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we_o all_o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o afflict_a yet_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n he_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o lamb_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o as_o a_o sheep_n before_o her_o sheerer_n be_v dumb_a so_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n he_o be_v take_v from_o prison_n and_o from_o judgement_n he_o be_v cut_v off_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o his_o people_n be_v he_o strike_v it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o he_o put_v he_o to_o grief_n isa_n 53._o what_o be_v his_o whole_a life_n but_o the_o exercise_n of_o love_n and_o self-denial_n he_o deny_v himself_o in_o love_n to_o his_o father_n obey_v he_o to_o the_o death_n and_o please_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o deny_v himself_o in_o love_n to_o mankind_n in_o bear_v our_o transgression_n and_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n by_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3._o 13._o he_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n and_o tock_n upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o 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i_o to_o deny_v my_o hand_n lord_n these_o be_v the_o resolve_v to_o which_o i_o stand_v richard_n baxter_n october_n 29._o 1659._o the_o laâ—e_a lord_n chief_a justice_n oliver_n st._n john_n see_v my_o reason_n of_o the_o christ_n â—â—â—g_v since_o write_v i_o may_v with_o tertullian_n call_v all_o our_o enemy_n to_o search_v their_o court_n record_n and_o â—ce_n how_o many_o of_o we_o have_v be_v cast_v out_o or_o silence_v for_o any_o immorality_n but_o for_o obey_v conscience_n against_o the_o interest_n or_o will_n of_o some_o who_o think_v that_o conscience_n shall_v give_v place_n to_o their_o command_n read_v the_o two_o or_o three_o last_o chapter_n in_o dr._n holden_n analâ—fidei_n read_v mr._n stubbs_n and_o mr._n roger_n book_n against_o i_o and_o the_o soldier_n open_o thâ—â—_n calumaiâ—â—ed_v i_o and_o thâ—e_n in_o eâ—_n my_o death_n as_o the_o say_a author_n â—eâ—red_v they_o to_o call_v i_o to_o a_o trial_n even_o for_o speak_v and_o write_v against_o their_o cast_a 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