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malac._n 2.7_o therefore_o they_o that_o want_v eye_n either_o altogether_o or_o for_o the_o most_o part_n what_o fellowship_n have_v they_o with_o these_o beast_n what_o communion_n have_v the_o moule_n with_o argus_n let_v they_o therefore_o look_v to_o it_o who_o do_v set_v for_o officer_n before_o the_o christian_a people_n such_o as_o have_v but_o one_o eye_n and_o such_o as_o be_v blind_a what_o answer_v they_o can_v make_v to_o he_o who_o require_v such_o plenty_n of_o eye_n in_o pastor_n those_o that_o have_v refuse_v knowledge_n be_v they_o not_o refuse_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n to_o he_o hos_fw-la 4.6_o but_o the_o eye_n both_o before_o and_o behind_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n whereby_o they_o know_v both_o thing_n past_a and_o also_o see_v thing_n present_a and_o rest_v only_o upon_o the_o divine_a oracle_n do_v wise_o perceive_v thing_n before_o hand_n the_o minister_n be_v altogether_o like_a unto_o a_o 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all_o the_o interpreter_n do_v refferre_fw-la to_o the_o four_o evangeliste_n and_o so_o as_o according_a to_o aretas_n the_o lion_n be_v john_n the_o eagle_n mark_v according_a to_o other_o the_o eagle_n john_n mark_v the_o leon._n augustine_n will_v have_v the_o lion_n to_o be_v mathewe_n mark_v a_o man_n so_o uncerten_a be_v they_o but_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v so_o ignorant_a a_o artificer_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v need_n of_o his_o name_n to_o be_v inscribe_v to_o who_o every_o picture_n do_v belong_v or_o that_o otherwise_o the_o lion_n the_o aygle_a and_o the_o man_n can_v not_o be_v discern_v one_o from_o another_o that_o of_o the_o first_o verse_n do_v end_v the_o controversy_n about_o this_o point_n which_o must_v say_v he_o be_v do_v hereafter_o which_o word_n do_v forbid_v to_o look_v back_o and_o to_o mind_n that_o which_o be_v past_a but_o rather_o command_v to_o expect_v some_o future_a thing_n they_o seem_v therefore_o to_o perteine_v 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other_o not_o long_o after_o of_o apprehend_v the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o compel_v they_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o jdole_n here_o many_o courageous_o persevere_v be_v not_o overcome_v with_o torment_n but_o a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o other_o be_v astonish_v a_o good_a while_n before_o through_o fear_n be_v weaken_v at_o the_o first_o assault_n euseb_n book_n 8.2_o by_o the_o which_o he_o show_v the_o sudden_a fall_n of_o many_o 14_o and_o the_o heaven_n depart_v away_o the_o heaven_n every_o where_n in_o this_o book_n signifi_v the_o universal_a pure_a church_n and_o it_o proper_o to_o be_v at_o length_n her_o dwell_a place_n &_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n in_o such_o sort_n by_o she_o represent_v that_o it_o have_v not_o any_o more_o lively_a image_n on_o earth_n these_o thing_n therefore_o prove_v that_o the_o calamity_n rest_v not_o in_o the_o governor_n alone_o but_o that_o the_o whole_a face_n of_o the_o church_n be_v cover_v with_o so_o black_a darkness_n that_o it_o 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