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the_o lord_n christ_n to_o mediate_v between_o thou_o and_o i_o and_o to_o be_v a_o day_n man_n to_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o both_o and_o whereas_o there_o be_v now_o a_o division_n between_o thou_o and_o i_o i_o will_v be_v reconcile_v to_o thou_o and_o will_v be_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v i_o we_o have_v a_o notable_a place_n in_o ezek._n 16.6_o 8._o say_v god_n thy_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n and_o thy_o mother_n be_v a_o hittite_n and_o when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o and_o see_v thou_o pollute_v in_o thy_o own_o blood_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v and_o when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o and_o look_v upon_o thou_o behold_v thy_o time_n be_v the_o time_n of_o love_n not_o only_a wherein_o he_o propound_v his_o love_n but_o set_v his_o love_n then_o i_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o thou_o become_v my_o if_o the_o lord_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o the_o soul_n while_o it_o lie_v 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without_o itself_o in_o any_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o love_n whatever_o so_o that_o thence_o the_o spirit_n evidence_v to_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v a_o deny_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o godhead_n to_o conceive_v that_o god_n shall_v look_v out_o of_o himself_o for_o any_o argument_n any_o motive_n any_o incentive_a that_o shall_v either_o excite_v or_o incline_v the_o divine_a will_n to_o any_o motion_n of_o love_n whatever_o to_o ward_n any_o creature_n ii_o the_o spirit_n evidence_v the_o absolute_a will_n of_o the_o father_n alone_o to_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n and_o also_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o admission_n of_o soul_n into_o union_n and_o communion_n with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n so_o that_o both_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n to_o accept_v soul_n into_o union_n and_o also_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o his_o purpose_n do_v depend_v only_o upon_o the_o lord_n bare_a will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n according_a to_o that_o in_o eph._n 1.5_o 6_o compare_v with_o 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