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recommendation_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o the_o world_n as_o a_o person_n commission_v and_o invest_v with_o full_a authority_n to_o declare_v his_o will_n unto_o mankind_n be_v do_v at_o several_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a manner_n 1._o at_o the_o baptism_n of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 3.16_o 17._o when_o the_o heaven_n be_v open_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n descend_v upon_o he_o and_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n proclaim_v he_o the_o belove_a son_n of_o god_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v and_o this_o manner_n of_o divine_a revelation_n by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a 21.17_o so_o the_o most_o honourable_a way_n of_o god_n communicate_v his_o will_n to_o mankind_n exod._n 20.22_o you_o have_v see_v that_o i_o have_v talk_v with_o you_o from_o heaven_n 4.33.36_o for_o what_o
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of_o a_o law_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v so_o often_o own_v and_o set_v his_o seal_n to_o by_o miracle_n and_o supernatural_a operation_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o jew_n demand_v of_o christ_n a_o sign_n joh._n 2.18_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o call_v god_n his_o father_n and_o carry_v himself_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o prophet_n they_o require_v he_o to_o evidence_n this_o his_o authority_n by_o some_o miraculous_a action_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n both_o promise_n and_o fulfil_v by_o raise_v himself_o from_o the_o dead_a 2._o miracle_n do_v more_o powerful_o strike_v the_o sense_n and_o so_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o beget_v belief_n in_o they_o who_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o a_o rational_a apprehension_n and_o dijudication_n of_o truth_n hitherto_o we_o may_v refer_v christ_n upbraid_v chorazin_n and_o bethsaida_n if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o they_o 11.21_o have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n they_o will_v have_v repent_v long_o 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