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of_o wisdom_n whosoever_o he_o be_v whether_o solomon_n or_o philo_n judaeus_n i_o know_v not_o god_n know_v be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v he_o corporal_o alive_a that_o indeed_o he_o esteem_v he_o among_o other_o righteous_a man_n corporal_o dead_a as_o plain_o appear_v by_o what_o he_o say_v v._o 16._o by_o way_n of_o application_n unto_o henoch_n thus_o the_o righteous_a that_o be_v dead_a shall_v condemn_v the_o ungodly_a which_o be_v live_v ob._n but_o though_o the_o righteous_a be_v take_v away_o and_o by_o god_n as_o henoch_n be_v yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o they_o be_v not_o take_v away_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o be_v henoch_n i_o easy_o grant_v it_o for_o of_o he_o say_v calvin_n in_o heb_fw-mi 11._o in_o solito_fw-la modo_fw-la
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christ_n jesus_n for_o himself_o say_v that_o jacob_n shall_v be_v call_v israel_n a_o wrestler_n and_o prevailer_n with_o god_n and_o jacob_n call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n peniel_n because_o he_o have_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n gen_n 32.28_o 30._o anon_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o these_o holy_a patriarch_n god_n raise_v up_o his_o faithful_a servant_n moses_n who_o by_o god_n command_n commit_v that_o to_o writing_n which_o be_v derive_v by_o tradition_n and_o word_n of_o mouth_n from_z adam_z to_o seth_n henoch_n and_o the_o other_o patriarch_n successive_o to_o his_o own_o time_n to_o wit_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o fall_n of_o man_n the_o promise_n of_o a_o redeemer_n the_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n from_o adam_n the_o propagation_n progress_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o church_n the_o fearful_a destruction_n and_o confusion_n of_o god_n enemy_n the_o which_o moses_n receive_v from_o god_n a_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n upon_o the_o 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sermon_n of_o he_o which_o he_o have_v to_o the_o people_n at_o the_o beautiful_a gate_n of_o the_o temple_n concern_v the_o lame_a man_n restore_v to_o his_o foot_n appli_v home_o to_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o he_o only_o act_n 3.12_o 13._o after_o moses_n succeed_v joshua_n the_o captain_n and_o leader_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o likewise_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n the_o true_a michael_n prince_z and_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n joshua_n 5.14_o after_o joshua_n follow_v the_o judge_n who_o rescue_n and_o deliverance_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o their_o temporal_a enemy_n be_v the_o undoubted_a type_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o eternal_a redemption_n of_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n jesus_n the_o judge_n both_o of_o quick_a and_o dead_a from_o the_o captivity_n of_o their_o spiritual_a and_o everlasting_a enemy_n sin_n satan_n and_o condemnation_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o 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thou_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n second_o his_o divine_a v._o 8._o thy_o throne_n o_o god_n be_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o sceptre_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n be_v a_o right_a sceptre_n thou_o love_v righteousness_n and_o hate_v wickedness_n therefore_o god_n even_o thy_o god_n have_v anoint_v thou_o with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o thy_o fellow_n likewise_o he_o foresee_v and_o foretell_v both_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o christ_n both_o his_o state_n of_o disgrace_n and_o his_o state_n of_o glory_n his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n and_o his_o state_n of_o exaltation_n his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n he_o intimate_v in_o those_o word_n of_o he_o psal_n 22.6_o i_o be_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n a_o reproach_n of_o man_n and_o despise_v of_o the_o people_n his_o false_a accusation_n crucifixion_n bitter_a death_n and_o bloody_a passion_n with_o the_o concomitant_a circumstance_n thereof_o he_o intimate_v in_o those_o word_n of_o he_o psal_n 22.16_o 17_o 18._o for_o dog_n have_v compass_v i_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o wicked_a have_v enclose_v i_o they_o pierce_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n i_o may_v tell_v all_o my_o bone_n they_o look_v and_o stare_v upon_o i_o they_o part_v my_o garment_n and_o cast_v lot_n upon_o my_o vesture_n math_n 27.34_o that_o bitter_a potion_n that_o they_o offer_v he_o either_o in_o pity_n and_o compassion_n to_o stupefy_v he_o that_o he_o may_v become_v senseless_a or_o at_o leastwise_o less_o sensible_a of_o his_o torture_n as_o say_v some_o or_o else_o in_o scorn_n and_o derision_n as_o say_v other_o david_n intimate_v in_o those_o word_n of_o he_o psal_n 69.21_o they_o give_v i_o also_o gall_v for_o my_o meat_n and_o in_o my_o thirst_n they_o give_v i_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v his_o death_n burial_n and_o resurrection_n he_o intimate_v in_o those_o word_n psal_n 16.8_o 9_o 10._o i_o have_v set_v the_o lord_n always_o before_o i_o because_o he_o be_v at_o my_o right_a hand_n i_o shall_v 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