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so_o that_o now_o he_o be_v not_o another_o nor_o a_o stranger_n to_o we_o but_o our_o own_o by_o divine_a ordination_n ☜_o and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v for_o us._n these_o be_v premit_v we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o particular_a history_n of_o his_o baptism_n as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o by_o saint_n luke_n chap._n 3._o ver._n 21._o luke_n 3._o 21._o now_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o all_o the_o people_n be_v baptize_v what_o these_o people_n be_v one_o you_o may_v understand_v out_o of_o the_o 7._o chap._n ver_fw-la 29._o 30._o for_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o pharisee_n and_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n despise_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o will_v not_o come_v to_o be_v baptize_v of_o s._n john_n here_o then_o come_v poor_a publican_n and_o sinner_n and_o go_v before_o they_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n there_o be_v many_o of_o every_o sort_n of_o people_n as_o we_o may_v read_v save_v in_o the_o gospel_n but_o of_o pharisee_n we_o find_v none_o but_o one_o namely_o nicodemus_n no_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v further_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n then_o proud_a iusticiar_n grace_n for_o as_o a_o vessel_n full_a of_o one_o liquor_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o another_o so_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v fill_v with_o a_o vain_a conceit_n of_o she_o own_o righteousness_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ._n huiusmodi_fw-la animum_fw-la gratia_fw-la non_fw-la intrat_fw-la 67._o etc._n etc._n grace_n enter_v not_o into_o such_o a_o soul_n because_o it_o be_v full_a neither_o do_v grace_n find_v any_o place_n to_o dwell_v therein_o and_o again_o non_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la intret_fw-la gratia_fw-la ubi_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o grace_n to_o enter_v in_o where_o merit_n have_v possession_n what_o thou_o attribute_a to_o merit_n be_v want_v to_o grace_n i_o will_v none_o of_o that_o merit_n which_o exclude_v grace_n but_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n come_v in_o among_o these_o poor_a people_n humility_n 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