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part_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o be_v a_o place_n of_o secrecy_n darkness_n and_o obscurity_n psal_n 139._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o so_o he_o descend_v into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n in_o that_o one_o body_n prepare_v for_o he_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o virgin_n in_o which_o also_o he_o be_v make_v low_a than_o the_o angel_n even_o partaker_n with_o we_o of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o nature_n in_o its_o mortal_a state_n for_o a_o time_n as_o have_v be_v show_v that_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o may_v taste_v death_n for_o every_o man._n 2._o as_o man_n in_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v sometime_o call_v all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n isa_n 45._o 22._o and_o 49._o 6._o so_o man_n of_o the_o low_a rank_n poor_a despise_a and_o of_o mean_a esteem_n as_o rom._n 12._o 16._o may_v be_v as_o proper_o call_v the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o may_v be_v include_v with_o those_o that_o 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death_n the_o infinite_a virtue_n and_o pretiousness_n of_o it_o with_o the_o father_n the_o grace_n manifest_v in_o and_o through_o it_o and_o so_o make_v the_o truth_n even_o the_o preach_v of_o the_o cross_a powerful_a in_o their_o so_o know_v it_o to_o make_v they_o free_a from_o the_o law_n and_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n by_o it_o john_n 8_o 32._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 18._o act_n 20._o 32._o and_o 10._o 43._o with_o heb._n 9_o 14._o and_o this_o the_o apostle_n confirm_v by_o his_o experiment_n rom_n 8._o 2_o 3._o for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n with_o the_o light_n and_o power_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o it_o rom._n 1._o 16_o 17._o 2_o cor._n 3._o that_o say_v he_o have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o then_o speak_v to_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o efficacy_n and_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o it_o do_v it_o he_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o 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