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this_o succeed_a great_a prophet_n by_o all_o person_n say_v as_o from_o god_n whosoever_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o my_o word_n which_o he_o shall_v speak_v in_o my_o name_n i_o will_v require_v it_o of_o he_o and_o that_o prophet_n which_o shall_v presume_v to_o speak_v a_o word_n in_o my_o name_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v he_o to_o speak_v 20_o or_o that_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o other_o god_n even_o that_o prophet_n shall_v sure_o die_v and_o as_o this_o jurisdiction_n in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n be_v interpret_v by_o some_o to_o be_v give_v our_o saviour_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o prophetical_a office_n to_o do_v nathaniel_n the_o true_a israelite_n make_v these_o prophecy_n of_o our_o saviour_n make_v by_o moses_n to_o allude_v and_o be_v appliable_a to_o he_o as_o king_n of_o israel_n or_o head_n of_o the_o church_n from_o all_o which_o subordination_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o teach_v or_o prophecy_n appear_v to_o be_v continual_o necessary_a 1.49_o 3.21_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o since_o christ_n himself_o must_v remain_v in_o heaven_n until_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o this_o power_n must_v for_o truth_n and_o peace_n sake_n rest_n in_o these_o his_o chief_a deputy_n that_o arâ—_n anoint_v with_o this_o power_n from_o he_o that_o be_v that_o great_a prophet_n and_o so_o a_o prophet_n of_o prophet_n as_o well_o as_o king_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o able_a in_o his_o own_o person_n to_o perform_v and_o supply_v all_o that_o measure_n of_o preach_v and_o instruction_n which_o shall_v be_v continual_o necessary_a for_o the_o edification_n of_o his_o church_n and_o it_o be_v again_o necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v for_o order-sake_n certain_a person_n more_o eminent_o entrust_v herein_o it_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n set_v he_o down_o in_o the_o first_o or_o chief_a place_n anoint_v to_o preach_v 59.21_o and_o to_o have_v god_n spirit_n put_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o word_n put_v into_o his_o mouth_n meaning_n that_o the_o spirit_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v he_o by_o measure_n so_o for_o perpetuate_a this_o necessary_a office_n and_o high_a trust_n god_n there_o promise_v to_o christ_n a_o particular_a seed_n to_o that_o purpose_n my_o word_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n seed_n ibidem_fw-la say_v the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o even_o for_o ever_o of_o the_o king_n right_a by_o office_n to_o be_v of_o this_o adopt_a seed_n we_o shall_v anon_o allege_v the_o parable_n of_o solomon_n to_o that_o effect_n as_o we_o may_v instance_n his_o example_n by_o be_v preacher_n as_o well_o as_o king_n for_o we_o be_v to_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v no_o otherwise_o with_o the_o prophet_n and_o teacher_n under_o the_o gospel_n then_o former_o under_o the_o law_n where_o if_o any_o will_v take_v a_o 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