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proper_o signify_v to_o forbid_v as_o upon_o this_o place_n the_o learned_a parisian_a professor_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n mercer_n have_v observe_v so_o shall_v the_o word_n sound_v thus_o you_o unthankful_a israelite_n you_o to_o who_o i_o have_v raise_v up_o of_o your_o son_n for_o prophet_n you_o have_v take_v upon_o you_o authority_n over_o my_o prophet_n to_o forbid_v they_o to_o prophesy_v in_o my_o name_n and_o to_o threaten_v they_o if_o they_o obey_v you_o not_o that_o it_o shall_v fare_v the_o worse_a with_o they_o with_o this_o exposition_n agree_v that_o of_o calvin_n who_o note_n be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n in_o my_o text_n signify_v praecipere_fw-la vel_fw-la iubere_fw-la to_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o will_v or_o to_o command_v vel_fw-la statuere_fw-la quùm_fw-la intercedit_fw-la publica_fw-la autoritas_fw-la to_o appoint_v or_o to_o ordain_v by_o public_a authority_n hereto_o assent_v petrus_n lusitanus_n by_o the_o word_n mandabatis_o or_o praecipiebatis_fw-la which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o understand_v edicta_fw-la publica_fw-la public_a edict_n or_o proclamation_n against_o such_o as_o shall_v dare_v to_o preach_v true_a doctrine_n unto_o the_o people_n so_o shall_v the_o word_n sound_v thus_o you_o unthankful_a israelite_n you_o to_o who_o i_o have_v raise_v up_o of_o your_o son_n for_o prophet_n you_o have_v not_o only_o in_o secret_a corner_n in_o your_o private_a conventicle_n murmur_v against_o repine_v at_o or_o cry_v out_o upon_o my_o prophet_n but_o also_o by_o public_a order_n and_o proclamation_n you_o have_v enjoin_v they_o silence_n you_o command_v the_o prophet_n say_v prophesy_v not_o the_o prophet_n what_o prophet_n we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o jeroboam'_v priest_n between_o star_n in_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o christ_n fix_v in_o their_o station_n and_o planet_n of_o a_o uncertain_a motion_n between_o 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