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illis_fw-la hine_n constat_fw-la legem_fw-la testificari_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la note_v therefore_o that_o when_o in_o a_o two_o or_o three_o of_o these_o place_n it_o be_v add_v and_o to_o thy_o seed_n or_o their_o seed_n after_o they_o the_o word_n after_o be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o give_v as_o if_o it_o be_v i_o will_v give_v it_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o i_o have_v give_v it_o to_o thou_o but_o to_o seed_n as_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o that_o be_v to_o thy_o posterity_n their_o seed_n after_o they_o that_o be_v to_o their_o posterity_n which_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o their_o loin_n for_o that_o the_o offspring_n be_v in_o begin_v after_o to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o parent_n to_o persuade_v this_o conceit_n by_o strong_a testimony_n than_o of_o rabbin_n i_o pray_v compare_n with_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v the_o 8_o 9_o and_o 10_o verse_n of_o hebrew_n 11._o add_v to_o they_o the_o 13_o 14_o 15_o and_o 16_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n in_o the_o last_o of_o which_o you_o need_v not_o stumble_v at_o the_o epithet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heavenly_a because_o it_o note_v not_o only_o that_o which_o be_v in_o heaven_n but_o that_o which_o be_v from_o heaven_n de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la as_o it_o be_v say_v verse_n 10._o they_o look_v for_o a_o city_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n and_o consider_v well_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o 16._o verse_n with_o our_o saviour_n argument_n compare_v beside_o and_o consider_v that_o of_o zachary_n benedictus_n luc._n 1._o 72._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o for_o fear_n of_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la translate_v to_o perform_v the_o mercy_n promise_v to_o our_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n as_o promise_a in_o the_o original_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v direct_o to_o show_v mercy_n or_o kindness_n to_o our_o father_n for_o that_o be_v the_o scripture_n phrase_n 49._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o show_v benignity_n unto_o or_o deal_v kind_o with_o one_o the_o father_n then_o themselves_o be_v the_o object_n of_o this_o benignity_n and_o favour_n which_o be_v to_o be_v by_o christ_n it_o be_v to_o be_v show_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d but_o what_o be_v this_o favour_n and_o mercy_n the_o word_n follow_v will_v tell_v we_o and_o to_o remember_v his_o holy_a covenant_n what_o be_v that_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o even_o to_o they_o in_o their_o own_o person_n the_o land_n wherein_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o that_o by_o and_o with_o that_o seed_n of_o they_o wherein_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v bless_v add_v last_o and_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o matth._n 8._o 11._o many_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o the_o west_n and_o shall_v sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n when_o the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o be_v the_o jew_n many_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v cast_v out_o 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historiae_fw-la profanae_fw-la ad_fw-la pium_fw-la usum_fw-la transferuntur_fw-la quam_fw-la postremam_fw-la ob_fw-la causam_fw-la o_fw-la quam_fw-la opto_fw-la ut_fw-la lucem_fw-la videat_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la authoris_fw-la scriptum_n quo_fw-la originem_fw-la pontificiae_fw-la religionis_fw-la ex_fw-la ethnicisâ—â—o_fw-la egregiè_fw-la demonstratam_fw-la intelligo_fw-la et_fw-la quidem_fw-la video_fw-la eum_fw-la pag._n 476._o 116._o lin_v 7._o comment_fw-fr apocalyp_n tale_n quid_fw-la citare_fw-la scribe_n quaeso_fw-la a_o impressum_fw-la interim_n velim_fw-la d._n duncus_fw-la hunc_fw-la comment_fw-fr apocalyp_n consideret_fw-la &_o judicet_fw-la anon_o suum_fw-la interpretandi_fw-la modum_fw-la hic_fw-la author_n accuratissimè_fw-la secutus_fw-la sit_fw-la an_fw-mi igitur_fw-la audebit_fw-la dicere_fw-la hanc_fw-la apocalypseos_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la &_o analysin_fw-la esse_fw-la infallibilem_fw-la thus_o you_o see_v how_o our_o affection_n of_o your_o worthy_a labour_n 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