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opinion_n and_o therefore_o you_o sentence_v it_o as_o you_o do_v but_o do_v not_o paul_n say_v rom._n 8.3_o he_o come_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n therefore_o he_o take_v not_o our_o flesh_n as_o you_o say_v he_o do_v answ_n st._n paul_n do_v not_o say_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o likeness_n of_o flesh_n simple_o as_o it_o be_v flesh_n but_o of_o the_o flesh_n of_o sin_n or_o sinful_a flesh_n for_o he_o have_v say_v before_o chap._n 1.3_o that_o he_o be_v make_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o also_o again_o in_o chap._n 9.5_o who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v etc._n etc._n and_o i_o pray_v you_o tell_v i_o what_o st_n paul_n mean_v by_o these_o word_n vers_fw-la 3._o for_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o myself_o be_v accurse_v from_o christ_n for_o my_o brethren_n my_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o then_o you_o may_v tell_v yourselves_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o 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grace_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o holy_a and_o wise_a doctrine_n such_o as_o manifest_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n vers_n 14_o 16._o which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n mark_v that_o word_n be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n he_o do_v not_o say_v which_o be_v but_o be_v which_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o generation_n before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o father_n for_o the_o term_n note_v generation_n and_o subsistence_n from_o his_o substance_n not_o creation_n or_o make_v that_o which_o be_v the_o creator_n into_o flesh_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v a_o
creature_n and_o so_o die_v this_o be_v impossible_a since_o god_n can_v die_v nor_o yet_o be_v change_v as_o i_o have_v oft_o say_v and_o prove_v in_o this_o treatise_n from_o 1_o tim._n 1.17_o jam._n 1.17_o and_o many_o other_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n three_o john_n do_v not_o say_v he_o be_v beget_v flesh_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n but_o make_v flesh_n for_o say_v he_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n even_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v rom._n 1.9_o make_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n and_o come_v of_o the_o father_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n chap._n 9.5_o and_o make_v of_o a_o woman_n gal._n 4.4_o and_o so_o as_o st._n peter_n say_v he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o david_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n act_v 2.30_o for_o so_o god_n have_v swear_v to_o david_n psal_n 132.11_o for_o solomon_n be_v but_o a_o type_n which_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n 1_o king_n 8.19_o all_o these_o text_n do_v express_o teach_v we_o that_o christ_n have_v a_o humane_a nature_n which_o be_v term_v the_o flesh_n as_o it_o be_v frequent_a by_o the_o word_n flesh_n to_o understand_v a_o man_n or_o humane_a nature_n see_v rom._n 3.20_o no_o flesh_n can_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o man_n also_o chap._n 11.14_o isa_n 57.7_o gal._n 2.16_o joh._n 17.2_o as_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o power_n over_o all_o flesh_n that_o he_o shall_v give_v eternal_a life_n to_o as_o many_o as_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o etc._n etc._n four_o consider_v this_o word_n raise_v up_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o divid_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o there_o be_v another_o nature_n which_o be_v david_n lord_n matth._n 22.44_o which_o be_v not_o raise_v up_o out_o of_o his_o loin_n which_o be_v god_n over_o all_o bless_a for_o ever_o rom._n 9.5_o else_o why_o be_v it_o not_o say_v of_o he_o without_o this_o distinction_n as_o of_o solomon_n thou_o shall_v not_o build_v the_o house_n but_o thy_o son_n that_o 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