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one_o another_o as_o he_o give_v we_o commandment_n and_o we_o receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n by_o this_o faith_n see_v act_n 26.15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o where_o christ_n say_v to_o st._n paul_n i_o send_v thou_o to_o the_o gentile_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n and_o to_o turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o inheritance_n among_o they_o which_o be_v sanctify_v by_o faith_n that_o be_v in_o i_o so_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n for_o none_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n none_o can_v be_v the_o primary_n and_o proper_a object_n of_o faith_n but_o god_n faith_n be_v a_o part_n of_o divine_a moral_a worship_n for_o we_o give_v honour_n to_o he_o in_o who_o we_o believe_v none_o can_v be_v a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n but_o he_o that_o be_v god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n none_o can_v offer_v a_o sacrifice_n 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that_o we_o have_v redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n eph._n 1.7_o hence_o st._n paul_n desire_v to_o know_v nothing_o among_o the_o corinthian_n save_v jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o crucify_v 1_o cor._n 2.1_o 2._o our_o communion_n with_o god_n be_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v phil._n 2.1_o 1_o joh._n 1.3_o the_o life_n which_o i_o now_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n say_v st._n paul_n i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o gal._n 2.20_o so_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o object_n of_o divine_a worship_n act_v 7.59_o rev._n 5.12_o of_o that_o hope_n which_o be_v save_v and_o make_v not_o ashamed_a col._n 1.27_o rom._n 5.5_o of_o our_o sincere_a and_o great_a love_n 1_o cor._n 16.22_o of_o our_o absolute_a service_n and_o divine_a faith_n rom._n 14.9_o 18._o joh._n 14.1_o oh_o the_o excellency_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o a_o 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under_o the_o gospel_n seem_v to_o have_v immediate_a relation_n to_o christ_n as_o god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n for_o you_o may_v observe_v they_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n the_o one_o natural_a the_o other_o spiritual_a the_o one_o external_n the_o other_o internal_a the_o one_o as_o it_o be_v the_o body_n the_o other_o the_o soul_n of_o it_o the_o one_o represent_v the_o humanity_n the_o other_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o every_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o representation_n of_o christ_n incarnate_a 2._o the_o divine_a essence_n or_o godhead_n in_o christ_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o all_o worship_n for_o christ_n say_v