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A44247 The doctrine of life, or, Of mans redemption, by the seed of Eve, the seed of Abraham, the seed of David, &c. as it was taught in severall periods of time, from Gen. 3. 15. till Christ came in the flesh, to fulfill all typicall prefigurations of him by his death : wherein also sundry other fundamentall points are discussed and cleared from some common mistakes : as Daniels chronologie of seventy sevens, which is cleared from the uncertainty which too many expositors have unadvisedly cast upon it : and about the Jewes calling, that it must not be understand of any return to Canaan, or of their restauration to a perspicuous common wealth any more, but of the calling of a remnant of them to the faith, in the countries where they live dispersed : and with the true nature of our Lords sufferings, with sundry other such like points, as may be seen in the table : propounded by way of question and answer, with annotations thereunto annexed : divided into three parts / by Edward Holyoke of New-England. Holyoke, Edward, d. 1660. 1658 (1658) Wing H2534; ESTC R22353 401,616 468

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the_o beast_n mark_v be_v transport_v with_o implacable_a ●ury_n and_o envy_v for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v they_o gnaw_v their_o tongue_n for_o sorrow_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o their_o pain_n and_o sore_n of_o state_n and_o repent_v not_o of_o their_o work_n of_o their_o idolatry_n murder_n sorcery_n fornication_n and_o theft_n etc._n etc._n deify_v the_o pontificality_n and_o teach_v his_o decree_n to_o be_v infallible_a this_o be_v often_o lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o papalines_n they_o repent_v not_o like_o old_a babel_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v we_o will_v have_v cure_v babel_n but_o she_o be_v not_o cure_v jer._n 51._o this_o argue_v great_a obduration_n of_o heart_n like_o pharaoh_n like_o jericho_n like_o the_o chantanite_n etc._n etc._n their_o state_n be_v compare_v with_o and_o allude_v to_o these_o old_a enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o repent_v till_o they_o be_v all_o destroy_v as_o the_o other_o be_v it_o be_v 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behold_v the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a christ_n be_v great_a than_o moses_n moses_n face_n do_v shine_v but_o not_o as_o the_o sun_n for_o christ_n glory_n darken_v his_o yet_o not_o he_o but_o christ_n which_o he_o put_v on_o he_o for_o when_o he_o come_v to_o christ_n he_o put_v off_o his_o vail_n if_o we_o pursue_v the_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n that_o christ_n give_v to_o moses_n our_o face_n shall●_n shine_v as_o m●ses_n through_o christ_n brightness_n upon_o we_o if_o we_o delight_v to_o study_v the_o holy_a bible_n and_o his_o face_n so_o shine_v do_v assure_v we_o that_o he_o will_v utter_o dispel_v the_o popish_a frog_n and_o that_o in_o the_o lord_n due_a season_n the_o whole_a earth_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o glory_n apoc._n 18._o 4._o one_o forth_o on_o the_o sea_n and_o another_o on_o the_o
all_o these_o matter_n to_o this_o agree_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n act_n 15._o he_o speak_v plural_o prophet_n yet_o cite_v but_o amos_n and_o let_v we_o mark_v how_o the_o apostle_n interpret_v and_o because_o almost_o all_o the_o prophet_n shut_v up_o their_o prophecy_n like_o amos_n therefore_o i_o suppose_v amos_n and_o that_o council_n do_v expound_v they_o all_o and_o so_o amos_n will_v expound_v jer._n 30._o 31_o 32_o and_o 32._o and_o 33._o chapter_n some_o part_n of_o they_o as_o also_o ezek._n 37._o the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v touch_v about_o the_o two_o stick_n which_o come_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v chap._n xx._n of_o the_o two_o stick_n ezek._n 37._o in_o confutation_n of_o they_o that_o say_v it_o be_v not_o yet_o fulfil_v that_o ephraim_n be_v join_v to_o judah_n also_o some_o observation_n be_v annex_v from_o zach._n 2._o zach._n 8._o zach._n 9_o zach._n 10._o and_o chap._n 11._o sect_n 1._o answer_n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a by_o 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canaan_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o comfortable_a quietness_n they_o may_v get_v cattle_n silver●_n and_o gold_n apparel_n etc._n etc._n as_o in_o these_o 80._o year_n of_o david_n &_o solomon_n ez._n 38._o how_o do_v they_o increase_v in_o riches_n and_o honour_n in_o multitude_n and_o so_o in_o our_o native_a country_n in_o the_o day_n of_o q.e._n and_o k.i._n how_o do_v england_n increase_v in_o people_n honour_n and_o wealth_n by_o our_o bless_a peace_n which_o the_o lord_n in_o great_a mercy_n give_v we_o for_o 66_o year_n 3._o again_o it_o be_v say_v plain_o 1_o chron._n 9_o that_o some_o of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v of_o they_o that_o return_v and_o some_o of_o bethel_n that_o idolatrous_a city_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n return_v tribe_n v._o tremel_n in_o 1_o ch●_n 9_o &_o neh._n 11.12_o 3_o these_o of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n be_v a_o earnest_n that_o more_o shall_v return_v and_o mr._n pemble_n zach._n on_o 13._o show_v that_o of_o the_o 49000_o that_o 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