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ezek._n 5.14_o isa_n 6.7_o 49.2_o not_o in_o their_o understanding_n as_o by_o the_o new_a covenant_n jer._n 31.33_o heb._n 8.7_o 8_o 13._o 4._o or_o they_o be_v as_o peter_n say_v 2_o pet._n 1.21_o transport_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o some_o sudden_a rapture_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o they_o numb_a 11.26_o 1_o sam._n 10.6_o 19.20_o to_o 24._o 2_o king_n 3.15_o 1_o chron._n 12.18_o 5._o or_o receive_v their_o vision_n fall_v into_o trance_n like_o abraham_n gen._n 15.12_o balaam_n numb_a 24.4_o ezechiel_n ch_n 2.12_o 8.3_o and_o some_o other_o dan._n 10.8_o 9_o and_o they_o be_v call_v seer_n 1_o sam._n 9.9_o because_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o see_v what_o they_o be_v to_o say_v and_o to_o do_v represent_v and_o describe_v in_o their_o trance_n exod._n 25.9_o heb._n 8.5_o thus_o have_v their_o eye_n open_a to_o see_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o almighty_a whilst_o their_o body_n be_v dead_a and_o bereave_v of_o sense_n but_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n be_v 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