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over_o jerusalem_n the_o second_o he_o denounce_v as_o a_o angry_a judge_n provoke_v at_o length_n to_o execute_v his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o they_o without_o any_o compassion_n at_o all_o his_o word_n be_v these_o 19.27_o moreover_o those_o my_o enemy_n which_o will_v not_o that_o i_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o bring_v they_o hither_o and_o slay_v they_o before_o i_o which_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n although_o they_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a believe_v no_o more_o than_o they_o do_v the_o former_a yet_o shall_v they_o find_v his_o word_n one_o day_n as_o true_o fulfil_v to_o they_o in_o the_o one_o as_o they_o have_v do_v already_o in_o the_o other_o and_o howsoever_o hitherto_o they_o have_v esteem_v of_o he_o as_o a_o false_a prophet_n a_o deceiver_n yet_o have_v he_o be_v to_o they_o but_o too_o true_a a_o prophet_n in_o all_o their_o calamity_n both_o first_o and_o last_o and_o so_o after_o this_o long_a digression_n i_o come_v to_o the_o next_o the_o prophecy_n of_o 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the_o messiah_n they_o can_v have_v no_o other_o meaning_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o 4.2_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v the_o bud_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v beautiful_a and_o glorious_a and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v excellent_a 9.6_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o unto_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v and_o the_o government_n be_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n he_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n wonderful_a counsellor_n the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n the_o increase_n of_o his_o government_n shall_v have_v none_o end_n and_o in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n there_o shall_v come_v a_o rod_n forth_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o ishai_n and_o a_o graft_n shall_v grow_v out_o of_o his_o root_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o behold_v your_o god_n come_v etc._n etc._n then_o shall_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a be_v lighten_v and_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o deaf_a shall_v be_v open_v then_o shall_v the_o same_o man_n leap_v like_o a_o hart_n and_o the_o dumb_a man_n tongue_n shall_v sing_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 35.4_o 35.4_o and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o small_a thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o servant_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o jacob_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o desolation_n of_o israel_n i_o will_v also_o give_v thou_o for_o a_o light_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v my_o salvation_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n 49.6_o out_o of_o all_o which_o place_n before_o allege_v i_o conclude_v first_o the_o come_n of_o a_o messiah_n which_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o deny_v second_o that_o he_o must_v be_v king_n as_o well_o of_o the_o gentile_n as_o of_o the_o jew_n which_o they_o can_v deny_v three_o that_o he_o must_v be_v a_o spiritual_a and_o a_o temporal_a king_n as_o they_o imagine_v it_o follow_v next_o to_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o must_v be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n even_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o 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