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who_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n isai._n 9_o 6._o and_o our_o peace_n ephes._n 2._o 14._o in_o he_o be_v the_o salvation_n of_o a_o people_n bind_v up_o this_o it_o be_v which_o make_v a_o people_n true_o happy_a the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ._n and_o this_o knowledge_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v destitute_a of_o they_o neither_o do_v nor_o will_v know_v this_o their_o peacemaker_n moses_n they_o know_v he_o be_v read_v in_o their_o synagogue_n every_o sabbath_n day_n act._n 15._o 21._o but_o christ_n they_o know_v not_o q._n 3._o but_o what_o do_v not_o they_o know_v he_o have_v they_o not_o hear_v of_o he_o christ._n nay_o have_v they_o not_o both_o hear_v and_o see_v he_o hear_v his_o doctrine_n see_v his_o miracle_n a._n true_a but_o they_o do_v not_o receive_v he_o he_o come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o joh._n 1._o 11._o he_o come_v unto_o his_o own_o to_o israel_n his_o own_o peculiar_a people_n to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n his_o own_o country_n he_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o jerusalem_n his_o own_o city_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n but_o they_o receive_v he_o not_o they_o will_v not_o own_v he_o they_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v their_o messiah_n they_o will_v neither_o believe_v on_o he_o nor_o submit_v unto_o he_o this_o it_o be_v true_o to_o know_v god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n what_o to_o know_v they_o in_o a_o affectionate_a way_n not_o bare_o to_o know_v and_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o a_o christ_n no_o nor_o yet_o to_o know_v that_o jesus_n be_v that_o christ._n this_o knowledge_n the_o devil_n have_v and_o have_v i_o know_v thou_o who_o thou_o be_v even_o that_o holy_a one_o of_o god_n say_v