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v._n 2._o be_v sufficient_a the_o next_o day_n god_n by_o his_o own_o example_n ordain_v as_o a_o day_n of_o rest_n for_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o meditate_v upon_o these_o thing_n evil_a concupiscence_n generate_v in_o adam_n by_o his_o fall_n do_v ready_o forward_a adam_n upon_o the_o present_a necessity_n of_o generation_n of_o child_n iu._n gen._n iu._n he_o have_v two_o bear_v at_o a_o birth_n first_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o after_o he_o that_o which_o be_v spiritual_a their_o mother_n upon_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o first_o of_o they_o show_v her_o apprehension_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o call_v his_o name_n cain_n a_o possession_n or_o purchase_n sense_n purchase_n the_o original_a word_n may_v well_o if_o not_o best_o bear_v this_o sense_n for_o say_v â—he_n i_o have_v obtain_v the_o lord_n to_o become_v man._n but_o the_o purchase_n or_o possession_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n do_v most_o show_v itself_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o cain_n because_o his_o brother_n bloody_a sacrifice_n which_o proper_o signify_v that_o of_o chrisâ—_n be_v visible_o fire_v from_o heaven_n and_o his_o dry_a sheaf_n of_o corn_n the_o likely_a material_n to_o burn_v be_v not_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o desperate_a discontent_n which_o though_o god_n himself_o from_o heaven_n will_v remove_v with_o door_n with_o the_o common_a gloss_n upon_o ver_fw-la 7._o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n that_o be_v the_o punishment_n for_o sin_n be_v ready_a to_o seize_v on_o thou_o be_v that_o contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o verse_n go_v before_o and_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o that_o verse_n god_n come_v not_o there_o to_o deject_v but_o comfort_v he_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_a sin_n signify_v the_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n all_o along_o leviticus_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n door_n comfortable_a word_n yet_o stick_v it_o fast_o even_o to_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n for_o which_o he_o be_v 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ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o end_n and_o with_o it_o read_v 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 2_o sam_n vi_fw-la 1_o chron._n xiii_o xv_o xuj_o 2_o sam_n seven_o 1_o chron._n xvii_o 2_o sam_n viij_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o and_o at_o ver_fw-la 12._o take_v in_o psalm_n lx_o 2_o sam_n ix_o x._o 1_o chron._n nineteeen_o 2_o sam_n xi_o twelve_o and_o 1_o chron._n xx_o 1_o 2_o 3._o 2_o sam_n xiii_o fourteen_o xv_o xuj_o xvii_o xviii_o nineteeen_o xx_o xxi_o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o 2_o sam_n xxi_o at_o ver_fw-la 18._o and_o forward_o take_v in_o 1_o chron._n xx_o from_o ver_fw-la 4._o to_o the_o end_n 2_o sam_n xxii_o psalm_n xviii_o 2_o sam_n xxiv_o 1_o chron._n xxi_o 1_o chron._n xxii_o to_o the_o end_n of_o chap._n xxvii_o 2_o sam_n xxiii_o 1_o chron._n xi_o from_o ver_fw-la 10_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n i._o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o xxix_o to_o ver_fw-la 26._o 1_o king_n two_o to_o ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o read_v 1_o chron._n xxix_o ver_fw-la 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o 1_o king_n iii._o 2_o chron._n i._n 1_o 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chron._n x_o xi_o to_o v._o 5._o 1_o king_n xiii_o fourteen_o to_o ver_fw-la 21._o 2_o chron._n xi_o from_o ver_fw-la 5._o to_o the_o end_n of_o chap._n twelve_o and_o with_o it_o read_v 1_o king_n fourteen_o from_o v._o 21._o to_o the_o end_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 1_o king_n xv_o to_o ver_fw-la 9_o 2_o chron._n fourteen_o xv_o xuj_o 1_o king_n xv_o from_o ver_fw-la 9_o to_o ver_fw-la 25._o 1_o king_n xv_o from_o ver_fw-la 25._o to_o the_o end_n 1_o chron._n chap._n xvii_o 1_o king_n xuj_o xvii_o xviii_o nineteeen_o xx_o xxi_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 2_o chron._n xviii_o 2_o chron._n nineteeen_o xx_o 2_o king_n i_o two_o iii._o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 2_o king_n four_o v_o vi_fw-mi seven_o viij_o to_o ver_fw-la 25._o 2_o king_n viij_o from_o ver_fw-la 25_o to_o the_o end_n of_o chap._n x._o and_o withal_o read_v 2_o chron._n xxii_o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o 2_o king_n xi_o 2_o chron._n xxii_o from_o ver_fw-la 10._o to_o the_o end_n of_o chap._n xxiii_o 2_o king_n twelve_o 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 2_o king_n 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be_v bless_v jacob_n to_o his_o son_n gâ—n_n xâ—â—x_fw-la 10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judâ—â—h_n 〈…〉_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n coâ—â—_n and_o unto_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v moses_n to_o israel_n deut._n xxxii_o 43_o rejoice_v o_o you_o nation_n with_o his_o people_n and_o how_o abundant_a be_v the_o prophet_n in_o this_o from_o end_n to_o end_v but_o how_o it_o be_v not_o know_v may_v be_v consider_v either_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n or_o the_o thing_n itself_o i._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n first_o it_o be_v not_o impart_v at_o all_o to_o the_o gentile_n before_o it_o be_v not_o make_v know_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o opposition_n to_o israel_n who_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n they_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o never_o hear_v of_o light_n till_o it_o come_v among_o they_o or_o very_o rare_o namely_o such_o as_o have_v the_o greek_a bibles_n and_o when_o it_o come_v 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