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come_v of_o christ_n for_o there_o be_v another_o to_o be_v perform_v in_o his_o second_o come_v whereof_o be_v speak_v luk._n 21._o lift_v up_o your_o head_n for_o your_o redemption_n draw_v nigh_o and_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o rom._n 8.23_o and_o 1._o cor._n 1.30_o this_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o fulfil_n and_o consummation_n of_o the_o former_a for_o now_o we_o be_v save_v in_o hope_n but_o not_o as_o yet_o in_o deed_n as_o the_o apostle_n write_v rom._n 8.24_o chap._n v._o the_o answer_v or_o take_v away_o of_o certain_a question_n about_o the_o manner_n or_o mean_n of_o redemption_n but_o there_o be_v a_o question_n in_o this_o place_n captive_n 1._o question_n why_o he_o must_v needs_o redeem_v we_o by_o a_o price_n &_o not_o take_v we_o out_o of_o satan_n power_n by_o force_n who_o do_v unjust_o hold_v we_o captive_n what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o price_n by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v be_v redeem_v who_o be_v the_o slave_n of_o 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young_a heifer_n sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a do_v sanctify_v to_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o much_o more_o do_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o offer_v himself_o by_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n without_o blame_n to_o god_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n and_o act_n chap._n 20._o paul_n be_v witness_v that_o god_n by_o his_o own_o blood_n redeem_v his_o church_n not_o that_o the_o deity_n have_v flesh_n or_o blood_n for_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n but_o that_o person_n which_o suffer_v death_n for_o we_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n and_o so_o this_o blood_n be_v and_o be_v true_o call_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n who_o excellency_n therefore_o and_o dignity_n be_v exceed_o great_a to_o these_o this_o be_v annex_v that_o beside_o his_o power_n divine_a us._n his_o lordship_n over_o we_o and_o his_o nearness_n in_o blood_n unto_o us._n and_o abundant_o sufficient_a to_o deliver_v our_o common_a redeemer_n have_v also_o the_o 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