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and_o one_o mediator_n we_o apt_o reply_n that_o the_o same_o apostle_n distinguish_v christ_n from_o man_n gal._n 1.1_o not_o by_o man_n but_o by_o jesus_n christ._n do_v it_o thence_o follow_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o true_a man_n or_o that_o according_a to_o his_o divine_a nature_n only_o he_o call_v paul_n but_o what_o need_v i_o stay_v my_o reader_n here_o have_v not_o christ_n as_o mediator_n power_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n and_o power_n to_o take_v it_o up_o again_o joh._n 10.15_o 18._o have_v he_o not_o as_o mediator_n all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o institute_v ordinance_n and_o appoint_v officer_n matth._n 28.18_o to_o baptize_v man_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o fire_n matth._n 3.11_o to_o
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much_o more_o tenderness_n in_o this_o than_o that_o for_o he_o twit_v they_o in_o the_o same_o breath_n with_o what_o they_o have_v do_v against_o he_o i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n who_o you_o sell_v but_o in_o this_o it_o be_v go_v tell_v my_o brethren_n without_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o their_o cowardice_n or_o unkindness_n and_o second_o the_o message_n itself_o tell_v my_o brethren_n i_o ascend_v to_o my_o father_n and_o your_o father_n to_o my_o god_n and_o your_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o ascend_v it_o be_v put_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v then_o ascend_v though_o he_o do_v not_o ascend_v in_o some_o week_n after_o this_o but_o he_o so_o express_v it_o to_o show_v what_o be_v the_o next_o part_n of_o his_o work_n which_o he_o be_v to_o act_v in_o heaven_n for_o they_o and_o how_o much_o his_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o it_o and_o long_v to_o be_v about_o it_o i_o ascend_v to_o my_o father_n and_o your_o father_n to_o my_o 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