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the_o majesty_n of_o god_n he_o act_v like_o himself_o dispense_v grace_n to_o the_o creature_n in_o its_o low_a posture_n of_o resignation_n heaven_n be_v my_o throne_n earth_n my_o footstool_n say_v he_o but_o as_o overlook_a all_o this_o world_n to_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n isa_n 66.1_o 2_o to_o this_o man_n there_o he_o set_v a_o noble_a creation_n than_o this_o outward_a one_o when_o faith_n make_v a_o man_n poor_a and_o contrite_a sensible_o lie_v in_o his_o own_o nothingness_n and_o unworthiness_n then_o create_v grace_n come_v upon_o he_o we_o may_v see_v this_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n in_o the_o human_a nature_n of_o christ_n that_o which_o have_v no_o natural_a subsistence_n of_o its_o own_o but_o subsist_v in_o the_o eternal_a word_n that_o have_v the_o spirit_n pour_v out_o upon_o it_o above_o measure_n when_o a_o man_n have_v no_o moral_a subsistence_n of_o his_o own_o his_o very_a hypostasis_fw-la be_v a_o resignation_n when_o his_o subsistence_n be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v thy_o be_v in_o these_o thing_n 1_o tim._n 4.15_o then_o the_o holy_a spirit_n come_v down_o and_o dwell_v in_o he_o second_o it_o be_v congruous_a to_o christ_n the_o head_n union_n go_v before_o communion_n first_o faith_n unite_v we_o to_o christ_n and_o then_o all_o grace_n flow_v from_o he_o hence_o faith_n be_v call_v the_o church_n neck_n cant._n 4.4_o knit_v to_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o from_o thence_o derive_v all_o spiritual_a life_n into_o the_o body_n of_o believer_n this_o also_o be_v set_v before_o we_o in_o christ_n humane_a nature_n which_o have_v first_o at_o least_o in_o nature_n the_o grace_n of_o union_n and_o then_o that_o of_o unction_n he_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v a_o new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n 5.17_o make_v so_o by_o his_o be_v in_o christ_n he_o that_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n 1_o joh._n 5.12_o have_v it_o by_o have_v the_o son_n indeed_o faith_n and_o repentance_n go_v before_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n as_o be_v of_o necessity_n thereunto_o but_o all_o other_o grace_n follow_v after_o it_o as_o most_o natural_o flow_v from_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o who_o fullness_n all_o believer_n receive_v grace_n for_o grace_n three_o it_o be_v congruous_a to_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o gospel_n the_o spirit_n move_v on_o the_o soul_n to_o bring_v forth_o faith_n and_o repentance_n but_o it_o dwell_v nowhere_o but_o in_o the_o believer_n christ_n dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n ephes_n 3.17_o there_o he_o have_v perpetuum_fw-la domicilium_fw-la zanch._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la bez._n &_o zanch._n as_o the_o greek_a word_n import_v he_o that_o believe_v on_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n out_o of_o his_o belly_n shall_v flow_v river_n of_o live_a water_n joh._n 7.38_o and_o what_o these_o river_n be_v the_o next_o verse_n 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