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32._o not_o according_a to_o the_o covenant_n that_o i_o make_v with_o their_o father_n in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o take_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o my_o covenant_n they_o break_v although_o i_o be_v a_o husband_n unto_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n 33._o but_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n after_o those_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n 34._o and_o they_o shall_v teach_v no_o more_o every_o man_n his_o neighbour_n and_o every_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o unto_o the_o great_a of_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o will_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n and_o i_o will_v remember_v their_o sin_n no_o more_o q._n 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14._o act._n 10._o 43._o q._n who_o be_v christ_n jesus_n a._n the_o 5._o the_o luk._n 2._o 11._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 5._o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n that_o 56._o that_o joh._n 1._o 45._o &_o 8._o 56._o messiah_n who_o the_o father_n under_o the_o law_n expect_v and_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v of_o q._n what_o be_v we_o more_o particular_o to_o consider_v in_o he_o a._n first_o his_o person_n second_o his_o office_n q._n what_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n a._n the_o diversity_n of_o nature_n and_o union_n of_o they_o q._n what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o christ_n a._n two_o his_o divine_a and_o humane_a q._n what_o have_v you_o learn_v concern_v the_o divine_a nature_n of_o christ_n a._n that_o he_o be_v the_o only_o beget_v and_o natural_a son_n 15._o john_n 3._o 16._o 18._o &_o 1._o 1._o heb._n 1._o 3._o coloss_n 1._o 15._o of_o god_n his_o word_n character_n and_o image_n god_n coessential_a and_o coequal_a 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