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shall_v be_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o wonderful_a counsellor_n the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n who_o can_v interpret_v these_o speech_n and_o aâ—â—ributes_n but_o of_o one_o who_o be_v god-man_n how_o can_v he_o else_o be_v a_o child_n and_o yet_o the_o everlasting_a father_n bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n and_o yet_o the_o mighty_a god_n so_o isa._n 11.1_o with_o the_o four_o verse_n a_o rod_n out_o of_o the_o sâ—em_n of_o jesse_n and_o a_o branch_n out_o of_o his_o root_n therefore_o man._n and_o verse_n 4._o he_o shall_v smiâ—e_v the_o earth_n with_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o mouth_n and_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o lip_n shall_v be_v slay_v the_o wicked_a therefore_o god_n so_o isa._n 53.8_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o prison_n and_o judgement_n therefore_o man_n yet_o who_o shall_v declare_v his_o generation_n therefore_o god_n so_o jer._n 23.5_o 6._o a_o branch_n raise_v unto_o david_n 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the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v who_o be_v over_o all_o god_n bless_v for_o ever_o than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v say_v more_o express_a as_o to_o that_o nature_n which_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o be_v question_v for_o sure_o he_o that_o be_v god_n over_o all_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a creature_n the_o jew_n confess_v he_o to_o be_v man_n and_o one_o of_o their_o blood_n and_o paul_n assert_v he_o to_o be_v god_n over_o all_o they_o account_v he_o to_o be_v accurse_v and_o paul_n assert_v he_o to_o be_v bless_v for_o ever_o they_o think_v he_o inferior_a to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o who_o he_o descend_v and_o paul_n over_o all_o so_o that_o no_o word_n be_v use_v in_o vain_a and_o when_o he_o say_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o insinuate_v another_o nature_n in_o he_o to_o be_v consider_v by_o we_o the_o next_o place_n be_v 1_o cor._n 2.8_o they_o crucify_a the_o lord_n of_o glory_n he_o be_v crucify_a there_o his_o 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king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o after_o that_o also_o king_n of_o peace_n without_o father_n and_o without_o mother_n have_v neither_o begin_n of_o day_n nor_o end_n of_o life_n but_o make_v like_a unto_o the_o son_n of_o god_n abide_v a_o priest_n continual_o what_o melchisedec_n be_v be_v needless_a to_o dispute_v the_o apostle_n consider_v he_o only_o as_o he_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o story_n of_o moses_n who_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n birth_n or_o death_n certain_o he_o be_v a_o very_a man_n but_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o scripture_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o father_n or_o mother_n beginning_n or_o end_n what_o he_o be_v or_o of_o who_o
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