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that_o have_v already_o some_o spiritual_a discern_a and_o a_o promise_n of_o a_o further_a portion_n of_o spirit_n to_o be_v give_v they_o 5._o he_o say_v not_o this_o be_v change_v into_o my_o body_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o this_o bread_n be_v my_o body_n nor_o a_o word_n to_o colour_v such_o a_o gross_a conceit_n as_o transubstantiation_n nor_o do_v he_o say_v this_o be_v only_o a_o figne_n or_o figure_n of_o my_o body_n his_o word_n be_v of_o more_o force_n than_o so_o and_o now_o to_o a_o spiritual_a understanding_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o scense_n but_o what_o the_o word_n by_o he_o spook_v on_o such_o a_o occasion_n in_o such_o a_o business_n to_o his_o disciple_n do_v import_n so_o that_o this_o argument_n appear_v injurious_a unjust_a absurd_a and_o false_a and_o so_o of_o no_o strength_n ii_o the_o second_o reason_n that_o the_o word_n all_o and_o every_o man_n sometime_o mean_v but_o some_o this_o reason_n be_v already_o answer_v and_o prove_v vain_a and_o fraudulent_a in_o 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have_v they_o all_o as_o his_o own_o to_o dispose_v and_o judge_n to_o command_v and_o according_o to_o condemn_v or_o forgive_v as_o he_o see_v fit_a christ_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o as_o the_o father_n for_o all_o be_v create_v by_o he_o joh._n 1.1_o 2_o 3._o but_o mankind_n be_v fall_v into_o sin_n and_o so_o under_o death_n and_o curse_n become_v without_o christ_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n alienate_v from_o his_o favour_n and_o presence_n ephe._n 2.1_o 2_o 12._o gene._n 3.24_o and_o become_v dead_a in_o sin_n rom._n 5.12_o 18._o and_o though_o god_n and_o christ_n lose_v not_o their_o right_n of_o lordship_n over_o man_n yet_o man_n be_v fall_v the_o liberty_n of_o exercise_n be_v on_o man_n part_n bar_v and_o there_o be_v no_o way_n but_o one_o that_o god_n and_o christ_n shall_v judge_v and_o dedestroy_v mankind_n for_o the_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o verse_n and_o death_n under_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v mankind_n be_v now_o like_o a_o fallon_n and_o 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to_o his_o government_n he_o may_v give_v they_o eternal_a life_n and_o those_o that_o will_v not_o so_o do_v he_o may_v sentence_v they_o to_o a_o second_o death_n 2_o cor._n 5.21_o gal._n 3.13_o jo._n 3.18_o also_o mankind_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o fall_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o conquest_n satan_n have_v over_o they_o therein_o be_v become_v his_o slave_n and_o vassal_n and_o he_o by_o his_o conquest_n and_o power_n get_v such_o interest_n and_o mastery_n over_o man_n that_o he_o be_v their_o lord_n by_o the_o right_n of_o war_n now_o jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o conquest_n over_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o through_o his_o life_n and_o by_o his_o resurrection_n and_o in_o his_o ascension_n do_v overthrow_v the_o devil_n and_o conqver_v he_o and_o spoil_v he_o of_o all_o his_o right_n of_o lordship_n and_o lead_v captivity_n captive_a and_o so_o himself_o become_v lord_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o conquest_n also_o mat._n 4._o jo._n 12.31_o col._n 2.15_o ephes_n 4.8_o so_o have_v he_o redeem_v all_o man_n by_o purchase_n and_o ransom_n of_o his_o father_n and_o by_o strong_a hand_n and_o conquest_n from_o the_o devil_n right_a of_o lordship_n and_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o man_n by_o a_o double_a right_n namely_o of_o ransom_n and_o conquest_n and_o have_v all_o into_o his_o dispose_n and_o for_o a_o new_a treaty_n and_o all_o shall_v be_v make_v alive_a to_o stand_v at_o his_o judgement_n and_o he_o have_v a_o new_a and_o eternal_a life_n to_o bestow_v on_o all_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o grace_n do_v in_o believe_a submit_v to_o his_o spirit_n and_o another_o even_o a_o second_o death_n for_o such_o as_o through_o the_o day_n of_o grace_n rebel_n against_o he_o and_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v for_o to_o this_o end_n christ_n both_o dye_v and_o rose_n and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n both_o of_o the_o dead_a and_o live_a ro._n 14.9.12_o and_o that_o he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o 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