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he_o live_v he_o rule_v over_o one_o single_a nation_n of_o small_a extent_n and_o he_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v be_v thrust_v from_o that_o by_o his_o son_n absolom_n but_o the_o lord_n sustain_v he_o he_o have_v no_o foreign_a and_o new_a conquest_n nor_o do_v he_o enlarge_v territory_n himself_o be_v not_o make_v the_o head_n of_o the_o heathen_a nor_o do_v people_n who_o he_o know_v not_o serve_v he_o therefore_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o know_v that_o god_n have_v swear_v with_o a_o oath_n to_o he_o that_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o loin_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n god_n will_v raise_v up_o christ_n to_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n he_o see_v this_o before_o speak_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o shall_v extend_v over_o all_o he_o shall_v have_v dominion_n also_o from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o river_n unto_o the_o end_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o as_o be_v further_a say_v in_o the_o seventy_o second_o and_o eightieth_n psalm_n thou_o have_v 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heathen_a for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n psal_n 2._o 6_o 8._o god_n have_v establish_v his_o worship_n and_o kingdom_n by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o ordain_v that_o those_o who_o submit_v unto_o it_o shall_v do_v it_o free_o it_o be_v a_o considerable_a time_n before_o he_o bring_v his_o first_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n and_o then_o he_o endue_v he_o with_o such_o power_n and_o excellency_n that_o other_o may_v believe_v on_o he_o as_o send_v from_o god_n and_o come_v to_o serve_v and_o honour_v he_o for_o whoso_o do_v honour_v the_o son_n he_o do_v honour_v the_o father_n also_o all_o people_n have_v sufficient_a reason_n and_o invitation_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o yet_o none_o be_v force_v his_o throne_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o appoint_a place_n for_o the_o law_n shall_v go_v forth_o of_o zion_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o jerusalem_n micah_n 4._o 2._o every_o man_n or_o woman_n 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he_o may_v cut_v off_o all_o occasion_n of_o boast_v there_o be_v no_o oblige_v of_o god_n with_o any_o thing_n exabundant_a or_o with_o do_v more_o than_o be_v command_v for_o we_o have_v all_o sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o that_o nor_o yet_o shall_v we_o presume_v to_o do_v beside_o what_o be_v require_v for_o he_o do_v disow_v and_o be_v displease_v with_o all_o that_o any_o thing_n that_o savour_v the_o least_o of_o pride_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o god_n and_o so_o what_o will_v make_v any_o pretence_n to_o merit_n or_o deserve_v all_o this_o be_v reject_v by_o he_o man_n be_v at_o first_o the_o work_n of_o god_n own_o hand_n yet_o i_o have_v plant_v thou_o a_o noble_a vine_n whole_o a_o right_a seed_n how_o then_o be_v thou_o turn_v into_o the_o degenerate_a plant_n of_o a_o strange_a vine_n unto_o i_o jer._n 2._o 21._o for_o since_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o gen._n 6._o 5._o man_n have_v be_v so_o 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the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o repent_v himself_o for_o his_o servant_n when_o he_o see_v that_o their_o power_n be_v go_v and_o there_o be_v none_o shut_v up_o or_o leave_v deut._n 32._o 36._o like_a sheep_n they_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_a death_n shall_v feed_v on_o they_o and_o the_o upright_o shall_v have_v dominion_n over_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n psal_n 49._o 14._o now_o to_o make_v the_o like_a application_n of_o all_o these_o scripture_n here_o lay_v together_o as_o peter_n do_v in_o act_n 1._o 16._o man_n and_o brethren_n who_o shall_v read_v or_o hear_v this_o these_o scripture_n must_v needs_o be_v fulfil_v which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n david_n isaiah_n and_o jesus_n christ_n have_v speak_v before_o concern_v that_o poor_a afflict_a and_o persecute_a condition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n how_o they_o shall_v take_v they_o captive_n who_o captive_n they_o be_v and_o they_o shall_v rule_v over_o their_o 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