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evidence_n in_o who_o you_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o thou_o be_v almost_o spend_v i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o he_o make_v any_o reply_n to_o aught_o say_v by_o i_o as_o above_z but_o as_o a_o mask_n for_o their_o nakedness_n he_o urge_v another_o scripture_n not_o name_v where_o as_o to_o the_o chapter_n or_o verse_n to_o wit_n christ_n say_v of_o hâ—mself_n i_o be_o alpha_n and_o omega_n rev_n 1._o 1._o i_o be_o alpha_n and_o omega_n the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n say_v the_o lord_n which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v to_o come_v the_o almighty_a after_o the_o recite_v of_o this_o scripture_n i_o expect_v a_o argument_n to_o be_v draw_v from_o thence_o by_o the_o disputant_n to_o prove_v the_o thing_n for_o whâ—ch_v he_o bring_v it_o but_o it_o seem_v frank_n seducer_n can_v never_o make_v he_o capable_a of_o formal_a argumentation_n which_o defect_n constrain_v i_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o explication_n herein_o more_o full_o and_o 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whence_o be_v this_o to_o i_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o and_o on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n chap_n 2._o ver_fw-la 11._o for_o to_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o joh._n 13._o ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o you_o call_v i_o master_n and_o lord_n for_o so_o i_o be_o if_o i_o thou_o your_o lord_n and_o master_n have_v wash_v your_o foot_n also_o after_o his_o resurrection_n luk._n 24._o 34_o saying_n the_o lord_n have_v rise_v indeed_o and_o have_v oppear_v to_o simon_n ver_n 39_o behold_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n that_o
in_o the_o same_o book_n page_n 25._o what_o nature_n say_v he_o must_v these_o sacrifice_n be_v of_o which_o cleanse_v heavenly_a thing_n sc_n soul_n whither_o of_o necessity_n they_o must_v be_v heavenly_a if_o so_o then_o whither_o it_o be_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o vail_n or_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n within_o the_o vail_n whither_o it_o be_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o outward_a earthly_a nature_n or_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o inward_a spiritual_a nature_n whither_o it_o be_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o christ_n take_v of_o the_o first_o adam_n nature_n or_o that_o of_o the_o second_o adam_n nature_n ans_fw-fr in_o the_o threefold_a querie_n above_o two_o thing_n be_v assert_v neither_o of_o they_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n 1._o that_o the_o lord_n christ_n have_v a_o two_o fold_v body_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o one_o internal_a and_o invisible_a the_o other_o external_a and_o visible_a and_o 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and_o blood_n sc_fw-la visible_a and_o invisible_a â—or_a in_o the_o least_o of_o two_o distinct_a vail_n now_o that_o his_o juggle_a cheat_n may_v be_v discover_v let_v the_o apostle_n miâ—d_v be_v due_o consider_v who_o meaning_n be_v to_o wit_n that_o believer_n may_v draw_v near_o to_o god_n through_o the_o vail_n of_o christ_n personal_a flesh_n and_o blood_n for_o we_o christian_n believe_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o god_n that_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n enter_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n so_o the_o true_a christ_n by_o his_o own_o blood_n enter_v in_o once_o into_o the_o holy_a place_n into_o heaven_n itself_o now_o to_o appear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o we_o heb._n 9_o 12._o 24._o the_o whole_a be_v that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n flesh_n and_o blood_n enter_v into_o heaven_n the_o holy_a be_v that_o new_a and_o live_a way_n consecrate_v for_o right_a believer_n to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n for_o 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