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the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o say_v thou_o unto_o they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n ex._n deut._n 4._o 13._o 1_o king_n 8._o 21._o 2_o king_n 23._o 2._o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n ex._n god_n of_o israel_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n which_o i_o command_v your_o father_n in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o bring_v they_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o iron_n furnace_n say_v obey_v my_o voice_n and_o do_v they_o according_a to_o all_o which_o 10_o 24._o 7._o deut._n 4._o 23._o &_o 5._o 2._o &_o 9_o 9_o jer._n 3._o 16._o hos_fw-la 8._o 1._o jer._n 7._o 23._o 2_o chro._n 6._o 11._o ex._n 34._o 27_o 28._o eph._n 2._o 1_o 2._o rom._n 5._o 10_o i_o command_v you_o so_o shall_v you_o be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n and_o this_o without_o doubt_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o decalogue_n as_o it_o be_v give_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n see_v moses_n himself_o do_v in_o express_a word_n testify_v it_o god_n himself_o say_v he_o declare_v unto_o you_o his_o covenant_n which_o he_o command_v you_o to_o perform_v even_o ten_o word_n and_o he_o write_v they_o upon_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n in_o these_o passage_n observe_v that_o the_o law_n be_v call_v a_o covenant_n as_o it_o be_v often_o elsewhere_a the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o covenant_n but_o of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n even_o that_o wherein_o god_n promise_v to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o take_v they_o to_o be_v his_o people_n if_o they_o obey_v his_o commandment_n for_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v enter_v into_o with_o his_o people_n be_v ever_o free_a and_o gracious_a for_o when_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n by_o nature_n dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o enemy_n to_o god_n how_o can_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n be_v strike_v without_o forgiveness_n of_o former_a transgression_n if_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n perfect_a obedience_n shall_v have_v be_v reward_v with_o life_n from_o justice_n now_o that_o man_n be_v fall_v by_o transgression_n quâ—cunque_fw-la chald._a paraph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o exod._n 19_o 5._o onkelos_n reges_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la &_o multitudo_fw-la regum_fw-la &_o sacerdâ—tum_fw-la regiae_n potestatis_fw-la est_fw-la praevalere_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o res_fw-la illas_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la auâ—erre_fw-la quarum_fw-la nulla_fw-la pridem_fw-la facultas_fw-la suis_fw-la d_o simon_n log_n c._n 10._o basil_n 1527._o r_o salâ—m_n r._n abrah_n r._n david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vox_fw-la segulah_n
from_o before_o his_o face_n that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o a_o great_a name_n like_v to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a man_n upon_o earth_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n and_o all_o his_o enemy_n who_o do_v oppose_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o reign_v o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n how_o long_o will_v you_o turn_v 4._o psal_n 4._o 3_o 4._o my_o glory_n into_o shame_n how_o long_o will_v you_o love_v vanity_n and_o seek_v after_o lose_v selah_n know_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v wonderful_o separate_v to_o himself_o the_o man_n that_o be_v godly_a the_o lord_n will_v hear_v when_o i_o call_v upon_o he_o 2._o that_o he_o will_v appoint_v a_o place_n for_o his_o people_n israel_n and_o plant_v 9_o 2_o sam._n 7._o 10._o â—_o kin._n 5._o 3._o 1_o chron._n 20._o 9_o it_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v in_o a_o place_n of_o their_o own_o and_o move_v no_o more_o nor_o be_v disquiet_v any_o more_o by_o wicked_a people_n as_o in_o former_a time_n and_o so_o god_n give_v israel_n rest_n from_o all_o their_o enemy_n round_o about_o and_o settle_v they_o in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n 3._o that_o when_o the_o day_n of_o david_n be_v fulfil_v and_o he_o shall_v 1â—_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 12_o 1â—_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n he_o will_v set_v up_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o which_o shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o he_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n or_o temple_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n i_o purpose_v say_v 20._o 1_o king_n 5_o 5._o â—_o chron._n 20_o 10_o which_o be_v call_v a_o house_n of_o rest_n psal_n 132._o 8._o 1_o chro_fw-la 28._o 2._o 2_o chro._n 6._o 41._o and_o the_o lord_n seat_n or_o habitation_n ps_n 132._o 13_o ps_n 68_o 17._o 1_o kin._n 8._o 18_o 19_o 20._o solomon_n to_o build_v a_o house_n