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after_o christ_n resurrection_n whereby_o the_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a nation_n shall_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n now_o the_o wolf_n shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 11._o 6._o the_o church_n be_v before_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o narrow_a bound_n of_o indca_n the_o doctor_n be_v breast_n indeed_o but_o they_o yield_v milk_n only_o to_o the_o israelite_n they_o be_v dry_a to_o stranger_n now_o the_o jew_n &_o gentile_n shall_v draw_v together_o of_o the_o same_o fountain_n so_o that_o by_o christ_n both_o have_v a_o access_n by_o one_o spirit_n unto_o the_o father_n eph._n 2._o 18._o christ_n lead_v his_o spouse_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o hand_n from_o lebanon_n and_o the_o other_o mountain_n when_o the_o brethren_n disperse_v by_o persecution_n preach_v christ_n first_o to_o the_o grecian_n act._n 8._o 1._o and_o 11_o 20._o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v preach_v to_o the_o samaritan_n the_o eunuch_n be_v baptize_v and_o peter_n warn_v by_o a_o 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