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such_o reason_n or_o consideration_n as_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v reach_v unto_o by_o which_o this_o counsel_n of_o god_n dispensation_n or_o oeconomy_n the_o ancient_n usual_o call_v it_o in_o a_o rational_a trial_n if_o need_v be_v may_v be_v maintain_v convenient_a or_o plausible_a though_o indeed_o most_o of_o these_o consideration_n be_v ground_v upon_o scripture_n as_o will_v appear_v but_o they_o must_v first_o be_v forewarn_v that_o be_v not_o so_o thorough_o acquaint_v with_o the_o term_n belong_v to_o this_o subject_n that_o in_o this_o particucular_a consideration_n of_o the_o necessity_n or_o expedience_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n in_o the_o word_n incarnation_n as_o often_o beside_o be_v presuppose_v to_o be_v include_v the_o passion_n also_o as_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o it_o according_a to_o that_o of_o christ_n john_n 12.27_o father_n save_v i_o from_o this_o hour_n but_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o unto_o this_o hour_n for_o so_o i_o conceive_v the_o 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to_o take_v notice_n of_o man_n misery_n through_o adam_n fall_n and_o thereupon_o to_o order_v his_o redemption_n and_o restauration_n by_o his_o son_n of_o christ_n his_o exinanition_n in_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a sense_n we_o have_v treat_v hitherto_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o his_o incarnation_n our_o purpose_n here_o in_o the_o remainder_n of_o our_o discourse_n be_v to_o consider_v his_o exinanition_n in_o the_o temporal_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o assume_v flesh_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o christ_n suffer_v in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n before_o his_o passion_n not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o person_n or_o relation_n of_o a_o mediator_n or_o redeemer_n his_o chief_a office_n as_o of_o a_o master_n or_o teacher_n to_o be_v a_o example_n of_o patience_n humility_n perfect_a obedience_n and_o mortification_n or_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o we_o that_o christ_n in_o all_o his_o suffering_n even_o the_o great_a his_o death_n and_o passion_n have_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epictetus_n a_o slave_n in_o my_o body_n maim_v no_o man_n ever_o poor_a of_o the_o god_n belove_v this_o epictetus_n a_o poor_a man_n indeed_o while_o he_o live_v when_o he_o die_v of_o all_o worldly_a good_n leave_v after_o he_o but_o one_o poor_a lamp_n but_o such_o a_o name_n and_o such_o a_o reputation_n with_o it_o as_o make_v his_o memory_n sacred_a to_o the_o great_a of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o this_o very_a lamp_n for_o his_o sake_n become_v very_o precious_a and_o prove_v a_o competent_a patrimony_n to_o they_o that_o sell_v it_o hitherto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o christ_n his_o exinanition_n in_o relation_n to_o christ_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n what_o in_o point_n of_o humane_a reason_n may_v be_v say_v of_o it_o or_o for_o it_o against_o the_o scoff_v and_o exception_n of_o man_n pretend_v to_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n as_o also_o for_o the_o further_a satisfaction_n of_o some_o weak_a christian_n we_o be_v 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