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at_o god_n command_n forget_v thy_o own_o people_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n so_o shall_v the_o king_n have_v pleasure_n in_o thy_o beauty_n for_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n reverence_n or_o worship_v he_o v_o 10_o 11._o and_o again_o psal_n 110._o wherein_o christ_n everlasting_a priesthood_n be_v confirm_v by_o oath_n it_o be_v say_v jehovah_n say_v to_o my_o lord_n adonai_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n but_o may_v not_o the_o jew_n thus_o object_n that_o see_v our_o christ_n or_o their_o expect_a messiah_n be_v enstyle_v adonai_n not_o jehovah_n in_o these_o very_a place_n wherein_o his_o exaltation_n or_o supreme_a dominion_n be_v foretell_v that_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o true_o god_n as_o jehovah_n be_v to_o this_o objection_n our_o saviour_n reply_n
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this_o jehovah_n or_o god_n who_o exaltation_n he_o foresee_v and_o hearty_o pray_v for_o and_o unto_o who_o he_o have_v direct_v his_o prayer_n ver_fw-la 1._o he_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o 19_o praise_n ver_fw-la 9_o under_o the_o title_n of_o adonai_n i_o will_v praise_v or_o confess_v thou_o among_o the_o people_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v sing_v unto_o thou_o among_o the_o nation_n the_o very_a selfsame_a sacrifice_n david_n offer_v unto_o the_o same_o god_n under_o the_o title_n of_o jehovah_n psal_n 108._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o o_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v prepare_v so_o be_v my_o tongue_n i_o will_v sing_v and_o give_v praise_n awake_v viol._n and_o harp_n i_o will_v awake_v early_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n among_o the_o people_n i_o will_v sing_v unto_o thou_o among_o the_o nation_n for_o thy_o mercy_n be_v great_a above_o the_o heaven_n and_o thy_o truth_n reach_v unto_o the_o cloud_n exalt_v thyself_o o_o god_n above_o the_o heaven_n and_o let_v thy_o glory_n be_v upon_o all_o the_o earth_n which_o last_o word_n be_v twice_o repeat_v in_o the_o 57_o psam_fw-la 2._o these_o fundamental_a point_n of_o faith_n be_v clear_a from_o this_o collation_n of_o scripture_n scripture_n first_o that_o adonai_n or_o lord_n be_v the_o know_a title_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o the_o jew_n expect_v in_o our_o saviour_n time_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o pharisce_n have_v not_o a_o word_n to_o answer_v or_o rejoin_v unto_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o avouch_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o david_n in_o spirit_n call_v he_o adonai_n lord_n matth._n 22._o 45._o the_o second_o that_o he_o that_o be_v adonai_n or_o the_o messiah_n be_v likewise_o jehovah_n true_o god_n because_o david_n do_v not_o in_o spirit_n only_o call_v he_o lord_n but_o do_v in_o spirit_n worship_v he_o as_o his_o lord_n and_o god_n with_o the_o best_a sacrifice_n that_o he_o can_v devise_v as_o appear_v from_o psalm_n 57_o 8._o a_o 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he_o have_v a_o more_o peculiar_a right_n of_o dominion_n over_o we_o over_o all_o that_o pertain_v unto_o his_o church_n then_o by_o right_a of_o creation_n he_o have_v as_o god_n then_o by_o right_a of_o redemption_n or_o atonement_n he_o have_v as_o god_n and_o man_n for_o that_o part_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o he_o take_v of_o his_o mother_n be_v his_o by_o a_o more_o peculiar_a title_n and_o real_a property_n than_o it_o be_v god_n the_o father_n or_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o we_o by_o mystical_a and_o spiritual_a union_n with_o that_o part_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n which_o he_o assume_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o divine_a person_n be_v his_o at_o least_o he_o by_o this_o union_n be_v our_o head_n and_o lord_n by_o a_o more_o strict_a and_o proper_a title_n than_o god_n the_o father_n or_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v by_o the_o former_a title_n of_o redemption_n or_o satisfaction_n make_v for_o we_o he_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o we_o 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more_o merciful_a unto_o man_n his_o fellow-creature_n