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be_v only_o as_o he_o be_v man_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v heb._n 10.5_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o if_o the_o godhead_n can_v have_v die_v there_o need_v not_o the_o preparation_n of_o this_o body_n of_o flesh_n but_o thereby_o be_v make_v man_n he_o become_v subject_a to_o death_n which_o he_o be_v not_o before_o as_o it_o be_v write_v heb._n 2.14_o 15._o forasmuch_o as_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o also_o himself_o likewise_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o that_o bid_v the_o power_n of_o death_n wherefore_o he_o do_v not_o assume_v the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 16._o as_o it_o be_v say_v heb._n 2.9_o he_o be_v make_v a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n for_o the_o suffering_n of_o death_n this_o also_o our_o confessor_n acknowledge_v say_v art_n 12._o the_o great_a reason_n why_o christ_n 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25.42_o when_o it_o be_v proper_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o people_n as_o himself_o say_v inasmuch_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n say_v he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n zech._n 2.8_o in_o which_o sense_n also_o the_o aforesaid_a scripture_n may_v well_o be_v understand_v although_o the_o deity_n be_v immortal_a touch_v divers_a other_o article_n of_o this_o confessor_n creed_n although_o stuff_v with_o many_o profuse_a word_n and_o incongruity_n of_o speech_n contrary_a to_o that_o advice_n 2_o tim._n 1.13_o hold_v fast_o the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o at_o this_o time_n but_o pass_v to_o art_n 19_o pag._n 13._o i_o believe_v that_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v all_o voluntary_a that_o he_o ready_o condescend_v to_o obey_v his_o father_n will_n wherein_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o accept_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n but_o 2._o this_o be_v no_o act_n viz._n no_o personal_a act_n of_o he_o there_o may_v be_v a_o voluntary_a submission_n a_o free_a condescension_n even_o so_o far_o as_o we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n to_o obey_v god_n and_o yet_o no_o personal_a act_n christian_n be_v require_v to_o obey_v god_n in_o suffer_v and_o it_o be_v account_v a_o obedience_n to_o god_n when_o we_o lose_v our_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n wherefore_o although_o i_o do_v extol_v the_o personal_a act_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o desire_v to_o respect_v they_o in_o their_o own_o sphere_n yet_o must_v conclude_v as_o aforesaid_a that_o those_o blessing_n be_v not_o wrought_v by_o his_o personal_a act_n but_o by_o his_o suffering_n as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n be_v make_v perfect_a through_o suffering_n heb._n 2.10_o christ_n have_v also_o once_o suffer_v for_o we_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v bring_v we_o unto_o god_n 1_o pet._n 3.18_o the_o article_n about_o justification_n election_n and_o effectual_a call_v which_o i_o shall_v only_o give_v you_o the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o say_v collect_v for_o brevity_n sake_n out_o of_o they_o all_o wherein_o he_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v a_o decree_n choice_n or_o election_n 30._o j._n b._n art_n 3._o pag._n 26._o art_n 7._o pag._n 30._o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n even_o that_o which_o contain_v in_o itself_o the_o person_n elect_v and_o the_o grace_n that_o accompany_v their_o salvation_n which_o must_v be_v wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o such_o person_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o the_o use_n and_o effect_v thereof_o 31._o art_n 1._o pag._n 31._o because_o they_o be_v choose_v and_o therefore_o they_o and_o they_o alone_o be_v effectual_o call_v it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o elect_v love_n 32._o pag._n 32._o which_o call_v be_v a_o word_n that_o outgoeth_a all_o opposition_n wherein_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n be_v hear_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v 33._o pag._n 33._o there_o be_v a_o effectual_a awaken_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o reference_n to_o sin_n 34._o pag._n 34._o and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v a_o sanctify_a virtue_n whereby_o faith_n hope_n 28._o pag._n 35._o pag._n 36._o pag._n 37._o pag._n 28._o and_o repentance_n be_v so_o necessary_o produce_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o impediment_n that_o can_v hinder_v their_o conversion_n and_o eternal_a salvation_n which_o thing_n be_v thus_o effectual_o wrought_v only_o in_o those_o which_o before_o the_o world_n be_v appoint_v unto_o glory_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v blind_v 31._o pag._n 23._o pag._n 24._o pag._n 31._o that_o as_o they_o will_v not_o so_o they_o can_v hear_v and_o turn_v answ_n here_o you_o have_v a_o account_n of_o this_o confessor_n faith_n which_o he_o say_v in_o his_o epist_n he_o will_v have_v open_a to_o the_o view_n and_o judgement_n of_o all_o man_n wherein_o although_o he_o be_v so_o confident_a that_o he_o make_v his_o 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