have_v fear_v well_o enough_o but_o here_o be_v his_o confidence_n vers_fw-la 15._o god_n will_v redeem_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_n for_o he_o shall_v receive_v i_o but_o will_v not_o this_o make_v a_o christian_a wanton_a against_o god_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o abuse_v his_o liberty_n to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n no_o no_o brethren_n this_o be_v the_o kind_o melt_v of_o a_o godly_a heart_n to_o consider_v a_o redeemer_n love_v draw_v he_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v by_o his_o sin_n pierce_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n this_o melt_v his_o heart_n more_o than_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n special_o consider_v the_o abound_a grace_n of_o god_n which_o where_o sin_n have_v abound_v grace_n abound_v much_o more_o thus_o when_o a_o man_n do_v not_o look_v for_o life_n by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n but_o know_v the_o redemption_n of_o soul_n to_o be_v more_o precious_a than_o so_o this_o show_v a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v 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the_o blessedness_n of_o christian_n it_o be_v true_a the_o lord_n do_v bless_v the_o working_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o accept_v they_o mat._n 25.34_o 35_o 36._o the_o king_n shall_v say_v unto_o they_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n for_o i_o be_v a_o hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o meat_n i_o be_v thirsty_a and_o you_o give_v i_o drink_v i_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o you_o take_v i_o in_o naked_a and_o you_o clothe_v i_o sick_a and_o you_o visit_v i_o i_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o you_o come_v unto_o i_o thus_o christ_n bless_v they_o but_o they_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o their_o good_a deed_n so_o as_o to_o expect_v blessing_n for_o their_o obedience_n sake_n and_o therefore_o they_o make_v answer_v and_o say_v lord_n when_o see_v we_o thou_o a_o hungry_a and_o say_v thou_o or_o thirsty_a and_o give_v thou_o drink_v etc._n etc._n neither_o do_v they_o 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the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n and_o truth_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o thy_o servant_n so_o he_o do_v not_o press_v his_o performance_n of_o god_n commandment_n to_o procure_v blessing_n but_o acknowledge_v his_o unworthiness_n and_o look_v for_o grace_n from_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n deliver_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o brother_n for_o thou_o say_v i_o will_v sure_o do_v thou_o good_a nor_o do_v a_o child_n of_o god_n fear_v divorce_n by_o his_o disobedience_n though_o it_o have_v be_v very_o great_a sometime_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v not_o only_o reject_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n himself_o 1_o sam._n 8.7_o but_o when_o samuel_n have_v press_v hard_o upon_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n chap._n 12._o and_o they_o be_v true_o humble_v than_o samuel_n say_v unto_o they_o vers_n 20_o 21_o 22._o fear_v not_o you_o have_v do_v all_o this_o wickedness_n yet_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o follow_v the_o lord_n but_o 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the_o lord_n doubtless_o will_v withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o such_o we_o now_o proceed_v unto_o the_o nine_o question_n quest_n 9_o which_o be_v how_o do_v god_n the_o son_n give_v himself_o unto_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n in_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n and_o union_n that_o shall_v never_o be_v dissolve_v in_o three_o act_n or_o work_n about_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n answ_n 1._o first_o in_o give_v christ_n god_n do_v give_v himself_o and_o therefore_o here_o be_v the_o son_n work_n to_o come_v and_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o for_o the_o father_n give_v he_o for_o that_o end_n and_o the_o son_n come_v to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n and_o that_o be_v the_o son_n work_n even_o the_o true_a distinct_a work_n of_o christ_n it_o proper_o belong_v unto_o the_o son_n to_o be_v our_o actual_a redeemer_n from_o all_o sin_n and_o misery_n 2._o as_o the_o father_n draw_v we_o to_o the_o son_n and_z reveals_z the_o son_n unto_o the_o soul_n so_o do_v the_o son_n reveal_v the_o father_n also_o joh._n 1.18_o mat._n 11.27_o 3._o as_o the_o father_n do_v accept_v we_o