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the_o hebrew_n chap._n 5.8_o whilst_o without_o express_v his_o proper_a name_n he_o thus_o describe_v he_o to_o who_o christ_n offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o strong_a cry_v and_o tear_n namely_o who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o from_o death_n or_o deliver_v he_o from_o death_n for_o by_o that_o description_n he_o will_v distinguish_v that_o person_n from_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o withal_o assign_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o offer_v up_o prayer_n unto_o he_o and_o final_o intimate_v what_o he_o do_v then_o so_o earnest_o beg_v for_o himself_o but_o neither_o have_v he_o by_o this_o mean_v distinguish_v that_o person_n from_o christ_n if_o christ_n have_v be_v as_o able_a to_o save_v himself_o from_o death_n as_o the_o father_n be_v to_o save_v he_o since_o common_a thing_n do_v not_o distinguish_v but_o proper_a neither_o have_v he_o bring_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n why_o he_o make_v supplication_n unto_o he_o with_o crying_z and_o tear_n that_o he_o 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with_o thou_o for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o glorify_v as_o to_o give_v glory_n as_o it_o be_v of_o itself_o apparent_a and_o be_v also_o evident_a from_o ver_fw-la 22.24_o again_o ver_fw-la 6._o i_o have_v manifest_v thy_o name_n to_o the_o man_n who_o thou_o have_v give_v to_o i_o out_o of_o the_o world_n thy_o they_n be_v and_o thou_o have_v give_v they_o to_o i_o and_o by_o and_o by_o ver_fw-la 7._o now_o have_v they_o know_v that_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o have_v give_v to_o i_o be_v from_o thou_o see_v also_o ver_fw-la 9.11_o 12_o 14._o and_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o have_v i_o give_v they_o and_o ver_fw-la 24._o that_o they_o may_v see_v my_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v to_o i_o because_o thou_o love_v i_o before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o world_n the_o same_o john_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o revelation_n say_v the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o he_o this_o revelation_n be_v 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affirm_v that_o something_o yea_o all_o thing_n even_o the_o divine_a of_o all_o be_v deliver_v unto_o christ_n by_o god_n the_o father_n first_o among_o other_o thing_n christ_n himself_o mat._n 11.27_o speak_v on_o this_o wise_a all_o thing_n have_v be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o by_o my_o father_n and_o chap._n 21.24_o he_o cit_v concern_v himself_o these_o word_n psal_n 118.21_o the_o stâ—ne_n which_o the_o builder_n refuse_v the_o same_o be_v become_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o it_o be_v marvellous_a in_o our_o eye_n which_o place_n be_v also_o in_o part_n cite_v act_n 14.11_o and_o elsewhere_o although_o the_o word_n give_v be_v not_o extant_a yet_o be_v the_o thing_n extant_a which_o be_v signify_v by_o that_o word_n that_o be_v it_o be_v intimate_v that_o the_o glory_n power_n and_o empire_n be_v give_v unto_o christ_n by_o god_n concern_v which_o thing_n mat._n 28.18_o christ_n speak_v more_o plain_o and_o open_o whilst_o he_o say_v all_o 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