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interpret_v the_o place_n excellent_o well_o in_o my_o judgement_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d populus_fw-la principis_fw-la futurus_fw-la understanding_n thereby_o the_o roman_n in_o which_o empire_n christ_n be_v to_o have_v chief_o his_o church_n and_o kingdom_n and_o it_o be_v most_o natural_a that_o as_o messiah_n before_o be_v the_o same_o with_o messiah_n the_o prince_n so_o the_o prince_n here_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o messiah_n the_o sense_n fit_v so_o exceed_o well_o whenas_o if_o the_o messiah_n be_v not_o understand_v here_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o some_o prince_n and_o people_n at_o large_a the_o people_n of_o the_o prince_n which_o shall_v come_v the_o sense_n thereof_o will_v be_v more_o lax_n and_o dilute_v which_o will_v be_v more_o knit_v together_o and_o make_v of_o a_o more_o even_a contexture_n upon_o mr._n mede_n hypothesis_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o shall_v be_v with_o a_o flood_n that_o be_v after_o the_o 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and_o compendious_a to_o have_v name_v the_o temple_n than_o the_o oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v something_o of_o a_o high_a nature_n mean_v by_o this_o expression_n the_o main_a drift_n therefore_o of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v more_o curious_o to_o define_v the_o time_n as_o of_o his_o manifestation_n so_o likewise_o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o i_o question_v not_o but_o may_v very_o well_o be_v hint_v at_o here_o in_o this_o expression_n and_o what_o be_v speak_v more_o at_o large_a and_o indeterminate_o in_o the_o forego_n verse_n touch_v his_o be_v cut_v off_o may_v here_o for_o time_n be_v more_o punctual_o define_v and_o as_o at_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o death_n before_o there_o be_v annex_v that_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o that_o murder_v he_o so_o here_o where_o it_o be_v repeat_v again_o the_o same_o vengeance_n be_v repeat_v and_o for_o the_o overspread_a of_o abomination_n he_o shall_v make_v it_o desolate_a the_o hebrew_n 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