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world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o ver._n 9_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o all_z these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o here_o he_o appear_v as_o a_o liar_n in_o say_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o be_v at_o his_o disposal_n and_o he_o manifest_v his_o pride_n in_o require_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o which_o be_v imply_v in_o our_o saviour_n answer_n ver_fw-la 10._o get_v thou_o hence_o satan_n for_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v it_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v here_o lay_v down_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v require_v as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o elect_n to_o give_v a_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n or_o the_o first_o covenant_n do_v notwithstanding_o the_o assault_n of_o satan_n persevere_v in_o his_o obedience_n which_o obedience_n of_o he_o 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he_o he_o have_v put_v he_o to_o grief_n when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offer_n for_o sin_n he_o never_o have_v commit_v violence_n neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n but_o have_v undertake_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o elect_n and_o to_o undergo_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n how_o do_v he_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o divine_a wrath_n upon_o his_o soul_n as_o that_o bitter_a fruit_n which_o do_v attend_v sin_n mat._n 26.37_o 38._o and_o he_o take_v with_o he_o peter_n and_o the_o two_o son_n of_o zebedee_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o very_o heavy_a then_o say_v he_o unto_o they_o my_o soul_n be_v exceed_o sorrowful_a even_o unto_o death_n
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stand_v as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o through_o his_o undertaking_a mercy_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o elect_n and_o judgement_n prevent_v from_o fall_v upon_o they_o we_o have_v several_a instance_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n upon_o special_a occasion_n of_o his_o appear_v in_o man_n nature_n and_o that_o as_o mediator_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o elect_a gen._n 18.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n and_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o tent-door_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o look_v and_o lo_o three_o man_n stand_v by_o he_o and_o when_o he_o see_v they_o he_o run_v to_o meet_v they_o from_o the_o tent-door_n and_o bow_v himself_o towards_o the_o ground_n and_o say_v my_o lord_n if_o now_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n pass_v not_o away_o i_o pray_v thou_o from_o thy_o servant_n that_o one_o of_o these_o three_o be_v the_o eternal_a word_n in_o man_n nature_n 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