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to_o bring_v through_o to_o glory_n which_o be_v clear_a eph._n 5.26_o husband_n love_v your_o wife_n as_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 5.5_o god_n commend_v his_o love_n to_o we_o in_o that_o while_o we_o be_v yet_o sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o john_n 15.13_o great_a love_n have_v no_o man_n then_o this_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n there_o be_v a_o world_n of_o reprobate_n who_o christ_n never_o love_v with_o peculiar_a love_n and_o sure_a for_o these_o he_o do_v not_o die_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v but_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v say_v the_o lord_n rom._n 9.13_o which_o the_o apostle_n hold_v forth_o as_o a_o sort_n of_o copy_n of_o god_n deal_n in_o reprobation_n and_o election_n in_o reference_n to_o all_o mankind_n and_o where_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v set_v bound_n betwixt_o they_o who_o he_o love_v and_o hate_v it_o be_v too_o great_a liberality_n or_o rather_o too_o 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decree_n as_o some_o be_v bring_v in_o rom._n 9.19_o why_o do_v he_o find_v fault_n who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n to_o who_o the_o apostle_n answer_v who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n it_o become_v you_o not_o to_o dispute_v with_o god_n but_o to_o seek_v with_o more_o solicitude_n and_o with_o holy_a and_o humble_a carefulness_n to_o make_v the_o matter_n sure_a to_o yourselves_o we_o may_v well_o raise_v storm_n by_o our_o disput_n but_o shall_v come_v to_o no_o peace_n by_o they_o this_o can_v only_o be_v come_v at_o by_o flee_v to_o the_o hope_v set_v before_o we_o sermon_n xxxiii_o isaiah_n liii_o ix_o verse_n 9_o and_o he_o make_v his_o grave_n with_o the_o wicked_a and_o with_o the_o rich_a in_o his_o death_n because_o he_o have_v do_v no_o violence_n neither_o be_v any_o deceit_n in_o his_o mouth_n every_o passage_n of_o our_o lord_n way_n in_o prosecute_a the_o work_n of_o redemption_n have_v somewhat_o wonderful_a in_o it_o we_o hear_v of_o several_a of_o they_o especial_o in_o his_o humiliation_n how_o very_o low_a the_o bless_a cautioner_n condescend_v to_o come_v for_o relief_n of_o the_o captivity_n how_o he_o be_v put_v to_o wrestle_v and_o fight_v and_o what_o great_a strength_n or_o strong_a hold_v he_o be_v put_v as_o it_o be_v to_o take_v in_o there_o be_v one_o strong_a hold_v to_o speak_v so_o not_o speak_v of_o as_o yet_o which_o must_v also_o be_v storm_v and_o the_o fortification_n of_o it_o pull_v down_o by_o the_o mediator_n and_o that_o be_v the_o grave_a the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o as_o he_o decline_v not_o death_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o decline_v the_o grave_a but_o as_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n as_o a_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o account_n of_o man_n so_o in_o the_o account_n of_o man_n he_o be_v take_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n with_o the_o thief_n and_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_a as_o one_o of_o they_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o diversity_n of_o 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