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the_o image_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n col._n i_o 15_o 2_o cor._n four_o 4_o to_o be_v from_o god_n jo_n seven_o 29_o to_o have_v life_n from_o the_o father_n jo._n v._n 26_o and_o the_o like_a and_o upon_o this_o account_v it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n himself_o say_v that_o the_o father_n be_v great_a than_o he_o jo._n fourteen_o 28_o that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o himself_o but_o what_o he_o see_v the_o father_n do_v jo._n v._n 18_o 19_o or_o if_o this_o be_v not_o yet_o plain_a enough_o they_o tell_v we_o far_o in_o express_a term_n that_o he_o be_v the_o beget_v and_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o the_o father_n jo._n i._n 14_o 18._o iii._o 16_o 18._o heb_n xi_o 17_o 1_o jo._n four_o 9_o v_o 1_o q._n but_o will_v not_o this_o make_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o much_o god_n son_n as_o christ_n and_o how_o then_o be_v christ_n his_o only_a son_n a._n in_o matter_n of_o this_o kind_n which_o be_v so_o far_o above_o our_o capacity_n and_o of_o which_o we_o know_v 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four_o 5_o 1_o cor._n viij_o 5_o rev._n x._o 6_o q._n how_o be_v christ_n our_o lord_n a._n as_o he_o be_v god_n together_o with_o the_o father_n 12_o and_o as_o by_o he_o god_n create_v the_o world_n so_o have_v he_o the_o same_o original_a right_n of_o dominion_n with_o he_o and_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n q._n be_v there_o not_o some_o other_o ground_n for_o this_o title_n and_o which_o restrain_v it_o in_o a_o particular_a manner_n to_o mankind_n a._n yes_o there_o be_v 36_o inasmuch_o as_o by_o his_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o die_v for_o we_o he_o redeem_v we_o from_o death_n and_o so_o become_v our_o lord_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o purchase_n which_o thereby_o he_o make_v of_o us._n q._n when_o do_v christ_n begin_v in_o this_o respect_n to_o be_v our_o lord_n a._n he_o enter_v in_o part_n 3_o upon_o this_o authority_n before_o his_o death_n though_o not_o without_o respect_n to_o his_o die_v for_o we_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o his_o publish_v his_o 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you_o far_a to_o believe_v concern_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o follow_a article_n which_o relate_v to_o he_o a._n all_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v and_o believe_v by_o we_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o great_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n which_o be_v accomplish_v by_o he_o q._n by_o what_o mean_n do_v christ_n accomplish_v the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n a._n by_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o death_n upon_o the_o cross_n for_o us._n 1_o pet._n i_o 18_o 19_o q._n how_o can_v christ_n who_o you_o believe_v to_o be_v god_n die_v a._n he_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o nature_n he_o become_v man_n like_v unto_o one_o of_o we_o and_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n he_o yield_v up_o himself_o to_o death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o we_o phil._n two_o 7_o 8._o act._n xx_o 28_o q._n after_o what_o manner_n be_v christ_n make_v man_n a._n not_o by_o the_o conversion_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n into_o the_o humane_a 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