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of_o death_n and_o so_o among_o the_o civilian_n haeres_fw-la heir_n signify_v dominus_fw-la lord_n justinian_n instit._n l._n 2._o tit_n 19_o the_o haemad_n qualit_fw-la &_o diffe_n §_o ult_n and_o thus_o may_v it_o fit_o be_v a_o title_n of_o christ_n incarnate_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n over_o his_o church_n the_o key_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v lay_v upon_o he_o but_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o may_v peculiar_o refer_v to_o his_o resurrection_n in_o which_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a from_o the_o dead_a verse_n 18._o the_o first_o which_o from_o the_o grave_n be_v raise_v and_o exalt_v to_o heaven_n and_o be_v so_o rise_v all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n 3._o that_o throne_n and_o dominion_n principality_n and_o power_n thâ—ngs_n visible_a and_o invisible_a in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n all_o thing_n may_v be_v mean_v of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n these_o several_a title_n here_o rehearse_v say_v dr._n hammond_n annot._n on_o col._n 1._o 16._o may_v possible_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o expression_n of_o several_a degree_n of_o dignity_n among_o man_n so_o throne_n may_v denote_v king_n or_o monarch_n and_o prince_n dominion_n or_o lordship_n may_v be_v the_o reguli_fw-la the_o honour_n whether_o of_o duke_n or_o earl_n next_o under_o prince_n principality_n the_o praefect_n of_o province_n and_o city_n and_o power_n inferior_a magistrate_n and_o if_o so_o then_o may_v they_o be_v here_o set_v down_o to_o denote_v all_o sort_n and_o condition_n of_o man_n in_o the_o gentile_a world_n by_o the_o chief_a dignity_n among_o they_o here_o on_o earth_n and_o annot._n on_o col._n 1._o 20._o and_o in_o the_o like_a phrase_n verse_n 16._o all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o on_o the_o earth_n shall_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v in_o other_o place_n express_v by_o the_o world_n as_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 19_o the_o creation_n the_o whole_a creation_n or_o all_o creature_n the_o whole_a 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l._n 3_o epist._n 31._o be_v right_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o bringer_n forth_o of_o every_o creature_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first-born_a of_o every_o creature_n which_o may_v seem_v probable_a because_o it_o be_v say_v verse_n 16._o for_o by_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n create_v and_o so_o it_o shall_v note_v not_o passive_o his_o birth_n but_o active_o his_o causality_n in_o which_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o god_n rev._n 3._o 14._o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d principâ—um_fw-la or_o the_o beginning_n note_v not_o termination_n of_o time_n or_o initiation_n but_o signify_v efficiency_n as_o when_o we_o say_v from_o the_o latin_n the_o principle_n of_o a_o thing_n as_o col._n 1._o 18._o the_o word_n be_v use_v of_o which_o more_o may_v be_v see_v in_o sixtinâ—s_n amama_n antibarb_n biblic_a l._n 3._o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a that_o though_o he_o be_v say_v to_o 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