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impediment_n his_o death_n do_v purchase_v life_n to_o they_o and_o his_o efficacious_a power_n will_v bring_v they_o to_o participate_v thereof_o for_o i_o will_v draw_v all_o man_n say_v he_o 5._o they_o to_o who_o christ_n apply_v the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o death_n will_v find_v no_o place_n of_o rest_n till_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o abide_v with_o he_o and_o he_o will_v not_o give_v over_o perfect_v their_o happiness_n and_o draw_v they_o till_o he_o bring_v they_o where_o he_o be_v for_o i_o will_v draw_v all_o man_n to_o i_o that_o be_v to_o communion_n with_o i_o through_o my_o death_n and_o to_o be_v where_o i_o be_o 6._o christ_n cross_n will_v be_v glorious_a in_o their_o eye_n who_o see_v the_o rich_a fruit_n thereof_o therefore_o do_v he_o describe_v it_o if_o i_o be_v lift_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n on_o the_o cross_n allude_v to_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n as_o a_o glorious_a exaltation_n of_o he_o when_o so_o many_o shall_v 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hear_v out_o of_o the_o law_n that_o christ_n abide_v for_o ever_o and_o how_o say_v thou_o the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v be_v lift_v up_o who_o be_v this_o son_n of_o man_n follow_v to_o ver_fw-la 37._o the_o last_o particular_a in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v a_o objection_n of_o the_o people_n against_o christ_n former_a doctrine_n concern_v his_o suffering_n together_o with_o christ_n answer_n thereunto_o and_o the_o close_a of_o this_o purpose_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v their_o objection_n wherein_o understand_v well_o that_o title_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o be_v understand_v by_o christ_n of_o himself_o and_o that_o his_o lift_n up_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o death_n who_o give_v out_o
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be_v a_o liar_n therefore_o though_o he_o transform_v himself_o in_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n and_o busk_n up_o his_o project_n yet_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v therewith_o and_o though_o he_o sometime_o speak_v truth_n as_o sometime_o he_o do_v commend_v christ_n mark_n 1.24_o luke_n 4.34_o and_o his_o servant_n act._n 16.17_o and_o may_v bear_v in_o true_a challenge_n upon_o believer_n yet_o he_o be_v still_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o intend_v thereby_o to_o deceive_v for_o by_o his_o commendation_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o follower_n he_o intend_v either_o to_o make_v they_o be_v suspect_v or_o to_o draw_v persecution_n on_o themselves_o by_o cast_v he_o out_o as_o befall_v paul_n and_o when_o he_o plead_v god_n cause_n against_o his_o people_n it_o be_v but_o to_o drive_v they_o from_o god_n and_o when_o he_o charge_v upon_o they_o what_o they_o deserve_v his_o scope_n be_v to_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o hope_n of_o remedy_n and_o persuade_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v 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