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of_o our_o saviour_n father_n 17.24_o joh._n 17.24_o i_o will_v that_o those_o that_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v with_o i_o where_o i_o be_o that_o they_o may_v behold_v my_o glory_n for_o as_o a_o friend_n take_v possession_n in_o another_o name_n and_o it_o be_v good_a in_o law_n as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v it_o himself_o even_o so_o christ_n in_o our_o name_n and_o in_o our_o stead_n have_v enter_v into_o heaven_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o that_o glorious_a and_o immortal_a kingdom_n not_o for_o himself_o alone_o but_o also_o for_o all_o his_o member_n that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n which_o through_o christ_n be_v as_o sure_o one_o day_n to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o real_a possession_n of_o the_o
the_o sceptre_n be_v depart_v from_o judah_n 49.10_o genes_n 49.10_o as_o old_a jacob_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v come_v of_o the_o seed_n or_o david_n as_o jeremy_n foretell_v aug._n jer._n 23_o 5.6_o firmitas_fw-la sidei_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la implentur_fw-la quae_fw-la praedicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la aug._n all_o which_o particular_n be_v full_o accomplish_v in_o christ_n our_o saviour_n all_o which_o do_v serve_v to_o settle_v our_o judgement_n and_o to_o confirm_v our_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o true_a messiah_n in_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v accomplish_v that_o be_v foretell_v of_o he_o use_v 2_o second_o see_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a messiah_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n â—y_a who_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o once_o for_o all_o god_n wrath_n be_v satisfy_v and_o the_o curse_n and_o malediction_n of_o the_o law_n remove_v this_o show_v the_o miserable_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o will_v have_v many_o mediator_n and_o saviour_n by_o who_o merit_n and_o intercession_n they_o look_v to_o be_v save_v such_o as_o be_v saint_n angel_n the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o the_o like_a then_o the_o which_o what_o can_v be_v more_o injurious_a unto_o the_o all-sufficiency_n of_o christ_n suffering_n to_o which_o of_o all_o these_o do_v any_o of_o the_o prophet_n give_v witness_v do_v they_o all_o point_n at_o he_o and_o be_v he_o able_a perfect_o to_o save_v all_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o 9_o hebr._n 9_o by_o that_o all-sufficient_a sacrifice_n of_o his_o once_o for_o all_o let_v we_o for_o ever_o then_o rest_n upon_o he_o and_o make_v he_o our_o sole_a and_o alone_a saviour_n use_v 3_o three_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o that_o christ_n have_v suffer_v so_o great_a thing_n for_o we_o shall_v work_v our_o heart_n to_o a_o indignation_n against_o sin_n for_o in_o christ_n crucify_v we_o may_v see_v the_o ugly_a face_n of_o sin_n if_o we_o look_v upon_o sin_n in_o 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priest_n servant_n with_o sword_n and_o staff_n as_o a_o thief_n or_o malefactor_n though_o christ_n be_v willing_a to_o die_v and_o that_o by_o his_o death_n life_n be_v to_o come_v unto_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o procure_v his_o own_o death_n not_o wilful_o put_v himself_o into_o danger_n the_o text_n say_v he_o be_v lead_v that_o be_v take_v by_o judas_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o carry_v he_o along_o to_o caiphas_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o so_o say_v the_o evangelist_n 26.57_o mat._n 26.57_o and_o they_o that_o have_v lay_v hold_n on_o jesus_n lead_v he_o away_o to_o caiphas_n the_o high_a priest_n where_o the_o scribe_n and_o elder_n be_v assemble_v and_o again_o then_o the_o band_n and_o the_o captain_n 18.13_o joh._n 18.13_o and_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o jew_n take_v jesus_n and_o bind_v he_o and_o lead_v he_o away_o to_o annas_n the_o high_a priest_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o christ_n 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