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jesus_n christ_n in_o eternity_n tit._n 1.2_o 2_o tim._n 1.9_o prov._n 8._o eph._n 1.4_o but_o be_v make_v manifest_a in_o time_n unto_o man_n 2_o tim._n 1.10_o to_o they_o he_o give_v copy_n and_o transcript_n of_o it_o at_o first_o to_o adam_n in_o paradise_n gen._n 3.17_o and_o afterward_o to_o noah_n abraham_n and_o other_o until_o the_o promise_a seed_n come_v when_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o be_v open_v and_o unfold_v in_o this_o covenant_n god_n promise_v to_o give_v his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n to_o and_o for_o man_n isa_n 42.1.6_o to_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n that_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n and_o of_o the_o travail_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o that_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n isa_n 53.10_o 11._o and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o engage_v to_o come_v and_o fulfil_v all_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n for_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o he_o for_o so_o david_n and_o paul_n bring_v he_o in_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o psal_n 40.6.7_o 8._o heb._n 10.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o in_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n thou_o have_v no_o pleasure_n then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n and_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o etc._n etc._n david_n speak_v of_o he_o as_o to_o come_v but_o paul_n as_o already_o come_v and_o all_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o old_a contract_n and_o agreement_n in_o heaven_n but_o i_o can_v enlarge_v on_o this_o but_o i_o say_v that_o christ_n come_v and_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o eternal_a covenant_n between_o the_o father_n and_o he_o as_o i_o can_v show_v at_o large_a have_v i_o room_n and_o time_n to_o do_v it_o hence_o he_o tell_v we_o by_o solomon_n in_o prov._n 8._o that_o his_o delight_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n from_o the_o beginning_n that_o he_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o joh._n 6.38_o that_o he_o keep_v his_o father_n commandment_n joh._n 15.10_o that_o he_o finish_v the_o work_n the_o father_n give_v he_o to_o do_v joh._n 17.4_o and_o appeal_v to_o his_o father_n in_o the_o case_n yea_o to_o his_o righteousness_n and_o demand_n of_o he_o his_o promise_a reward_n joh._n 17.4_o 5_o 24._o god_n the_o father_n promise_v to_o be_v well_o please_v with_o he_o and_o his_o offering_n and_o in_o he_o with_o those_o he_o mediate_v for_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v pardon_v heal_v justify_v wash_v and_o sanctify_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v accept_v eph._n 1.6_o that_o if_o christ_n will_v be_v make_v sin_n for_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v make_v