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christ_n make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v by_o god_n the_o father_n who_o of_o god_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o etc._n etc._n christ_n the_o son_n in_o the_o oeconomy_n or_o dispensation_n of_o the_o mediatorship_n must_v be_v consider_v as_o god_n servant_n he_o be_v so_o call_v isa_n 42.1_o behold_v my_o servant_n who_o i_o uphold_v the_o father_n break_v the_o business_n to_o he_o of_o our_o salvation_n it_o be_v the_o father_n that_o send_v he_o into_o the_o world_n and_o anoint_v he_o isa_n 61.1_o he_o have_v both_o his_o mission_n and_o commission_n from_o his_o father_n him_z have_v god_n the_o father_n seal_v it_o be_v the_o father_n that_o give_v he_o the_o spirit_n without_o measure_n that_o fill_v he_o with_o a_o overflow_a fullness_n of_o all_o good_a to_o we_o and_o for_o we_o therefore_o we_o have_v this_o phrase_n here_o who_o of_o god_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n par._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la christus_fw-la creatus_fw-la aut_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la quoad_fw-la essentiam_fw-la divinam_fw-la sed_fw-la ordinatus_fw-la &_o donatus_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la haec_fw-la bona_fw-la conferenda_fw-la ergo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la factus_fw-la nobis_fw-la par._n 4._o quomodo_n how_o be_v jesus_n christ_n or_o may_v jesus_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v make_v to_o we_o non_fw-la creatione_fw-la sed_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la not_o by_o creation_n but_o by_o appointment_n he_o be_v constitute_v ordain_v or_o appoint_v by_o the_o father_n to_o be_v our_o wisdom_n that_o be_v to_o be_v our_o prophet_n to_o open_v our_o ear_n to_o discipline_n and_o teach_v we_o wisdom_n to_o be_v our_o righteousness_n that_o be_v to_o be_v our_o justifier_n our_o highpriest_n to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o god_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o we_o to_o be_v our_o sanctification_n that_o be_v to_o be_v our_o sanctifier_n for_o who_o he_o justify_v by_o his_o merit_n 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