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incarnate_a as_o his_o child_n that_o be_v his_o people_n be_v also_o partaker_n in_o flesh_n and_o blood._n 32._o heb._n 2._o 16._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 answ_n in_o the_o greek_a and_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bibles_n it_o be_v he_o take_v not_o hold_v of_o angel_n i._n e._n he_o save_v not_o from_o ruin_n and_o from_o utter_a and_o final_a fall_n into_o perdition_n the_o apostate_n angel_n but_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n he_o take_v hold_v i._n e._n he_o save_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o author_n here_o mention_v only_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n because_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v only_o to_o the_o hebrew_n unless_o perhaps_o by_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n he_o mean_v abraham_n spiritual_a seed_n all_o the_o faithful_a all_o true_a believer_n 33._o heb._n 3._o 3_o 6._o he_o who_o have_v build_v the_o house_n have_v more_o honour_n than_o the_o house_n christ_n as_o a_o son_n over_o his_o own_o house_n who_o house_n be_v we_o answ_n the_o house_n here_o be_v not_o man_n body_n but_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o under_o god_n he_o be_v true_o say_v to_o build_v partly_o by_o himself_o partly_o by_o his_o minister_n 34._o heb._n 4._o 15_o 16._o we_o have_v not_o a_o highpriest_n which_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n but_o be_v in_o all_o point_v tempt_v as_o we_o be_v let_v we_o therefore_o come_v bold_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n answ_n we_o be_v encourage_v here_o to_o pray_v with_o assurance_n and_o faith_n to_o god_n by_o this_o argument_n or_o consideration_n