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excellency_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n who_o will_v not_o take_v the_o nature_n of_o angel_n to_o assume_v flesh_n consubstantial_a with_o we_o who_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o ash_n and_o when_o again_o they_o reply_v that_o see_v the_o angel_n appear_v do_v not_o use_v in_o their_o ministry_n true_a but_o imaginary_a body_n and_o if_o true_a yet_o they_o never_o take_v they_o into_o unity_n of_o their_o person_n it_o be_v unlikely_a that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v ever_o personal_o unite_v our_o nature_n unto_o he_o to_o these_o i_o say_v and_o such_o like_a humane_a conceit_n the_o ancient_n oppose_v this_o simple_a confession_n that_o though_o christ_n for_o himself_o need_v not_o yet_o for_o our_o sake_n he_o do_v not_o eschew_v the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n three_o in_o reason_n this_o be_v convince_v as_o a_o truth_n for_o when_o incarnation_n be_v a_o degree_n of_o humiliation_n unto_o god_n what_o have_v the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v that_o he_o shall_v by_o put_v on_o 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head_n and_o common_a conceptacle_n of_o all_o his_o member_n grace_n christ_n come_v for_o himself_o obscure_v god_n grace_n but_o to_o hold_v christ_n in_o his_o come_n and_o humiliation_n seek_v himself_o may_v well_o be_v repute_v erroneous_a for_o it_o obscure_v that_o grace_n which_o the_o apostle_n extoll_v 2_o cor._n 8.9_o you_o know_v the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n how_o that_o he_o be_v rich_a for_o your_o sake_n become_v poor_a that_o you_o through_o his_o poverty_n may_v be_v make_v rich_a what_o word_n can_v more_o plain_o show_v that_o christ_n of_o himself_o need_v nothing_o but_o that_o it_o be_v only_o to_o supply_v our_o need_n that_o he_o do_v humble_a and_o abase_v himself_o us._n 2._o in_o his_o life_n to_o obey_v the_o law_n for_o us._n second_o he_o be_v give_v in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n in_o our_o behalf_n of_o this_o be_v speak_v gal._n 4.4_o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n come_v god_n send_v 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be_v object_v that_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n so_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n also_o and_o therefore_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n the_o answer_n be_v ready_a mâ—â—_n though_o he_o wâ—â—â—_n mâ—â—_n that_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n must_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n but_o not_o subject_a to_o this_o or_o that_o obedience_n because_o that_o such_o subjection_n depend_v not_o on_o creation_n but_o on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o creator_n adam_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o that_o prohibition_n concern_v the_o eat_n of_o the_o fruit_n until_o it_o please_v the_o lawgiver_n to_o impose_v it_o on_o he_o ob._n but_o christ_n be_v in_o adam_n loin_n with_o who_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v strike_v and_o therefore_o he_o must_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o himself_o whereto_o i_o say_v 1._o that_o the_o covenant_n be_v strike_v with_o those_o who_o be_v not_o only_o in_o adam_n but_o be_v by_o he_o also_o but_o our_o saviour_n come_v not_o by_o he_o 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