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fulfil_v pull_v i_o out_o of_o the_o net_n that_o they_o have_v lay_v privy_o for_o i_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o strength_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n psalm_n 31.4_o 5._o but_o how_o be_v this_o fulfil_v in_o he_o sure_o as_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o who_o he_o speak_v do_v mean_v it_o how_o then_o be_v it_o mean_v of_o he_o not_o mere_o prophetical_o but_o typical_o of_o the_o psalmist_n and_o more_o real_o and_o punctual_o of_o he_o the_o psalmist_n in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o as_o act_v his_o own_o part_n do_v commend_v his_o spirit_n to_o god_n his_o redeemer_n in_o hope_n to_o be_v redeem_v from_o death_n or_o danger_n of_o body_n intend_v against_o he_o the_o redeemer_n of_o mankind_n use_v the_o same_o word_n desire_v bodily_a death_n or_o dissolution_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n commend_v his_o soul_n or_o spirit_n by_o a_o die_a wish_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n 9_o the_o 143._o psalm_n as_o the_o inscription_n of_o the_o 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kind_n be_v the_o proper_a fruit_n and_o necessary_a effect_n of_o satan_n victory_n over_o sinner_n the_o final_a wage_n of_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o or_o not_o actual_o expiate_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o redeemer_n in_o all_o other_o tribulation_n distress_n or_o persecution_n which_o be_v not_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v as_o our_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 8.35_o 37._o more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o if_o so_o we_o endure_v they_o with_o patience_n but_o how_o more_o than_o conqueror_n in_o these_o which_o be_v in_o themselves_o evil_a &_o distasteful_a to_o our_o nature_n therefore_o more_o than_o conqueror_n because_o these_o affliction_n suffer_v with_o patience_n do_v testify_v our_o conformity_n to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o his_o most_o grievous_a suffering_n and_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n in_o we_o do_v seal_v unto_o our_o soul_n a_o full_a acquittance_n from_o hell_n pain_n from_o which_o questionless_a our_o 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he_o will_v quick_o abandon_v his_o service_n if_o he_o shall_v tender_v they_o such_o a_o true_a symbol_n or_o earnest_n of_o their_o everlasting_a wage_n or_o such_o a_o momentany_a taste_n of_o hell_n pain_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n exhibit_v to_o some_o of_o his_o child_n of_o their_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o our_o nature_n while_o mortal_a be_v capable_a of_o such_o pain_n or_o whether_o the_o first_o touch_n or_o real_a impression_n of_o they_o will_v not_o dissolve_v the_o link_n or_o bond_n between_o man_n mortal_a body_n and_o his_o immortal_a soul_n in_o a_o moment_n for_o as_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o this_o mortal_a must_v put_v on_o immortality_n ere_o we_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o celestial_a joy_n so_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o our_o corruptible_a body_n must_v be_v make_v in_o another_o kind_a incorruptible_a before_o they_o can_v be_v the_o proper_a subject_n or_o receptacle_n of_o hell_n pain_n but_o though_o no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n be_v tempt_v to_o ill_a or_o withdraw_v from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n by_o sufferance_n of_o such_o pain_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o many_o be_v oft_o time_n tempt_v to_o despair_v of_o god_n mercy_n by_o the_o unknown_a terror_n of_o hell_n or_o representation_n of_o infernal_a force_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o in_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n only_o by_o which_o he_o know_v all_o thing_n but_o even_o as_o man_n have_v a_o more_o distinct_a view_n of_o all_o the_o force_n and_o terror_n of_o hell_n more_o full_a experience_n of_o their_o active_a force_n and_o attempt_n than_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n can_v have_v to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o faithful_a comforter_n of_o all_o such_o unto_o the_o world_n end_n as_o shall_v be_v affright_v or_o attempt_v with_o they_o if_o we_o consider_v then_o only_o the_o attempt_n assault_n or_o active_a 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be_v beset_v with_o they_o unto_o all_o that_o offer_v up_o strong_a cry_n unto_o he_o as_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n do_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o be_v save_v from_o that_o which_o he_o fear_v 2._o the_o great_a comfort_n which_o any_o poor_a distress_a mortal_a man_n can_v expect_v or_o which_o our_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o in_o oppression_n and_o distress_n must_v issue_v from_o this_o main_a fountain_n of_o our_o saviour_n agony_n and_o bloody_a sweat_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o passion_n for_o whatsoever_o he_o suffer_v in_o those_o two_o bitter_a day_n he_o suffer_v if_o not_o for_o this_o