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which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o their_o time_n so_o by_o divers_a affirmation_n even_o of_o god_n himself_o by_o his_o spirit_n the_o creation_n prov._n 8.27_o when_o he_o prepare_v the_o heaven_n 29._o when_o he_o appoint_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n job_n 38.4_o when_o i_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n 10._o and_o break_v up_o for_o it_o my_o free_a place_n the_o redemption_n of_o man_n by_o christ_n 1_o pet._n 1.20_o who_o be_v foreordain_v before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world._n act_n 2.23_o he_o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n you_o have_v take_v etc._n etc._n election_n of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n rom._n 9.11_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n the_o success_n of_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n isa_n 14.26_o 27._o this_o be_v the_o purpose_n that_o be_v purpose_v upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o lord_n have_v purpose_v and_o who_o shall_v disannul_v it_o dan._n 4.35_o 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be_v present_o under_o the_o sentence_n of_o everlasting_a death_n though_o deliver_v from_o it_o by_o the_o messiah_n that_o promise_v seed_n 2._o they_o lose_v the_o estate_n of_o immortality_n of_o their_o body_n though_o they_o lose_v not_o the_o state_n of_o immortality_n of_o their_o soul_n which_o be_v essensential_o immortal_a 3._o they_o lose_v their_o innocence_n their_o happy_a estate_n in_o paradise_n the_o clear_a and_o supernatural_a light_n of_o their_o understanding_n the_o rectitude_n of_o their_o will_n the_o right_a order_n of_o their_o affection_n and_o their_o soul_n lose_v much_o of_o its_o perfection_n though_o not_o its_o essential_a spirituality_n and_o immortality_n 4._o all_o that_o be_v after_o derive_v from_o they_o by_o ordinary_a generation_n though_o they_o have_v immortal_a soul_n yet_o their_o faculty_n be_v embase_v and_o corrupt_v and_o great_o disorder_v and_o without_o the_o extraordinary_a grace_n of_o god_n prevent_v and_o assist_v they_o prone_a to_o all_o kind_n of_o evil_n and_o sin_n and_o thereby_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o to_o everlasting_a death_n and_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n by_o nature_n except_o jesus_n christ_n 10._o god_n almighty_a in_o his_o eternal_a wisdom_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n purpose_v to_o send_v forth_o his_o son_n to_o take_v the_o humane_a nature_n and_o to_o become_v a_o king_n a_o priest_n and_o a_o prophet_n and_o also_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o expiate_v the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n and_o to_o make_v they_o again_o partaker_n of_o the_o great_a and_o essential_a part_n of_o that_o happiness_n which_o the_o first_o man_n lose_v by_o his_o fall_n and_o so_o to_o recover_v unto_o himself_o a_o creature_n that_o may_v actual_o glorify_v and_o serve_v he_o 11._o and_o to_o make_v this_o purpose_n effectual_a to_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o to_o those_o that_o 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time_n namely_o about_o four_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o creation_n of_o mankind_n the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o a_o miraculous_a conception_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n without_o the_o conjunction_n of_o man_n assume_v the_o humane_a nature_n become_v man_n live_v about_o three_o and_o thirty_o year_n discover_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n touch_v mankind_n confirm_v his_o doctrine_n with_o unquestionable_a miracle_n and_o evidence_n from_o heaven_n and_o live_v a_o most_o holy_a and_o spotless_a life_n and_o then_o be_v without_o cause_n crucify_v by_o the_o jew_n be_v bury_v the_o three_o day_n he_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a live_v again_o according_a as_o he_o promise_v and_o converse_v with_o his_o disciple_n forty_o day_n then_o ascend_v into_o the_o glorious_a heaven_n where_o he_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o glory_n and_o power_n 13._o and_o after_o his_o ascension_n he_o send_v upon_o his_o apostle_n as_o he_o promise_v the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 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