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heb._n 2._o 17_o 18._o they_o be_v intend_v and_o according_o do_v perfect_a and_o enable_v he_o for_o his_o office_n of_o mediator_n last_o ix_o arg._n ix_o consider_v the_o elect_n those_o precious_a soul_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v love_v from_o everlasting_a and_o determine_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o glory_n yet_o have_v sin_v not_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v enter_v there_o without_o satisfaction_n first_o give_v to_o his_o justice_n 23_o ro_n 3._o 26._o heb._n 6._o 20._o with_o ch._n 9_o 12_o 23_o even_o these_o he_o will_v not_o justify_v but_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o to_o be_v just_o in_o so_o do_v the_o mercy-seat_n itself_o must_v
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they_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n but_o his_o everlasting_a kindness_n he_o will_v not_o take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o at_o last_o he_o will_v present_v they_o faultless_a before_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o glory_n 24._o judas_n for_o 24._o these_o all_o with_o other_o of_o like_a tenor_n be_v deliver_v in_o positive_a and_o absolute_a term_n without_o any_o show_n of_o reservation_n proviso_n condition_n or_o hesitation_n about_o they_o and_o if_o these_o which_o be_v transcript_n of_o the_o decree_n be_v absolute_a it_o follow_v that_o the_o decree_n also_o be_v the_o same_o and_o on_o this_o ground_n it_o be_v 34._o rom._n 8._o 33_o 34._o the_o apostle_n stand_v when_o he_o challenge_v all_o the_o world_n to_o nullify_v god_n election_n which_o he_o never_o will_v have_v do_v have_v it_o not_o be_v sovereign_o absolute_a iii_o election_n be_v personal_a and_o iv_o it_o be_v from_o eternity_n these_o two_o i_o put_v together_o in_o proof_n because_o they_o be_v frequent_o 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that_o be_v to_o be_v lord_n and_o christ_n but_o the_o second_o person_n in_o humane_a nature_n and_o this_o capacity_n he_o sustain_v from_o everlasting_a 31._o pro._n 8._o 23._o 31._o nor_o be_v it_o any_o body_n which_o he_o may_v assume_v 20._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 20._o but_o that_o very_o same_o numerical_a body_n that_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o heb._n 10._o 5._o with_o psal_n 40._o 7._o and_o this_o very_a person_n he_o love_v before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n john_n 17._o 24._o it_o be_v worthy_a observation_n how_o particular_a the_o decree_n be_v even_o in_o thing_n circumstantial_a to_o our_o lord_n christ_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v of_o abraham_n stock_n of_o judah_n tribe_n of_o david_n lineage_n be_v conceive_v in_o a_o virgin_n bear_v at_o bethlem_n and_o this_o when_o the_o sceptre_n be_v depart_v from_o judah_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v buffet_v scourge_v spit-upon_a hang_v on_o a_o tree_n his_o hand_n and_o his_o fect_n pierce_v that_o gall_n 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