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44.4_o and_o israel_n rom._n 11.2_o 7._o and_o jerusalem_n the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 33.16_o and_o every_o man_n by_o the_o name_n of_o adam_n psal_n 144.3_o and_o so_o upon_o the_o like_a account_n believer_n they_o be_v call_v christ_n because_o of_o that_o near_a alliance_n there_o be_v betwixt_o they_o thus_o we_o find_v this_o word_n use_v by_o the_o apostle_n 1_o corinth_n 12.12_o eph._n 4.13_o col._n 1.24_o heb._n 11.25_o 26._o compare_v act_v 9.4_o so_o that_o by_o christ_n here_o we_o may_v understand_v not_o christ_n personal_a but_o christ_n mystical_a that_o be_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o believer_n whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n as_o joint_o unite_v and_o make_v one_o in_o christ_n their_o head_n as_o the_o apostle_n express_v it_o eph._n 1.22_o 23._o and_o chap._n 2.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v that_o one_o seed_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v make_v 2._o but_o second_o as_o the_o 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