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comfort_v it_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o famous_a man_n your_o learned_a predecessor_n which_o that_o you_o may_v long_o adorn_v with_o those_o virtue_n and_o excellency_n which_o shine_v in_o your_o lordship_n shall_v always_o be_v zealous_o wish_v for_o by_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a most_o oblige_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n ja._n buerdsell_n the_o content_n discourse_n i._o concern_v our_o saviour_n divinity_n on_o 1_o joh._n ver_fw-la 1._o the_o word_n be_v god_n pag._n 1_o disc._n ii_o concern_v our_o saviour_n satisfaction_n on_o 1_o epist_n joh._n chap._n 2._o v._o 2._o and_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n p._n 25_o disc._n iii_o concern_v miracle_n on_o heb._n 2._o 4._o god_n also_o bear_v they_o witness_n both_o with_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o with_o divers_a miracle_n p._n 57_o disc._n iu_o show_v that_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o moses_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o christ_n against_o the_o racovian_a catechism_n 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in_o a_o figurative_a sense_n as_o the_o door_n the_o way_n 107._o valentia_n smalcius_fw-la paraphr_n in_o 1._o cap._n job_n p._n 107._o because_o he_o discover_v to_o we_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o man_n by_o word_n reveal_v their_o sentiment_n one_o to_o another_o for_o at_o this_o rate_n the_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n or_o any_o person_n who_o be_v ever_o furnish_v with_o god_n authority_n to_o make_v know_v his_o will_n may_v be_v term_v the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o since_o this_o glorious_a character_n be_v not_o give_v to_o any_o but_o to_o our_o saviour_n it_o seem_v to_o follow_v that_o it_o must_v be_v give_v to_o he_o in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n as_o can_v not_o suit_v with_o any_o one_o beside_o must_v imply_v christ_n incarnate_a god_n make_v man_n suitable_a to_o etc._n plato_n in_o philebo_n p._n 30._o etc._n etc._n the_o manner_n of_o speak_v use_v by_o plato_n and_o other_o who_o make_v the_o divine_a word_n to_o be_v the_o former_a and_o contriver_n 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as_o our_o saviour_n nor_o be_v the_o divine_a word_n style_v god_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v after_o a_o divine_a ibid._n val._n smalcius_n ibid._n manner_n above_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n of_o a_o spotless_a virgin_n for_o then_o s._n john_n baptist_n who_o be_v bear_v after_o as_o wonderful_a a_o manner_n in_o some_o sense_n as_o our_o saviour_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n for_o the_o nativity_n of_o both_o be_v miraculous_a and_o miracle_n as_o spring_v from_o a_o equal_a power_n be_v equal_a it_o can_v be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o great_a miracle_n that_o mary_n shall_v conceive_v than_o elizabeth_n nor_o be_v he_o god_n because_o he_o be_v ibid._n smalc_n ibid._n teach_v by_o god_n after_o a_o divine_a way_n for_o since_o god_n can_v be_v teach_v since_o infinite_a knowledge_n can_v admit_v of_o no_o enlargement_n there_o can_v never_o from_o any_o communication_n of_o this_o kind_n between_o god_n and_o something_o else_o result_v a_o likeness_n to_o much_o less_o a_o equality_n with_o god_n nor_o last_o be_v he_o god_n because_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o divine_a ibid._n smalc_n ibid._n innocence_n for_o from_o whence_o do_v this_o innocence_n arise_v but_o from_o a_o uniform_a obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o now_o if_o to_o obey_v god_n make_v the_o person_n obey_v capable_a of_o be_v call_v god_n the_o holy_a angel_n who_o always_o preserve_v the_o most_o exact_a conformity_n to_o the_o divine_a will_n may_v as_o just_o challenge_v the_o divine_a attribute_n as_o our_o saviour_n so_o that_o by_o god_n be_v mean_v god_n by_o nature_n and_o substance_n god_n who_o have_v a_o subsistence_n and_o that_o subsistence_n from_o his_o father_n of_o who_o he_o be_v together_o from_o all_o eternity_n and_o be_v himself_o eternal_a god_n so_o that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n will_v be_v that_o the_o word_n the_o divine_a word_n which_o assume_v flesh_n be_v god_n not_o by_o office_n or_o any_o other_o foreign_a denomination_n but_o by_o 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