end_n alone_o yet_o for_o this_o especial_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o all-sufficient_a comforter_n unto_o all_o such_o as_o mourn_v as_o have_v sometime_o have_v more_o than_o a_o fellow_n feel_v of_o all_o our_o infirmity_n and_o vexation_n as_o one_o who_o have_v taste_v deep_a of_o the_o cup_n of_o sorrow_n and_o death_n itself_o than_o any_o man_n before_o he_o have_v 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noster_fw-la with_o the_o lord_n prayer_n the_o creed_n and_o the_o ten_o commandment_n for_o i_o dare_v undertake_v to_o make_v good_a that_o there_o be_v not_o either_o branch_n or_o fruit_n blossom_n or_o leaf_n in_o that_o sacred_a garden_n of_o devotion_n which_o do_v not_o natural_o spring_v and_o draw_v its_o life_n and_o nourishment_n from_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o three_o former_a root_n to_o wit_n from_o the_o lord_n prayer_n or_o from_o the_o creed_n set_v prayer_n wise_a or_o from_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o he_o that_o be_v dispose_v to_o read_v that_o most_o divine_a part_n of_o our_o liturgy_n with_o a_o sober_a mind_n and_o dutiful_a respect_n shall_v find_v not_o only_o more_o pure_a devotion_n but_o more_o profound_a orthodoxal_a divinity_n both_o for_o matter_n and_o form_n then_o can_v be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o english_a writer_n which_o have_v either_o carp_v or_o nibble_v at_o it_o not_o one_o ejaculation_n be_v there_o in_o it_o which_o have_v the_o least_o relish_n of_o that_o leven_a wherewith_o their_o prolix_a extemporary_a devotion_n who_o distaste_v it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n deep_o sour_v but_o here_o i_o have_v end_v my_o treatise_n of_o the_o qualification_n and_o undertake_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o dissolve_v the_o work_n of_o satan_n have_v not_o a_o new_a quaere_fw-la present_v itself_o to_o my_o meditation_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o these_o disquisition_n and_o the_o quaere_fw-la be_v this_o 3._o why_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o agony_n or_o his_o other_o suffering_n upon_o the_o cross_n shall_v not_o tender_v his_o petition_n unto_o god_n in_o the_o same_o form_n or_o tenor_n wherein_o the_o psalmist_n or_o other_o holy_a man_n which_o be_v type_n or_o figure_n of_o he_o in_o his_o suffering_n have_v do_v they_o in_o their_o anguish_n or_o distress_n or_o in_o the_o same_o form_n which_o he_o once_o and_o no_o often_o than_o once_o do_v use_v upon_o the_o cross_n my_o god_n my_o god_n 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unto_o he_o by_o the_o jew_n no_o psalmist_n the_o author_n of_o 22._o only_o except_v have_v a_o more_o lively_a punctual_a representation_n than_o that_o which_o be_v psal_n 35._o and_o 38.40_o david_n in_o the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o grievance_n which_o he_o suffer_v from_o such_o of_o saul_n follower_n as_o he_o have_v well_o deserve_v of_o deliver_v his_o petition_n in_o this_o form_n avenge_v thou_o my_o cause_n my_o god_n and_o my_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d psal_n 35.23_o judge_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o righteousness_n o_o jehovah_n my_o lord_n psal_n 35.24_o and_o 38.16_o whether_o david_n or_o some_o other_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o quia_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la expecto_fw-la tu_fw-la respondebis_fw-la domine_fw-la deus_fw-la mi._n and_o again_o psal_n 40.6_o multa_fw-la fecisti_fw-la tu_fw-la jehovah_n deus_fw-la meus_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d but_o when_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v wherein_o all_o these_o prophetical_a ejaculation_n of_o the_o psalmist_n be_v to_o be_v exact_o fulfil_v in_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o by_o he_o he_o prefer_v his_o supplication_n stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la in_fw-it a_o form_n or_o style_v unusual_a before_o but_o familiar_a and_o usual_a to_o he_o when_o his_o passion_n and_o death_n draw_v nigh_o as_o joh._n 12._o father_n not_o lord_n god_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v save_v i_o from_o this_o hour_n etc._n etc._n and_o joh._n 17._o father_n glorify_v i_o etc._n etc._n he_o use_v the_o same_o form_n in_o his_o agony_n thrice_o father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o and_o in_o the_o last_o word_n which_o he_o utter_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n he_o say_v not_o my_o god_n my_o god_n or_o my_o lord_n god_n but_o father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n this_o variation_n between_o this_o most_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o other_o holy_a man_n god_n faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o form_n of_o their_o supplication_n or_o gratulatory_a ejaculation_n conceive_v and_o utter_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n suggest_v thus_o much_o unto_o we_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o that_o of_o all_o god_n servant_n or_o holy_a man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n only_o be_v his_o true_a son_n not_o by_o adoption_n