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22._o 1_o pet._n two_o 6._o rev._n fourteen_o 1._o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o title_n by_o which_o the_o peculium_fw-la be_v design_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n wherein_o it_o be_v so_o frequent_o call_v the_o daughter_n and_o the_o virgin_n daughter_n of_o zion_n never_o of_o sinai_n though_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n receive_v his_o law_n according_o the_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v now_o be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v another_o fellow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o sense_n wherein_o the_o word_n have_v be_v use_v of_o mount_n sinai_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o gal._n four_o 26._o in_o both_o case_n the_o worldly_a figure_n be_v so_o call_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o heavenly_a archetype_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n four_o 3._o col._n two_o 8_o 20._o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n vi_fw-la 12_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v always_o ascribe_v to_o the_o messiah_n so_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n ix_o 1_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o 24._o and_o as_o i_o have_v show_v that_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n be_v call_v heaven_n so_o the_o desert_v the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o love_a this_o present_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n four_o 10._o oppose_v as_o i_o say_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o messiah_n these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n four_o 9_o they_o be_v first_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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