in_o his_o son_n as_o justify_v by_o his_o righteousness_n so_o the_o son_n do_v preserve_v we_o in_o this_o estate_n even_o to_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n these_o therefore_o be_v the_o three_o work_n of_o the_o son_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n he_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o for_o our_o redemption_n he_o reveal_v the_o father_n to_o we_o he_o preserve_v we_o in_o the_o father_n and_o in_o himself_o let_v we_o speak_v something_o to_o each_o of_o these_o in_o particular_a 1._o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o that_o he_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o the_o apostle_n say_v heb._n 2.14_o 15._o etc._n etc._n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o also_o himself_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o 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enjoy_v the_o be_v fit_a of_o it_o if_o you_o shall_v ask_v what_o ransom_n the_o lord_n do_v pay_v that_o we_o may_v be_v redeem_v the_o answer_n be_v give_v in_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o 6._o there_o be_v one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o ransom_n i_o will_v not_o stand_v dispute_v whether_o he_o give_v his_o active_a or_o passive_a obedience_n or_o both_o the_o text_n be_v large_a he_o give_v himself_o from_o the_o height_n of_o glory_n to_o become_v a_o mortal_a man_n not_o sinful_a but_o by_o imputation_n so_o that_o from_o first_o to_o last_o he_o give_v himself_o consider_v he_o therefore_o from_o his_o first_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o and_o all_o be_v but_o one_o ransom_n for_o his_o very_a active_a obedience_n be_v passive_a and_o his_o passive_a obedience_n be_v active_a if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v active_a in_o his_o suffering_n his_o suffering_n have_v not_o be_v satisfactory_a therefore_o he_o willing_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n no_o man_n take_v it_o from_o he_o but_o he_o lay_v it_o down_o of_o himself_o joh._n 10.17_o 18._o else_o have_v not_o his_o death_n be_v of_o any_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n to_o the_o lord_n force_a death_n be_v no_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n again_o on_o the_o other_o side_n his_o active_a obedience_n be_v passive_a he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v close_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v lay_v in_o a_o manger_n and_o although_o be_v god_n over_o all_o bless_v for_o ever_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o no_o law_n yet_o now_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o his_o father_n now_o for_o great_a prince_n to_o live_v in_o other_o dominion_n to_o observe_v their_o rule_n and_o be_v guide_v by_o their_o law_n it_o be_v a_o suffering_n this_o do_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o he_o have_v a_o special_a commandment_n to_o observe_v both_o law_n and_o gospel_n and_o in_o this_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v suffer_v as_o much_o as_o for_o the_o creator_n to_o become_v a_o creature_n and_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o term_n of_o hardship_n which_o become_v a_o creature_n it_o be_v no_o debasement_n unto_o angel_n nor_o unto_o saint_n to_o be_v obedient_a but_o for_o the_o creator_n to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o the_o law_n of_o god_n give_v unto_o the_o creature_n in_o this_o he_o great_o humble_v himself_o when_o he_o say_v thus_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n mat._n 3.15_o and_o this_o be_v such_o kind_n of_o passion_n as_o have_v all_o thing_n tend_v to_o satisfaction_n in_o it_o and_o by_o all_o this_o you_o may_v see_v that_o from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v a_o ransom_n take_v he_o in_o his_o cradle_n and_o he_o be_v a_o ransom_n take_v he_o throughout_o all_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n and_o he_o be_v passive_a and_o in_o all_o his_o suffering_n he_o be_v active_a he_o go_v up_o and_o down_o do_v good_a and_o suffer_v evil_a all_o his_o life_n long_o and_o thus_o he_o be_v a_o ransom_n but_o above_o all_o when_o as_o he_o come_v to_o wrestle_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o his_o father_n he_o do_v therein_o exceed_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o suffering_n it_o be_v much_o indeed_o for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o make_v himself_o a_o servant_n but_o when_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o godhead_n equal_a with_o the_o father_n shall_v now_o