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then_o he_o yet_o so_o as_o he_o have_v likewise_o do_v that_o for_o other_o which_o scaliger_n do_v for_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v somewhat_o behind_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o other_o which_o himself_o never_o attain_v especial_o in_o the_o 26._o verse_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o after_o those_o 62._o week_n messiah_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o where_o master_n junius_n use_v some_o wrest_n by_o turn_v the_o future_a tense_n into_o the_o preterperfect_a and_o leave_v out_o some_o conjunction_n and_o change_v other_o thereby_o make_v the_o accusative_a case_n of_o the_o nominative_a reject_v the_o ancient_a interpretation_n greeke_n and_o latin_a without_o any_o cause_n these_o inconvenience_n they_o be_v of_o force_n drive_v unto_o who_o by_o the_o word_n messiah_n do_v not_o with_o eusebius_n and_o the_o hebrew_n expositor_n understand_v the_o anoint_a governor_n some_o may_v here_o say_v unto_o i_o be_v it_o not_o plain_a by_o the_o 24._o verse_n that_o daniel_n in_o this_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v let_v they_o praise_v he_o in_o the_o sit_v together_o of_o the_o wise_a express_v the_o word_n of_o sit_v by_o sanhedrim_n as_o synedrion_n in_o greek_a be_v take_v christ_n therefore_o in_o the_o five_o of_o matthew_n say_v whosoever_o call_v his_o brother_n raca_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v bind_v over_o to_o a_o session_n or_o sit_v mean_v the_o sit_v in_o judgement_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n apply_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o civil_a judgement_n in_o jerusalem_n josephus_n in_o his_o 20._o book_n of_o antiquity_n the_o eight_o chapter_n tell_v that_o when_o festus_n the_o roman_a governor_n be_v dead_a ananus_fw-la the_o high_a priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v the_o assembly_n of_o the_o judge_n to_o sit_v by_o who_o james_n the_o brother_n of_o christ_n be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v stone_v this_o happen_v
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