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15_o 16._o for_o god_n speak_v once_o yea_o twice_o in_o a_o dream_n in_o a_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n 37.5_o see_v aynsworth_n on_o gen._n 20.3_o and_o gen._n 37.5_o when_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o man_n in_o slumber_n upon_o the_o bed_n than_o he_o open_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n 3._o a_o three_o manner_n be_v by_o voice_n by_o a_o audible_a voice_n utter_v either_o by_o god_n himself_o immediate_o or_o the_o angel_n and_o these_o audible_a voice_n be_v accompany_v sometime_o with_o visible_a appearance_n to_o the_o eye_n but_o sometime_o the_o voice_n alone_o without_o any_o visible_a apparition_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n gen._n 3.3_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n
and_o have_v the_o same_o precious_a faith_n shall_v be_v all_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o same_o common_a salvation_n every_o believer_n be_v complete_a in_o christ_n the_o weak_a as_o well_o as_o the_o strong_a col._n 2.10_o 4._o where_o do_v they_o get_v this_o manna_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n chief_o remarkable_a as_o to_o the_o place_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v something_o of_o mystery_n in_o they_o 1._o it_o be_v about_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o no_o where_o else_o to_o be_v find_v but_o there_o so_o be_v christ_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o church_n but_o no_o where_o else_o extra_n ecclesiam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la salus_fw-la where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v in_o his_o name_n there_o be_v christ_n matth._n 18._o his_o parent_n find_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n luke_n 2._o if_o you_o will_v gather_v manna_n go_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n if_o you_o will_v get_v christ_n go_v to_o the_o church_n and_o seek_v he_o there_o 2._o it_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o dew_n leap_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o two_o bed_n of_o dew_n the_o one_o above_o it_o and_o the_o other_o under_o it_o exod._n 16.14_o when_o the_o dew_n be_v go_v up_o the_o manna_n appear_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n numb_v 11.9_o when_o the_o dew_n fall_v upon_o the_o camp_n in_o the_o night_n the_o manna_n fall_v upon_o it_o so_o christ_n be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o word_n and_o ordinance_n dew_n be_v often_o mention_v as_o a_o expression_n of_o god_n favour_n i_o will_v be_v as_o the_o dew_n unto_o israel_n hos_n 14.5_o and_o the_o word_n be_v compare_v to_o dew_n deut._n 32.2_o and_o it_o be_v a_o hide_a word_n to_o some_o 2._o cor._n 4.3_o 4._o christ_n be_v therefore_o fit_o call_v the_o hide_a manna_n rev._n 2.17_o we_o shall_v labour_v to_o see_v christ_n to_o get_v christ_n in_o the_o word_n christ_n in_o a_o ordinance_n to_o gather_v manna_n out_o of_o the_o dew_n 3._o they_o go_v and_o be_v to_o go_v out_o of_o their_o tent_n to_o 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