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or_o wine_n into_o my_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v he_o understand_v of_o the_o opposition_n which_o be_v make_v by_o cambyses_n and_o his_o emissary_n against_o the_o work_n of_o god_n at_o jerusalem_n even_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n who_o give_v the_o jew_n their_o liberty_n in_o his_o first_o year_n 4._o ezr._n 4._o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n daniel_n humble_v himself_o great_o and_o wait_v to_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o what_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v with_o his_o people_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o show_v he_o a_o great_a vision_n which_o astonish_v he_o very_o much_o and_o make_v he_o to_o fall_v down_o upon_o his_o face_n and_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n his_o face_n be_v towards_o the_o ground_n and_o now_o behold_v a_o hand_n touch_v he_o which_o set_v he_o upon_o his_o knee_n and_o upon_o the_o palm_n of_o his_o hand_n afterward_o christ_n say_v unto_o he_o stand_v upright_o for_o 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enemy_n for_o their_o enemy_n behold_v they_o they_o behold_v they_o both_o rise_n and_o ascend_v they_o have_v still_o a_o eye_n upon_o they_o the_o enmity_n therefore_o do_v not_o cease_v at_o the_o resurrection_n or_o ascension_n but_o rather_o increase_v upon_o that_o very_a account_n for_o the_o witness_n rise_v and_o at_o last_o ascend_v and_o their_o enemy_n can_v help_v it_o they_o can_v behold_v they_o as_o the_o text_n she_o w_v we_o and_o that_o be_v all_o that_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o they_o the_o witness_n shall_v meet_v with_o enmity_n enough_o but_o with_o no_o more_o slaughter_n attempt_n perhaps_o that_o way_n 〈◊〉_d still_o fâ—ustraveous_a we_o must_v not_o therefore_o judge_v of_o the_o resurrection_n 〈◊〉_d ascension_n of_o the_o witness_n by_o the_o enmity_n and_o affront_n which_o they_o â—ay_v meet_v with_o for_o what_o 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v expect_v from_o enemy_n the_o privilege_n of_o the_o riâ—en_a witness_n be_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v no_o more_o 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