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you_o will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v call_v a_o mediator_n because_o in_o make_v a_o covenant_n he_o mâ—nageth_v the_o business_n of_o god_n with_o man_n as_o the_o messenger_n and_o interpreter_n of_o his_o will_n or_o therefore_o because_o he_o manage_v the_o cause_n and_o business_n of_o man_n with_o god_n either_o way_n he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o inferior_a to_o god_n therefore_o he_o will_v at_o once_o be_v both_o the_o high_a and_o not_o the_o high_a again_o he_o will_v be_v the_o mediator_n of_o himself_o for_o if_o aâ—y_a one_o say_v that_o this_o latter_a do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v because_o that_o god_n who_o mediator_n christ_n be_v be_v none_o but_o the_o father_n not_o to_o repeat_v that_o which_o we_o have_v section_n have_v chap._n 1._o of_o this_o section_n elsewhere_o teach_v as_o namely_o that_o it_o do_v not_o from_o hence_o follow_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o most_o high_a god_n because_o he_o be_v distinguish_v from_o god_n simple_o put_v there_o be_v yet_o 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