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look_v up_o and_o behold_v this_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o bless_a peacemaker_n this_o mediator_n the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o make_v peace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n to_o reconcile_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o this_o office_n be_v impose_v upon_o he_o by_o god_n his_o father_n he_o undertake_v and_o undertake_v he_o have_v discharge_v it_o perform_v what_o ever_o be_v require_v from_o he_o by_o his_o father_n in_o order_n to_o this_o reconciliation_n make_v a_o full_a satisfaction_n unto_o his_o justice_n by_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o man_n all_o that_o shall_v believe_v on_o he_o shed_v his_o blood_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n that_o so_o he_o may_v appease_v it_o and_o hereby_o have_v he_o slay_v this_o enmity_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o ephes_n 2.16_o not_o only_o enmity_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n jew_n and_o gentile_n which_o he_o do_v by_o break_v down_o that_o intergerinum_fw-la 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first_o resurrection_n from_o christ_n 86._o first_o resurrection_n imperfect_a 149._o 248._o resurrection_n spiritual_a resemble_v the_o corporal_n in_o six_o particular_n 151._o resurrection_n spiritual_a a_o difficult_a work_n 157._o resurrection_n spiritual_a a_o work_n to_o which_o man_n natural_o be_v indispose_v and_o averse_a 160._o 161._o resurrection_n of_o christ_n a_o pattern_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 164._o resurrection_n of_o christ_n a_o pattern_n of_o the_o christian_n second_o resurrection_n 180_o resurrection_n to_o life_n proper_a to_o believer_n 183_o christ_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o believer_n first_fw-mi and_o second_o resurrection_n 189._o first_o resurrection_n common_a to_o all_o believer_n 195._o evidence_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 196._o motive_n to_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 215._o first_o resurrection_n how_o attain_v 227._o first_o resurrection_n a_o mercy_n to_o be_v acknowledge_v 233._o first_o resurrection_n to_o be_v 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