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mr._n henry_n smith_n arrow_n against_o atheist_n to_o this_o effect_n the_o main_a mark_n of_o messiah_n to_o come_v be_v manifest_v in_o christ_n alone_o special_o how_o the_o jew_n shall_v not_o know_v or_o acknowledge_v 3._o psal_n 12._o 22_o isâ—i_o 53._o 3._o he_o but_o reject_v and_o refuse_v he_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v do_v to_o death_n for_o man_n salvation_n according_a to_o god_n determinat_fw-la decree_n for_o if_o they_o have_v receive_v he_o as_o the_o true_a messiah_n sure_o he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o but_o because_o they_o deny_v deride_v and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n doubtless_o he_o be_v so_o all_o particular_a promise_n and_o prophecy_n point_v out_o the_o messiah_n be_v fulfil_v in_o he_o or_o by_o he_o as_o that_o the_o woman_n seed_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n that_o a_o virgin_n shall_v bear_v he_o the_o birth_n place_n bethleem_n all_o infant_n thereabouts_o slay_v for_o his_o sake_n king_n to_o adore_v he_o with_o present_n of_o gold_n 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first_o for_o herod_n build_v and_o beautify_v it_o outward_o in_o great_a pomp_n and_o christ_n grace_v it_o inward_o with_o his_o glorious_a presence_n yea_o malachy_n 1._o mal_fw-fr 3._o 1._o say_v he_o shall_v come_v during_o the_o secund_a temple_n and_o daniel_n 26._o dan_o 9_o 26._o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v demolish_v till_o messiah_n be_v slay_v who_o foretell_v its_o destruction_n jacob_n tell_v his_o son_n that_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o 10._o gen_n 49._o 10._o depart_v from_o juda_n till_o shiloh_n come_v which_o be_v the_o gentile_n expectation_n all_o which_o circumstance_n complet_o cohere_v with_o christ_n first_o come_v in_o the_o appoint_a time_n he_o must_v be_v a_o everlasting_a 4._o psal_n 89._o 3._o 4._o king_n for_o god_n say_v i_o have_v swear_v to_o david_n my_o servant_n i_o will_v prepare_v thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o and_o build_v up_o thy_o seat_n to_o all_o generation_n which_o can_v sort_v to_o solomon_n for_o his_o kingdom_n be_v rend_v by_o 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micheah_n say_v he_o shall_v 17._o dan._n 2._o 44._o dan._n 7_o 14._o michah_n 4_o 7._o ps_n 7â—_n 5_o 8_o 11_o 17._o reign_v for_o ever_o yea_o god_n say_v to_o his_o son_n ask_v of_o i_o and_o i_o will_v giv_v the_o heathen_a for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n mean_v that_o messiah_n shall_v be_v universal_a king_n to_o rule_v over_o jew_n gentile_n and_o all_o the_o world_n by_o his_o spiritual_a power_n he_o shall_v endure_v with_o the_o sun_n and_o before_o the_o moon_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n he_o shall_v reign_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n unto_o the_o land_n end_n all_o king_n shall_v adore_v and_o all_o nation_n serve_v he_o all_o tribe_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o and_o all_o people_n magnify_v 3._o gen._n 12._o 3._o he_o for_o â—ver_n yea_o god_n tell_v abram_n that_o in_o his_o seed_n the_o messiah_n of_o his_o seed_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v isaiah_n set_v down_o god_n 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