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and_o therefore_o be_v he_o both_o god_n and_o man_n his_o manhood_n make_v he_o capable_a of_o suffering_n and_o his_o godhead_n make_v his_o suffering_n meritorious_a now_o for_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o this_o one_o person_n who_o be_v to_o suffer_v and_o by_o his_o suffering_n to_o make_v a_o full_a satisfaction_n to_o god_n for_o man_n sin_n i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o can_v possible_o better_a be_v illustrate_v then_o by_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o the_o brutish_a flesh_n unite_v together_o for_o the_o make_n up_o of_o one_o man_n the_o leviathan_n who_o deride_v the_o illustration_n because_o he_o real_o believe_v not_o the_o union_n nor_o the_o happy_a effect_n of_o it_o be_v as_o monstrous_a a_o scoffer_n at_o christian_a religion_n as_o lucian_n who_o indeed_o deride_v the_o union_n but_o may_v be_v very_o well_o please_v for_o aught_o i_o know_v with_o the_o illustration_n if_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o who_o suffer_v for_o 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and_o clear_v in_o the_o agree_v that_o the_o father_n be_v god_n the_o son_n god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n and_o divine_a glory_n and_o worship_n belong_v to_o all_o and_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o all_o by_o all_o christian_n as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n profess_v under_o that_o name_n and_o title_n rubric_n here_o follow_v the_o litany_n or_o general_a supplication_n to_o be_v sing_v or_o say_v after_o morning_n prayer_n upon_o sunday_n wednesday_n and_o friday_n and_o at_o other_o time_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v command_v by_o the_o ordinary_a o_o god_n the_o father_n of_o heaven_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o miscrable_a sinner_n god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o rain_n the_o father_n of_o the_o dew_n job_n 38.28_o and_o the_o father_n of_o light_n jam._n 1.17_o the_o great_a father_n of_o the_o stupendous_a work_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o the_o very_a heathen_n themselves_o have_v acknowledge_v he_o so_o to_o be_v therefore_o 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also_o the_o earth_n land_n and_o sea_n grass_n herb_n plant_n and_o tree_n beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n he_o make_v man_n to_o praise_v he_o and_o glorify_v he_o in_o all_o and_o for_o all_o to_o magnify_v god_n in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o never_o to_o distrust_v he_o who_o have_v prove_v himself_o thus_o omnipotent_a and_o in_o jesus_n christ_n his_o only_a son_n our_o lord_n i_o believe_v also_o in_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o godhead_n the_o word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n who_o be_v style_v jesus_n to_o note_v he_o a_o saviour_n which_o name_n be_v give_v he_o by_o a_o angel_n together_o with_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o mat._n 1.21_o he_o be_v also_o style_v christ_n which_o be_v a_o appellative_a title_n of_o office_n and_o dignity_n give_v to_o he_o for_o three_o purpose_n 1._o to_o note_v he_o a_o anoint_a king_n to_o judge_v govern_v defend_v we_o and_o to_o save_v we_o from_o danger_n 2._o a_o anoint_a prophet_n to_o teach_v instruct_v we_o and_o to_o save_v we_o 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