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in_o exod._n 14.19_o gen._n 19.20_o it_o the_o glory_n of_o schechina_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o go_v before_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o remove_v behind_o to_o be_v between_o they_o and_o the_o egyptian_n who_o he_o drown_v he_o say_v be_v the_o great_a prince_n this_o be_v the_o same_o who_o have_v before_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n be_v afterward_o please_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o word_n be_v remarkable_a the_o lord_n come_v down_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n that_o be_v from_o heaven_n whence_o afterward_o to_o be_v make_v flesh_n he_o come_v upon_o earth_n in_o judea_n which_o come_v our_o saviour_n do_v mention_n at_o several_a time_n though_o one_o of_o these_o jewish_a doctor_n think_v that_o the_o angel_n of_o who_o god_n say_v i_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n be_v a_o create_v one_o and_o not_o the_o same_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o who_o when_o he_o be_v well_o please_v he_o say_v my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o yet_o he_o own_v that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n face_n have_v be_v with_o he_o but_o say_v 1._o say_v rakenat_n p._n 120._o c._n 1._o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n schechina_n be_v withdraw_v for_o he_o think_v god_n be_v still_o angry_a but_o moses_n have_v already_o appease_v he_o the_o jew_n hold_v that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o schechina_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n for_o as_o he_o bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o yet_o exclude_v not_o the_o father_n who_o bring_v they_o out_o by_o his_o son_n so_o in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o often_o speak_v to_o they_o chief_o upon_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n the_o truth_n be_v confirm_v by_o scripture_n 12._o deut._n 33.2_o 3._o compare_v with_o habak_n 3.3_o levit._fw-la 26.11_o 12._o the_o lord_n come_v from_o sinai_n say_v moses_n and_o rise_v up_o from_o seir_n unto_o they_o he_o shine_v from_o mount_n paran_n and_o he_o come_v 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