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lord_n say_v unto_o my_o lord_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n hence_o be_v that_o speech_n of_o austin_n august_n est_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o fiducia_fw-la &_o gloriatio_fw-la nostra_fw-la quòd_fw-la nostrûm_fw-la singulorum_fw-la portio_fw-la caâ—o_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la sedeat_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la aeterni_fw-la august_n this_o be_v our_o confidence_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o rejoice_v that_o a_o part_n of_o our_o nature_n flesh_n of_o our_o flesh_n bone_n of_o our_o bone_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o eternal_a father_n christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n import_v two_o thing_n 1._o his_o advancement_n and_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o creature_n god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o name_n above_o every_o name_n phil._n 2.9_o 2._o it_o import_v his_o supreme_a power_n authority_n jurisdiction_n and_o dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n eph._n 1.22_o &_o psal_n 8.6_o he_o have_v put_v all_o 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christ_n as_o one_o god_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o spirit_n so_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o he_o consider_v christ_n as_o mediator_n and_o so_o he_o be_v that_o person_n that_o make_v the_o satisfaction_n every_o sin_n be_v a_o offence_n commit_v against_o the_o divine_a majesty_n now_o for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o trinity_n have_v the_o same_o essence_n of_o the_o divinity_n in_o they_o therefore_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n suppose_v that_o when_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o one_o of_o the_o person_n satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o the_o other_o also_o because_o they_o have_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n and_o it_o be_v the_o divine_a majesty_n that_o be_v offend_v in_o all_o the_o son_n therefore_o the_o second_o person_n in_o trinity_n consider_v as_o god_n so_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o he_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o spirit_n but_o now_o consider_v he_o as_o god-man_n and_o mediator_n so_o he_o be_v the_o person_n that_o make_v the_o satisfaction_n and_o christ_n consider_v as_o mediator_n make_v satisfaction_n to_o himself_o consider_v as_o god_n hence_o be_v those_o expression_n tit._n 2.14_o who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n here_o we_o see_v how_o christ_n have_v redeem_v and_o purify_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n so_o eph._n 5.7_o that_o he_o may_v present_v it_o to_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n neither_o be_v it_o incongruous_a or_o improper_a to_o say_v that_o christ_n have_v make_v satisfaction_n to_o himself_o because_o among_o man_n one_o man_n do_v not_o satisfy_v himself_o but_o one_o man_n make_v satisfaction_n to_o another_o i_o say_v this_o be_v not_o incongruous_a or_o improper_a in_o respect_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o christ_n may_v be_v consider_v two_o way_n 1._o christ_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o 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a_o far_o great_a measure_n than_o we_o do_v it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o curse_v pronounce_v upon_o â—lam_n after_o his_o fall_n curse_v be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o to_o thou_o gen._n 3.17_o 18._o by_o these_o expression_n learned_a man_n observe_v that_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n of_o this_o life_n be_v set_v forth_o this_o be_v part_n of_o the_o curse_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n the_o misery_n that_o we_o all_o feel_v and_o experiment_n such_o as_o hunger_n weariness_n pain_n and_o the_o like_a now_o that_o be_v part_n of_o the_o curse_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o all_o these_o misery_n christ_n undergo_v the_o misery_n that_o we_o be_v subject_a unto_o 2._o christ_n be_v expose_v unto_o and_o suffer_v shame_n ignominy_n contempt_n and_o reproach_n for_o 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the_o suffering_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o this_o show_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n suspend_v its_o influence_n that_o so_o the_o humane_a nature_n may_v be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o suffer_v 3._o it_o be_v the_o divine_a nature_n that_o do_v strengthen_v and_o uphold_v the_o humane_a nature_n in_o suffer_v so_o great_a be_v the_o burden_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o god_n wrath_n that_o be_v due_a to_o we_o for_o they_o that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v sink_v a_o mere_a creature_n if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v infinite_a and_o almighty_a power_n to_o support_v it_o now_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n consider_v in_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n can_v not_o of_o itself_o have_v stand_v under_o the_o weight_n and_o burden_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o divine_a wrath_n therefore_o be_v it_o support_v by_o the_o infinite_a and_o almighty_a power_n of_o the_o deity_n therefore_o be_v it_o say_v that_o christ_n by_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n 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