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A36185 The nature of the two testaments, or, The disposition of the will and estate of God to mankind for holiness and happiness by Jesus Christ ... in two volumes : the first volume, of the will of God : the second volume, of the estate of God / by Robert Dixon. Dixon, Robert, d. 1688. 1676 (1676) Wing D1748; ESTC R12215 658,778 672

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in_o stoop_v from_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n to_o the_o meanness_n of_o man._n 1._o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n equal_a with_o god_n and_o yet_o rob_v he_o of_o no_o glory_n but_o sit_v he_o down_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o majesty_n on_o high_a 2._o the_o meanness_n of_o man_n he_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n but_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man._n ii_o obedience_n in_o yield_v from_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n to_o the_o death_n of_o a_o malefactor_n section_n i._n i._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o obedience_n in_o christ_n be_v two_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o man_n obedience_n extent_n of_o christ_n obedience_n and_o therefore_o two_o carriage_n or_o deportment_n 1._o as_o god_n to_o rule_v and_o command_v all_o 2._o as_o man_n to_o obey_v and_o submit_v to_o all_o by_o birth_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o obedience_n the_o son_n of_o man_n below_z man_z a_o worm_n and_o no_o man._n for_o though_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n yet_o learn_v he_o obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o suffer_v 1._o obedient_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o fulfil_v it_o and_o suffer_v it_o god_n will_n be_v do_v by_o he_o and_o do_v upon_o he_o 6.38_o joh._n 4_o 24._o joh._n 6.38_o it_o be_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n he_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o to_o do_v his_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n yea_o it_o be_v within_o my_o heart_n 2._o obedient_a to_o the_o will_n of_o man._n obedient_a to_o pilate_n to_o the_o soldier_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o a_o lamb_n that_o be_v dumb_a before_o the_o shearer_n so_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o he_o turn_v his_o cheek_n to_o the_o smiter_n and_o suffer_v the_o plower_n to_o plough_v upon_o his_o back_n and_o make_v long_a surrow_n this_o be_v the_o 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