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the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n to_o god_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n the_o offerer_n or_o priest_n be_v christ_n the_o offer_v or_o sacrifice_n be_v himself_o body_n and_o soul_n even_o unto_o death_n and_o blood_n that_o which_o give_v efficiency_n and_o power_n to_o the_o offer_v be_v the_o eternal_a spirit_n or_o divine_a nature_n he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v offer_v be_v god_n who_o in_o justice_n require_v and_o in_o mercy_n accept_v it_o for_o they_o who_o believe_v and_o repent_v to_o purge_v conscience_n from_o gild_n and_o pollution_n vers_fw-la 15._o and_o for_o this_o cause_n he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o by_o mean_n of_o death_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o transgression_n that_o be_v under_o the_o first_o testament_n they_o which_o be_v call_v may_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o eternal_a inheritance_n here_o we_o have_v the_o reason_n or_o cause_n 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a_o priest_n and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o mediator_n in_o his_o priestly_a office_n and_o procure_v peace_n and_o reconciliation_n as_o a_o priest_n and_o therefore_o as_o a_o priest_n he_o be_v mediator_n as_o a_o priest_n he_o offer_v up_o himself_o to_o god_n in_o our_o stead_n and_o for_o our_o good_a so_o he_o stand_v between_o we_o sinner_n and_o the_o offend_a god_n and_o make_v atonement_n and_o as_o priest_n he_o appear_v for_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o for_o he_o be_v a_o advocate_n and_o make_v intercession_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n 1_o john_n 2.2_o and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o mediator_n between_o both_o for_o both_o for_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v satisfy_v by_o his_o death_n and_o obedience_n for_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n make_v with_o adam_n in_o the_o gild_n of_o which_o all_o mankind_n be_v involve_v and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 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dei_fw-la disput_fw-la 1._o thess_n 4._o and_o make_v they_o one_o again_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o two_o head_n 1._o to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n and_o redeem_v sinful_a man_n from_o the_o curse_n of_o it_o 2._o to_o bring_v god_n and_o man_n into_o another_o covenant_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o to_o make_v they_o one_o to_o this_o end_n it_o be_v necessary_a 1._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o mediator_n of_o redemption_n and_o reconciliation_n 2._o that_o as_o god_n be_v one_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o mediator_n and_o so_o there_o be_v one_o and_o but_o one_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o 3._o this_o one_o mediator_n be_v say_v to_o be_v man_n in_o this_o text_n but_o not_o mere_a man_n nor_o mediator_n as_o man_n only_o exclude_v the_o divine_a nature_n but_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n he_o add_v to_o the_o nature_n man_n the_o name_n christ_n jesus_n which_o contain_v the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o signify_v that_o wonderful_a person_n 1113._o pet._n martyr_n administros_fw-la regn._fw-la polonici_fw-la l._n com._n p._n 1113._o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o word_n do_v not_o show_v according_a to_o which_o nature_n christ_n be_v mediator_n but_o that_o the_o mediator_n be_v man_n and_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v man_n who_o bring_v we_o to_o god_n it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o person_n of_o our_o mediator_n jesus_n christ_n by_o one_o of_o his_o nature_n 1_o genevense_n thes_n theol._n de_fw-fr christo_n med._n thes_n 27._o p._n 49._o centur._n 1_o not_o exclude_v the_o other_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o person_n so_o by_o the_o man_n christ_n may_v be_v understand_v that_o person_n who_o have_v that_o nature_n which_o be_v true_o call_v man_n and_o that_o for_o divers_a reason_n 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n will_v encourage_v we_o to_o put_v our_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o he_o 269._o 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