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the_o man_n promise_v by_o fulfil_v all_o the_o prophecy_n in_o he_o in_o the_o next_o place_n show_v he_o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n the_o same_o christ_n that_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o father_n and_o foretell_v of_o by_o the_o prophet_n by_o make_v it_o appear_v how_o all_o the_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v in_o he_o that_o concern_v his_o stock_n david_n bear_a of_o the_o stock_n of_o david_n and_o parentage_n he_o be_v of_o the_o house_n and_o family_n of_o david_n mat._n 1._o luk._n 3._o which_o be_v further_o manifest_v by_o his_o parent_n come_v to_o bethlehem_n the_o city_n of_o david_n to_o be_v tax_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o david_n bethlehem_n in_o bethlehem_n augustus_n the_o emperor_n have_v appoint_v every_o man_n to_o be_v tax_v in_o his_o own_o city_n luke_n 2.3_o 4._o second_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o bethlehem_n the_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v as_o the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n testify_v to_o herod_n and_o prove_v it_o out_o of_o mic._n 5.2_o three_o virgin_n of_o a_o virgin_n that_o he_o be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n mat._n 1.22_o 23._o four_o that_o in_o the_o accident_n that_o befall_v he_o in_o this_o life_n and_o death_n he_o be_v every_o way_n answerable_a to_o the_o prophecy_n egypt_n call_v out_o of_o egypt_n that_o he_o be_v call_v out_o of_o egypt_n mat._n 2.13_o 15._o ride_v into_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o ass_n mat._n 21.4_o 5._o etc._n ride_v on_o a_o affe_n crucify_a between_o two_o thief_n etc._n etc._n be_v crucify_v between_o two_o thief_n mark_v 15.27_o receive_v venegar_n to_o drink_v john_n 19.28_o 29._o have_v lot_n cast_v upon_o his_o garment_n by_o the_o soldier_n mat._n 27.35_o have_v his_o side_n hands_z and_o foot_n pierce_v john_n 19.36_o 37._o and_o the_o like_a in_o all_o which_o circumstance_n see_v our_o saviour_n so_o full_o answer_v all_o that_o have_v be_v foretell_v of_o he_o by_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v evident_o and_o full_o prove_v that_o he_o 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by_o it_o to_o direct_v our_o practice_n and_o tender_v it_o unto_o god_n as_o a_o duty_n require_v and_o command_v in_o his_o own_o law_n for_o which_o end_n both_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o and_o the_o apostle_n also_o after_o he_o even_o then_o when_o both_o the_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v abolish_v yet_o upon_o all_o occasion_n press_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n apostle_n and_o be_v therefore_o urge_v in_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o it_o by_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o too_o in_o all_o the_o duty_n thereof_o and_o that_o by_o virtue_n and_o from_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o commandment_n itself_o rom._n 13.8_o 9_o ephes_n 6.2_o james_n 2.10_o 11._o as_o for_o those_o who_o because_o the_o apostle_n encourage_v we_o to_o obedience_n object_n 1_o because_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n rom._n 6.14_o grace_n we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n plead_v that_o we_o be_v therefore_o now_o no_o 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