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special_a faith_n settle_v by_o miraculous_a testimony_n from_o heaven_n we_o have_v the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n yea_o and_o of_o the_o apostle_n also_o and_o so_o as_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n observe_v by_o faith_n we_o know_v that_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v of_o old_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n heb._n 11.12_o and_o therefore_o we_o at_o least_o that_o know_v it_o by_o faith_n be_v sure_a that_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o fear_v and_o worship_n god_n and_o as_o for_o other_o it_o be_v a_o say_n of_o st_n paul_n that_o in_o this_o time_n of_o unbelief_n can_v be_v unseasonable_a if_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o those_o that_o be_v lose_v and_o so_o i_o say_v if_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n which_o be_v the_o first_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o commun_n faith_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o those_o that_o be_v lose_v but_o i_o hope_v safe_o and_o better_a thing_n of_o you_o my_o christian_a 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glory_n but_o this_o parenthesis_n beside_o thou_o be_v not_o omit_v by_o st_n paul_n because_o dissagreeable_a from_o his_o doctrine_n for_o even_o according_a to_o the_o rabbinicall_a interpretation_n this_o text_n together_o with_o the_o parenthesis_n will_v agree_v with_o the_o analogy_n of_o st_n paul_n doctrine_n and_o that_o of_o the_o christian_n faith_n for_o this_o be_v hence_o the_o notion_n of_o learned_a man_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o in_o the_o future_a life_n there_o be_v for_o good_a man_n a_o state_n of_o great_a glory_n provide_v but_o that_o they_o be_v to_o take_v the_o image_n of_o their_o future_a glory_n from_o what_o shall_v happen_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o messiah_n so_o that_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n we_o must_v make_v this_o paraphrase_n of_o this_o four_o v._n o_o god_n the_o son_n our_o saviour_n and_o messiah_n for_o to_o he_o this_o whole_a prayer_n seem_v to_o be_v address_v beside_o thou_o that_o be_v beside_o the_o evidence_n and_o pattern_n of_o our_o resurrection_n and_o glory_n that_o we_o have_v in_o thou_o we_o as_o yet_o see_v not_o nor_o can_v we_o understand_v what_o he_o that_o be_v what_o god_n the_o father_n have_v prepare_v for_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o he_o ben_n maimon_n the_o most_o judicious_a of_o their_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n here_o to_o declare_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v can_v be_v comprehend_v by_o corporeal_a sense_n and_o that_o his_o brethren_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n that_o the_o prophet_n only_o exhibit_v and_o declare_v the_o state_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o his_o glory_n and_o that_o from_o he_o must_v be_v take_v the_o image_n of_o the_o glory_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v so_o say_v he_o ib._n seculum_fw-la futurum_fw-la sensibus_fw-la corporeis_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la apprehendi_fw-la indicat_fw-la propheta_fw-la hocipsius_fw-la dicto_fw-la oculus_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la o_fw-la deus_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la quid_fw-la faciat_fw-la expectanti_fw-la ipsum_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la explicandum_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la magistri_fw-la omnes_fw-la propherae_fw-la universim_fw-la non_fw-la prophetarunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la diebus_fw-la messiae_n at_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la mundum_fw-la futurum_fw-la oculus_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n maimonides_n in_o poriâ_fw-la mosis_fw-la pocockiana_n p._n 154._o &_o in_o p._n 150._o neque_fw-la voluptas_fw-la illa_fw-la in_o part_n distribuitur_fw-la neque_fw-la enarrati_fw-la potest_fw-la neque_fw-la reperitur_fw-la similitudo_fw-la aliqua_fw-la quacum_fw-la comparati_fw-la possit_fw-la verum_fw-la uti_fw-la dixit_fw-la propheta_fw-la ejus_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la admiratus_fw-la quam_fw-la magna_fw-la est_fw-la bonitas_fw-la tua_fw-la quam_fw-la obscondisti_fw-la timentibus_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n ib._n they_o interpret_v this_o text_n eye_n have_v not_o see_v o_o lord_n beside_o thou_o what_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v in_o short_a man_n know_v no_o more_o of_o heavenly_a glory_n than_o what_o they_o learn_v by_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v declare_v concern_v the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o contradict_v this_o exposition_n of_o the_o rabbin_n though_o of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n and_o not_o of_o we_o see_v it_o be_v a_o gospel_n truth_n that_o the_o image_n of_o our_o resurrection_n be_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n the_o image_n of_o our_o glory_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n we_o have_v no_o manifestation_n of_o what_o we_o shall_v be_v but_o such_o as_o arise_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o what_o he_o be_v and_o so_o we_o may_v true_o say_v in_o their_o sense_n eye_n have_v not_o see_v o_o christ_n nor_o ear_n hear_v beside_o thou_o what_o