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5.22_o the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n so_o saint_n paul_n say_v rom._n 14.10_o we_o must_v all_o of_o we_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n and_o saint_n austin_n give_v a_o reason_n of_o it_o thus_o ut_fw-la ea_fw-la natura_fw-la iudicem_fw-la agate_n quae_fw-la sub_fw-la iudice_fw-la stetit_fw-la that_o he_o may_v act_v the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o that_o nature_n in_o which_o he_o stand_v before_o a_o judge_n second_o for_o his_o assistant_n upon_o the_o bench_n they_o be_v his_o disciple_n math._n 19.28_o for_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n say_v christ_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o majesty_n you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n shall_v sit_v also_o upon_o twelve_o throne_n and_o judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o three_o for_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o prisoner_n to_o the_o bar_n you_o have_v it_o in_o the_o 5._o of_o john_n and_o 28._o 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