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the_o same_o difficulty_n be_v also_o in_o the_o place_n of_o st._n mark_v and_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o conjecture_v at_o their_o meaning_n by_o that_o which_o immediate_o follow_v both_o here_o and_o in_o st._n luke_n where_o the_o same_o be_v again_o repeat_v it_o be_v not_o unprobable_a to_o say_v they_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o transfiguration_n which_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o verse_n immediate_o follow_v where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o after_o six_o day_n jesus_n take_v with_o he_o peter_n and_o james_n and_o john_n not_o all_o but_o some_o of_o his_o disciple_n and_o lead_v they_o up_o into_o a_o high_a mountain_n apart_o by_o themselves_o and_o be_v transfigure_v before_o they_o and_o his_o raiment_n become_v shine_v exceed_v white_a as_o snow_n so_o as_o no_o full_a on_o earth_n can_v white_a they_o and_o there_o appear_v unto_o they_o elias_n with_o moses_n and_o they_o be_v talk_v with_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o they_o see_v christ_n in_o glory_n and_o 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subject_a to_o a_o divers_a interpretation_n than_o the_o word_n of_o job._n and_o first_o there_o be_v the_o word_n of_o solomon_n ecclesiaste_v 12._o 7._o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_v to_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o which_o may_v bear_v well_o enough_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o text_n direct_o against_o it_o this_o interpretation_n that_o god_n only_o know_v but_o man_n not_o what_o become_v of_o a_o man_n spirit_n when_o he_o expire_v and_o the_o same_o solomon_n in_o the_o same_o book_n chap._n 3._o ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o deliver_v the_o same_o sentence_n in_o the_o sense_n i_o have_v give_v it_o his_o word_n be_v all_z go_v man_n and_o beast_n to_o the_o same_o place_n all_o be_v of_o the_o dust_n and_o all_o turn_n to_o dust_n again_o who_o know_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n go_v upward_o and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n go_v downward_o to_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v none_o know_v but_o 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