but_o much_o more_o unto_o his_o brother_n in_o christ_n most_o of_o all_o to_o his_o fellow_n member_n in_o any_o civil_a and_o christian_a society_n for_o all_o these_o be_v include_v essential_o in_o the_o object_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o these_o be_v near_a bond_n of_o brotherhood_n and_o neigborhood_n and_o the_o more_o such_o bond_n we_o have_v the_o more_o we_o be_v neighbour_n 9_o the_o modern_a turk_n be_v very_o observant_a of_o this_o rule_n of_o solomon_n in_o one_o part_n for_o no_o man_n be_v ever_o more_o merciful_a to_o his_o beast_n than_o they_o be_v to_o some_o domestic_a creature_n but_o not_o upon_o such_o motive_n or_o consideration_n as_o be_v direct_o contain_v in_o the_o complete_a object_n of_o true_a pity_n and_o mercy_n 3586._o for_o they_o be_v so_o foolish_o affectionate_a to_o dog_n that_o for_o a_o small_a harm_n do_v to_o they_o they_o will_v not_o stick_v 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open_a and_o naked_a unto_o his_o eye_n soli_fw-la deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la dr._n jackson_n dr._n jackson_n make_v dr._n sheldon_n and_o dr._n newlin_n supervisor_n of_o his_o will_n and_o entrust_v his_o paper_n with_o they_o dr._n lany_n see_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o first_o book_n see_v his_o sermon_n upon_o jer._n 26._o p._n 32._o see_v this_o book_n fol._n 3716._o see_v fol._n 3373_o of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o order_n of_o this_o and_o other_o his_o work_n of_o the_o figure_v the_o folio_n volume_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o eleven_o book_n the_o whole_a book_n consist_v of_o six_o section_n the_o use_n of_o the_o last_o section_n psa_fw-la 58._o 1_o see_v stow_n annal._n fol._n 3043._o idem_fw-la fol._n 3044._o see_v gen._n 48._o 13_o 14_o 17._o it_o be_v probable_a that_o there_o be_v distinct_a throne_n in_o heaven_n heb._n 8._o 1_o 2._o see_v mr._n mede_n place_n appropriate_a job_n 1._o 6._o see_v mr._n mede_n upon_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 1_o christ_n be_v exalt_v according_a to_o both_o nature_n see_v 8._o book_n chap._n 15._o see_v 8._o book_n chap._n 11._o see_v 8._o book_n chap._n 14._o see_v book_n 8._o chap._n 1._o the_o difference_n about_o the_o ubiquity_n of_o christ_n body_n rather_o verbal_a than_o real_a christ_n body_n be_v not_o every_o where_o a_o lutheran_n syllogism_n a_o lutheran_n objection_n that_o prove_v aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la aut_fw-la nimium_fw-la see_v chap._n 11._o §._o 11._o see_v book_n 10._o chap._n 55._o &_o 56._o beside_o what_o may_v be_v find_v in_o cyrill_n of_o alex_n see_v cyrill_n hierosol_n in_o cateche_n mystag_n 1_o 3_o 4._o 4._o hist_o lib._n 5._o so._n suetonius_n in_o vespas_fw-la viz._n at_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n see_v book_n 9_o chap._n 39_o see_v st._n cyrill_n alex._n in_o his_o gâ—aphyr_n on_o exodus_fw-la of_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o vulgar_a affection_n see_v book_n 10._o ch_z 23._o f._n 3073_o john_n 6._o 32_o 33_o 41_o 48_o 50._o etc._n etc._n 1._o cor._n 15._o 45._o so_o the_o church_n liturgy_n in_o the_o word_n of_o ministration_n three_o question_n see_v book_n 10._o f._n 3298_o &_o 3304._o eat_v and_o drink_v mere_o sacramental_a not_o mean_v in_o st._n john_n 6._o 56._o the_o 3d._n or_o main_a question_n beza_n observation_n jansenius_n and_o dr._n hessells_n his_o opinion_n vid._n tollet_fw-la in_o 6._o johan_n annot_n 26._o by_o this_o exposition_n one_o may_v as_o well_o communicate_v by_o receive_v only_o the_o cup_n as_o the_o bread_n only_o a_o rule_n to_o know_v when_o and_o may_v may_v be_v change_v into_o or._n a_o second_o rule_n when_o and_o must_v be_v turn_v into_o or._n a_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o word_n if_o literal_o mean_v of_o sacramental_a eat_n the_o application_n relate_v to_o the_o 1_o sy_n general_n two_o duty_n 1_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o 2._o to_o discern_v the_o lord_n body_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o man_n redemption_n or_o the_o ransom_n pay_v for_o all_o see_v book_n 9_o chap._n 5._o three_o uses_n of_o the_o doctrine_n that_o christ_n pay_v the_o ransom_n for_o all_o joh._n 1._o 29_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14_o 15_o heb._n 2._o 