stand_v to_o wrestle_v with_o the_o unsupportable_a wrath_n of_o god_n and_o to_o cry_v out_o my_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o agony_n unto_o the_o very_a death_n and_o through_o anguish_n thereof_o to_o sweat_v drop_n of_o blood_n and_o though_o his_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v seem_v to_o recoil_v so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o desire_v the_o cup_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o yet_o he_o be_v carry_v before_o pontius_n pilate_n and_o be_v there_o condemn_v and_o afterward_o suffer_v the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n this_o be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o ransom_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v intend_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n wherein_o he_o do_v also_o undergo_v the_o very_a pang_n of_o hell_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o so_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o we_o and_o have_v not_o all_o this_o be_v we_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v redeem_v from_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o therefore_o do_v the_o lord_n give_v himself_o in_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o and_o give_v himself_o unto_o a_o state_n of_o bondage_n from_o a_o state_n of_o liberty_n to_o redeem_v we_o unto_o liberty_n from_o a_o state_n of_o bondage_n under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n even_o unto_o liberty_n from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o satan_n and_o this_o world_n and_o from_o the_o indignation_n of_o the_o most_o high_a a_o wonderful_a deliverance_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o other_o liberty_n so_o this_o christian_a liberty_n do_v stand_v in_o two_o thing_n first_o as_o in_o remove_v some_o bondage_n and_o burden_n second_o so_o it_o carry_v with_o it_o some_o such_o privilege_n and_o enfranchisement_n as_o whereby_o i_o claim_v some_o liberty_n which_o other_o can_v reach_v unto_o and_o those_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v dear_o pay_v for_o by_o suffer_v his_o father_n wrath_n which_o do_v so_o drink_v up_o his_o spirit_n that_o i_o believe_v he_o die_v not_o by_o the_o pain_n of_o his_o body_n for_o he_o die_v before_o his_o time_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n do_v swallow_v he_o up_o principal_o though_o his_o bodily_a pain_n do_v help_v it_o forward_o now_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o have_v access_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o into_o this_o grace_n wherein_o we_o stand_v rom._n 5.2_o and_o that_o with_o boldness_n and_o confidence_n ephes_n 2.12_o even_o to_o enter_v with_o boldness_n into_o the_o holy_a by_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n hob._n 10.19_o hereby_o we_o have_v liberty_n to_o call_v god_n father_n and_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o as_o to_o a_o father_n and_o to_o expect_v all_o blessing_n from_o he_o for_o this_o life_n and_o for_o a_o better_a both_o wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n from_o all_o misery_n and_o danger_n even_o from_o death_n to_o life_n even_o life_n eternal_a beside_o all_o blessing_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n here_o below_o all_o church-priviledge_n and_o commonwealth-priviledge_n have_v the_o lord_n purchase_v for_o we_o by_o his_o blood_n great_a and_o large_a be_v the_o liberty_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v purchase_v for_o we_o that_o be_v record_v every_o where_n in_o scripture_n so_o that_o if_o the_o son_n shall_v make_v you_o free_a then_o be_v you_o free_a indeed_o 2._o now_o for_o the_o second_o work_n of_o the_o son_n in_o this_o everlasting_a covenant_n presuppose_v the_o lord_n god_n the_o father_n to_o have_v draw_v the_o soul_n unto_o the_o son_n from_o all_o confidence_n in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o in_o his_o own_o returning_n unto_o god_n by_o believe_v through_o his_o own_o power_n from_o confidence_n in_o his_o own_o resolution_n and_o his_o own_o wait_v upon_o christ_n and_o from_o all_o confidence_n in_o privilege_n and_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_v receive_v now_o it_o may_v be_v all_o this_o while_n the_o poor_a soul_n know_v not_o who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v wrought_v all_o this_o work_n in_o he_o and_o for_o he_o and_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v so_o far_o to_o seek_v in_o this_o as_o that_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n the_o father_n or_o the_o