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and_o that_o he_o do_v so_o he_o have_v give_v we_o too_o many_o dear_a experiment_n to_o make_v the_o least_o doubt_n of_o it_o for_o while_o he_o be_v among_o we_o he_o all_o along_o prefer_v our_o interest_n before_o his_o own_o he_o make_v himself_o poor_a to_o enrich_v we_o expose_v himself_o to_o contempt_n to_o raise_v we_o to_o glory_n take_v upon_o he_o our_o guilt_n to_o release_v we_o from_o punishment_n and_o willing_o undergo_v a_o most_o miserable_a death_n that_o we_o may_v live_v happy_o for_o ever_o in_o all_o which_o he_o give_v we_o the_o most_o glorious_a demonstration_n how_o infinite_o dear_a the_o humane_a nature_n of_o which_o he_o participate_v be_v to_o he_o in_o all_o those_o numberless_a individual_n into_o which_o it_o have_v be_v multiply_v the_o consideration_n of_o which_o be_v exceed_o pregnant_a with_o
person_n for_o ezek._n 1.24_o the_o septuagint_n have_v change_v shaddai_o the_o undoubted_a name_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n which_o to_o be_v sure_a they_o will_v not_o have_v do_v have_v they_o not_o think_v this_o word_n a_o divine_a person_n and_o then_o as_o for_o philo_n the_o jew_n who_o live_v in_o the_o age_n when_o this_o gospel_n be_v write_v he_o express_o call_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d next_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o second_o god_n next_o to_o the_o father_n of_o all_o thing_n quaest._n &_o solut._n and_o elsewhere_o he_o tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n be_v superior_a to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o more_o ancient_a and_o general_a than_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v leg._n allegor_fw-la lib._n 2._o and_o again_o speak_v of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n in_o which_o temple_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v the_o first-born_a divine_a word_n of_o god_n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr profug_n he_o thus_o discourse_n of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n this_o diviâ—e_a word_n be_v superior_a to_o all_o thing_n it_o have_v no_o visible_a species_n by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v liken_v to_o any_o sensible_a thing_n but_o be_v itself_o the_o image_n of_o god_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o intelligible_n and_o next_o to_o the_o most_o high_a between_o who_o and_o he_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n a_o great_a many_o other_o instance_n i_o can_v give_v out_o of_o this_o ancient_a writer_n but_o these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v what_o i_o intend_v viz._n that_o by_o the_o word_n he_o mean_v a_o divine_a person_n and_o then_o for_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a monument_n we_o have_v of_o jewish_a learning_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o frequent_a in_o it_o than_o to_o signify_v by_o this_o phrase_n the_o word_n a_o divine_a person_n for_o instead_o of_o jehovah_n or_o god_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n they_o common_o insert_v the_o word_n of_o jehovah_n to_o which_o word_n they_o attribute_v personal_a action_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o divine_a person_n thus_o for_o instance_n they_o attribute_v speech_n to_o he_o gen._n 3.22_o where_o instead_o of_o god_n say_v they_o render_v it_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v exod._n 20.1_o instead_o of_o the_o lord_n say_v they_o render_v it_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v again_o they_o attribute_v hear_v to_o he_o deut._n 33.7_o where_o instead_o of_o the_o lord_n hear_v they_o insert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n hear_v and_o gen._n 3.22_o instead_o of_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v as_o one_o of_o we_o the_o jerusalem_fw-la targum_fw-la run_v thus_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v adam_n who_o i_o create_v be_v the_o only_o beget_v in_o the_o world_n even_o as_o i_o be_o the_o only_o beget_v in_o the_o high_a heaven_n and_o exod._n 19.3_o instead_o of_o moses_n go_v up_o unto_o god_n in_o the_o edit_n compluten_n it_o be_v moses_n go_v up_o into_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god._n so_o also_o in_o exod_n 17.7_o instead_o of_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o it_o be_v i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o my_o word_n and_o thou_o again_o gen._n 19.24_o the_o paraphrase_n be_v and_o the_o word_n of_o jehovah_n send_v benign_a shower_n upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n to_o try_v they_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o repent_v of_o their_o evil_a work_n which_o when_o they_o see_v they_o conclude_v doubtless_o our_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o yet_o reveal_v before_o the_o lord_n wherefore_o there_o be_v send_v down_o upon_o they_o a_o shower_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o the_o 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outward_a speech_n or_o declaration_n of_o god_n what_o nonsense_n will_v it_o be_v to_o worship_n and_o invocate_v the_o name_n of_o god_n vocal_a word_n and_o to_o say_v of_o it_o thou_o be_v jehovah_n with_o what_o tolerable_a sense_n can_v god_n declaration_n be_v call_v god_n or_o god_n only_o beget_v in_o heaven_n last_o how_o can_v god_n be_v say_v to_o receive_v our_o prayer_n and_o to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o by_o any_o such_o outward_a declaration_n since_o therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o by_o this_o word_n they_o mean_v a_o person_n and_o since_o to_o this_o person_n they_o ascribe_v not_o only_o the_o name_n but_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n it_o be_v plain_a they_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v a_o divine_a person_n and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o ancient_a paraphrase_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v without_o doubt_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o age_n wherein_o it_o be_v write_v and_o according_o chalcidius_n ad_fw-la timaeum_n in_o that_o 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