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worthy_a of_o our_o high_a and_o heavenly_a call_n be_v a_o man_n call_v to_o some_o high_a place_n he_o will_v not_o mind_v inferior_a employment_n his_o mind_n will_v be_v take_v up_o with_o thought_n suitable_a it_o be_v say_v when_o saul_n be_v call_v to_o the_o kingdom_n he_o have_v another_o spirit_n and_o when_o david_n now_o call_v to_o the_o court_n have_v this_o motion_n make_v he_o of_o marry_v saul_n daughter_n how_o do_v he_o resent_v the_o business_n how_o do_v he_o admire_v that_o high_a advancement_n 1_o sam._n 18_o 18-23_a and_o when_o pharaoh_n call_v joseph_n out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n how_o do_v he_o prepare_v himself_o gen._n 41.14_o like_a preparation_n we_o find_v make_v by_o all_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v call_v unto_o ahasuerus_n esth_n 2.12_o 13_o 14._o a_o whole_a year_n be_v require_v dum_fw-la moliuntur_fw-la dum_fw-la comantur_fw-la annus_fw-la vertitur_fw-la and_o lo_o this_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n the_o time_n 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the_o lord_n come_v home_o to_o every_o man_n etc._n etc._n see_v note_n on_o matth._n 22.4_o more_o note_n on_o hebrew_n iii_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consider_v the_o apostle_n and_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n christ_n jesus_n hitherto_o you_o have_v hear_v the_o compellation_n in_o the_o former_a word_n holy_a brethren_n partaker_n of_o the_o heavenly_a call_v now_o follow_v the_o exhortation_n wherein_o be_v 1._o the_o object_n 1._o the_o name_n 2._o the_o office_n and_o 2._o the_o act_n require_v all_o which_o we_o may_v resolve_v into_o these_o three_o axiom_n 1._o christ_n jesus_n be_v the_o apostle_n of_o our_o profession_n 2._o christ_n jesus_n be_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n 3._o the_o apostle_n exhort_v the_o hebrew_n to_o consider_v and_o we_o may_v apply_v this_o last_o to_o either_o of_o they_o a_o part_n or_o joint_o in_o the_o first_o quaere_fw-la what_o be_v mean_v by_o 1_o profession_n 2._o apostle_n 3._o how_o christ_n be_v 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to_o declare_v the_o nature_n and_o will_n of_o the_o father_n joh._n 1.18_o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n who_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n he_o have_v declare_v he_o out_o of_o his_o father_n bosom_n he_o come_v on_o his_o embassy_n to_o mankind_n and_o thither_o he_o return_v so_o he_o say_v joh._n 16.28_o i_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n and_o come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o go_v to_o the_o father_n this_o be_v such_o a_o embassy_n as_o never_o any_o man_n be_v honour_v withal_o it_o be_v true_a he_o send_v moses_n his_o servant_n and_o aaron_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v psal_n but_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v say_v i_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n nor_o have_v moses_n though_o a_o ambassador_n from_o god_n so_o honourable_a a_o end_n of_o his_o embassy_n as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v who_o be_v that_o certain_a noble_a man_n who_o go_v into_o 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christ_n the_o apostle_n of_o our_o profession_n 4._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n the_o father_n who_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n the_o apostle_n of_o our_o profession_n 1._o from_o consideration_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v of_o divine_a revelation_n and_o refer_v itself_o to_o god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o be_v reveil_v and_o teach_v by_o jesus_n himself_o hebr._n 1.1_o for_o in_o these_o last_o day_n god_n speak_v unto_o we_o by_o his_o son_n etc._n etc._n hebr._n 2.3_o 4._o 2._o in_o regard_n of_o we_o who_o make_v this_o profession_n whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n gal._n 4._o 1._o the_o jew_n they_o be_v the_o people_n to_o who_o first_o the_o word_n of_o salvation_n be_v send_v
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from_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o father_n under_o the_o law_n as_o we_o be_v his_o child_n beget_v of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n who_o be_v pater_fw-la futuri_fw-la saeculi_fw-la the_o father_n of_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o indwelling_a deity_n emmanuel_n observe_v 4._o note_v here_o what_o open_a injury_n be_v do_v to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n the_o man_n be_v the_o house_n and_o he_o expel_v the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o true_a owner_n of_o it_o we_o read_v of_o jephtah_n see_v note_n on_o jer._n 23.5_o then_o when_o jephtah_n be_v expel_v the_o child_n of_o ammon_n prevail_v all_o the_o while_n jephtah_n rule_v in_o his_o own_o house_n the_o ammonite_n the_o secret_a sin_n be_v keep_v under_o when_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o his_o house_n than_o they_o prevail_v against_o we_o o_o let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o as_o the_o 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