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look_v for_o another_o thou_o ever_o bless_a and_o coeternal_a spirit_n have_v full_o justify_v thou_o for_o that_o only_o true_a absolute_a perfect_a mediator_n by_o who_o the_o great_a work_n of_o man_n redemption_n be_v accomplish_v while_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n want_v neither_o power_n nor_o malice_n nor_o subtlety_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o thy_o divine_a person_n shall_v want_v store_n of_o enemy_n these_o in_o all_o succession_n of_o time_n have_v dare_v to_o open_v their_o blasphemous_a mouth_n against_o thy_o bless_a deity_n but_o against_o all_o their_o hellish_a opposition_n thou_o be_v still_o and_o shall_v be_v ever_o justify_v by_o thy_o coomni_fw-la potent_a spirit_n in_o those_o convictive_a wonder_n which_o thou_o wrought_v upon_o earth_n in_o those_o miraculous_a gift_n and_o grace_n which_o thou_o powr_v out_o upon_o man_n in_o that_o glorious_a resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o thou_o wherein_o thou_o do_v victorious_o triumph_v over_o all_o the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n lo_o then_o you_o perverse_a jew_n and_o scoff_a gentile_n that_o be_v still_o ready_a to_o upbraid_v we_o with_o the_o impotency_n and_o suffering_n of_o a_o despise_a redeemer_n and_o to_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o rag_n of_o his_o manger_n of_o the_o homeliness_n of_o his_o education_n of_o his_o temptation_n and_o transportation_n by_o the_o devil_n of_o his_o contemptible_a train_n of_o his_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o his_o weariness_n and_o indigence_n of_o his_o whip_n and_o thorn_n of_o his_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o gethsemane_n of_o his_o opprobrious_a crucifixion_n in_o calvary_n of_o his_o part_a garment_n and_o his_o borrow_a grave_n be_v not_o this_o he_o to_o who_o homely_a cradle_n a_o glorious_a and_o supernatural_a star_n guide_v the_o sage_n of_o