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his_o blood_n and_o now_o appear_v before_o god_n for_o we_o neither_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o goat_n and_o calf_n but_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n he_o enter_v in_o once_o into_o the_o holy_a place_n 9.12_o heb._n 9.12_o have_v obtain_v eternal_a redemption_n for_o we_o 10.12_o heb._n 10.12_o again_o this_o man_n after_o he_o have_v offer_v one_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n for_o ever_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o a_o very_a learned_a man_n that_o these_o two_o expression_n viz._n to_o appear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o we_o and_o to_o offer_v himself_o up_o to_o god_n both_o which_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n heb._n 9_o do_v signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n diverse_o consider_v the_o latter_a expression_n imply_v the_o beginning_n the_o former_a the_o continuation_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n our_o saviour_n commend_v we_o to_o god_n and_o this_o be_v mean_v when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o 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god_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a workâ—_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n the_o author_n of_o this_o epistle_n tell_v we_o 25._o heb._n 7.24_o 25._o that_o christ_n have_v a_o unchangeable_a priesthood_n he_o be_v not_o like_o one_o oâ—_n the_o priest_n of_o aaron_n who_o die_v and_o leave_v one_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o succeed_v he_o our_o lord_n live_v for_o ever_o wherefore_o he_o be_v able_a also_o to_o saâ—â—_n they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a that_o come_v untâ—_n god_n by_o he_o see_v he_o ever_o live_v tâ—_n make_v intercession_n for_o they_o which_o word_n assure_v we_o at_o once_o of_o christ_n power_n to_o save_v we_o and_o of_o his_o inclination_n and_o readiness_n to_o do_v it_o for_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v to_o the_o uttermost_a all_o that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o he_o so_o he_o be_v also_o prone_a to_o do_v it_o and_o concern_v himself_o about_o it_o he_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o to_o make_v intercession_n be_v 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