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and_o john_n 5.20_o etc._n etc._n where_o also_o life_n be_v mention_v which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v to_o the_o son_n to_o have_v in_o himself_o that_o be_v as_o most_o learned_a interpreter_n do_v maldonat_n do_v john_n calvin_n wolfg_v musc_n &_o john_n maldonat_n observe_v a_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o quicken_a which_o many_o hold_n that_o he_o receive_v by_o that_o eternal_a generation_n from_o the_o father_n so_o also_o chap._n 6.37_o and_o 17.4_o act_n 2.33_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n 3.13_o and_o chap._n 5.31_o and_o 1_o cor_fw-la 15.27_o ephes_n 1.20_o &_o phil_n 2.9_o etc._n etc._n whereunto_o add_v all_o those_o place_n which_o we_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o peter_n out_o of_o the_o revelation_n also_o out_o of_o the_o psalm_n and_o out_o of_o daniel_n some_o also_o express_v such_o a_o cause_n of_o that_o give_v as_o have_v nothing_o common_a with_o that_o eternal_a generation_n out_o of_o the_o 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