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or_o no_o and_o though_o that_o shall_v appear_v yet_o they_o be_v but_o counselor_n of_o sit_v the_o regal_a sceptre_n be_v not_o in_o judah_n as_o here_o jacob_n prophesi_v but_o in_o levi_n of_o who_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n &_o king_n after_o the_o captivity_n to_o leave_v then_o all_o ambiguity_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v our_o sure_a refuge_n by_o judah_n not_o to_o mean_v particular_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n both_o because_o although_o there_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n &_o benjamin_n among_o they_o yet_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n have_v the_o name_n of_o judah_n &_o also_o the_o kingdom_n be_v in_o this_o lot_n tribe_n and_o territory_n that_o appertain_v to_o judah_n though_o it_o may_v be_v usurp_v by_o some_o which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n real_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o jew_n have_v always_o a_o king_n and_o a_o governor_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n until_o 2._o 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son_n cain_n and_o habel_n the_o first_o signify_v possession_n the_o second_o vanity_n whereby_o he_o will_v give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o man_n the_o rich_a he_o grow_v and_o the_o high_a he_o climb_v the_o more_o he_o be_v devote_a to_o vanity_n and_o the_o more_o he_o dote_v on_o follie._n the_o like_a consideration_n move_v joseph_n to_o call_v one_o of_o his_o son_n ephraim_n and_o the_o other_o manasseh_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n increase_v and_o forgetfulness_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v abundance_n of_o wealth_n darken_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o breed_v a_o oblivion_n of_o god_n this_o be_v true_a in_o the_o zebulonite_n and_o likewise_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o such_o as_o be_v most_o wealthy_a for_o who_o be_v more_o negligent_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n than_o they_o and_o who_o more_o careless_a of_o his_o holy_a word_n and_o sacrament_n these_o make_v christ_n stand_v at_o their_o door_n &_o knock_n for_o unless_o it_o be_v 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