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de_n sacr._n ab._n p._n 168._o b._n 3._o on_o many_o occasion_n he_o speak_v of_o these_o two_o power_n as_o de_fw-fr cherub_n p._n 86._o f._n g._n 87._o a._n de_fw-fr sacr._n ab._n p._n 108._o a._n b._n de_fw-fr plant._n noae_n p._n 176._o d._n e._n quod_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la immut_n p._n 229._o b._n de_fw-fr confus_n ling._n p._n 270._o e._n 271._o lib._n de_fw-fr prof._n p._n 359._o g._n and_o especial_o p._n 362_o and_o p._n 363._o b._n c._n d._n quis_fw-la rerum_fw-la divin_fw-fr haer._n p._n 393._o g._n p._n 394._o a._n c._n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la p._n 457._o f._n de_fw-fr monar_n p._n 631._o a._n b._n c._n de_fw-fr vict._n offeren_n p._n 661._o b._n de_n mund._o p._n 888._o b._n 4._o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v beget_v of_o god_n alleg._n two_o p._n 76._o b._n which_o can_v agree_v only_o to_o a_o person_n and_o 2._o where_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o word_n act_v and_o speak_v in_o all_o the_o divine_a appearance_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o certain_o suppose_v a_o person_n 3._o where_o he_o describe_v the_o word_n as_o preside_v over_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n and_o determine_v the_o change_n that_o befall_v they_o lib._n quod_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la immutab_n p._n 248._o d._n 4_o where_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o word_n for_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n quis_fw-la rer_n diu._n haer_fw-mi p._n 393._o that_o render_v god_n propitious_a to_o his_o creature_n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la p_o 447._o e._n f._n that_o be_v the_o instructor_n of_o man_n ib._n p._n 448._o and_o their_o shepherd_n allude_v to_o psal_n xxiii_o 1._o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n be_v full_a of_o notion_n and_o expression_n relate_v to_o the_o word_n conformable_a to_o those_o of_o philo_n touch_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o he_o must_v wink_v hard_o who_o do_v not_o see_v that_o in_o their_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v true_o a_o person_n and_o 1._o they_o almost_o always_o distinguish_v the_o memra_n or_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o answer_v to_o philo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o word_n pithgama_n which_o signify_v a_o matter_n or_o a_o discourse_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v in_o greek_a 2._o they_o ascribe_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o word_n 3._o they_o make_v it_o the_o word_n that_o appear_v to_o the_o ancient_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n 4._o the_o word_n that_o save_v noah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o onkelos_n on_o gen._n seven_o &_o viij_o 5._o they_o say_v that_o abraham_n believe_v in_o the_o word_n which_o thing_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n onkel_n on_o gen._n xv_o 6._o 6._o that_o the_o word_n bring_v abraham_n out_o of_o chaldea_n onk._n on_o gen._n xv_o 7._o and_o command_v he_o to_o sacrifice_n gen._n xv_o 9_o and_o give_v he_o the_o prophecy_n relate_v v._n 13._o 7._o that_o abraham_n swear_v by_o the_o word_n onk._n on_o gen._n xxi_o 23._o 8._o that_o the_o word_n succour_v ishmael_n gen._n xxi_o 21._o and_o joseph_n in_o his_o bondage_n gen._n thirty-nine_o 2_o 3._o the_o like_a notion_n have_v onkelos_n in_o his_o targum_fw-la on_o exodus_fw-la 1._o it_o be_v the_o word_n assistance_n that_o god_n promise_v moses_n exod._n iii._o 12._o four_o 12._o xviii_o 19_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o word_n in_o who_o israel_n believe_v as_o well_o as_o in_o moses_n exod._n fourteen_o 32._o 3._o it_o be_v the_o word_n that_o redeem_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n xv_o 2._o 4._o it_o be_v the_o word_n against_o who_o israel_n murmur_v in_o sin_n exod._n xuj_o 8._o 5._o it_o be_v the_o word_n before_o who_o the_o people_n 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twelve_o 17._o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la say_v it_o be_v the_o word_n that_o appear_v to_o abraham_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tent_n gen._n xviii_o 1._o and_o that_o the_o word_n rain_v fire_n from_o before_o the_o lord_n gen._n nineteeen_o 24._o and_o both_o that_o targum_fw-la and_o jonathan_n say_v that_o abraham_n teach_v his_o people_n to_o hope_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n gen._n xxi_o 33._o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la make_v abraham_n say_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v prepare_v a_o sacrifice_n gen._n xxii_o 8._o and_o assert_n that_o abraham_n invoke_v the_o word_n and_o call_v he_o lord_n in_o his_o prayer_n gen._n xxii_o 14._o jonathan_n targum_fw-la bring_v in_o abraham_n swear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n