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to_o make_v their_o deep_a humiliation_n and_o lowliness_n of_o mind_n go_v before_o their_o high_a exaltation_n and_o honour_n prov._n 15._o 33._o for_o paul_n do_v read_v previous_a humiliation_n in_o christ_n exaltation_n and_o think_v upon_o both_o joint_o now_o that_o he_o ascend_v what_o be_v it_o but_o that_o he_o descend_v 5._o then_o do_v we_o think_v upon_o christ_n humiliation_n and_o abasement_n aright_o when_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o its_o great_a depth_n and_o low_a step_n unto_o which_o he_o demit_v himself_o even_o to_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o therein_o we_o may_v see_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o love_n the_o depth_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o the_o full_a sufficiency_n of_o the_o price_n pay_v by_o christ_n in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o humiliation_n in_o order_n to_o our_o delivery_n he_o also_o descend_v first_o into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o which_o be_v not_o mean_v the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a nor_o any_o place_n near_o 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man_n can_v redeem_v himself_o christ_n have_v not_o be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n 5._o jesus_n christ_n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n have_v undertake_v this_o great_a work_n of_o redeem_v captive-man_n from_o his_o slavery_n and_o bondage_n and_o according_o have_v accomplish_v it_o the_o work_n be_v indeed_o undertake_v at_o the_o appointment_n of_o all_o the_o person_n luke_n 1._o 68_o to_o who_o also_o the_o price_n be_v pay_v eph._n 5._o 2._o only_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o work_n be_v by_o that_o wise_a design_n of_o send_v the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o flesh_n to_o become_v man_n that_o so_o he_o may_v not_o only_o have_v right_a as_o our_o near_a kinsman_n ruth_n 3._o 12_o 13._o but_o also_o be_v fit_v to_o redeem_v as_o have_v a_o price_n to_o lay_v down_o for_o our_o ransom_n heb._n 10._o 5._o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o 1._o our_o redeemer_n jesus_n christ_n be_v true_a god_n who_o be_v man_n creator_n and_o have_v enter_v a_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n with_o man_n at_o the_o beginning_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o have_v interest_n in_o man_n not_o only_o as_o his_o creature_n but_o as_o one_o in_o state_n of_o friendship_n with_o himself_o from_o which_o bless_a state_n man_n do_v fall_v eccles._n 7._o 29._o and_o so_o bring_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 21_o too_o this_o state_n of_o bondage_n wherein_o he_o now_o be_v for_o so_o much_o be_v import_v while_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o redeem_v redemption_n be_v proper_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o once_o be_v our_o own_o but_o for_o the_o time_n be_v lose_v christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o say_v he_o 7._o this_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n undertake_v and_o accomplish_v by_o christ_n be_v a_o redemption_n proper_o so_o call_v our_o freedom_n and_o delivery_n be_v obtain_v not_o by_o power_n or_o strong_a hand_n mere_o nor_o yet_o come_v from_o the_o sole_a condescension_n and_o pity_n of_o 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and_o so_o be_v more_o loathsome_a to_o god_n jam._n 4._o 6._o for_o paul_n who_o life_n even_o in_o his_o unrenewed_a estate_n be_v blameless_a philip._n 3._o 6._o be_v now_o convert_v affirm_v of_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o among_o who_o also_o we_o all_o in_o time_n past_o bad_a our_o conversation_n in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n 4._o as_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v powerful_o tempt_v by_o satan_n and_o strong_o encourage_v by_o the_o common_a custom_n and_o example_n of_o other_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n so_o there_o be_v a_o corrupt_a nature_n within_o he_o which_o make_v he_o ready_o entertain_v those_o external_a incitement_n yea_o and_o which_o will_v make_v he_o do_v mischief_n though_o there_o be_v not_o a_o devil_n to_o tempt_v nor_o any_o evil_a example_n to_o be_v follow_v and_o therefore_o none_o of_o those_o allurement_n and_o temptation_n to_o sin_n from_o without_o though_o never_o so_o strong_a do_v excuse_v the_o sinner_n see_v 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