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that_o he_o will_v divide_v he_o a_o portion_n with_o the_o great_a and_o the_o spoil_n with_o the_o strong_a and_o that_o he_o will_v exalt_v he_o and_o make_v he_o head_n over_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o give_v he_o a_o name_n above_o every_o name_n that_o every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v and_o every_o tongue_n confess_v he_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o upon_o this_o consideration_n he_o be_v comfortable_o support_v under_o and_o joyful_o triumph_v over_o all_o his_o suffering_n heb._n 12.2_o so_o likewise_o have_v perfect_o accomplishâ—â—_n the_o work_n he_o undertake_v upon_o these_o term_n he_o plead_v it_o with_o his_o father_n as_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v and_o reassume_v to_o glory_n joh._n 17.4_o 5._o and_o what_o can_v all_o this_o signify_v less_o than_o what_o we_o common_o understand_v and_o express_v by_o the_o word_n covenant_n and_o when_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v so_o evident_o declare_v 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more_o full_o to_o appear_v be_v vast_o different_a and_o consequent_o to_o be_v distinguish_v have_v be_v the_o fundamental_a cause_n of_o those_o several_a controversy_n and_o mistake_v that_o have_v be_v concern_v the_o gospel_n covenant_n propos_fw-fr iv_o of_o christ_n actual_a satisfaction_n by_o his_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n jesus_n christ_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o eternal_a covenant_n do_v in_o time_n assume_v the_o humane_a nature_n and_o therein_o as_o man_n surety_n actual_o do_v and_o perform_v all_o that_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n require_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o guilty_a creature_n and_o consequent_o all_o that_o be_v any_o way_n requisite_a either_o to_o the_o repair_n of_o his_o father_n honour_n or_o effect_v the_o creature_n redemption_n and_o happiness_n psal_n 40.6_o 7_o 8._o god_n have_v for_o some_o while_n take_v his_o son_n word_n and_o save_v soul_n upon_o his_o single_a promise_n of_o make_v satisfaction_n in_o their_o behalf_n and_o in_o the_o interim_n accept_v of_o typical_a sacrifice_n and_o oâ—lations_n the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n as_o daily_a memorial_n of_o what_o he_o expect_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o hâ—s_n own_o son_n though_o not_o as_o thing_n please_v and_o acceptable_a in_o themselves_o yea_o but_o now_o god_n will_v no_o long_o admit_v of_o these_o shadow_n or_o be_v satisfy_v with_o bond_n or_o promise_n but_o require_v the_o actual_a payment_n of_o the_o debt_n and_o therefore_o now_o christ_n come_v according_a to_o his_o engagement_n to_o discharge_v it_o then_o say_v i_o that_o be_v christ_n lo_o i_o come_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o thy_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o my_o god_n and_o for_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o this_o great_a undertake_n he_o clothes_v his_o divinity_n with_o the_o humane_a nature_n a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o for_o so_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 10.5_o render_v those_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n ver_fw-la 6._o my_o ear_n have_v thou_o dig_v as_o be_v before_o observe_v or_o as_o the_o apostle_n express_v it_o gal._n 4.4_o he_o be_v make_v of_o a_o woman_n make_v under_o the_o law_n yea_o and_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n and_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n subject_n to_o the_o law_n of_o a_o creature_n he_o also_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a say_v the_o same_o apostle_n phil._n 2.8_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o some_o more_o signal_n and_o momentous_a instance_n of_o obedience_n but_o even_o to_o the_o least_o tittle_n and_o jota_n command_v by_o the_o law_n math._n 5.17_o 18._o he_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n and_o he_o tell_v you_o it_o behouâ—d_v he_o so_o to_o do_v mat._n 3.5_o nor_o yet_o do_v he_o only_o thus_o render_v himself_o subject_a to_o the_o command_v of_o the_o law_n and_o pay_v a_o perfect_a active_a obedience_n to_o they_o but_o he_o also_o undertake_v and_o suffer_v the_o 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