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it_o shall_v fall_v it_o shall_v grind_v he_o to_o powder_n mat._n xxi_o 44_o and_o whereas_o 47_o they_o urge_v in_o confirmation_n of_o their_o opinion_n that_o christ_n at_o his_o first_o come_n come_v not_o to_o judge_v but_o to_o be_v judge_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o save_v we_o may_v oppose_v what_o he_o say_v joh._n ix_o 39_o for_o judgement_n be_o i_o come_v into_o this_o world_n so_o as_o to_o show_v that_o that_o can_v be_v so_o understand_v as_o to_o contradict_v this_o and_o that_o place_n of_o joh._n xii_o 47_o where_o he_o say_v he_o come_v not_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n may_v as_o d_o r_o hammond_n observe_v be_v well_o understand_v that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o accuse_v but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o father_n commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n and_o give_v he_o authority_n to_o execute_v judgement_n joh._n v._o 22_o 27._o and_o that_o as_o he_o come_v for_o judgement_n into_o the_o world_n so_o he_o do_v execute_v it_o be_v come_v both_o by_o 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we_o translate_v act._n ii_o 20_o where_o that_o second_o place_n of_o joel_n be_v cite_v which_o have_v make_v 2._o some_o to_o think_v that_o they_o read_v in_o the_o copy_n that_o they_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hannirâ—ah_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o see_v whereas_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_fw-mi to_o fear_v but_o another_o learned_a 20_o man_n be_v so_o far_o from_o their_o opinion_n as_o that_o he_o think_v that_o the_o greek_a word_n mention_v be_v not_o there_o to_o be_v take_v in_o its_o ordinary_a signification_n of_o illustrious_a or_o notable_a but_o rather_o for_o terrible_a