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mean_n of_o make_v know_v god_n mind_n to_o other_o 8._o exod._n 19.5_o 6._o ezek._n 5.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o as_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n before_o he_o which_o because_o they_o do_v not_o in_o their_o prosperity_n as_o they_o ought_v but_o rather_o turn_v aside_o to_o the_o way_n of_o the_o heathen_a than_o endeavour_v to_o turn_v in_o the_o heathen_a to_o he_o therefore_o he_o disperse_v and_o scatter_v they_o and_o their_o book_n and_o doctrine_n among_o the_o heathen_a 72.16_o matth._n 10.1_o 2._o &_o 21.43_o 44._o &_o 28.19_o 20_o psal_n 72.16_o and_o at_o length_n choose_v out_o a_o handful_n of_o they_o who_o he_o make_v and_o find_v faithful_a before_o he_o and_o order_v they_o to_o do_v that_o great_a work_n of_o make_v know_v his_o mind_n among_o the_o nation_n take_v in_o his_o remote_a tenant_n into_o his_o house_n and_o household_n 8.12_o rom._n 11.20_o 21_o 22._o mat._n 8.12_o to_o be_v a_o people_n near_o to_o he_o and_o turn_v his_o former_a household_n servant_n and_o child_n bear_v in_o his_o house_n out_o of_o door_n become_v or_o their_o pride_n and_o stubborness_n agaâ—_n he_o nor_o do_v he_o only_o take_v and_o use_v this_o uberty_n in_o reveal_v his_o word_n and_o judgement_n to_o one_o people_n and_o not_o to_o other_o though_o to_o that_o one_o that_o they_o may_v spread_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n amongâ—_n other_o 6._o rom._n 16.25_o 26._o col._n 1.25_o 26_o 27_o eph._n 3.4_o 5_o 6._o psal_n 17_o 67._o but_o also_o to_o reveal_v 〈◊〉_d word_n more_o full_o to_o some_o person_n and_o more_o immediate_o than_o to_o other_o yea_o in_o some_o age_n more_o full_o than_o in_o other_o he_o more_o immediate_a discovery_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o man_n no_o nor_o to_o all_o israel_n nor_o to_o all_o that_o fear_v god_n in_o israel_n as_o to_o the_o immediateness_n of_o their_o discovery_n 2.6_o psal_n 25.8_o 9_o 12_o 13_o 14._o mat._n 13.11_o 12._o prov._n 22.23_o &_o 2.1_o &_o 2.6_o though_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o have_v 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