unto_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n as_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o david_n my_o father_n say_v thy_o son_n who_o i_o will_v set_v upon_o thy_o throne_n for_o thou_o he_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n unto_o my_o name_n and_o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o promise_n the_o lord_n say_v unto_o david_n my_o father_n whereas_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o build_v a_o house_n unto_o my_o name_n thou_o do_v well_o that_o thou_o be_v so_o mind_v nevertheless_o thou_o shall_v not_o build_v the_o house_n but_o thy_o son_n that_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o thy_o loin_n he_o shall_v build_v the_o house_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v good_a the_o word_n which_o he_o speak_v i_o have_v build_v thou_o a_o house_n to_o dwell_v in_o a_o habitation_n for_o thou_o to_o abide_v in_o for_o ever_o 13._o â—_o kin._n 8._o 13._o 4._o he_o promise_v to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o david_n seed_n and_o take_v he_o 27._o 2_o sa._n 7._o 14._o psa_fw-la 132._o 12._o ps_n 89._o 26_o 27._o for_o his_o son_n he_o shall_v call_v upon_o i_o thou_o be_v my_o father_n my_o god_n the_o rock_n of_o my_o salvation_n and_o i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o first-born_a high_a than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o chief_a ult_n col._n 1._o 15_o 18._o heb._n 1._o 2._o just_o in_o institut_fw-la l._n 2._o tit_n â—9_n de_fw-mi baer_v qualit_fw-la &_o differ_v ult_n of_o the_o king_n the_o most_o glorious_a and_o famous_a of_o all_o king_n as_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o first_o beget_v of_o every_o creature_n not_o that_o he_o be_v create_v before_o all_o other_o creature_n but_o because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n prince_n and_o head_n of_o every_o creature_n and_o have_v dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n and_o so_o the_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o heir_n be_v sometime_o put_v for_o lord_n or_o owner_n and_o pro_fw-la haerede_fw-la gerere_fw-la be_v pro_fw-la domino_fw-la gerere_fw-la haeredes_fw-la enim_fw-la veteres_fw-la pro_fw-la dominis_n appellabant_fw-la 5._o that_o his_o house_n shall_v be_v establish_v and_o his_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o etc._n 2_o sam._n â—_o 16._o 1_o chron._n 22._o 16_o ps_n 89._o 29._o psa_fw-la 89._o 36_o 37._o 1_o kin._n 11._o 38._o and_o if_o thou_o harken_v unto_o all_o that_o i_o command_v etc._n etc._n i_o will_v build_v theâ—_n a_o fâ—rme_a house_n etc._n etc._n before_o the_o lord_n even_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v establish_v for_o ever_o his_o seed_n will_v i_o make_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o throne_n as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n his_o seed_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o sun_n before_o i_o he_o shall_v be_v establish_v for_o evermore_o as_o the_o moon_n as_o a_o faithful_a witness_n in_o the_o heaven_n that_o be_v his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a and_o glorious_a for_o although_o the_o moon_n wax_v and_o wain_v and_o seem_v sometime_o to_o be_v go_v yet_o it_o be_v continual_o renew_v and_o so_o stable_a which_o be_v a_o fit_a resemblance_n of_o the_o church_n which_o have_v not_o always_o one_o face_n or_o 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de_fw-la qua_fw-la agitâ—r_fw-la parâ—_n ipsius_fw-la sessionis_fw-la rectè_fw-la voâ—â—bitur_fw-la mart._n the_o person_n christ_n p._n 11_o 87._o psal_n 110._o 1._o joh._n 5_o 27._o the_o might_n of_o divine_a sovereignty_n over_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o for_o this_o do_v so_o follow_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a with_o every_o person_n that_o have_v this_o nature_n this_o the_o son_n can_v not_o relinquish_v this_o he_o can_v be_v take_v unto_o as_o which_o do_v necessary_o agree_v to_o he_o as_o god_n bless_v for_o evermore_o what_o be_v it_o then_o a_o right_a of_o execute_v immediate_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n appropriate_v to_o this_o person_n the_o sovereign_a dominion_n of_o god_n over_o every_o creature_n this_o sovereignty_n be_v give_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n both_o as_o god_n and_o man_n now_o ascend_v as_o god_n for_o it_o be_v a_o power_n which_o none_o that_o be_v a_o pure_a creature_n can_v take_v or_o 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nature_n of_o christ_n be_v make_v omnipresent_v with_o the_o omnipresency_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n not_o as_o a_o thing_n subjective_o inhere_v in_o it_o but_o so_o real_o communicate_v with_o it_o that_o it_o be_v make_v true_o omnipresent_v by_o it_o though_o the_o divine_a attribute_n never_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n in_o which_o as_o the_o proper_a subject_n they_o grant_v it_o immovable_o inherent_a the_o ground_n of_o this_o error_n be_v that_o they_o suppose_v upon_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o