never_o cease_v from_o have_v a_o king_n or_o be_v a_o kingdom_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o cease_v from_o be_v a_o state_n a_o body_n politic_a or_o commonwealth_n have_v a_o power_n of_o government_n and_o jurisdiction_n within_o itself_o until_o messiah_n come_v wherefore_o the_o septuagint_n here_o for_o sceptrum_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o judah_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o continue_a kingdom_n until_o messiah_n shall_v come_v that_o there_o be_v no_o kingly_a royalty_n in_o that_o tribe_n for_o more_o than_o two_o three_o part_n of_o that_o time_n namely_o not_o till_o david_n nor_o after_o zedekiah_n save_v that_o of_o the_o maccabee_n who_o be_v levites_n and_o of_o herod_n by_o original_a a_o edomite_n which_o both_o put_v together_o will_v not_o make_v fourscore_o year_n yet_o be_v they_o never_o 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overthrow_n make_v they_o a_o ensample_n or_o pattern_n mark_v it_o well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o punishment_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v after_o live_v ungodly_a hence_o as_o i_o tell_v you_o be_v the_o lake_n asphaltites_n or_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n borrow_v by_o saint_n john_n for_o a_o denomination_n of_o hell_n 7._o and_o he_o deliver_v just_a lot_n vex_v with_o the_o filthy_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a if_o god_n do_v this_o 9_o he_o know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o to_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v punish_v you_o see_v the_o application_n or_o reddition_n and_o according_o how_o prone_a the_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o rephaim_n or_o ungodly_a by_o the_o deluge_n be_v to_o give_v denomination_n to_o the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o two_o and_o now_o i_o suppose_v you_o look_v 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expound_v rex_fw-la messiah_n qui_fw-la venit_fw-la ex_fw-la david_n qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la minimus_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la isai_n patris_fw-la svi_fw-la onkelos_n until_o messiah_n come_v who_o be_v the_o kingdom_n likewise_o in_o their_o thalmud_n shiloh_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o name_n of_o messiah_n thus_o we_o and_o the_o ancient_a jew_n agree_v about_o the_o aim_n and_o purport_n of_o this_o scripture_n but_o we_o christian_n believe_v further_o that_o it_o be_v long_o since_o fulfil_v howsoever_o for_o the_o very_a point_n of_o time_n when_o this_o sceptre_n depart_v from_o judah_n we_o vary_v in_o our_o opinion_n some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o have_v be_v when_o pompey_n first_o bring_v the_o jewish_a state_n under_o the_o roman_a subjection_n other_o a_o little_a after_o when_o herod_n a_o idumean_n stranger_n yet_o former_o incorporate_v into_o the_o jewish_a state_n and_o blood_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n invest_v to_o be_v their_o king_n and_o the_o hasmonaean_a or_o 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he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o so_o he_o say_v joh._n 17._o i_o have_v declare_v thy_o name_n unto_o the_o man_n thou_o give_v i_o out_o of_o the_o world_n thou_o they_o be_v and_o thou_o give_v they_o i_o and_o again_o holy_a father_n keep_v they_o in_o thy_o name_n even_o they_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o if_o you_o say_v he_o speak_v here_o of_o all_o his_o elect_n the_o word_n follow_v prove_v the_o contrary_a for_o those_o say_v he_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o i_o have_v keep_v and_o none_o of_o they_o be_v lose_v but_o the_o child_n of_o perdition_n here_o he_o plain_o affirm_v he_o lose_v one_o of_o those_o his_o father_n give_v he_o wherefore_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o his_o elect_a one_o for_o those_o no_o man_n can_v take_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n again_o ver_fw-la 18._o as_o thou_o do_v send_v i_o into_o the_o world_n say_v he_o so_o i_o send_v they_o into_o the_o world_n but_o i_o hope_v all_o the_o elect_n be_v not_o send_v as_o christ_n be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n i_o conclude_v therefore_o so_o long_o as_o god_n in_o the_o law_n say_v special_o of_o the_o levite_n they_o be_v i_o so_o long_o as_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o his_o apostle_n they_o be_v i_o o_o father_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o out_o of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v neither_o arrogancy_n nor_o injury_n to_o style_v those_o who_o minister_v about_o holy_a thing_n with_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o levi_n be_v and_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o title_n god_n holy_a one_o we_o have_v now_o show_v sufficient_o it_o remain_v we_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o word_n contain_v the_o blessing_n itself_o which_o be_v call_v urim_n and_o thummim_v the_o word_n themselves_o signify_v light_a and_o perfection_n illumination_n and_o integrity_n good_a endowment_n certain_o whosoever_o shall_v enjoy_v they_o but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o only_o appellative_a word_n but_o also_o proper_a name_n of_o 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