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purchase_v justification_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o salvation_n from_o sin_n but_o they_o deceitful_o mean_v sc_n the_o new_a â—oined_v invisible_a flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o heavenly_a mystical_a christ_n still_o the_o iâ—ol-light_n within_o that_o die_v within_o and_o there_o rise_v to_o a_o righteousness_n and_o justification_n which_o be_v a_o brat_n hatch_v only_o in_o their_o addle_n brain_n from_o whence_o also_o it_o be_v they_o teach_v a_o mystical_a bethlehem_n within_o where_o châ—ist_n be_v bear_v that_o he_o suffer_v and_o die_v without_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v say_v they_o mystical_a jerusalem_n within_o o_o you_o quaker_n judge_v whither_o these_o be_v not_o strong_a and_o damnable_a delusion_n so_o much_o also_o for_o some_o further_a satisfaction_n to_o william_n bullock_n f._n e._n and_o w._n h._n concern_v those_o word_n but_o a_o body_n thou_o have_v prepare_v i_o heb._n 10._o 5._o which_o be_v the_o last_o text_n of_o scripture_n propose_v by_o 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plain_o employ_v in_o that_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o it_o do_v evident_o concentre_v therein_o beside_o in_o reason_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v be_v the_o ground_n or_o occasion_n of_o this_o fight_n or_o violent_a contention_n between_o paul_n and_o these_o brutish_a disputant_n but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o i_o give_v he_o the_o liberty_n to_o put_v his_o own_o interpretation_n upon_o the_o word_n in_o vers_fw-la 32._o above_n to_o which_o he_o make_v no_o reply_n at_o all_o let_v i_o here_o add_v it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o beast_n paul_n seek_v with_o at_o ephesus_n be_v the_o same_o person_n or_o of_o the_o same_o beastly_a persuasion_n which_o in_o other_o place_n oppose_v paul_n doctrine_n of_o faith_n in_o jesus_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o in_o athens_n act._n 17._o 18._o then_o certain_a philosopher_n of_o the_o epicurian_n who_o calvin_n on_o the_o text_n call_v beast_n encounter_v he_o and_o some_o say_v what_o will_v this_o babbler_n say_v othersome_a he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o setter_n forth_o of_o strange_a god_n because_o be_v preach_v unto_o they_o jesus_n and_o the_o resurrection_n at_o which_o some_o mock_v vers_fw-la 23._o and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o 19_o chap._n vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o we_o read_v that_o paul_n go_v into_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o thessalonia_n and_o three_o sabbath_n day_n reason_v with_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n open_v and_o allege_v that_o christ_n must_v needs_o have_v suffer_v and_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o that_o this_o jesus_n who_o i_o preach_v unto_o you_o be_v christ_n but_o what_o be_v the_o issue_n the_o 4._o vers_fw-la tell_v we_o sc_fw-mi some_o of_o the_o jew_n believe_v of_o the_o devout_a greek_a a_o great_a multitude_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a woman_n not_o a_o few_o but_o the_o 5._o vers_fw-la inform_v we_o that_o othersome_a of_o the_o hearer_n believe_v not_o move_v with_o 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