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the_o nation_n for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n 9_o thou_o shall_v break_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n thou_o shall_v dash_v they_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n etc._n etc._n and_o isaiah_n 7.14_o behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n immanuel_n also_o chap._n 11.1_o and_o there_o shall_v come_v forth_o a_o rod_n out_o of_o the_o stemne_v of_o jesse_n and_o a_o branch_n shall_v grow_v out_o of_o his_o root_n 2._o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n also_o chap._n 32.1_o behold_v a_o king_n shall_v reign_v in_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n and_o likewise_o in_o that_o celebrate_a 53._o chapter_n and_o malachi_n have_v end_v the_o second_o chapter_n with_o a_o complaint_n of_o the_o murmur_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o likewise_o of_o their_o blasphemy_n he_o 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of_o divine_a institution_n in_o the_o world_n or_o that_o some_o other_o have_v be_v establish_v by_o god_n in_o its_o place_n for_o as_o to_o what_o they_o allege_v that_o in_o several_a place_n of_o their_o book_n it_o be_v say_v that_o their_o law_n ought_v to_o endure_v to_o perpetuity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v be_v answer_v a_o thousand_o time_n that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v simple_o do_v not_o necessary_o signify_v the_o perpetuity_n of_o a_o thing_n or_o eternity_n of_o time_n but_o oftentimes_o a_o long_a duration_n only_o which_o begin_v or_o be_v terminate_v at_o some_o certain_a and_o remarkable_a period_n as_o of_o the_o deluge_n of_o the_o descent_n into_o egypt_n of_o a_o jubilee_n and_o the_o like_a example_n of_o which_o be_v very_o ordinary_a now_o it_o will_v be_v a_o thing_n too_o unsuitable_a to_o that_o great_a goodness_n which_o god_n have_v always_o testify_v to_o man_n and_o to_o that_o special_a care_n he_o have_v have_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o and_o by_o that_o to_o salvation_n to_o have_v abolish_v and_o suppress_v the_o true_a religion_n without_o substitute_v another_o in_o its_o stead_n he_o have_v always_o show_v that_o he_o love_v the_o political_a or_o civil_a society_n of_o man_n which_o only_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o conservation_n of_o their_o right_n and_o civil_a comportment_n among_o themselves_o how_o much_o dear_a than_o be_v the_o maintain_n of_o a_o religious_a society_n to_o he_o in_o which_o the_o importance_n be_v concern_v the_o preservation_n of_o his_o right_n over_o we_o action_n of_o piety_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o eternal_a salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n certain_o it_o will_v be_v a_o too_o strange_a inequality_n in_o the_o proceed_n of_o a_o nature_n so_o wise_a and_o uniform_a as_o the_o divine_a to_o have_v employ_v so_o great_a exact_a diligence_n in_o prescribe_v and_o delineat_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o all_o the_o order_n of_o it_o and_o afterward_o to_o destroy_v the_o same_o total_o without_o raise_v another_o upon_o its_o ruin_n and_o it_o will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o lightness_n in_o so_o constant_a a_o nature_n to_o have_v promise_v his_o church_n in_o so_o many_o place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o cause_v she_o to_o subsist_v eternal_o and_o what_o be_v the_o church_n but_o a_o society_n regulate_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o yet_o to_o subvert_v it_o utter_o beyond_o all_o apparent_a possibility_n of_o restoration_n wherefore_o there_o have_v succeed_v some_o other_o religion_n in_o place_n of_o the_o jewish_a but_o it_o can_v be_v neither_o the_o pagan_a nor_o the_o mahometan_a and_o therefore_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v the_o christian_n and_o this_o be_v the_o business_n to_o be_v deduce_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n vi_o that_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v more_o excellent_a have_v succeed_v the_o jewish_a so_o numerous_a be_v the_o store_n of_o thing_n that_o offer_v themselves_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o what_o the_o title_n of_o this_o chapter_n promise_v that_o i_o beseech_v the_o reader_n indulgence_n if_o i_o omit_v some_o shall_v i_o do_v otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o proportion_v this_o piece_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o work_n i_o shall_v not_o allege_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o his_o principal_a minister_n be_v jew_n and_o so_o interest_v and_o engage_v according_a to_o the_o natural_a instinct_n of_o all_o nation_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n if_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v perpetual_o durable_a nor_o that_o it_o be_v first_o of_o all_o to_o their_o own_o nation_n that_o they_o address_v to_o persuade_v the_o same_o to_o they_o and_o do_v not_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n but_o only_o after_o they_o have_v be_v reject_v and_o persecute_v by_o the_o jew_n nor_o that_o the_o 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for_o he_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n therefore_o will_v i_o divide_v he_o a_o portion_n with_o the_o great_a and_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o the_o strong_a because_o he_o have_v pour_v out_o his_o soul_n unto_o death_n and_o he_o be_v number_v with_o transgressor_n and_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o and_o make_v intercession_n for_o the_o transgressor_n in_o conscience_n now_o be_v this_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n or_o to_o preach_v our_o gospel_n be_v this_o to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v or_o to_o point_n with_o the_o finger_n to_o thing_n present_a or_o to_o relate_v pass_v certain_o let_v any_o man_n choose_v the_o clear_a passage_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n concern_v this_o matter_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o these_o recite_v and_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o distinguish_v which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n and_o which_o of_o the_o prophet_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o the_o jew_n agree_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o have_v foretell_v it_o and_o that_o right_a reason_n induce_v yea_o enforce_v to_o believe_v it_o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o promise_a messiah_n ought_v to_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v several_a person_n in_o one_o simple_a divine_a essence_n also_o of_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o three_o objection_n against_o satisfaction_n remain_v to_o be_v dissolve_v namely_o that_o the_o punishment_n of_o one_o alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o obtain_v impunity_n for_o all_o man_n indeed_o there_o be_v either_o no_o satisfaction_n or_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v proportionate_a both_o to_o the_o ossense_n of_o man_n for_o who_o it_o be_v make_v and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n that_o be_v incense_v and_o consequent_o must_v be_v of_o a_o infinite_a worth_n and_o value_n for_o to_o fancy_v to_o ourselves_o a_o satisfaction_n admit_v by_o god_n infinite_o below_o the_o demerit_n of_o the_o 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