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A04101
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The Christian sacrifice by Iames Barker ...
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Barker, James, fl. 1639.
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STC 1418; ESTC S113337
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his_o desire_n call_v it_o then_o still_o a_o petition_n or_o what_o else_o you_o will_v please_v to_o call_v it_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o have_v a_o double_a aspect_n to_o god_n and_o to_o man._n as_o it_o relate_v to_o god_n it_o point_v out_o his_o love_n and_o authority_n his_o love_n in_o own_v we_o for_o his_o son_n his_o authority_n in_o vouchsafe_v to_o become_v our_o father_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o man_n it_o point_v out_o his_o dignity_n his_o duty_n his_o dignity_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n his_o duty_n to_o do_v what_o become_v god_n son_n his_o love_n have_v exalt_v we_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o son_n his_o authority_n call_v for_o the_o duty_n of_o son_n and_o no_o share_n shall_v we_o have_v in_o the_o dignity_n except_o we_o perform_v the_o duty_n our_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o give_v god_n our_o heart_n and_o then_o he_o will_v give_v we_o the_o dignity_n to_o become_v his_o son_n first_o my_o son_n it_o have_v not_o be_v much_o to_o be_v call_v son_n have_v not_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o become_v the_o father_n son_n be_v but_o a_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a compliment_n of_o a_o superior_a to_o his_o inferior_a son_n say_v abraham_n to_o dives_n in_o hell_n but_o my_o son_n come_v from_o the_o bowel_n of_o a_o father_n and_o a_o title_n of_o great_a dignity_n it_o be_v when_o god_n speak_v it_o my_o son_n say_v god_n and_o in_o say_v so_o he_o express_v his_o love_n and_o commend_v our_o dignity_n saint_n john_n will_v have_v all_o to_o note_v this_o and_o therefore_o mark_n it_o out_o with_o a_o ecce_fw-la 1._o john_n 3._o 1._o behold_v what_o manner_n of_o love_n the_o father_n have_v bestow_v on_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v his_o love_n his_o free_a and_o unmerited_a love_n that_o have_v thus_o exalt_v we_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o it_o be_v marvellous_a in_o our_o eye_n marvellous_a indeed_o for_o a_o wretched_a man_n to_o become_v god_n son_n have_v it_o be_v my_o servant_n it_o have_v be_v honour_n enough_o for_o man_n the_o great_a saint_n be_v ambitious_a of_o no_o great_a title_n there_o be_v abraham_n his_o servant_n and_o moses_n his_o servant_n psal_n 105._o and_o david_n in_o the_o 116._o psalm_n ingeminate_v the_o title_n as_o if_o he_o be_v delight_v with_o it_o and_o take_v pleasure_n to_o repeat_v it_o o_o lord_n say_v he_o true_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n thy_o servant_n and_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n nay_o the_o bless_a virgin_n who_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n yet_o her_o humility_n look_v no_o high_a than_o a_o servant_n ecce_fw-la