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the_o condemn_a power_n of_o the_o law_n if_o thou_o shall_v perish_v christ_n have_v dye_v in_o vain_a if_o christ_n have_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o purchase_v eternal_a life_n and_o salvation_n for_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v go_v without_o it_o who_o be_v a_o poor_a believer_n and_o run_v to_o he_o for_o salvation_n than_o christ_n have_v dye_v in_o vain_a consider_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v gal._n 2.20_o if_o righteousness_n come_v by_o the_o law_n then_o be_v christ_n dead_a in_o vain_a if_o god_n shall_v put_v thou_o to_o work_v out_o a_o righteousness_n for_o thyself_o and_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n but_o by_o perfect_a keep_v the_o law_n than_o there_o have_v be_v no_o necessity_n of_o christ_n death_n but_o christ_n death_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a christ_n die_v to_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n for_o they_o who_o can_v not_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v ground_n of_o hope_n that_o such_o who_o have_v 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lord_n say_v unto_o my_o lord_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n hence_o be_v that_o speech_n of_o austin_n august_n est_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o fiducia_fw-la &_o gloriatio_fw-la nostra_fw-la quòd_fw-la nostrûm_fw-la singulorum_fw-la portio_fw-la caâ—o_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la sedeat_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la aeterni_fw-la august_n this_o be_v our_o confidence_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o rejoice_v that_o a_o part_n of_o our_o nature_n flesh_n of_o our_o flesh_n bone_n of_o our_o bone_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o eternal_a father_n christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n import_v two_o thing_n 1._o his_o advancement_n and_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o creature_n god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o name_n above_o every_o name_n phil._n 2.9_o 2._o it_o import_v his_o supreme_a power_n authority_n jurisdiction_n and_o dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n eph._n 1.22_o &_o psal_n 8.6_o he_o have_v put_v all_o 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