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or_o flesh_n that_o be_v crucify_a thou_o grant_v as_o much_o not_o only_o in_o thy_o confess_v his_o person_n as_o join_v to_o the_o godhead_n power_n life_n and_o soul_n be_v call_v jesus_n and_o the_o saviour_n p._n 24._o but_o also_o his_o be_v the_o anoint_v as_o well_o as_o the_o anoint_v p._n 5._o for_o christ_n be_v before_o abraham_n and_o david_n in_o spirit_n call_v he_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v that_o spiritual_a rock_n that_o all_o israel_n drink_v of_o as_o for_o excuse_v error_n and_o contempt_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n false_o charge_v on_o j._n p._n and_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v charge_v therewith_o p._n 26._o i_o be_o not_o conscious_a to_o myself_o of_o so_o do_v by_o discover_v his_o intention_n and_o by_o his_o own_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n object_v against_o he_o viz._n as_o either_o that_o the_o veil_n which_o be_v christ_n flesh_n or_o that_o the_o bodily_a garment_n we_o can_v never_o call_v the_o entire_a christ_n as_o intimate_v by_o his_o own_o word_n 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