of_o death_n and_o so_o among_o the_o civilian_n haeres_fw-la heir_n signify_v dominus_fw-la lord_n justinian_n instit._n l._n 2._o tit_n 19_o the_o haemad_n qualit_fw-la &_o diffe_n §_o ult_n and_o thus_o may_v it_o fit_o be_v a_o title_n of_o christ_n incarnate_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n over_o his_o church_n the_o key_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v lay_v upon_o he_o but_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o may_v peculiar_o refer_v to_o his_o resurrection_n in_o which_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a from_o the_o dead_a verse_n 18._o the_o first_o which_o from_o the_o grave_n be_v raise_v and_o exalt_v to_o heaven_n and_o be_v so_o rise_v all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n 3._o that_o throne_n and_o dominion_n principality_n and_o power_n thâ—ngs_n visible_a and_o invisible_a in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n all_o thing_n may_v be_v mean_v of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n these_o several_a title_n here_o rehearse_v say_v dr._n hammond_n annot._n on_o 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6_o 7_o nor_o be_v they_o order_v by_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o we_o translate_v ordinance_n heb._n 9_o 11._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o that_o be_v constitute_v or_o appoint_v by_o christ_n as_o mediator_n in_o order_n to_o his_o church_n for_o their_o help_n in_o st._n paul_n time_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v create_v in_o the_o sense_n some_o will_v expound_v creation_n col._n 1._o 16._o and_o mean_v by_o throne_n dominion_n principality_n and_o power_n 4._o hence_o also_o may_v appear_v that_o no_o other_o sense_n but_o of_o the_o creation_n at_o first_o out_o of_o nothing_o can_v be_v right_o mean_v by_o the_o create_a col._n 1._o 16._o for_o the_o word_n be_v general_a include_v all_o thing_n simple_o and_o that_o twice_o express_v which_o show_v it_o comprehend_v all_o thing_n universal_o that_o be_v create_v and_o leave_v any_o thing_n shall_v be_v except_v there_o be_v a_o threefold_a division_n 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