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and_o blood_n vers_n 16._o for_o very_o he_o take_v not_o on_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o he_o take_v on_o he_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n christ_n assume_v the_o common_a nature_n of_o man_n and_o not_o of_o any_o particular_a person_n the_o apostle_n do_v here_o purposely_o use_v this_o word_n seed_n to_o show_v that_o christ_n come_v out_o of_o the_o 19_o gen._n 46._o 26._o exod._n 1._o 5._o heb._n 7._o 5._o 1_o king_n 8._o 19_o loin_n of_o man_n as_o jacob_n child_n and_o their_o child_n be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n and_o as_o all_o the_o jew_n be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n and_o as_o solomon_n be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o david_n in_o a_o man_n loin_n his_o seed_n be_v and_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o substance_n thus_o it_o show_v that_o christ_n humane_a nature_n be_v of_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o man_n and_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o man_n for_o of_o old_a he_o be_v foretell_v under_o this_o word_n seed_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n 58._o gen._n 3._o 15._o gen._n 12._o 18._o rom._n 9_o 7._o heb._n 11._o 18._o 2_o ram._n 7._o 12._o joh._n 8._o 58._o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o seed_n of_o isaac_n the_o seed_n of_o david_n this_o word_n he_o take_v on_o he_o as_o it_o set_v out_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n so_o it_o give_v we_o a_o hint_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n for_o it_o presuppose_v that_o christ_n be_v before_o he_o take_v on_o he_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n he_o that_o take_v any_o thing_n on_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v before_o he_o do_v so_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o to_o take_v any_o thing_n on_o he_o now_o christ_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v not_o before_o he_o assume_v that_o nature_n therefore_o that_o former_a be_v must_v needs_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n in_o that_o respect_n he_o 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church_n calendar_n be_v write_v in_o golden_a letter_n in_o christ_n register_n the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o passion-day_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v ancient_o call_v the_o natalitia_fw-la salutis_fw-la the_o birth-day_n of_o salvation_n the_o daybreak_n of_o eternal_a brightness_n we_o count_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n 9_o isa_n 9_o 6_o 7._o dan._n 3._o 24_o 25._o isa_n 43._o 2._o cap._n 63._o 9_o to_o have_v prince_n to_o be_v our_o companion_n christ_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o angel_n those_o prince_n of_o glory_n be_v our_o companion_n in_o all_o our_o suffering_n such_o be_v the_o honour_n that_o god_n put_v upon_o his_o suffer_a saint_n that_o nothing_o shall_v hinder_v he_o from_o be_v their_o companion_n in_o all_o their_o suffering_n in_o all_o their_o affliction_n in_o all_o their_o temptation_n and_o this_o believe_v it_o be_v no_o small_a honour_n i_o have_v read_v how_o that_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n when_o some_o 5._o euseb_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 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promise_n and_o threaten_n and_o so_o it_o will_v 〈…〉_o port_n that_o his_o commission_n from_o the_o father_n be_v full_a both_o for_o matter_n and_o manner_n and_o his_o discharge_n thereof_o answerable_a christ_n be_v a_o true_a prophet_n who_o speak_v neither_o more_o or_o less_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o what_o be_v the_o father_n will_n shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o we_o for_o whatsoever_o i_o speak_v even_o as_o the_o father_n say_v unto_o i_o so_o i_o speak_v christ_n keep_v close_o to_o his_o commission_n without_o add_v or_o diminish_v and_o herein_o christ_n practice_n shall_v be_v every_o faithful_a minister_n pattern_n again_o christ_n have_v a_o command_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o those_o that_o be_v giu_fw-mi 〈…〉_o no_o man_n take_v it_o from_o 18._o joâ—_n 1â—_n 18._o i_o but_o i_o lay_v it_o down_o of_o myself_o i_o have_v power_n to_o lay_v it_o down_o and_o i_o have_v power_n to_o take_v it_o again_o this_o commundment_n have_v i_o 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