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it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o cherem_n you_o see_v but_o in_o the_o other_o text_n before_o mention_v hormah_n be_v no_o proper_a name_n but_o a_o appellative_a which_o be_v far_o evident_a from_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o it_o whereas_o there_o be_v no_o prefix_n to_o proper_a name_n i_o be_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o harmageddon_n rev._n 16._o 16._o a_o word_n that_o have_v much_o exercise_v the_o critical_a wit_n be_v of_o the_o same_o derivation_n charmah_n denote_v destruction_n and_o gad_n or_o geddon_n a_o army_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v the_o destruction_n and_o fatal_a overthrow_n of_o that_o army_n of_o antichrist_n which_o be_v to_o rendezvous_n in_o that_o place_n it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o event_n which_o you_o read_v in_o v._o 19_o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v preferable_a to_o the_o other_o derivation_n that_o be_v usual_o assign_v of_o the_o word_n harmageddon_n i_o will_v also_o observe_v to_o you_o that_o this_o 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zeal_n for_o the_o jew_n his_o countryman_n and_o kinsman_n profess_v he_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v for_o their_o sake_n 3._o sake_n rom._n 9_o 3._o a_o anathema_n from_o christ_n i._n e._n to_o be_v separate_v from_o christ_n church_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n he_o can_v even_o wish_v himself_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o faithful_a if_o this_o may_v any_o way_n redound_v to_o the_o good_a of_o his_o brethren_n so_o here_o the_o least_o punishment_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v on_o he_o who_o love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v that_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o church_n of_o which_o he_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o member_n as_o he_o renounce_v christ_n so_o it_o be_v but_o just_a he_o shall_v be_v cast_v off_o by_o the_o church_n and_o debar_v of_o all_o society_n with_o it_o so_o st._n chrysostom_n understand_v this_o place_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n that_o be_v say_v he_o rom_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoâ—il_n 16_o in_o epâ—st_n â—d_a rom_n let_v he_o be_v separate_v from_o all_o let_v he_o be_v estrange_v from_o all_o loc_n all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o loc_n let_v he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o common_a body_n of_o the_o church_n say_v theodoret._n 3._o theodoret._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iâ—_n rom._n 9_o 3._o anathema_n be_v separation_n or_o alienation_n say_v theophylact_v and_o indeed_o among_o christian_a and_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n it_o have_v this_o peculiar_a denotation_n and_o be_v use_v to_o signify_v excommunication_n and_o as_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o church_n so_o likewise_o from_o christ_n himself_o second_o therefore_o let_v he_o be_v anathema_n i._n e._n let_v he_o be_v separate_v from_o christ_n let_v he_o have_v no_o part_n in_o jesus_n so_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n word_n before_o mention_a mâ—y_n be_v far_o mean_v i_o can_v wish_v that_o myself_o be_v anathema_n from_o christ_n i._n e._n 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