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here_o he_o oppose_v christ_n to_o the_o legal_a high_a priest_n in_o three_o particular_n first_o in_o that_o christ_n offer_v for_o sin_n but_o once_o only_a for_o he_o so_o offer_v that_o he_o never_o iterate_v his_o offering_n more_o second_o in_o that_o after_o his_o offering_n he_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n three_o that_o he_o continue_v his_o seat_n there_o for_o ever_o even_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o these_o two_o latter_a particular_n be_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a for_o because_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o sit_v there_o for_o ever_o to_o the_o world_n end_n therefore_o he_o shall_v never_o offer_v sacrifice_n more_o for_o how_o can_v it_o beseem_v or_o rather_o how_o can_v it_o befall_v so_o great_a a_o majesty_n to_o offer_v again_o another_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v to_o die_v again_o and_o then_o again_o to_o enter_v into_o heaven_n for_o see_v christ_n sit_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n for_o ever_o therefore_o the_o majesty_n of_o christ_n must_v continue_v for_o ever_o also_o and_o then_o how_o can_v christ_n ever_o offer_v again_o for_o then_o a_o thing_n last_v for_o ever_o when_o it_o have_v a_o continual_a duration_n through_o all_o time_n and_o age_n without_o any_o intermission_n 13._o from_o henceforth_o expect_v till_o his_o enemy_n be_v make_v his_o footstool_n here_o he_o show_v the_o issue_n or_o effect_n that_o will_v follow_v upon_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n for_o thereupon_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o at_o the_o last_o all_o his_o enemy_n shall_v be_v put_v under_o his_o foot_n and_o make_v his_o footstool_n so_o far_o shall_v christ_n be_v from_o offer_v again_o to_o be_v violate_v and_o put_v to_o death_n again_o by_o his_o enemy_n that_o he_o expect_v their_o subjection_n to_o he_o to_o be_v make_v his_o footstool_n and_o when_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n among_o who_o death_n be_v the_o last_o and_o chief_a shall_v be_v make_v his_o footstool_n i._o shall_v be_v whole_o master_v yea_o abolish_v what_o cause_n can_v there_o be_v why_o he_o shall_v iterate_v his_o offering_n that_o this_o subjection_n will_v follow_v the_o author_n gather_v it_o from_o this_o say_n of_o god_n unto_o christ_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n psalm_n 110.1_o therefore_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n do_v expect_v this_o and_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n expect_v this_o fit_v his_o word_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n wherein_o god_n himself_o do_v vindicate_v this_o subjection_n of_o christ_n enemy_n unto_o he_o by_o put_v they_o under_o his_o foot_n but_o because_o we_o know_v that_o christ_n himself_o neither_o heretofore_o have_v be_v