as_o other_o be_v and_o we_o now_o be_v but_o his_o son_n by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n and_o yet_o be_v such_o a_o son_n be_v for_o a_o time_n as_o true_o his_o servant_n as_o his_o son_n he_o who_o always_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o god_n the_o lord_n he_o who_o title_n it_o be_v to_o hear_v his_o people_n prayer_n and_o unto_o who_o all_o flesh_n shall_v come_v psal_n 65.2_o do_v now_o tender_a his_o prayer_n not_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o have_v be_v to_o prefer_v a_o petition_n unto_o himself_o whereas_o he_o be_v now_o to_o prefer_v his_o petition_n unto_o his_o father_n who_o servant_n he_o now_o be_v as_o man_n but_o 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his_o apostle_n thomas_n be_v convince_v of_o incredulity_n unto_o the_o report_n of_o his_o resurrection_n supplicate_v to_o he_o for_o pardon_n in_o the_o same_o stile_n or_o form_n as_o the_o psalmist_n and_o other_o godly_a man_n have_v do_v in_o their_o distress_n my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n 20.28_o which_o be_v the_o full_a and_o punctual_a expression_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o now_o he_o be_v not_o only_o spe_fw-mi but_o re_fw-mi become_v both_o lord_n and_o christ_n section_n 3._o of_o the_o harmonical_a parallel_n between_o the_o prediction_n or_o type_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o evangelicall_n relation_n concern_v our_o saviour_n triumphant_a come_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o his_o entertainment_n there_o until_o the_o institution_n of_o
hand_n of_o a_o woman_n yet_o he_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o page_n or_o armour-bearer_n and_o a_o certain_a woman_n cast_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n upon_o abimelechs_n head_n and_o all_o to_o break_v his_o scull_n then_o he_o call_v hasty_o unto_o the_o young_a man_n his_o armour-bearer_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o draw_v out_o thy_o sword_n and_o slay_v i_o that_o man_n say_v not_o of_o i_o a_o woman_n slay_v he_o and_o his_o young_a man_n thrust_v he_o through_o and_o he_o die_v judg._n 9.53_o 54._o but_o as_o some_o schoolman_n have_v in_o the_o disquisition_n of_o this_o point_n go_v too_o far_o so_o other_o have_v acute_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n and_o elegant_o reconcile_v the_o difference_n in_o opinion_n mors_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la verè_fw-la miraculosa_fw-la erat_fw-la tamen_fw-la miraculum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la christi_fw-la christ_n do_v no_o way_n make_v away_o himself_o or_o die_v by_o miracle_n but_o by_o course_n of_o nature_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o true_a miracle_n that_o his_o life_n and_o spirit_n be_v so_o far_o spend_v he_o shall_v have_v speech_n and_o memory_n so_o perfect_a as_o to_o make_v delivery_n of_o his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n viva_fw-la voce_fw-la at_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o his_o expiration_n the_o jew_n and_o roman_n do_v true_o and_o proper_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o yet_o he_o do_v as_o true_o and_o proper_o animam_fw-la ponere_fw-la lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n in_o that_o he_o patient_o submit_v himself_o to_o their_o tyrannical_a cruelty_n and_o more_o sweet_o and_o placid_o resign_v up_o his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n at_o the_o instant_n of_o death_n by_o course_n of_o nature_n or_o perhaps_o a_o little_a after_o it_o than_o a_o sheep_n do_v his_o fleece_n unto_o the_o shearer_n or_o his_o owner_n in_o this_o resignation_n or_o bequeath_v of_o his_o soul_n thus_o placid_o into_o his_o father_n hand_n in_o his_o inimitable_a patience_n in_o all_o his_o suffering_n whether_o of_o torture_n or_o indignity_n there_o be_v a_o most_o exact_a concurrence_n or_o coincidence_n rather_o of_o all_o former_a sacrifice_n and_o obedience_n more_o than_o the_o quintessence_n of_o those_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o god_n be_v always_o best_o please_v that_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n and_o break_a heart_n not_o humble_v but_o humble_v itself_o unto_o death_n the_o most_o full_a and_o proper_a satisfactory_a sacrifice_n that_o can_v be_v require_v by_o god_n or_o desire_v by_o man_n a_o sacrifice_n so_o complete_a as_o no_o wisdom_n beside_o wisdom_n true_o infinite_a can_v have_v conceive_v no_o person_n beside_o the_o person_n of_o he_o that_o be_v true_o god_n can_v have_v offer_v or_o perform_v chap._n xxx_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v offer_v up_o in_o bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v concludent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o intend_a death_n of_o isaac_n 1_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v thus_o offer_v as_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v concludent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o isaac_n intend_v by_o his_o father_n abraham_n that_o the_o cross_n whereon_o he_o offer_v himself_o shall_v be_v the_o very_a altar_n of_o altar_n the_o body_n which_o the_o