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person_n or_o root_n to_o provide_v a_o new_a stock_n and_o give_v a_o new_a nature_n and_o to_o lose_v none_o of_o those_o who_o god_n and_o christ_n have_v agree_v upon_o to_o be_v save_v god_n say_v psal_n 2._o 7._o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o christ_n say_v i_o will_v declare_v the_o decree_n god_n say_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n psal_n 110._o 3._o thou_o shall_v be_v the_o sacrifice_n thou_o shall_v be_v my_o salvation_n isa_n 49._o 6._o and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o for_o a_o covenant_n a_o covenant-founder_n and_o ratifier_n by_o thy_o blood_n heb._n 13._o 20._o christ_n agree_v psal_n 40._o 7_o 8._o loe_o i_o come_v 19_o joh._n 17._o 19_o i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n joh._n 17._o 19_o for_o their_o sake_n i_o sanctify_v myself_o i_o address_v myself_o to_o â—uffer_v for_o they_o and_o as_o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o in_o he_o all_o fullness_n shall_v dwell_v col._n 1._o 19_o so_o it_o please_v the_o son_n that_o all_o that_o 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