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solomon_n grant_v that_o according_a to_o this_o prophecy_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v continue_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n till_o messiah_n come_v but_o yet_o he_o deni_v that_o messiah_n be_v come_v because_o as_o yet_o in_o those_o region_n which_o lie_v about_o media_n assiria_n babylon_n and_o mount_v caucasus_n the_o jew_n have_v regiment_n and_o principality_n but_o this_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a for_o it_o be_v notorious_o evident_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o they_o have_v no_o commonwealth_n in_o chanaan_n the_o land_n of_o promise_n of_o which_o place_n only_a jacob_n speak_v &_o if_o they_o have_v any_o regiment_n in_o the_o province_n about_o media_n assiriah_n babylon_n &_o mount_v caucasus_n it_o be_v not_o absolute_a for_o they_o be_v tributary_n and_o subject_n to_o other_o king_n as_o to_o the_o persian_a the_o great_a turk_n &_o other_o four_o some_o hebrew_n take_v shiloh_n for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o that_o city_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n 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judah_n i_o will_v know_v how_o this_o can_v be_v justify_v that_o the_o sceptre_n do_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o messiah_n come_v eusebius_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o by_o these_o word_n of_o jacob_n euangel_n euseb_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la praepar_fw-la euangel_n the_o sceptre_n be_v not_o strict_o and_o necessary_o tie_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n till_o the_o come_n of_o messiah_n but_o only_o a_o principality_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n which_o may_v be_v though_o the_o other_o tribe_n have_v sometime_o the_o regal_a authority_n but_o this_o be_v not_o probable_a for_o the_o word_n sceptre_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o regal_a rod_n or_o as_o the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o a_o prince_n do_v manifest_o note_v a_o supreme_a power_n &_o sovereignty_n now_o how_o can_v judah_n have_v the_o principality_n or_o be_v account_v the_o
he_o shall_v smite_v the_o heathen_a for_o he_o shall_v rule_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o tread_v the_o winepress_a of_o the_o fierceness_n and_o wrath_n of_o almighty_a god_n these_o word_n do_v most_o lively_o set_v forth_o the_o glorious_a victory_n that_o christ_n have_v over_o all_o his_o enemy_n he_o be_v the_o 5.14_o the_o josuah_n 5.14_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n that_o quick_o foyl_v and_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n put_v to_o flight_v all_o his_o adversary_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o ride_v upon_o a_o white_a horse_n he_o never_o fight_v but_o upon_o a_o just_a quarrel_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v faithful_a and_o true_a it_o be_v long_o before_o he_o strike_v but_o when_o he_o come_v he_o be_v as_o a_o giant_n ready_a to_o run_v his_o course_n fierce_a and_o terrible_a and_o therefore_o his_o eye_n be_v say_v to_o be_v like_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n when_o he_o 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