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i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o the_o very_a blood_n which_o christ_n shed_v on_o the_o cross_n be_v now_o in_o heaven_n nor_o that_o it_o speak_v in_o heaven_n these_o cry_n be_v mere_o mataphorical_a yet_o this_o i_o maintain_v as_o real_a and_o proper_a that_o the_o power_n merit_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n blood_n be_v present_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o father_n both_o as_o a_o public_a satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o as_o a_o public_a price_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o our_o glory_n 3._o christ_n intercession_n consist_v in_o the_o present_n of_o his_o will_n his_o request_n his_o interpellation_n for_o we_o 17.24_o john_n 17.24_o ground_v upon_o the_o vigour_n and_o virtue_n of_o his_o glorious_a merit_n father_n i_o will_v that_o they_o also_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v with_o i_o where_o i_o be_o that_o they_o may_v behold_v my_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o this_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o christ_n prayer_n while_o yet_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n 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we_o will_v most_o sure_o do_v it_o and_o do_v it_o to_o purpose_n austin_n confirm_v this_o orat_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la orat_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la &_o oratur_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o pray_v for_o we_o he_o pray_v in_o we_o and_o he_o be_v pray_v to_o by_o we_o he_o pray_v for_o we_o as_o he_o be_v our_o priest_n 85._o aug._n prefat_n in_o psalm_n 85._o and_o he_o pray_v in_o we_o as_o he_o be_v our_o head_n and_o he_o be_v pray_v to_o by_o we_o as_o he_o be_v our_o god_n ambrose_n tell_v we_o that_o christ_n so_o now_o pray_v for_o we_o as_o sometime_o he_o pray_v for_o peter_n that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v 8._o amb._n super_fw-la ad_fw-la roman_n 8._o methinks_v i_o imagine_v as_o if_o i_o hear_v christ_n pray_v in_o heaven_n in_o this_o language_n o_o my_o father_n i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n i_o will_v not_o open_v my_o lip_n for_o any_o one_o son_n of_o perdition_n but_o i_o employ_v all_o my_o blood_n and_o all_o my_o prayer_n and_o 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