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be_v great_a their_o the_o first_o etc._n etc._n which_o must_v needs_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o wit_v his_o personal_a presence_n in_o this_o second_o temple_n in_o who_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o glory_n &_o therefore_o can_v he_o and_o none_o other_o fill_v it_o with_o glory_n be_v himself_o indeed_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n lift_v up_o your_o head_n o_o you_o gate_n and_o be_v you_o lift_v up_o you_o everlasting_a door_n and_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n shall_v come_v in_o â—_o so_o do_v mallachie_n prophesy_v in_o these_o word_n 3.1_o the_o lord_n who_o you_o seek_v shall_v speedy_o come_v to_o his_o temple_n even_o the_o mâ—ssenger_n of_o the_o covenant_n who_o you_o desire_v behold_v he_o shall_v come_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n etc._n etc._n
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a_o saviour_n a_o great-man_n final_o the_o come_n of_o john_n baptist_n his_o forerunner_n or_o messenger_n as_o be_v prophesy_v behold_v i_o will_v send_v my_o messenger_n and_o be_v shall_v prepare_v the_o way_n before_o i_o 1._o and_o the_o lord_n who_o you_o seek_v shall_v speedy_o come_v to_o his_o temple_n and_o again_o i_o will_v send_v you_o eliah_n the_o prophet_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 5._o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o eliah_n as_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n expound_v it_o appear_v to_o zacharias_n his_o father_n in_o the_o temple_n send_v to_o foretell_v he_o both_o of_o his_o birth_n as_o also_o by_o what_o name_n he_o shall_v call_v he_o 1.13_o even_o john_n say_v thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n john_n he_o shall_v be_v great_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v go_v before_o he_o in_o the_o power_n and_o spirit_n of_o eliah_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n in_o plain_a term_n he_o call_v he_o eliah_n 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