secundariâ—_n vrsin_n tom_fw-mi 2._o the_o lib_n concord_n cap._n 8._o p._n 598._o inseparabilis_fw-la unio_fw-la non_fw-la inducit_fw-la coextensionem_fw-la duarum_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la naturarum_fw-la quip_n quarum_fw-la una_fw-la finita_fw-la est_fw-la altera_fw-la infinita_fw-la tâ—tâ—_n christâ—â—_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la totum_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la ubique_fw-la sicut_fw-la caro_fw-la habet_fw-la immensitatem_fw-la i._o arctè_fw-la câ—pulata_fw-la est_fw-la immenso_fw-la verbo_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la verbum_fw-la habet_fw-la finitionem_fw-la i._o arctè_fw-la unitum_fw-la est_fw-la carni_fw-la fiaitae_fw-la martia_n de_fw-fr person_n pag_n 637._o dici_fw-la de_fw-la â—liquo_fw-la requirit_fw-la inesse_fw-la ergo_fw-la si_fw-la verè_fw-la praedicaâ—tur_fw-la de_fw-la humana_fw-la natura_fw-la verè_fw-la etiam_fw-la eideâ—_n inesse_fw-la â—pâ—rtet_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la naturam_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sive_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o subjecto_fw-la primario_fw-la sive_fw-la secundariâ—_n nature_n in_o christ_n a_o real_a communication_n of_o divine_a property_n to_o follow_v as_o that_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v make_v true_o omnipotent_a or_o omniscient_a not_o by_o any_o confusion_n of_o property_n nor_o yet_o by_o any_o bare_a communion_n and_o concourse_n of_o it_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n each_o nature_n work_v that_o which_o belong_v to_o it_o with_o communion_n of_o the_o other_o but_o by_o a_o real_a donation_n by_o which_o the_o divine_a omnipotency_n do_v so_o become_v the_o omnipotency_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n that_o it_o may_v work_v omnipotent_o with_o it_o no_o less_o than_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v itself_o but_o the_o union_n can_v cause_v the_o humane_a nature_n partake_v more_o in_o the_o property_n of_o the_o divine_a than_o it_o cause_v the_o divine_a partake_v in_o the_o property_n of_o the_o humane_a again_o if_o a_o true_a and_o real_a communication_n do_v follow_v of_o divine_a attribute_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o all_o as_o eternity_n and_o infiniteness_n see_v these_o be_v the_o divine_a essence_n which_o can_v no_o way_n be_v divide_v beside_o in_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o be_v personal_a the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o communicate_v with_o the_o body_n but_o a_o effect_n of_o it_o only_o and_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v create_v gift_n serve_v when_o now_o more_o noble_a property_n do_v enter_v not_o to_o mention_v 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it_o teach_v that_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n and_o if_o man_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o saviour_n he_o be_v lose_v in_o himself_o so_o the_o prescribe_v of_o the_o remedy_n do_v discover_v the_o malady_n without_o hope_n of_o pardon_n there_o be_v no_o true_a turn_n unto_o god_n but_o the_o gospel_n propound_v mercy_n to_o they_o that_o humble_a their_o soul_n and_o contesse_v their_o sin_n if_o man_n may_v be_v persuade_v and_o draw_v to_o come_v unto_o christ_n allure_v and_o entice_v by_o fair_a and_o sweet_a promise_n than_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o sole_a instrument_n of_o 17._o hos_fw-la 2._o 14._o epâ—_n 2._o 17._o conversion_n but_o conversion_n be_v a_o fair_a or_o slatter_a persuasion_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o terror_n drive_v no_o man_n unto_o god_n of_o themselves_o but_o rather_o from_o he_o unless_o he_o be_v please_v to_o work_v by_o they_o and_o gentle_a persuasion_n may_v prevail_v if_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o put_v in_o 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the_o holy_a ghost_n notwithstanding_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n use_v in_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o sinner_n natural_a instrument_n be_v move_v have_v some_o power_n to_o work_v of_o themselves_o or_o by_o their_o own_o faculty_n moral_n not_o so_o the_o word_n be_v a_o fit_a instrument_n though_o of_o itself_o it_o have_v no_o power_n to_o produce_v the_o effect_n for_o though_o conversion_n be_v not_o a_o bare_a moral_a persuasion_n yet_o it_o be_v effect_v by_o persuasion_n or_o at_o least_o not_o without_o persuasion_n in_o the_o change_n god_n deal_v with_o man_n as_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n or_o instrument_n which_o be_v to_o be_v renew_v by_o grace_n and_o allure_v by_o promise_n sweet_a pleasant_a profitable_a firm_a and_o sure_a now_o the_o word_n be_v very_o fit_a to_o convey_v those_o admirable_a and_o most_o forcible_a persuasion_n from_o the_o ear_n unto_o the_o soul_n the_o word_n be_v more_o general_o publish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o kingdom_n 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