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he_o to_o draw_v near_o and_o he_o have_v do_v so_o it_o now_o rest_v that_o she_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o see_v he_o desire_v so_o in_o mean_a time_n he_o use_v such_o argument_n as_o may_v quicken_v she_o up_o to_o such_o holy_a obedience_n for_o unto_o she_o by_o her_o own_o report_n and_o therefore_o unable_a to_o plead_v ignorance_n he_o thus_o say_v verse_n 11._o for_o behold_v winter_n be_v past_a the_o rain_n be_v change_v and_o go_v away_o verse_n 12._o the_o flower_n appear_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o time_n of_o the_o sing_n of_o birdâ—_n be_v come_v and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o turtle_n be_v hear_v in_o our_o land_n verse_n 13._o the_o figtree_n have_v bring_v forth_o her_o young_a fig_n
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9.23_o which_o true_a effectual_a faith_n be_v in_o the_o church_n only_o it_o cause_v she_o alone_o to_o be_v describe_v of_o saint_n john_n in_o form_n of_o a_o woman_n clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n all_o beauteous_a and_o comely_a abbenezra_a understanding_n as_o other_o jew_n do_v this_o of_o their_o old_a church_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n expos_fw-gr he_o there_o infer_v that_o the_o church_n then_o show_v her_o countenance_n to_o god_n when_o she_o believe_v apply_v thereto_o that_o clause_n they_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n the_o psalmist_n long_o after_o that_o exode_n or_o outgate_n from_o egypt_n prophesi_v of_o a_o departure_n forth_o of_o another_o egypt_n ps._n 68.31_o compare_v there_o in_o vers._n 13._o the_o church_n to_o a_o dove_n that_o have_v lodge_v among_o pot_n or_o as_o the_o word_n shephatheim_n may_v seem_v rather_o to_o imply_v kill_v or_o furnace_n and_o therewith_o black_v but_o then_o annect_v this_o promise_n yet_o shall_v thou_o be_v as_o the_o wing_n 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