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old_a male_a and_o female_a master_n and_o servant_n and_o yet_o it_o may_v he_o true_a too_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n have_v then_o appear_v unto_o all_o nation_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o report_n and_o publish_n of_o it_o among_o they_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v rom._n 10._o ver_fw-la 18._o although_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o any_o effectual_a participation_n of_o it_o by_o they_o and_o as_o for_o that_o text_n in_o the_o 2_o cor._n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 6._o what_o do_v it_o show_v but_o that_o god_n have_v reveal_v unto_o the_o apostle_n and_o his_o assistant_n what_o they_o preach_v unto_o other_o to_o wit_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o quid_fw-la ho_o ad_fw-la rhombum_fw-la what_o can_v you_o conclude_v from_o hence_o israel_n redemption_n again_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v give_v more_o credit_n to_o the_o metaphorical_a interpretation_n of_o these_o prophecy_n 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2._o pag._n 287._o each_o several_a day_n of_o its_o first_o week_n the_o week_n of_o its_o creation_n may_v in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o prophetical_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n day_n wherein_o it_o be_v afterward_o deliver_v by_o the_o infallible_a penman_n of_o holy_a writ_n mr._n petrie_n answer_n the_o certainty_n of_o all_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n we_o acknowledge_v and_o the_o infallibility_n of_o his_o penman_n but_o where_o be_v it_o reveal_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v a_o thousand_o year_n continuance_n to_o the_o world_n for_o each_o several_a day_n of_o the_o first_o week_n on_o the_o margin_n he_o cire_v rab._n ketina_n comment_n apoca._n par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 287._o where_o be_v some_o testimony_n in_o the_o rabbin_n to_o this_o purpose_n let_v jew_n follow_v jewish_a fable_n to_o we_o christian_n have_v god_n speak_v in_o the_o last_o day_n by_o his_o son_n heb._n 1.2_o who_o he_o have_v bid_v we_o hear_v certain_o with_o a_o 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