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that_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v utter_v and_o again_o amarti_n i_o have_v say_v it_o from_o the_o first_o article_n of_o time_n that_o be_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o time_n wherein_o this_o be_v not_o true_a of_o this_o his_o speech_n who_o operate_v not_o in_o time_n but_o in_o himself_o who_o be_v before_o all_o time_n and_o in_o the_o instant_n formal_o effect_v that_o in_o actu_fw-la signato_fw-la which_o in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la be_v daily_a produce_v when_o he_o say_v in_o himself_o let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o own_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n and_o let_v they_o have_v dominion_n the_o just_a right_n of_o elohim_n 9_o both_o these_o the_o article_n and_o the_o power_n of_o this_o word_n amarti_n our_o saviour_n take_v care_n to_o express_v in_o the_o greek_a john_n 10._o the_o accusation_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ver._n 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n make_v not_o bare_o thou_o but_o thyself_o in_o thy_o person_n to_o be_v god._n he_o return_v upon_o they_o that_o divinity_n be_v annex_v not_o sole_o to_o the_o office_n but_o also_o to_o the_o person_n of_o those_o to_o who_o this_o effective_a word_n of_o god_n be_v impart_v therefore_o certain_o he_o be_v such_o in_o his_o person_n real_o who_o be_v the_o word_n that_o make_v they_o so_o true_o in_o their_o person_n and_o so_o that_o this_o act_n can_v be_v abstract_v or_o distinguish_v away_o by_o sophistry_n from_o their_o very_a person_n for_o his_o word_n upon_o which_o he_o infer_v that_o no_o robustuous_a ignorance_n or_o strength_n can_v loose_v this_o scripture_n from_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o he_o call_v they_o god_n to_o who_o the_o make_v word_n of_o god_n be_v make_v for_o this_o be_v the_o english_a of_o the_o word_n and_o not_o bare_o come_v as_o a_o stranger_n to_o a_o stranger_n