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preach_v in_o preach_v he_o because_o in_o he_o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o all_o fullness_n shall_v dwell_v col._n 1._o 19_o even_o all_o fullness_n for_o we_o so_o that_o in_o he_o we_o be_v full_a out_o of_o he_o mere_a emptiness_n we_o will_v not_o have_v one_o beam_n of_o this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n cloud_v but_o labour_v to_o discover_v to_o our_o people_n his_o full_a glory_n and_o sovereignty_n to_o all_o those_o sacred_a end_n to_o which_o god_n have_v consecrate_v he_o that_o if_o any_o will_v have_v nothing_o of_o christ_n to_o be_v preach_v but_o his_o pardon_v and_o save_v the_o sin_n may_v be_v whole_o they_o not_o we_o that_o they_o will_v receive_v the_o skirt_n of_o christ_n and_o consequent_o refuse_v christ_n when_o we_o preach_v to_o they_o whole_a christ_n and_o all_o the_o benefit_n that_o be_v by_o he_o nor_o 2_o do_v we_o deny_v a_o ordinate_a and_o subordinate_a love_n to_o ourselves_o as_o mâ—_n br._n slander_v we_o no_o less_o bite_o than_o 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enemy_n to_o himself_o incur_v rejection_n and_o expulsion_n from_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n for_o he_o be_v send_v to_o seek_v oâ—ely_o that_o which_o be_v lose_v come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n he_o love_v himself_o indeed_o and_o spiritual_o that_o for_o his_o love_n to_o god_n deny_v himself_o the_o self-dejected_n publican_n be_v acceâ—ted_v with_o god_n when_o the_o prate_a pharisee_n be_v hurl_v with_o his_o mouth_n full_a of_o work_n out_o at_o the_o door_n or_o be_v there_o any_o great_a difference_n between_o this_o and_o the_o devil_n doctrine_n preach_v to_o our_o first_o parent_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n say_v the_o devil_n you_o shall_v be_v all_o christ_n saviour_n justifier_n say_v mr._n br._n your_o righteousness_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n shall_v jump_v together_o into_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o causality_n to_o justify_v and_o save_v you_o our_o first_o parent_n 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the_o continual_a increase_n of_o our_o sanctification_n and_o to_o what_o great_a good_a for_o himself_o can_v man_n strong_a love_n to_o himself_o aspire_v than_o to_o his_o full_a and_o real_a perfection_n consist_v in_o his_o restitution_n to_o god_n image_n and_o conformity_n to_o his_o will_n and_o nature_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o consummate_v blessedness_n which_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v above_o and_o it_o be_v a_o blessedness_n inchoate_n and_o increase_a while_o we_o pass_v from_o strength_n to_o strength_n in_o it_o here_o who_o be_v the_o self-hater_n and_o self-destroyer_n the_o papist_n or_o we_o the_o success_n will_v at_o length_n evidence_n and_o such_o profess_a divine_n and_o christian_n among_o we_o as_o have_v not_o their_o eye_n soil_v with_o kederminster_n dust_n and_o smoke_n can_v discern_v already_o nor_o three_o do_v our_o doctrine_n tend_v to_o drive_v obedience_n out_o of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o we_o may_v answer_v mr._n brs_n question_n aphor._n p._n 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necessary_a consequent_a of_o adam_n disability_n to_o overcome_v death_n and_o deliver_v himself_o which_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o do_v and_o whether_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n image_n be_v part_n of_o the_o death_n threaten_v or_o rather_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o sin_n only_o execute_v by_o ourselves_o and_o not_o by_o god_n whether_o god_n do_v take_v away_o his_o image_n or_o man_n do_v thrust_v it_o away_o admirable_a profoundness_n and_o learning_n but_o after_o all_o this_o stir_v and_o such_o egregious_o deep_a speculation_n as_o preparatory_n to_o the_o determine_n of_o the_o first_o question_n whether_o christ_n do_v discharge_v our_o debt_n by_o way_n of_o solution_n or_o by_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n how_o do_v he_o at_o length_n determine_v it_o bax._n p._n 29_o &_o 30._o much_o may_v be_v say_v this_o seem_v that_o be_v unlikely_a one_o thing_n probable_a another_o possible_a but_o for_o a_o final_a conclusion_n p._n 31._o it_o be_v hard_o to_o conclude_v 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