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himself_o and_o indeed_o be_v in_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o essence_n because_o the_o glorious_a property_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o godhead_n be_v as_o it_o be_v radiant_a and_o refulgent_a in_o the_o flesh_n of_o our_o redeemer_n therefore_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d heb_fw-mi 1.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o brightness_n of_o his_o father_n glory_n the_o brightness_n or_o refulgency_n of_o god_n the_o father_n glory_n not_o only_o in_o reference_n to_o his_o divine_a essence_n the_o second-person_n in_o trinity_n but_o as_o he_o be_v verbum_fw-la incarnatum_fw-la the_o word_n incarnate_a as_o he_o be_v god-man_n because_o all_o the_o beam_n of_o divine_a majesty_n do_v shine_v forth_o with_o a_o most_o resplendent_a brightness_n in_o his_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d augasma_n be_v that_o which_o have_v brightness_n and_o glory_n in_o itself_o such_o be_v the_o divine_a nature_n and_o essence_n it_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o body_n 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r_o recompense_n christ_n his_o speak_v honourable_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o last_o day_n will_v abundant_o recompense_v the_o reproach_n they_o have_v here_o 2.133_o reconciliation_n god_n be_v first_o in_o reconciliation_n though_o sinner_n first_o in_o the_o transgression_n 2.169_o redeemer_n he_o undertake_v two_o great_a work_n for_o the_o redeem_v 1._o one_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o sin_n 2._o the_o other_o to_o yield_v absolute_a conformity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 2.140_o regeneration_n conformity_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o christ_n in_o the_o resurrection_n have_v its_o beginning_n in_o it_o 2.101_o 111_o relation_n we_o not_o alone_a in_o their_o death_n 1.9_o when_o dead_a they_o be_v not_o lose_v but_o sow_v 1.19_o though_o they_o cease_v in_o heaven_n yet_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o cease_v not_o 3.12_o remembrance_n the_o book_n of_o god_n remembrance_n and_o book_n of_o conscience_n