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tar._n though_o those_o word_n shall_v not_o be_v express_o by_o they_o speak_v be_v that_o which_o make_v good_a the_o expression_n although_o we_o can_v doubt_v but_o oft_o among_o they_o such_o exhortation_n to_o stir_v up_o one_o another_o to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v in_o word_n use_v as_o well_o as_o we_o hear_v 45._o andrew_n exhort_v his_o brother_n simon_n and_o 46._o pâ—ilip_n nathaniel_n and_o â—9_n the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n those_o of_o that_o city_n to_o come_v unto_o christ._n nor_o need_v we_o look_v on_o it_o as_o any_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o cavil_n for_o the_o jew_n that_o all_o these_o nation_n come_v not_o in_o person_n up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o mountain_n where_o the_o temple_n stand_v that_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n require_v but_o the_o come_n in_o to_o christ_n and_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n which_o begin_v first_o to_o be_v preach_v at_o zion_n and_o from_o thence_o go_v forth_o into_o other_o nation_n be_v though_o 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etc._n etc._n these_o word_n which_o by_o most_o be_v take_v for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n though_o abaâ—binel_n by_o other_o for_o the_o word_n of_o those_o people_n speak_v among_o themselves_o the_o matter_n will_v be_v all_o one_o declare_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v his_o way_n viz._n because_o there_o only_o shall_v be_v have_v and_o thence_o proceed_v the_o true_a and_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o way_n of_o old_a the_o law_n go_v forth_o from_o mount_n sinai_n and_o then_o seat_v itself_o as_o it_o be_v in_o zion_n and_o be_v even_o the_o peculiar_a of_o the_o jew_n for_o than_o he_o show_v his_o word_n unto_o jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n but_o deal_v not_o so_o with_o any_o other_o nation_n and_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n they_o be_v not_o know_v to_o they_o psal._n cxlvii_o 19_o 20._o but_o in_o the_o last_o day_n here_o speak_v of_o 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