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8._o 3._o cast_v it_o so_o in_o its_o cause_n by_o its_o own_o argument_n that_o it_o can_v never_o implead_v against_o we_o any_o more_o 14._o more_o rom._n 8._o 33_o 34._o â—_o cor._n 15._o 55_o 56._o rom._n 6._o 17_o 18._o rom._n 6._o 14._o and_o this_o be_v as_o natural_a and_o proper_a for_o that_o hand_n lay_v on_o in_o his_o ordination_n and_o ministry_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o dog_n to_o lap_n or_o take_v up_o water_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a place_n unto_o himself_o and_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o way_n that_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o humiliation_n without_o any_o stay_n stop_v or_o hindrance_n of_o his_o exaltation_n at_o all_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o word_n translate_v way_n signify_v such_o a_o way_n wherein_o be_v order_n and_o method_n as_o to_o march_v in_o rank_n so_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o high_a priest_n in_o this_o his_o way_n of_o humiliation_n keep_v his_o rank_n order_n and_o method_n with_o 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pet._n 1._o 20._o which_o be_v a_o spirit_n surpass_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o mere_a creature_n for_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o holy_a man_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 21_o ghost_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 21_o and_o in_o such_o only_a it_o be_v savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n 16_o life_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16_o and_o such_o only_o be_v the_o distributer_n and_o dispenser_n of_o it_o as_o go_v forth_o to_o preach_v in_o and_o by_o that_o spirit_n which_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o in_o which_o he_o be_v quicken_v and_o go_v and_o preach_v also_o to_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o prison_n who_o be_v disobedient_a when_o once_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n abode_n in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n 20._o noah_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 18_o 19_o 20._o so_o that_o the_o object_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v a_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n 16._o death_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o upon_o 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