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16.15_o mar_n 16.15_o wherein_o and_o whereby_o he_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o church_n for_o christ_n command_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n that_o be_v 3.28_o gal_n 3.28_o to_o every_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o there_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o greek_a bond_n nor_o free_a male_a nor_o female_a for_o you_o be_v all_o only_a in_o christ_n 13._o they_o go_v out_o to_o gather_v it_o so_o say_v god_n the_o people_n shall_v go_v out_o and_o gather_v 16.4_o exod._n 16.4_o we_o may_v apply_v this_o to_o christ_n go_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n 13.13_o heb._n 13.13_o and_o by_o resemblance_n to_o our_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o vanity_n of_o it_o and_o out_o of_o the_o old_a man_n from_o the_o iniquity_n thereof_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o 14._o there_o be_v a_o time_n limit_v for_o the_o gather_n of_o it_o after_o which_o time_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v they_o gather_v it_o 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therefore_o to_o isaac_n god_n give_v a_o more_o particular_a assurance_n 26.4_o gen._n 26.4_o that_o in_o his_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v but_o isaac_n have_v two_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n from_o whether_o of_o they_o shall_v christ_n descend_v god_n tell_v jacob_n 28.14_o gen._n 28.14_o that_o in_o his_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v but_o jacob_n have_v twelve_o son_n from_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v christ_n come_v god_n discover_v it_o to_o jacob_n and_o jacob_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v to_o come_v from_o judah_n but_o when_o shall_v he_o come_v when_o the_o sceptre_n be_v depart_v from_o judah_n 49.10_o gen._n 49.10_o and_o this_o be_v the_o clear_a light_n that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o world_n while_o the_o church_n be_v in_o the_o bound_n of_o a_o family_n but_o afterward_o god_n make_v know_v this_o rule_n of_o godliness_n the_o doctrine_n of_o 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