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depravation_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v in_o man_n reparation_n read_v s._n paul_n i_o find_v he_o touch_v many_o secret_n worthy_a of_o much_o consideration_n and_o among_o other_o i_o esteem_v it_o for_o most_o worthy_a that_o which_o he_o touch_v of_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o glorious_a resurrection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n into_o the_o consideration_n of_o which_o secret_a i_o have_v ofttimes_o enter_v and_o it_o have_v befall_v i_o that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o i_o will_v have_v understand_v it_o so_o much_o the_o less_o have_v i_o understand_v it_o my_o spirit_n come_v to_o this_o understanding_n that_o as_o man_n in_o his_o dèpravation_n mar_v all_o the_o creature_n so_o in_o the_o reparation_n of_o man_n all_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v repair_v that_o the_o first_o adam_n subject_v all_o man_n unto_o misery_n and_o unto_o death_n mar_v all_o the_o creature_n and_o that_o the_o second_o adam_n jesus_n christ_n our_o 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mortal_a they_o shall_v not_o be_v restore_v with_o man_n to_o make_v he_o immortal_a and_o most_o happy_a in_o this_o consideration_n more_o than_o in_o any_o other_o of_o these_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o consider_v i_o think_v i_o see_v the_o most_o high_a obligation_n which_o not_o only_o all_o man_n in_o particular_a but_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o general_n have_v to_o christ._n for_o as_o much_o as_o through_o christ_n obedience_n man_n shall_v return_v to_o that_o be_v of_o immortality_n and_o felicity_n which_o they_o lose_v by_o adam_n disobedience_n and_o by_o the_o selfsame_o the_o creature_n shall_v return_v to_o recover_v their_o be_v and_o their_o most_o perfect_a temper_n which_o they_o lose_v through_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n and_o so_o this_o remain_v imprint_v in_o my_o mind_n that_o adam_n disobey_v god_n deprave_v all_o man_n and_o condemn_v they_o unto_o death_n and_o mar_v all_o the_o creatâ—…res_n and_o subject_v they_o aâ—…_n s._n paul_n say_v 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