have_v his_o faithful_a with_o he_o so_o he_o will_v not_o rest_v in_o heaven_n but_o will_v come_v again_o to_o fetch_v they_o to_o he_o john_n 14.3_o i_o will_v come_v again_o and_o take_v you_o to_o myself_o he_o have_v betroth_v his_o bride_n 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the_o child_n that_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o then_o he_o shall_v deliver_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o god_n even_o the_o father_n the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o all_o these_o outward_a dispensation_n shall_v be_v at_o a_o end_n the_o end_n and_o scope_n of_o the_o death_n and_o obedience_n ascention_n and_o redemption_n wrought_v out_o by_o christ_n that_o he_o must_v affectionate_o desire_v but_o this_o be_v so_o therefore_o 2._o by_o this_o mean_n the_o perfection_n of_o his_o body_n mystical_a and_o himself_o as_o mystical_a christ_n be_v accomplish_v without_o this_o something_o will_v be_v want_v to_o make_v up_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o eph._n 1._o last_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v true_a of_o each_o member_n for_o their_o measure_n it_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o he_o who_o fill_v all_o in_o all_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o his_o saint_n with_o all_o save_a grace_n if_o at_o the_o last_o day_n of_o that_o great_a assemble_v of_o 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