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and_o why_o then_o can_v the_o lamb_n be_v say_v to_o be_v slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n mere_o because_o god_n have_v certain_o decree_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o 4._o but_o if_o he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o explication_n here_o be_v another_o for_o he_o there_o be_v a_o transposition_n in_o the_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n which_o also_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o many_o other_o text_n of_o scripture_n so_o that_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v read_v thus_o who_o name_n be_v not_o write_v from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n of_o the_o lamb_n slay_v this_o read_n be_v confirm_v by_o chap._n 17._o ver._n 8._o who_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o controvert_v text_n be_v the_o name_n of_o those_o who_o worship_n the_o dragon_n be_v never_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n of_o the_o slay_a lamb_n that_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v destine_v to_o eternal_a life_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 237._o he_o desire_v some_o of_o the_o learned_a reason_v socinian_n honest_o to_o tell_v he_o what_o account_v they_o can_v give_v of_o the_o jewish_a priesthood_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v become_v god_n why_o shall_v god_n he_o propitiate_v by_o a_o man_n subject_n to_o the_o same_o sin_n and_o infirmity_n and_o very_o often_o guilty_a of_o they_o that_o other_o man_n be_v why_o innocent_a beast_n must_v die_v to_o expiate_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n he_o aim_v at_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o socinian_n doctrine_n ridicules_a the_o jewish_a oeconomy_n how_o so_o the_o jew_n sacrifice_n say_v he_o be_v typical_a of_o christ_n sacrifice_n we_o grant_v it_o for_o so_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n intimate_v we_o say_v only_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a and_o primary_n end_v for_o which_o they_o be_v 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