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into_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o do_v give_v their_o public_a testimony_n touch_v this_o babe_n that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o redeemer_n luk._n 2.25_o ad_fw-la 39_o the_o first_o testimony_n be_v give_v by_o old_a simeon_n who_o person_n be_v describe_v ver_fw-la 25._o behold_v there_o be_v a_o man_n in_o jerusalem_n who_o name_n be_v simeon_n and_o the_o same_o man_n be_v just_a and_o devout_a wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v upon_o he_o this_o holy_a man_n have_v a_o preparatory_a revelation_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v express_v ver_fw-la 26._o it_o be_v reveal_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n before_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n christ_n this_o man_n his_o come_n at_o this_o time_n into_o the_o temple_n be_v by_o a_o impulse_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v express_v for_o 27._o and_o he_o come_v bâ—_n the_o spirit_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o just_a 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of_o joseph_n and_o mary_n into_o a_o great_a wonderment_n v._o 33._o and_o joseph_n &_o his_o mother_n marvel_v at_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o he_o whether_o they_o express_v their_o wonderment_n to_o this_o reverend_a man_n it_o be_v not_o say_v but_o it_o be_v probable_a they_o do_v because_o he_o turn_v his_o speech_n to_o they_o v._o 34._o and_o simeon_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v to_o mary_n his_o mother_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o yea_o a_o sword_n shall_v pierce_v through_o thy_o own_o soul_n also_o that_o the_o thought_n of_o many_o heart_n may_v be_v reveal_v though_o his_o mother_n be_v happy_a in_o bear_v he_o yet_o must_v look_v to_o share_v in_o the_o calamity_n that_o will_v follow_v the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o the_o suffering_n which_o jesus_n christ_n must_v undergo_v the_o other_o reverend_a and_o 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heb._n 2.10_o the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n perfect_a heb._n 5.9_o and_o be_v make_v perfect_a he_o become_v author_n of_o salvation_n to_o all_o that_o obey_v he_o every_o act_n of_o jesus_n christ_n his_o obedience_n either_o active_a or_o passive_a be_v meritorious_a rom._n 5.18_o 19_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n even_o so_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o one_o the_o free_a gift_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o justification_n of_o life_n for_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a eph._n 1.11_o 14._o in_o who_o also_o we_o have_v obtain_v a_o inheritance_n be_v predestinate_v according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o he_o who_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n ver_fw-la 14._o which_o be_v the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n until_o the_o redemption_n of_o 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saviour_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n all_o that_o jesus_n christ_n do_v and_o suffer_v be_v act_n of_o his_o office_n if_o adam_n a_o mere_a man_n have_v perform_v pure_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v meritorious_a how_o much_o more_o eminent_o meritorious_a be_v all_o the_o act_n of_o the_o obedience_n of_o jesus_n christ_n one_o consideration_n more_o i_o shall_v add_v to_o illustrate_v the_o wonderful_a suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o show_v that_o they_o do_v infinite_o exceed_v all_o the_o suffering_n of_o man_n either_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o elect_a in_o this_o life_n or_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n jesus_n christ_n suffer_v as_o a_o public_a person_n the_o punishment_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n be_v lay_v upon_o he_o isa_n 57.6_o he_o lay_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o he_o have_v no_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o to_o suffer_v for_o but_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o 2_o 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