9_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 1_o see_v book_n 8._o pag._n 142._o dangerous_a to_o dally_v with_o god_n mercy_n see_v book_n 10._o chap._n 31._o book_n 10._o ch._n 50_o a_o second_o duty_n to_o examine_v ourselves_o the_o second_o general_n though_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o house_n as_o the_o dweller_n the_o house_n may_v be_v in_o the_o man_n as_o the_o right_a owner_n possessor_n &_o householder_n two_o difficulty_n joh._n 17._o 11_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 26._o the_o former_a difficulty_n explain_v esai_n 8._o 14._o rom._n 9_o 33._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 6._o anton._n fernandius_fw-la cite_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n the_o second_o difficulty_n explain_v see_v joh._n 15._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o where_o the_o abode_n be_v mutual_a joh._n 14._o 27_o joh._n 16._o 33_o three_o point_n to_o be_v discuss_v discuss_v anton._n fernand._n conimb_n visiones_fw-la vet_n test_n vis_fw-la 2._o cap._n 28._o gen._n fol._n 83._o sect._n 6._o numb_a 9_o and_o benedictus_n ferdinandius_n borb_n lusit_fw-la in_o his_o 2_o d_o tom._n of_o comment_n upon_o gen._n cap._n 28._o sect._n 2._o num._n 8._o fol._n 568._o say_v rom._n ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la turris_n fundatur_fw-la in_o petri_n confession_n at_o que_fw-fr in_o domini_fw-la promissiore_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o cite_v s._n athanasius_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr trin._n optimè_fw-la s._n athanasius_n unum_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la immobile_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la una_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la felix_fw-la fidei_fw-la petra_fw-la petriore_fw-la confessae_fw-la tue_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o 2_o d_o point_v beza_n observation_n pineda_n on_o ch._n 38._o job_n vers_fw-la 6._o the_o 3._o point_n propound_a paragr_n 2._o see_v book_n 3_o chap._n 7._o 8._o
a_o discourse_n about_o thou_o be_v peter_n etc._n etc._n book_n 2._o ch_z 30_o valentian_n his_o enchant_a circle_n anton._n fernand._n see_v book_n 8._o ch._n 7._o and_o book_n 10._o chap._n 15_o 16._o see_v matth._n 16._o 16_o 19_o two_o fundamental_a point_n collect_v by_o collate_v scripture_n with_o scripture_n the_o exaltation_n of_o jehovah_n as_o king_n be_v that_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o s._n john_n baptist_n preach_v to_o be_v then_o approach_v the_o septuagint_n deut._n 32._o 43._o reconcile_v with_o psal_n 97._o 7._o see_v chap._n 2._o §._o 5._o and_o ch_n 3._o §._o 11._o the_o ground_n of_o christ_n title_n to_o be_v lord_n other_o ground_n of_o christ_n title_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n revel_v 5._o 13._o a_o universality_n of_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o of_o tongue_n be_v include_v in_o this_o confession_n the_o same_o will_n of_o god_n be_v declare_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o by_o christ_n but_o more_o full_o by_o christ_n the_o first_o instance_n how_o christian_n be_v bind_v more_o strict_o to_o obey_v now_o than_o jew_n be_v before_o christ_n mal._n 4._o 2._o matth._n 4._o 16._o luke_n 2._o 32._o john_n 1._o 6._o what_o service_n of_o man_n be_v forbid_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 23._o a_o second_o instance_n of_o obedience_n more_o strict_o enjoin_v christian_n than_o it_o be_v the_o jew_n see_v the_o 10_o book_n chap._n 39_o pag._n 3187._o 3187._o so_o christ_n say_v joh._n 15._o 8._o herein_o be_v my_o father_n glorify_v that_o you_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n so_o shall_v you_o be_v my_o disciple_n see_v how_o salvian_n answer_v the_o like_a objection_n in_o his_o 5_o book_n de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la deut._n 4._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o see_v the_o application_n chap._n 2._o §._o 5_o 6._o f._n 3316._o a_o advertisement_n concern_v h._n scripture_n experiment_n in_o nature_n and_o in_o ourselves_o or_o conscience_n confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o h._n scripture_n five_o general_n point_n heathen_a notion_n of_o two_o sort_n the_o pythagorean_n notion_n s._n g._n nazianzen_n story_n of_o bishop_n marcus_n arethusus_fw-la