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i_o say_v what_o humility_n will_v it_o be_v in_o such_o a_o person_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o subject_n to_o divest_v himself_o of_o majesty_n to_o lay_v aside_o the_o pretension_n to_o royalty_n and_o sovereignty_n and_o to_o put_v himself_o in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o subject_a in_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v the_o law_n and_o order_n which_o he_o have_v right_o to_o give_v and_o which_o be_v in_o force_n only_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o authority_n how_o will_v man_n stand_v amaze_v at_o this_o and_o yet_o such_o and_o great_a humility_n have_v christ_n show_v for_o we_o man_n for_o while_o he_o be_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o make_v himself_o empty_a and_o poor_a for_o we_o when_o he_o have_v a_o sovereign_a authority_n over_o all_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o become_v subject_a and_o obedient_a both_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o very_a end_n that_o he_o become_v man_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v of_o 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