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89.14_o and_o david_n describe_v his_o own_o throne_n as_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n in_o his_o government_n in_o this_o manner_n ps_n 101.1_o i_o will_v sing_v of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n will_v i_o sing_v and_o the_o evangelical_n prophet_n isa_n 55.8_o after_o he_o have_v promise_v abundance_n of_o pardon_n without_o any_o penal_a satisfaction_n he_o answer_v the_o objection_n which_o unbelieving_a man_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v against_o this_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n as_o if_o it_o be_v against_o his_o just_a proceed_n he_o answer_v all_o man_n thought_n about_o it_o with_o this_o say_n from_o the_o lord_n my_o way_n be_v not_o as_o your_o way_n nor_o my_o thought_n as_o your_o thought_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o declare_v this_o glorious_a truth_n in_o a_o parable_n matth._n 18.23_o etc._n etc._n he_o say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n 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the_o manifold_a wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n ephes_n 3.10_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o this_o glorious_a work_n be_v neither_o comprehensible_a nor_o expressible_a by_o we_o it_o may_v suffice_v to_o observe_v what_o the_o scripture_n say_v touch_v the_o marvellous_a constitution_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o redeemer_n and_o the_o order_n of_o the_o work_n in_o we_o and_o upon_o we_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v sometime_o set_v forth_o by_o a_o description_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o he_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n sometime_o by_o a_o description_n of_o the_o human_a nature_n as_o he_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o man_n sometime_o by_o expression_n that_o signify_v the_o admirable_a union_n of_o both_o expression_n refer_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v
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constitution_n of_o the_o person_n of_o a_o mediator_n for_o we_o but_o also_o in_o his_o work_n in_o we_o and_o upon_o we_o we_o speak_v say_v the_o apostle_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n mean_v his_o operation_n in_o we_o in_o a_o mystery_n some_o of_o which_o work_n may_v appear_v in_o this_o observation_n the_o apostle_n declare_v the_o work_n of_o redemption_n by_o one_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n or_o atonement_n which_o he_o set_v forth_o in_o reference_n to_o a_o general_a notion_n common_a to_o all_o mankind_n and_o a_o particular_a notion_n refer_v to_o the_o person_n of_o men._n the_o general_a notion_n of_o reconciliation_n or_o redemption_n be_v god_n reconcile_n the_o world_n of_o mankind_n consist_v of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n to_o himself_o into_o one_o state_n of_o churchhood_n by_o jesus_n christ_n do_v the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n in_o our_o common_a nature_n which_o reconciliation_n or_o redemption_n appear_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o take_v away_o the_o partition-wall_n which_o consist_v in_o divide_v ordinance_n 2._o the_o not_o impute_v their_o sin_n to_o they_o when_o they_o both_o be_v ripe_a for_o destruction_n and_o give_v they_o a_o far_a day_n of_o his_o patience_n 3._o the_o send_v forth_o a_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n this_o be_v assert_v in_o 2_o cor._n 5.18_o 19_o which_o may_v be_v thus_o paraphrase_a all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n state_n be_v new_a and_o be_v of_o a_o reconcile_a god_n who_o have_v in_o the_o first_o place_n accept_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o jew_n by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o have_v give_v we_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n authority_n to_o minister_v this_o reconciliation_n not_o only_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o to_o tell_v all_o the_o world_n that_o god_n have_v put_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n into_o one_o state_n of_o churchhood_n in_o relation_n to_o himself_o by_o the_o atonement_n which_o christ_n have_v make_v and_o be_v please_v for_o his_o sake_n to_o give_v they_o a_o far_a day_n of_o his_o patience_n and_o a_o word_n of_o command_n to_o we_o the_o apostle_n to_o settle_v and_o exercise_v one_o reconcile_a ministry_n without_o difference_n of_o nation_n in_o all_o the_o world_n the_o personal_a notion_n of_o reconciliation_n be_v the_o reconcile_a our_o soul_n and_o spirit_n to_o god_n from_o our_o natural_a enmity_n to_o a_o supernatural_a love_n in_o yield_v ourselves_o to_o be_v persuade_v to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n or_o workmanship_n of_o god_n by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n ministerial_a spirit_n give_v forth_o since_o his_o resurrection_n and_o to_o be_v persuade_v hereunto_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o great_a love_n of_o christ_n in_o suffer_v of_o himself_o to_o be_v make_v in_o reputation_n of_o a_o sinner_n by_o wicked_a sinner_n that_o he_o may_v as_o a_o perfectly-tryed_n righteous_a man_n obtain_v the_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n gal._n 3.12_o 13._o to_o be_v give_v to_o we_o gentile_n to_o 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