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the_o new_a testament_n lukâ—_n 22._o 22._o act_n 2._o 23._o and_o 10._o 42._o and_o 17._o 26_o 31._o in_o which_o place_n the_o appointment_n or_o determination_n be_v by_o god_n of_o a_o thing_n future_a yet_o that_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n rom._n 1._o 4._o for_o then_o the_o sense_n shall_v be_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v appoint_v or_o ordain_v or_o determine_v by_o god_n either_o that_o by_o power_n according_a to_o his_o spiritual_a body_n by_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a he_o shall_v be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o else_o that_o his_o appointment_n ordination_n or_o determination_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v by_o power_n according_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v his_o holy_a spiritual_a body_n by_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a this_o latter_a sense_n be_v most_o absurd_a it_o will_v intimate_v as_o if_o god_n determination_n be_v in_o power_n according_a to_o christ_n spiritual_a body_n by_o the_o 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a_o son_n yet_o learn_v he_o obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o suffer_v which_o show_v he_o be_v a_o son_n afore_o he_o learned_a obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o suffer_v for_o which_o reason_n i_o like_v not_o to_o say_v as_o dr._n pearson_n do_v in_o his_o exposition_n on_o the_o second_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n that_o he_o be_v define_v or_o constitute_v and_o appoint_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o power_n by_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a nor_o that_o of_o grotius_n that_o he_o be_v make_v a_o celestial_a king_n after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o also_o before_o destinate_a to_o that_o kingdom_n by_o so_o many_o miracle_n do_v by_o divine_a power_n proper_a to_o he_o and_o dwell_n in_o he_o where_o the_o term_n son_n of_o god_n stand_v in_o contradistinction_n to_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o celestial_a king_n and_o the_o participle_n determine_v be_v expound_v by_o two_o other_o make_v and_o before_o destinate_a the_o one_o note_v a_o thing_n past_a the_o other_o a_o thing_n future_a so_o as_o that_o the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o same_o place_n shall_v signify_v be_v make_v a_o celestial_a king_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o be_v aestinate_v before_o to_o that_o kingdom_n and_o in_o power_n according_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n shall_v be_v divine_a power_n proper_a to_o he_o and_o inhabit_v in_o he_o by_o that_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v force_n of_o divinity_n by_o which_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o conception_n he_o be_v sanctify_v and_o by_o which_o he_o do_v miracle_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v after_o the_o resurrect_v on_o from_o