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be_v as_o much_o as_o jehovah_n zabaoth_v which_o both_o 5._o isaiah_n and_o 34._o jeremiah_n frequent_o repeat_v as_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n jehovah_n zabaoth_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v his_o name_n some_o have_v think_v the_o word_n tzebaoth_o be_v place_v here_o by_o way_n of_o apposition_n as_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v render_v dominus_fw-la sabaoth_n and_o thence_o marcellam_fw-la jerom_o reckon_v sabaoth_o among_o the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o questionless_a this_o word_n be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n &_o in_o regimine_fw-la and_o so_o the_o true_a render_n be_v lord_n of_o sabaoth_o i._n e._n of_o host_n yea_o you_o will_v find_v the_o hebrew_n word_n retain_v even_o 4._o in_o the_o greek_a as_o if_o there_o be_v something_o more_o than_o ordinary_o remarkable_a in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o pagan_n who_o get_v the_o sound_n of_o this_o word_n as_o very_o famous_a among_o the_o hebrew_n take_v it_o by_o itself_o for_o god_n name_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v likely_a 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41._o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n john_n 3._o 6._o the_o flesh_n lust_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5._o 7._o this_o be_v the_o frequent_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n yea_o 9_o not_o only_o the_o holy_a and_o godly_a nature_n the_o renew_a disposition_n and_o temper_n but_o even_o that_o which_o be_v unholy_a and_o ungodly_a the_o old_a and_o unregenerate_a principle_n of_o man_n be_v also_o know_v by_o this_o name_n the_o spirit_n say_v st._n james_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o lust_v to_o envy_n ch_n 4._o 5._o where_o by_o spirit_n be_v mean_v the_o sensual_a and_o carnal_a part_n of_o man._n and_o so_o before_o we_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n of_o whoredom_n and_o the_o like_a thus_o much_o of_o the_o word_n spirit_n as_o it_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o its_o faculty_n only_o i_o will_v add_v this_o that_o this_o word_n 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4._o be_v they_o not_o all_o minister_a spirit_n heb._n 1._o 14._o second_o the_o evil_a one_o who_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v call_v evil_a spirit_n and_o lie_v spirit_n and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n unclean_a foul_a familiar_a spirit_n spirit_n of_o divination_n rejoice_v not_o say_v our_o saviour_n that_o the_o spirit_n i._n e._n the_o devil_n as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 17._o be_v subject_a unto_o you_o luke_n 10._o 20._o the_o spirit_n that_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n eph._n 2._o 2._o be_v no_o other_o than_o satan_n i_o question_v not_o but_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o eph._n 6._o 12._o be_v no_o other_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n of_o wickedness_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o high_a or_o heavenly_a place_n because_o these_o wicked_a spirit_n be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o encounter_v often_o with_o the_o good_a angel_n they_o labour_v to_o wrest_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a out_o of_o their_o 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