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judaerum_fw-la celebrabitur_fw-la amittetis_fw-la regnum_fw-la &_o sacrdotium_n &_o celebrabitur_fw-la nomen_fw-la christianorum_fw-la luther_n for_o the_o lord_n god_n will_v slay_v thou_o and_o call_v his_o servant_n by_o another_o name_n and_o then_o v._o 17._o he_o intimate_v the_o come_n in_o of_o this_o new_a name_n as_o a_o consequent_a of_o the_o new_a creation_n for_o behold_v i_o make_v new_a heaven_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o these_o new_a heaven_n must_v be_v create_v before_o the_o disciple_n be_v call_v christian_n act_n 11.26_o and_o so_o far_o accomplish_v then_o as_o to_o outshine_v the_o first_o creation_n the_o supereminency_n whereof_o be_v the_o foundation_n on_o which_o theold_v seven_o day_n stand_v i_o may_v therefore_o safe_o conclude_v the_o old_a sabbath_n can_v possible_o stand_v with_o the_o new_a creation_n unless_o some_o new_a device_n can_v be_v find_v out_o to_o make_v a_o old_a house_n stand_v without_o a_o foundation_n but_o yet_o further_o that_o 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42.10_o a_o new_a testament_n heb._n 8.13_o all_o thing_n new_a rev._n 21.5_o see_v dr._n gouge_n progress_n of_o providence_n p._n 9_o all_o thing_n in_o christ_n be_v become_v new_a a_o new_a jerusalem_n a_o new_a church_n a_o new_a covenant_n new_a ordinance_n new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n therefore_o all_o his_o follower_n must_v be_v new_a creature_n and_o this_o he_o infer_v from_o verse_n 15_o inasmuch_o as_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o and_o rise_v again_o and_o we_o may_v place_v the_o accent_n upon_o his_o rise_n again_o as_o in_o another_o case_n the_o apostle_n do_v 8.34_o do_v rom._n 8.34_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o there_o be_v a_o rather_o put_v upon_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n so_o there_o in_o point_n of_o justification_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v here_o in_o respect_n
weak_a christian_n he_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o purify_v himself_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v of_o asia_n make_v a_o loud_a out_o cry_v against_o he_o v._o 28_o saying_n man_n of_o israel_n help_n this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o teach_v all_o man_n every_o where_n against_o the_o people_n and_o the_o law_n and_o this_o place_n by_o which_o testimony_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o st._n paul_n be_v a_o rigid_a nonconformist_a and_o that_o he_o do_v mighty_o cry_v down_o the_o custom_n of_o moses_n in_o all_o christian_a church_n if_o you_o ask_v i_o what_o custom_n i_o answer_v they_o be_v not_o particular_o mention_v only_o these_o two_o epistle_n do_v witness_v that_o he_o have_v decry_v circumcision_n the_o old_a sabbath_n and_o other_o day_n and_o rite_n of_o legal_a worship_n therefore_o in_o all_o likelihood_n these_o be_v some_o of_o those_o condemn_a custom_n and_o hereupon_o it_o seem_v the_o old_a ebionite_n reject_v paul_n writing_n rate_v he_o as_o a_o 26._o a_o 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