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crucify_a as_o often_o as_o man_n sin_n and_o apostatise_n contrary_a to_o heb._n 9_o 26._o and_o 1_o pet._n 18._o that_o testify_v that_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n be_v personal_o and_o real_o slay_v crucify_a and_o offer_v for_o sin_n but_o once_o the_o other_o be_v but_o either_o in_o decree_n promise_v type_n or_o metaphor_n ans._n these_o scripture_n be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o christ_n his_o suffering_n in_o the_o body_n of_o flesh_n so_o that_o he_o do_v but_o once_o die_v and_o suffer_v for_o sin_n in_o the_o outward_a body_n and_o in_o his_o outward_a person_n which_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o he_o suffer_v and_o be_v slay_v inward_o and_o spiritual_o in_o man_n heart_n by_o sin_n both_o before_o and_o since_o he_o suffer_v in_o the_o body_n of_o flesh_n which_o be_v crucify_a at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o writer_n to_o the_o hebrew_n do_v tell_v of_o those_o that_o fall_v away_o that_o they_o crucify_v to_o themselves_o the_o son_n of_o god_n afresh_o heb._n 6._o 6._o and_o if_o thou_o say_v this_o be_v but_o in_o the_o metaphor_n i_o answer_v admit_v it_o in_o a_o sense_n so_o to_o be_v yet_o a_o real_a suffering_n be_v employ_v under_o that_o metaphor_n as_o also_o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v quench_v somewhat_o real_a be_v understand_v under_o that_o metaphor_n and_o so_o in_o the_o present_a case_n although_o the_o slay_v and_o crucify_a of_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o metaphor_n or_o figurative_a speech_n yet_o some_o real_a suffer_v analogous_a in_o some_o true_a respect_n unto_o what_o he_o do_v suffer_v in_o the_o outward_a be_v thereby_o understand_v and_o that_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v a_o metaphor_n in_o that_o expression_n be_v clear_a by_o my_o very_a word_n cite_v by_o thou_o where_o i_o say_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o lamb_n come_v to_o be_v slay_v as_o it_o be_v in_o they_o by_o transgrefsion_n here_o the_o word_n as_o it_o be_v signify_v a_o metaphor_n which_o yet_o hinder_v not_o that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o innocent_a life_n of_o christ_n be_v real_a according_a unto_o its_o own_o kind_a and_o nature_n pamphlet_n animad_fw-la 7._o in_o answer_n to_o amos_n 3._o 13._o he_o say_v as_o well_o may_v they_o say_v that_o god_n as_o god_n have_v now_o and_o have_v then_o such_o eye_n ear_n foot_n hand_n as_o we_o have_v for_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o he_o frequent_o after_o that_o manner_n ans._n i_o no_o where_o read_v in_o all_o the_o scripture_n that_o god_n have_v such_o eye_n ear_n foot_n and_o hand_n as_o we_o have_v foe_o that_o in_o this_o thou_o do_v gross_o pervert_v the_o scripture_n itself_o for_o although_o the_o scripture_n speak_v at_o time_n of_o god_n eye_n ear_n foot_n and_o hand_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v such_o as_o we_o and_o though_o these_o word_n be_v metaphorical_a they_o have_v also_o somewhat_o that_o be_v real_a understand_v by_o they_o by_o way_n of_o analogy_n his_o eye_n signify_v his_o 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in_o answer_n to_o my_o argument_n from_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n thou_o say_v by_o the_o same_o way_n of_o argue_v christ_n do_v from_o the_o beginning_n real_o take_v upon_o he_o angelical_a nature_n as_o well_o as_o man_n nature_n ans._n that_o nature_n which_o christ_n do_v take_v from_o the_o beginning_n do_v and_o do_v excel_v in_o its_o very_a be_v the_o nature_n both_o of_o all_o man_n and_o also_o of_o all_o the_o most_o glorious_a angel_n and_o yet_o according_a unto_o the_o same_o nature_n he_o be_v sometime_o call_v angel_n and_o sometime_o man_n angel_n there_o not_o signify_v the_o common_a nature_n of_o angel_n but_o only_o his_o high_a office_n and_o dignity_n thereof_o for_o angel_n be_v as_o to_o say_v messenger_z or_o one_o that_o be_v send_v and_o therefore_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o this_o that_o christ_n take_v on_o he_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o angel_n as_o he_o do_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n when_o he_o be_v 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christ_n be_v one_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o a_o oneness_n of_o union_n even_o as_o the_o man_n christ_n be_v one_o with_o god_n but_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v signify_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n simple_o consider_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n as_o man_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o real_o as_o the_o manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o godhead_n but_o not_o divide_v or_o separate_v therefrom_o to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v the_o heavenly_a man_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o creature_n but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v take_v improper_o &_o large_o for_o a_o divine_a production_n &_o emanation_n but_o proper_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o emanation_n or_o generation_n than_o a_o creation_n to_o the_o three_o i_o say_v a_o spiritual_a body_n can_v well_o enough_o penetrate_v another_o that_o be_v either_o not_o spiritual_a or_o if_o spiritual_a yet_o not_o in_o that_o degree_n as_o the_o other_o 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