of_o scripture_n ego_fw-la scripture_n be_v non_fw-la crederem_fw-la nisi_fw-la i_o ecclesiae_fw-la commoâ—eret_fw-la authoritas_fw-la yet_o in_o this_o degree_n albeit_o 5._o of_o great_a moment_n the_o soul_n rest_v not_o but_o have_v next_o to_o advert_v not_o only_o what_o but_o also_o whence_o the_o church_n speak_v neither_o in_o this_o yet_o can_v thou_o acquiesce_v till_o beside_o both_o these_o degree_n god_n by_o his_o spirit_n open_v thy_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o behold_v so_o as_o now_o thou_o believe_v not_o only_o for_o that_o the_o church_n so_o say_v but_o because_o by_o her_o testimony_n out_o of_o the_o word_n god_n have_v lighten_v thy_o mind_n to_o see_v and_o know_v non_fw-la iam_fw-la hominibus_fw-la sed_fw-la ipso_fw-la deo_fw-la iâ—trinsecus_fw-la mentem_fw-la nostram_fw-la firmante_fw-la atque_fw-la illuminante_fw-la 14._o as_o say_v the_o same_o augustine_n in_o the_o sight_n then_o of_o this_o person_n privilege_v above_o all_o creature_n as_o john_n see_v he_o be_v first_o his_o place_n and_o gesture_n in_o it_o and_o next_o his_o description_n the_o place_n be_v betwixt_o the_o throne_n and_o the_o four_o beast_n and_o twenty_o four_o elder_n his_o gesture_n be_v that_o he_o stand_v in_o both_o which_o be_v express_v his_o administration_n betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o church_n towards_o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o description_n be_v that_o he_o be_v a_o lamb_n but_o of_o strange_a note_n he_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n which_o take_v away_o 7._o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o our_o true_a passover_o his_o note_n be_v first_o that_o he_o stand_v as_o though_o he_o be_v kill_v not_o that_o so_o it_o be_v in_o appearance_n and_o not_o in_o truth_n but_o this_o form_n 14._o of_o speech_n be_v put_v to_o show_v the_o continual_a recent_a virtue_n of_o his_o death_n eternal_o effectual_a before_o god_n as_o whereby_o 12._o once_o for_o all_o he_o have_v purchase_v eternal_a redemption_n his_o 9_o second_o note_n be_v his_o seven_o eye_n and_o seven_o horn_n the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o jehovah_n even_o that_o full_a perfection_n of_o 7._o wisdom_n and_o power_n wherewith_o he_o be_v anoint_v above_o 34._o his_o fellow_n have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n without_o measure_n to_o rule_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o high_a authority_n give_v he_o of_o the_o father_n of_o who_o he_o have_v receive_v all_o power_n 18._o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n abundant_o so_o instruct_v with_o all_o that_o serve_v for_o perfect_a execution_n of_o his_o royal_a priestly_a and_o prophetical_a office_n thus_o be_v the_o knowledge_n which_o john_n have_v of_o this_o personage_n follow_v his_o fact_n which_o be_v that_o he_o go_v and_o take_v the_o book_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n etc._n etc._n for_o as_o by_o he_o only_o we_o have_v all_o blessing_n from_o the_o father_n who_o none_o know_v but_o the_o son_n so_o particular_o this_o divine_a revelation_n 27._o 5_o thus_o 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