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his_o posterity_n over_o who_o the_o death_n reign_v though_o they_o have_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adamâ—_n transgression_n rom._n 5._o 14._o can_v enter_v into_o the_o life_n by_o the_o gate_n of_o do_v or_o work_v as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v rom._n 3._o 20_o therefore_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n for_o now_o all_o be_v under_o sin_n rom._n 3._o 9_o and_o subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 19_o the_o law_n can_v only_o make_v know_v the_o transgression_n to_o the_o sinner_n rom._n 3._o 20._o for_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n but_o can_v offer_v the_o least_o help_n grace_n mercy_n compassion_n or_o life_n it_o wound_v he_o and_o leave_v he_o but_o pour_v in_o neither_o oil_n nor_o wine_n that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o good_a samaritan_n by_o who_o come_v grace_n and_o truth_n john_n 1._o 17._o it_o know_v nothing_o but_o pure_a 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make_v flesh_n as_o ver_fw-la 14._o or_o as_o the_o word_n be_v god_n manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n as_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o or_o as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o union_n with_o the_o humane_a nature_n according_a to_o his_o name_n emmanuel_n matth._n 1._o 23._o let_v the_o impartial_a and_o unprejudiced_a reader_n consider_v what_o be_v say_v in_o every_o verse_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v find_v it_o according_a to_o the_o report_n give_v as_o in_o the_o 2_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v the_o same_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n that_o be_v the_o same_o word_n god_n distinct_a from_o the_o humanity_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o verse_n follow_v as_o in_o the_o 3._o verse_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o that_o be_v by_o the_o word_n god_n in_o the_o 4._o verse_n in_o he_o be_v life_n and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n that_o be_v god_n the_o word_n the_o creator_n who_o give_v life_n and_o light_n to_o all_o man_n according_a to_o that_o in_o act_n 17._o 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