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â—he_n knot_n be_v unloose_a read_v the_o 4._o great_a prophet_n and_o the_o 12._o lâ—sser_a prophet_n and_o thou_o never_o find_v it_o once_o in_o a_o word_n the_o prophecy_n appear_v in_o judge_n 13.5_o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o samâ—on_n the_o figure_n 〈◊〉_d nezir_fw-it aelohimijhièh_fw-mi hannagnar_fw-mi and_o that_o boy_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o nazarite_n which_o howsoever_o find_v in_o this_o place_n alone_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v according_a or_o by_o the_o prophet_n first_o for_o that_o this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o so_o many_o year_n must_v be_v pen_v by_o more_o thâ—n_n any_o one_o prophet_n second_o it_o may_v be_v so_o say_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o jewish_a division_n of_o the_o bible_n who_o part_n the_o old_a testament_n into_o galeato_fw-la three_o book_n or_o several_a volume_n thus_o genesis_n exodus_fw-la levit._n numb_a deut._n do_v make_v one_o book_n joshua_n 1._o judge_n samuel_n king_n isaiah_n jeremiah_n ezekiel_n and_o the_o 12._o small_a 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the_o â—ares_n of_o samuel_n call_v for_o fire_n upon_o the_o new_a world_n as_o of_o erst_o it_o cry_v for_o water_n to_o the_o drown_n of_o the_o old_a world_n howsoever_o we_o can_v choose_v but_o iniquity_n will_v as_o a_o unseperable_a accident_n in_o this_o life_n dwell_v in_o we_o yet_o let_v we_o labour_v that_o sin_n rom._n 6.12_o do_v not_o reign_v in_o we_o yea_o let_v we_o endeavour_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n with_o all_o our_o mind_n and_o with_o all_o our_o might_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o righteousness_n may_v sit_v in_o the_o chair_n of_o our_o conscience_n who_o quick_o shall_v enable_v we_o to_o tread_v satan_n under_o lect._n vi._n verse_n 4._o i_o be_o black_a vâ—navah_n and_o to_o be_v desire_v o_o daughter_n of_o jerushalem_n as_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n as_o the_o curtain_n of_o solomon_n verse_n 5._o do_v not_o respect_v i_o etc._n etc._n now_o we_o see_v a_o apostrophe_n or_o aversion_n of_o speech_n from_o the_o belove_a and_o a_o heedless_a care_n of_o 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