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same_o prophet_n bear_v date_n at_o several_a time_n and_o ezekiel_n be_v make_v dumb_a in_o some_o respect_n till_o a_o certain_a season_n c._n 3._o 26_o 27._o and_o 24._o 27._o see_v my_o annotation_n there_o so_o when_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o force_n and_o johanan_n come_v to_o jeremy_n for_o direction_n from_o he_o jer._n 42_o 13_a it_o be_v say_v v._o 7._o that_o after_o ten_o day_n come_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o jeremiah_n whereas_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v a_o constant_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o all_o occasion_n so_o that_o wheresoever_o they_o come_v they_o be_v ready_a to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o the_o people_n of_o those_o place_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o apostle_n have_v much_o the_o pre-eminence_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o be_v hint_v just_a now_o n._n 4._o so_o then_o the_o whole_a bulk_n and_o body_n of_o scripture_n contain_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god-inspired_n which_o be_v the_o second_o proposition_n §_o 14._o prop._n iii_o this_o inspiration_n do_v not_o deprive_v the_o person_n inspire_v of_o their_o reason_n and_o understanding_n thus_o indeed_o it_o befall_v those_o by_o who_o the_o devil_n deliver_v his_o oracle_n for_o the_o evil_a spirit_n that_o possess_v they_o use_v to_o swell_v and_o blow_v up_o their_o body_n especial_o their_o breast_n and_o belly_n like_o a_o bladder_n or_o bottle_n as_o it_o be_v record_v of_o the_o pythian_a prophetess_n or_o witch_n rather_o and_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o frenzy_n and_o then_o deliver_v his_o oracle_n by_o they_o with_o a_o hoarse_a or_o hollow_a voice_n as_o if_o they_o speak_v out_o of_o their_o belly_n thence_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o greek_n or_o out_o of_o a_o bottle_n whence_o they_o have_v their_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hebrew_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o those_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v not_o ment_fw-la capti_fw-la and_o so_o use_v only_o as_o pipe_n to_o convey_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n through_o they_o to_o which_o they_o contribute_v nothing_o at_o all_o except_o the_o write_n but_o be_v mere_o passive_a bede_n on_o 2_o pet._n 1.19_o mention_n and_o confute_v some_o in_o his_o time_n that_o maintain_v this_o foolish_a fancy_n neither_o be_v they_o use_v as_o mere_a amanuensis_n to_o write_v what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n dictate_v word_n for_o word_n to_o they_o without_o the_o use_n of_o their_o own_o judgement_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n employ_v they_o as_o reasonable_a person_n endue_v with_o ability_n of_o understanding_n judgement_n and_o the_o like_a their_o faculty_n be_v not_o lay_v aside_o nor_o