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the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o so_o 2._o ought_v our_o sorrow_n also_o to_o be_v answerable_a to_o he_o they_o shall_v look_v on_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v so_o look_v on_o he_o as_o to_o be_v themselves_o pierce_v too_o with_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n for_o have_v pierce_v he_o this_o in_o the_o original_a text_n zach._n 12._o 10._o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o what_o christ_n crucifier_n shall_v do_v and_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n it_o be_v say_v in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o mourning_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o some_o construe_v of_o the_o day_n of_o god_n vengeance_n upon_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o sin_n especial_o for_o that_o of_o pierce_a christ_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o calamity_n it_o shall_v bring_v upon_o they_o this_o be_v theodoret_n and_o st._n hierom_n interpretation_n on_o this_o place_n follow_v by_o our_o dr._n hammond_n on_o revel_n 1._o 7._o that_o when_o the_o jew_n shall_v see_v christ_n come_v with_o majesty_n to_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o 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out_o her_o dead_a cause_n the_o sea_n to_o disgorge_v they_o and_o our_o dry_a bone_n to_o gather_v together_o as_o in_o ezekiel_n vision_n ch_z 37._o he_o that_o call_v all_o the_o star_n by_o 20_o their_o name_n know_v his_o by_o name_n for_o their_o name_n be_v write_v in_o heaven_n and_o will_v call_v they_o by_o their_o name_n as_o he_o do_v lazarus_n bid_v they_o come_v forth_o and_o by_o bid_v enable_v they_o to_o do_v so_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o their_o band_n now_o that_o we_o may_v be_v of_o the_o number_n and_o partake_v of_o the_o lot_n of_o these_o happy_a one_o we_o must_v hear_v christ_n voice_n here_o call_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n that_o we_o may_v hear_v that_o with_o comfort_n which_o shall_v hereafter_o call_v we_o to_o judgement_n and_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v it_o with_o joy_n and_o confidence_n here_o we_o be_v let_v we_o be_v sure_a of_o our_o part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n that_o the_o second_o death_n may_v have_v no_o 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for_o ourselves_o in_o order_n to_o our_o salvation_n for_o first_o without_o holiness_n we_o can_v see_v god_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v holy_a because_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o holiness_n in_o we_o his_o office_n consist_v in_o the_o sanctify_a of_o we_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n void_a of_o all_o save_a truth_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 10_o 11._o none_o know_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o search_v all_o thing_n and_o reveal_v they_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o dispell_n their_o darkness_n enlighten_v their_o understanding_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o work_n in_o they_o a_o assent_n unto_o that_o which_o by_o the_o word_n be_v propound_v unto_o they_o again_o two_o unless_o they_o be_v regenerate_v and_o renew_v they_o be_v still_o in_o a_o state_n of_o natural_a corruption_n now_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o regenerate_v and_o renew_v we_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v 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14._o four_o if_o we_o be_v separate_v from_o christ_n we_o be_v as_o branch_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o tree_n which_o present_o wither_v away_o for_o want_n of_o sap_n to_o nourish_v they_o now_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o join_v we_o to_o christ_n and_o make_v we_o member_n of_o that_o body_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o head_n for_o by_o one_o spirit_n we_o be_v all_o baptize_v into_o that_o one_o body_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 13._o and_o hereby_o we_o know_v that_o god_n abide_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 24._o five_o till_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o adoption_n of_o son_n we_o have_v no_o comfort_n no_o hope_n for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o create_v in_o we_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o paternal_a love_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o rom._n 5._o 5._o and_o the_o spirit_n itself_o bear_v witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n 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