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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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23_o 26._o can_v never_o be_v happy_a here_o nor_o bless_v hereafter_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n with_o herod_n to_o reform_v many_o thing_n 23._o mark_v â—â—_o 2d_o mat._n 26._o 20_o 21._o 22_o 1_o theâ—s_n 5._o 23._o and_o yet_o be_v a_o lose_a and_o undo_v man_n for_o ever_o as_o he_o be_v judas_n be_v a_o very_a reform_a man_n but_o he_o be_v never_o inward_o change_v nor_o throughout_o sanctify_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v outward_o reform_v but_o they_o be_v not_o inward_o renew_v a_o man_n may_v be_v another_o man_n than_o what_o once_o he_o be_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v a_o new_a man_n a_o new_a creature_n when_o a_o sinner_n be_v sermon-sick_a o_o then_o he_o will_v 8._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o 2_o pâ—t_fw-la 2._o 20_o 22._o dâ—st_n 5._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o leave_v his_o sin_n but_o when_o that_o sickness_n be_v off_o he_o return_v with_o the_o dog_n to_o his_o vomit_n and_o with_o the_o sow_n to_o she_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n sometime_o 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from_o his_o sin_n or_o because_o he_o have_v deep_o smart_v for_o this_o sin_n and_o that_o his_o name_n have_v be_v blot_v his_o credit_n and_o reputation_n stain_v 35._o prov._n 6._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o his_o trade_n decay_v his_o health_n impair_v his_o body_n waste_v etc._n etc._n by_o these_o short_a hint_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o man_n may_v attain_v to_o some_o outward_a reformation_n who_o state_n and_o heart_n be_v never_o change_v and_o who_o be_v never_o take_v into_o marriage_n union_n with_o christ_n but_o ten_o and_o last_o many_o take_v up_o in_o a_o party_n as_o of_o old_a some_o cry_v up_o paul_n as_o the_o only_a deep_a preacher_n and_o other_o cry_v up_o apollo_n as_o the_o only_a eloquent_a preacher_n and_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o many_o cry_v up_o cephas_n as_o the_o most_o zealous_a preacher_n we_o be_v for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v some_o we_o be_v for_o the_o baptize_v people_n say_v other_o we_o be_v for_o the_o 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