be_v in_o his_o three_o oration_n or_o former_a invective_n against_o julian_n s._n augustine_n story_n of_o bishop_n firmus_n metaphrastes_n have_v a_o story_n of_o anthimus_n bishop_n of_o nicomedia_n partly_o like_o this._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n how_o virtue_n be_v a_o reward_n to_o itself_o gen._n 15._o 1._o hebr._n 11._o 26._o philip._n 3._o 14._o heb._n 12._o 2._o rom._n 2._o 7._o notion_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a as_o fresh_a as_o those_o of_o true_a and_o false_a ☞_o ☞_o the_o jealousy_n and_o inquisitiveness_n of_o conscience_n show_v that_o it_o be_v depute_v by_o god_n as_o our_o visitor_n or_o supervisour_n the_o check_n &_o gratulation_n of_o our_o conscience_n be_v taste_n or_o pledge_n of_o the_o twofold_n award_v that_o shall_v be_v give_v at_o the_o last_o day_n rom._n 2._o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n the_o heathen_a notion_n of_o a_o final_a judgement_n vanish_v like_o dream_n a_o discourse_n about_o dream_n though_o heathen_a notion_n be_v like_a dream_n christian_a divine_n may_v see_v reality_n of_o truth_n in_o they_o touch_v epicurus_n see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3139._o how_o epicurus_n do_v collect_v that_o nature_n detest_v vice_n see_v the_o conference_n betwixt_o dionysius_n and_o daâ—ocles_n tull._n tùscul_n lib._n 5._o and_o philip_n comines_n of_o lewis_n the_o eleven_o see_v wisdom_n 17._o ver_fw-la 11._o see_v juvenal_n set._n 13._o see_v horace_n epist_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 1._o hic_fw-la murus_fw-la abeneuâ—_n esto_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la psalm_n 3._o 6._o and_o 23._o 4._o and_o 27_o 1._o and_o 46_o 1._o prov._n 28._o 1._o wisd_v 5._o 1._o that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v a_o judgement_n be_v know_v to_o the_o original_a world_n it_o be_v foretell_v by_o enoch_n see_v book_n 10._o chap._n 38._o num_fw-la 11._o p._n 3171._o enoch_n a_o lively_a type_n of_o christ_n testimony_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o god_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v judge_n see_v book_n 7._o chap._n 36._o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o degree_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v judge_n two_o conclusion_n one_o corollary_n a_o useful_a general_n rule_n christ_n answer_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v but_o comment_n upon_o the_o prophet_n a_o main_a branch_n of_o that_o good_a confession_n which_o christ_n witness_v be_v his_o title_n to_o be_v judge_n the_o adversative_a particle_n nevertheless_o the_o blasphemous_a and_o treacherous_a jew_n condemn_v christ_n of_o treason_n and_o blasphemy_n the_o application_n so_o god_n take_v away_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n some_o 16._o or_o 17._o year_n ago_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v preach_v at_o newcastle_n where_o he_o be_v vicar_n divers_a year_n the_o literal_a meaning_n of_o dan._n 7._o 13._o inquire_v polanus_fw-la his_o restriction_n of_o dan._n 7._o 13._o to_o christ_n ascension_n one_o prophecy_n may_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n have_v two_o verification_n yea_o contrary_a sense_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o a_o answer_n to_o all_o text_n bâ—ought_v for_o the_o rome_n church_n great_a glory_n by_o distinction_n inchoatiuè_fw-la and_o completiuè_fw-la see_v chap._n 12._o §._o 8._o a_o exposition_n of_o jerem._n 31._o 34._o mal._n 3._o 2._o mean_v inchoatiuè_n of_o christ_n first_o come_v completiuè_fw-la of_o his_o second_o by_o first_o come_v he_o mean_v his_o come_n to_o judge_n and_o punish_v the_o jew_n the_o come_v speak_v of_o john_n 21._o 22._o such_o a_o discrimination_n of_o elect_a and_o reprobate_n as_o be_v then_o may_v not_o be_v look_v for_o till_o doomsday_n see_v book_n 10._o chap._n 37_o 38._o dan._n 7._o 13._o fulfil_v act_n 1._o 9_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n go_v up_o to_o heaven_n show_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o come_n to_o judge_n the_o earth_n the_o place_n or_o term_n from_o which_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n to_o what_o place_n christ_n probable_o shall_v come_v see_v book_n 9_o chap._n 43._o two_o sense_n chief_o 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