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man_n who_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v and_o the_o lord_n as_o certain_o will_v send_v man_n to_o speak_v in_o sincerity_n his_o message_n as_o ever_o he_o send_v any_o prophet_n in_o the_o world_n howbeit_o there_o be_v not_o a_o extraordinary_a call_n now_o a_o man_n i_o say_v who_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v he_o will_v denounce_v damnation_n to_o a_o obstinate_a and_o rebellious_a people_n and_o he_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o take_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o ear_n suppose_v thou_o be_v a_o king_n and_o lead_v thou_o to_o that_o tribunal_n to_o hear_v the_o sentence_n of_o damnation_n pronounce_v against_o thou_o the_o lord_n give_v i_o this_o sincerity_n and_o then_o i_o will_v not_o care_v for_o all_o the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v boldness_n to_o the_o man_n who_o he_o raise_v in_o sincerity_n to_o cyte_v king_n before_o that_o tribunal_n of_o jesus_n christ_n another_o thing_n i_o see_v in_o this_o text_n there_o 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he_o be_v your_o lord_n you_o have_v none_o other_o lord_n but_o christ_n then_o the_o church_n must_v have_v a_o great_a prerogative_n jurisdiction_n and_o liberty_n she_o be_v a_o queen_n and_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v in_o any_o country_n a_o jurisdiction_n and_o liberty_n she_o have_v it_o give_v she_o of_o her_o spouse_n the_o lord_n jesus_n then_o you_o know_v what_o shall_v follow_v if_o she_o have_v a_o liberty_n and_o jurisdiction_n i_o will_v speak_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o second_o epist_n to_o the_o corin._n chap._n 13._o vers_fw-la 10._o god_n have_v not_o give_v i_o say_v paul_n
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the_o lord_n back_o near_o unto_o thou_o if_o thou_o get_v leave_v to_o kiss_v his_o foot_n howbeit_o thou_o get_v not_o his_o face_n at_o the_o first_o nor_o his_o countenance_n at_o the_o entry_n yet_o out_o of_o he_o thou_o shall_v suck_v grace_n and_o mercy_n unspeakable_a it_o be_v a_o marvelous_a thing_n to_o see_v how_o a_o sinner_n will_v get_v grace_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v seem_v to_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o thou_o yet_o follow_v thou_o on_o and_o leave_v he_o not_o till_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n towards_o thou_o and_o i_o assure_v thou_o thou_o shall_v get_v his_o face_n at_o the_o last_o therefore_o never_o depart_v from_o he_o but_o stick_v by_o his_o back_n and_o his_o foot_n and_o certain_o in_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v get_v that_o sight_n of_o that_o joyful_a countenance_n that_o shall_v complete_v thy_o joy_n now_o to_o come_v to_o the_o pharisy_n part_n who_o call_v he_o to_o dinner_n for_o we_o have_v hear_v the_o part_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o pharisee_n 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