legal_a altar_n do_v foreshadow_v and_o that_o this_o cross_n shall_v be_v erect_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v foreshadowed_a by_o other_o matter_n of_o fact_n record_v by_o moses_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o type_n to_o wit_n isaac_n the_o place_n appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o isaac_n be_v either_o the_o mount_n whereon_o the_o temple_n stand_v or_o some_o mount_n near_o unto_o it_o if_o not_o calvary_n itself_o and_o when_o abraham_n come_v near_o to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n which_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o moriah_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o lay_v the_o wood_n for_o the_o burn_a offering_n on_o isaac_n his_o son_n 22._o isaac_n then_o bear_v his_o cross_n unwitting_o and_o be_v afterward_o willing_a by_o gentle_a persuasion_n to_o die_v upon_o the_o wood_n which_o he_o bare_a for_o if_o he_o have_v detest_v or_o abhor_v the_o fact_n intend_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v of_o year_n and_o strength_n sufficient_a to_o have_v resist_v his_o father_n he_o be_v at_o least_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n and_o abraham_n one_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o now_o our_o saviour_n as_o the_o evangelist_n record_v go_v forth_o bear_v his_o cross_n unto_o a_o place_n call_v in_o hebrew_a golgotha_n either_o a_o place_n where_o the_o skull_n of_o dead_a man_n be_v lay_v or_o rather_o for_o the_o form_n or_o fashion_n of_o it_o like_o a_o scull_n but_o here_o some_o curious_a inquisitor_n or_o one_o dispose_v to_o examine_v or_o scann_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o evangelist_n as_o lawyer_n do_v late_a evidence_n by_o more_o ancient_a deed_n will_v interpose_v this_o or_o the_o like_a exception_n non_fw-la concordat_fw-la cum_fw-la originali_fw-la for_o our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o the_o evangelist_n record_v be_v real_o sacrifice_v actual_o crucify_v and_o put_v to_o death_n but_o so_o be_v not_o isaac_n as_o moses_n tell_v we_o but_o all_o this_o will_v infer_v no_o more_o than_o all_o good_a christian_n must_v of_o necessity_n grant_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o evangelicall_n record_n be_v more_o than_o mere_a exemplification_n of_o moses_n for_o that_o which_o be_v verify_v or_o true_o foreshadowed_a in_o abraham_n readiness_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o only_a son_n and_o in_o his_o son_n willingness_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v by_o he_o be_v to_o be_v real_o and_o exact_o fulfil_v of_o god_n the_o father_n who_o have_v bind_v himself_o by_o promise_n to_o give_v his_o only_a son_n unto_o mankind_n and_o in_o the_o willingness_n of_o this_o his_o only_a son_n jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n our_o apostle_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v that_o abraham_n by_o faith_n offer_v up_o his_o only_a son_n that_o very_a man_n upon_o who_o life_n or_o death_n the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n do_v depend_v account_v or_o be_v resolve_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o up_o even_o from_o the_o dead_a from_o whence_o also_o he_o receive_v he_o in_o a_o figure_n heb._n 11.17_o 18._o isaac_n then_o be_v a_o true_a figure_n both_o of_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n and_o abraham_n first_o in_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o slay_v his_o only_a son_n and_o second_o in_o be_v prohibit_v by_o god_n from_o accomplish_v his_o resolution_n do_v accurate_o foreshadow_v those_o fundamental_a truth_n which_o we_o christian_n believe_v concern_v the_o true_a and_o bodily_a death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n abraham_n by_o benign_a interpretation_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o resolution_n for_o the_o very_a fact_n or_o deed_n do_v both_o sacrifice_n his_o only_a son_n and_o receive_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a 2._o but_o be_v there_o no_o more_o than_o a_o tentation_n or_o trial_n of_o abraham_n faith_n in_o that_o story_n of_o moses_n gen._n 22_o if_o no_o more_o than_o so_o the_o tempt_a or_o trial_n itself_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a for_o god_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n aswell_o possible_a as_o determinate_a or_o future_a do_v most_o infallible_o know_v what_o abraham_n will_v do_v upon_o his_o command_n what_o he_o will_v leave_v undo_v upon_o express_a prohibition_n this_o only_a conclude_v that_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o all-seeing_a father_n of_o power_n do_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o determination_n of_o abraham_n will_n either_o to_o foresee_v or_o determine_v that_o which_o upon_o this_o actual_a obedience_n of_o abraham_n he_o do_v first_o bind_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o perform_v that_o which_o long_o before_o he_o have_v decree_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la and_o in_o his_o general_a expression_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o love_a 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