gen._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o god_n promise_v his_o word_n shall_v succour_v isaac_n gen._n xxiii_o 24_o 28._o repeat_v gen._n xxxi_o 3_o 5_o 42._o xxxii_o 9_o the_o same_o targum_fw-la say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o 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of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n he_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o heavenly_a person_n that_o come_v to_o he_o with_o a_o message_n from_o god_n and_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v not_o create_v angel_n it_o seem_v by_o his_o being_n often_o call_v the_o lord_n v._o 14_o 16_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 27._o and_o gideon_n in_o that_o whole_a history_n never_o address_v himself_o to_o any_o other_o but_o god_n the_o message_n deliver_v from_o god_n by_o this_o angel_n to_o gideon_n ver_fw-la 16._o be_v thus_o render_v in_o the_o targum_fw-la sure_o my_o word_n shall_v be_v thy_o help_n and_o thou_o shall_v smite_v the_o midianite_n as_o one_o man_n the_o word_n that_o help_v gideon_n against_o the_o midianite_n be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o that_o appear_v to_o joshua_n with_o a_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n josh_n v._o 13._o that_o be_v now_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o gideon_n judg._n seven_o 18_o 20._o and_o what_o the_o ancient_a jewish_a church_n mean_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 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have_v commune_v with_o man_n ever_o since_o his_o fall_n into_o sin_n upon_o this_o ground_n malachi_n ch_n three_o v._n 1._o name_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n or_o messenger_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o prophecy_n be_v own_v to_o this_o day_n by_o the_o jew_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o messiah_n isaiah_n ch_n lxiii_o v._o 9_o name_n he_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o save_v and_o redeem_v the_o israelite_n according_a to_o what_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n exod._n xxiii_o 23._o my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o exod._n xxxiii_o 14._o my_o presence_n shall_v go_v with_o thou_o the_o primitive_a christian_n never_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o angel_n which_o appear_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o desert_n and_o guide_v the_o israelite_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n st._n paul_n say_v express_o thus_o much_o 1_o cor._n x._o 9_o when_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o israelite_n tempt_v christ_n in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o their_o 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and_o de_fw-fr decal_n p._n 576._o d._n c._n and_o p._n 593._o f._n he_o speak_v by_o a_o voice_n which_o he_o create_v and_o lib._n de_fw-fr praem_n p._n 705._o the_o targum_fw-la affirm_v the_o same_o that_o jehovah_n reveal_v himself_o with_o multitude_n of_o angel_n when_o he_o give_v his_o law_n 1_o chron._n xxix_o 11._o the_o second_o be_v clear_a by_o hag._n two_o 6._o where_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o the_o time_n when_o he_o bring_v his_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n say_v that_o he_o have_v shake_v the_o earth_n which_o relate_v to_o his_o give_v the_o law_n as_o appear_v from_o psal_n lxviii_o 8._o and_o heb._n twelve_o 25_o 26._o where_o st._n paul_n apply_v that_o place_n to_o our_o saviour_n and_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v also_o by_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o author_n of_o rabboth_n fol._n 135._o col_fw-fr 3._o onkelos_n deut._n four_o 33_o 36._o the_o people_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o also_o deut._n v._n 24._o and_o likewise_o exod._n xx_o 7._o deut._n v._n 11._o and_o vi_o 13._o where_o the_o three_o commandment_n be_v mention_v in_o these_o word_n none_o shall_v swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o three_o point_n be_v evident_a according_a to_o the_o constant_a maxim_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o shekinah_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v always_o accompany_v with_o several_a camp_n of_o angel_n who_o attend_v he_o and_o execute_v his_o judgement_n those_o thing_n be_v note_v i_o maintain_v that_o when_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o the_o law_n have_v be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n iii._o 19_o the_o text_n must_v be_v render_v between_o angel_n as_o st._n paul_n have_v use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n two_o 2._o not_o to_o say_v by_o many_o witness_n but_o among_o or_o before_o many_o witness_n 2_o that_o when_o st._n paul_n speak_v heb._n two_o of_o the_o word_n that_o have_v be_v speak_v 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