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together_o for_o as_o it_o be_v our_o frequent_a practice_n to_o read_v the_o epistle_n of_o g._n fox_n steph._n crisp_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o with_o great_a devotion_n and_o attention_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n do_v i_o never_o know_v a_o chapter_n in_o either_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n read_v among_o we_o at_o any_o of_o our_o meeting_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n with_o what_o face_n then_o can_v g._n w._n thus_o appear_v and_o not_o blush_v and_o that_o it_o may_v further_o appear_v that_o g._n w._n be_v fallacious_a herein_o i_o shall_v recite_v part_n of_o one_o of_o their_o epistle_n so_o send_v and_o read_v in_o which_o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n about_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n death_n suffering_n resurrection_n or_o ascension_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o tendency_n though_o it_o be_v large_a viz._n 23_o page_n in_o quarto_n two_o or_o three_o passage_n thereof_o i_o shall_v recite_v that_o so_o the_o reader_n may_v perceive_v that_o they_o err_v in_o the_o object_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o 2_o how_o they_o applaud_v their_o hearer_n and_o 3_o what_o large_a commission_n they_o give_v to_o kill_v cut_v destroy_v lay_v waste_v all_o the_o heathen_a philistine_n the_o amalakite_n etc._n etc._n affirm_v that_o none_o know_v god_n but_o themselves_o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n they_o give_v it_o such_o a_o obscure_a darklanthorn_n title_n as_o this_o be_v only_o to_o go_v among_o friend_n etc._n etc._n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o abide_v the_o light_n no_o more_o than_o many_o other_o of_o their_o epistle_n and_o pamphlet_n be_v well_o to_o the_o matter_n this_o be_v only_a to_o go_v among_o friend_n p._n 19_o and_o thou_o oh_o north_n of_o england_n who_o be_v count_v as_o desolate_a and_o barren_a and_o reckon_v the_o least_o of_o the_o nation_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o do_v the_o branch_n spring_n and_o star_n arise_v which_o give_v light_n to_o all_o the_o region_n round_o about_o in_o thou_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n appear_v with_o wound_v and_o with_o heal_v and_o out_o of_o thou_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n proceed_v which_o make_v the_o earth_n to_o tremble_v and_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o thou_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n do_v come_v forth_o etc._n etc._n animadversion_n hereupon_o reader_n observe_v that_o though_o what_o be_v here_o speak_v if_o well_o mean_v and_o right_o apply_v respect_v christ_n as_o prophesy_v of_o by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n for_o say_v luke_n act_v 10.43_o to_o he_o give_v all_o the_o prophet_n witness_n that_o through_o his_o name_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n for_o read_v numb_a 24.17_o and_o there_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o star_n of_o jacob_n viz._n i_o shall_v see_v he_o but_o not_o now_o i_o shall_v behold_v he_o but_o not_o nigh_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o jacob_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o israel_n and_o shall_v smite_v the_o corner_n of_o moab_n etc._n etc._n and_o ver_fw-la 19_o out_o of_o jacob_n shall_v come_v he_o that_o shall_v have_v dominion_n etc._n etc._n and_o zech_n 3.8_o for_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v forth_o my_o servant_n the_o branch_n and_o cap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 12._o behold_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o branch_n and_o he_o shall_v grow_v up_o out_o of_o his_o place_n and_o he_o shall_v build_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n even_o he_o shall_v build_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v bear_v the_o glory_n and_o shall_v sit_v and_o rule_v upon_o his_o throne_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o priest_n upon_o his_o throne_n etc._n etc._n again_o read_v malachi_n 4.2_o but_o unto_o you_o that_o fear_v my_o name_n shall_v the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v under_o his_o wing_n etc._n etc._n thus_o i_o say_v if_o right_o apply_v and_o well_o mean_v these_o say_n of_o they_o relate_v to_o the_o star_n the_o branch_n the_o 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