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manner_n of_o speak_v of_o and_o propound_v these_o thing_n i_o will_v not_o be_v understand_v there_o but_o as_o under_o those_o term_n man_n understand_v hide_v abstruse_a act_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o will_n of_o god_n in_o himself_o from_o everlasting_a in_o pag._n 21._o of_o the_o same_o epistle_n there_o be_v lapsus_fw-la memoriae_fw-la a_o mistake_n of_o hubberdine_n for_o dr._n buckneham_n through_o the_o defect_n of_o my_o memory_n i_o not_o then_o have_v the_o martyrology_n by_o i_o in_o pag._n 74._o lin_v 15_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n some_o interline_v passage_n of_o mr._n owen_n inference_n be_v mistake_v and_o misplace_v by_o the_o printer_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v print_v thus_o all_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o 1._o he_o give_v that_o be_v compel_v to_o believe_v a_o inference_n whole_o groundless_a from_o that_o text_n it_o speak_v of_o actual_a believer_n and_o not_o of_o faith_n as_o a_o thing_n yet_o to_o be_v give_v they_o 2._o all_o that_o he_o die_v for_o he_o 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priest_n they_o be_v not_o there_o etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v first_o that_o they_o none_o of_o they_o know_v what_o they_o do_v act._n 3.17_o with_o 1_o cor._n 2.7_o no_o not_o the_o ruler_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v it_o be_v certain_a some_o do_v it_o ignorant_o but_o not_o all_o that_o be_v his_o own_o the_o apostle_n except_o none_o yea_o he_o say_v have_v they_o know_v they_o will_v have_v crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n it_o be_v true_a they_o know_v more_o than_o they_o walk_v after_o know_v so_o much_o as_o may_v have_v persuade_v they_o otherwise_o in_o reason_n but_o yet_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v they_o know_v not_o what_o and_o how_o glorious_a a_o one_o they_o put_v to_o death_n beside_o our_o saviour_n say_v not_o father_n forgive_v those_o of_o they_o that_o do_v it_o ignorant_o or_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v as_o if_o he_o pray_v but_o for_o some_o of_o they_o or_o as_o if_o some_o of_o they_o know_v what_o they_o do_v and_o other_o not_o but_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o prevail_v to_o open_v the_o book_n and_o unloose_v the_o seal_n which_o be_v his_o honour_n as_o well_o as_o our_o commodity_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o whence_o that_o after-confession_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o take_v the_o book_n and_o open_v the_o seal_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o he_o err_v again_o when_o he_o say_v the_o dominion_n he_o have_v over_o all_o be_v not_o found_v on_o his_o death_n for_o the_o scripture_n say_v express_o to_o this_o end_n he_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v have_v dominion_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n high_o exalt_v he_o because_o he_o humble_v himself_o and_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o isai_n 53.12_o phil._n 2.10_o 11._o but_o mr._n owen_n seem_v here_o to_o leap_v over_o hedge_n and_o ditch_n to_o his_o own_o purpose_n not_o consider_v how_o full_a the_o scripture_n be_v against_o he_o and_o indeed_o how_o can_v we_o expect_v a_o concurrence_n of_o scripture_n to_o 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