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old_a testament_n that_o of_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o and_o that_o of_o john_n 1.11_o 2._o because_o he_o himself_o testify_v that_o he_o have_v a_o glory_n with_o his_o father_n before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v joh._n 17.5_o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n because_o that_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n immutable_a therefore_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o already_o do_v praeexi_v 3._o moreover_o he_o himself_o testify_v thus_o i_o come_v but_o from_o the_o father_n and_o be_o come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o father_n as_o in_o john_n 16.28_o 4._o john_n 3.13_o no_o man_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n but_o he_o who_o descend_v from_o heaven_n the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n 5._o john_n the_o baptist_n testify_v of_o he_o that_o he_o come_v from_o above_o john_n 3.31_o 6._o again_o christ_n himself_o say_v joh._n 6.32_o my_o father_n give_v unto_o you_o the_o true_a 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divine_a excellency_n and_o omnipresence_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o he_o and_o by_o consequence_n they_o must_v necessary_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n which_o praeexi_v long_o before_o its_o earthly_a body_n from_o whence_o a_o most_o certain_a argument_n may_v be_v frame_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o other_o man_n do_v praeexi_v 11._o compare_v herewith_o heb._n 1.6_o the_o father_n bring_v in_o the_o first_o beget_v into_o the_o world_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o his_o humanity_n 12._o 1_o john_n 3.5.8_o he_o who_o be_v manifest_v or_o appear_v he_o do_v not_o then_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o be_v chap._n v._o contain_v argument_n take_v from_o humane_a authority_n yet_o be_v such_o as_o in_o their_o kind_n be_v sacred_a 1._o let_v the_o apostle_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v here_o produce_v even_o when_o they_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o illuminate_v who_o be_v addict_v to_o this_o opinion_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o correct_v by_o our_o lord_n as_o be_v manifest_a 1._o in_o that_o that_o they_o ask_v he_o concern_v he_o who_o be_v bear_v blind_a joh._n 9.2_o 2._o in_o that_o that_o they_o say_v that_o some_o thought_n that_o he_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n other_o elias_n other_o jeremias_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n as_o in_o matth._n 16.14_o which_o assertion_n can_v stand_v unless_o upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o praeexistency_n nor_o yet_o be_v it_o correct_v by_o our_o lord_n as_o without_o all_o doubt_n have_v it_o contain_v in_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v erroneous_a it_o will_v have_v be_v by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o most_o holy_a and_o the_o most_o benign_a master_n or_o teacher_n 3._o in_o that_o that_o when_o our_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o come_v out_o from_o the_o father_n they_o present_o answer_v behold_v now_o speak_v thou_o plain_o and_o speak_v no_o proverb_n joh._n 16.29_o 2._o let_v clement_n of_o alexandria_n come_v forth_o next_o who_o often_o in_o his_o writing_n make_v mention_v of_o this_o 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