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that_o price_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n here_o make_v mention_v only_o of_o it_o still_v this_o mediator_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v that_o first_o arg._n 2_o allegation_n clear_v more_o brief_o of_o the_o second_o arg._n 2._o paul_n here_o distinguish_v betwixt_o god_n and_o this_o mediator_n distinguish_v god_n and_o mediator_n distinguish_v and_o therefore_o christ_n be_v not_o mediator_n as_o god_n but_o only_o as_o man_n ans_fw-fr to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v 1._o that_o the_o answer_v 1_o name_v of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o place_n 6._o chamier_n de_fw-fr mediatore_fw-la cap._n 5._o sec_fw-la 6._o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o it_o may_v also_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o second_o as_o in_o that_o john_n 14.1_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o not_o but_o that_o he_o himself_o also_o be_v god_n and_o to_o be_v believe_v in_o as_o god_n and_o so_o john_n 17.13_o this_o be_v life_n 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the_o father_n so_o we_o find_v it_o often_o use_v elsewhere_o john_n 3.16_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o ephes_n 1.3_o and_o so_o be_v it_o most_o proper_o to_o be_v understand_v here_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n id_fw-la est_fw-la god_n the_o father_n betwixt_o who_o and_o mankind_n christ_n the_o son_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o mediator_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a 1_o john_n 2.1_o and_o be_v so_o understand_v it_o do_v not_o exclude_v christ_n from_o be_v god_n or_o from_o be_v mediator_n as_o god_n viz._n as_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n thus_o be_v the_o text_n brief_o vindicate_v from_o give_v any_o countenance_n to_o this_o doctrine_n of_o they_o as_o for_o their_o reason_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o reason_n 1_o with_o many_o of_o they_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_n of_o they_o be_v that_o which_o bellarmine_n reason_n argument_n from_o reason_n and_o other_o 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that_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o flesh_n but_o the_o son_n the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n joh._n 1.14_o and_o 3_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o humiliation_n it_o be_v not_o the_o father_n but_o the_o son_n which_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n etc._n etc._n which_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o the_o death_n etc._n etc._n phil._n 2.6_o 7_o 8._o therein_o do_v he_o differ_v from_o god_n his_o father_n as_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o word_n follow_v wherefore_o god_n also_o have_v high_o exalt_v he_o viz._n god_n his_o father_n thus_o than_o christ_n according_a to_o his_o divine_a nature_n be_v not_o every_o way_n the_o same_o with_o god_n god_n his_o father_n so_o as_o in_o this_o respect_n there_o be_v
first_o resurrection_n from_o christ_n 86._o first_o resurrection_n imperfect_a 149._o 248._o resurrection_n spiritual_a resemble_v the_o corporal_n in_o six_o particular_n 151._o resurrection_n spiritual_a a_o difficult_a work_n 157._o resurrection_n spiritual_a a_o work_n to_o which_o man_n natural_o be_v indispose_v and_o averse_a 160._o 161._o resurrection_n of_o christ_n a_o pattern_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 164._o resurrection_n of_o christ_n a_o pattern_n of_o the_o christian_n second_o resurrection_n 180_o resurrection_n to_o life_n proper_a to_o believer_n 183_o christ_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o believer_n first_fw-mi and_o second_o resurrection_n 189._o first_o resurrection_n common_a to_o all_o believer_n 195._o evidence_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 196._o motive_n to_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 215._o first_o resurrection_n how_o attain_v 227._o first_o resurrection_n a_o mercy_n to_o be_v acknowledge_v 233._o first_o resurrection_n to_o be_v 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motion_n to_o it_o so_o be_v it_o here_o they_o be_v not_o all_o the_o most_o persuasive_a argument_n that_o can_v be_v suggest_v to_o and_o press_v upon_o a_o dead_a soul_n that_o can_v cause_v it_o to_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a there_o must_v be_v a_o principle_n of_o a_o spiritual_a life_n breathe_v in_o the_o face_n of_o it_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n before_o it_o can_v awake_v and_o arise_v do_v why_o man_n be_v call_v upon_o to_o arise_v which_o of_o themselves_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v obj._n but_o why_o then_o be_v man_n themselves_o call_v upon_o so_o to_o do_v awake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v and_o stand_v up_o from_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n so_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v eph_n 5.14_o speak_v from_o the_o prophet_n isa_n cap._n 60.1_o as_o it_o be_v common_o take_v or_o rather_o as_o beza_n note_v it_o cap._n 26.19_o it_o shall_v seem_v then_o that_o man_n have_v some_o power_n in_o himself_o to_o perform_v what_o here_o he_o be_v put_v upon_o believer_n 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