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not_o the_o utmost_a they_o know_v not_o the_o end_n of_o it_o nor_o can_v know_v for_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a have_v no_o bound_n or_o limit_n and_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a have_v no_o end_n therefore_o last_o of_o all_o now_o consider_v this_o second_o adam_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o though_o he_o have_v no_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o to_o answer_v to_o god_n for_o for_o he_o do_v no_o sin_n nor_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n isa._n 53.9_o he_o know_v no_o sin_n as_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o yet_o he_o have_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n i._n e._n jew_n and_o gentile_n lay_v upon_o he_o and_o do_v bear_v it_o in_o his_o
shall_v reprove_v or_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o righteousness_n i._n e._n this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n because_o say_v he_o i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n for_o he_o go_v as_o a_o public_a person_n and_o second_o adam_n the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o there_o be_v set_v down_o in_o our_o nature_n and_o in_o our_o stead_n as_o he_o that_o have_v wrought_v out_o for_o we_o and_o bring_v in_o to_o we_o perfect_a and_o everlasting_a righteousness_n in_o who_o as_o such_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n israel_n shall_v be_v justify_v and_o glory_n isa._n 45.25_o now_o that_o this_o exaltation_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o set_n of_o he_o down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heavenly_a place_n be_v a_o wonderful_a and_o glorious_a work_n of_o divine_a power_n see_v eph._n 1.19_o 20_o 21._o according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o his_o mighty_a power_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o christ_n when_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o set_v he_o at_o his_o own_o 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