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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n the_o sole_a power_n to_o excommunicate_v now_o while_o jerusalem_n be_v stand_v in_o its_o glory_n no_o church_n can_v vie_v with_o that_o for_o superiority_n as_o be_v undoubted_o the_o mother_n church_n from_o whence_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v proceed_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n the_o jewish_a state_n be_v remove_v than_o the_o big_a city_n lay_v claim_v to_o be_v the_o best_a church_n and_o never_o rest_v till_o it_o have_v fix_v in_o itself_o a_o spiritual_a as_o before_o it_o have_v do_v a_o temporal_a and_o earthly_a dominion_n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n he_o which_o withhold_v or_o bind_v i.e._n keep_v antichrist_n from_o appear_v be_v common_o understand_v of_o the_o civil_a empire_n of_o rome_n 27._o apol._n c._n 32._o &_o add_v scap._n c._n 2._o pâ—aeâ—cr_n adv_o haeâ—c_fw-la 27._o so_o tertullian_n in_o his_o 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satan_n in_o all_o power_n and_o sign_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o lie_v wonder_n in_o this_o sense_n as_o if_o their_o miracle_n be_v all_o forge_a and_o false_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wonder_v do_v in_o defence_n and_o maintenance_n of_o a_o lie_n i._n e._n his_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v so_o false_a that_o it_o shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o uphold_v it_o but_o mere_o the_o reputation_n of_o miracle_n whether_o true_a or_o false_a so_o the_o apostle_n john_n say_v that_o the_o beast_n who_o have_v horn_n like_o a_o lamb_n 13.13_o rev._n 13.13_o do_v great_a miracle_n so_o that_o he_o make_v even_o fire_n to_o descend_v from_o heaven_n what_o he_o there_o call_v a_o beast_n in_o another_o place_n he_o call_v the_o false_a prophet_n who_o do_v sign_n and_o wonder_n 19.20_o
deliverance_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v a_o better_a resurrection_n beside_o these_o place_n which_o do_v imply_v this_o doctrine_n there_o be_v some_o that_o do_v express_o mention_v it_o as_o that_o of_o job_n 25._o job_n 19_o ver._n 25._o who_o word_n however_o controvert_v by_o many_o learned_a man_n yet_o out_o of_o the_o original_a be_v exact_o thus_o for_o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n i.e._n promise_v messiah_n unto_o who_o this_o term_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v most_o ordinary_o apply_v as_o isa_n 59.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n the_o redeemer_n shall_v come_v to_o zion_n and_o unto_o they_o that_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob_n which_o no_o interpreter_n but_o must_v needs_o understand_v of_o the_o promise_a saviour_n live_v and_o at_o last_o he_o shall_v arise_v or_o stand_v i.e._n as_o judge_n over_o the_o dust_n i.e._n either_o upon_o earth_n as_o our_o english_a translation_n have_v it_o or_o over_o all_o man_n 26._o ver._n 26._o though_o now_o for_o the_o present_a they_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o after_o my_o skin_n when_o they_o i.e._n the_o worm_n or_o the_o disease_n he_o be_v then_o afflict_v with_o have_v pierce_v through_o this_o i.e._n body_n of_o i_o yet_o out_o of_o my_o flesh_n shall_v i_o see_v jehovah_n who_o i_o shall_v see_v for_o myself_o and_o my_o eye_n shall_v behold_v 27._o ver._n 27._o and_o not_o a_o stranger_n which_o do_v so_o clear_o manifest_v his_o belief_n of_o the_o resurrection_n that_o as_o the_o word_n can_v possible_o be_v make_v sense_n without_o it_o so_o the_o greek_a translation_n by_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o raise_v up_o again_o to_o life_n in_o that_o sense_n i_o speak_v of_o do_v plain_o favour_v it_o this_o likewise_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o david_n where_o he_o say_v thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n 3._o psal_n 16.11_o act._n 3._o for_o though_o as_o to_o the_o rise_n on_o 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resurrection_n and_o in_o so_o express_a term_n that_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o declaration_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o allude_v to_o these_o very_a word_n of_o daniel_n and_o to_o have_v have_v they_o in_o his_o eye_n only_o what_o daniel_n call_v everlasting_a contempt_n our_o saviour_n explain_v by_o call_v it_o the_o resurrection_n of_o condemnation_n and_o those_o say_v he_o 5.29_o joh._n 5.29_o who_o do_v good_a shall_v go_v forth_o to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n but_o those_o who_o do_v evil_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o condemnation_n so_o that_o from_o hence_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o we_o christian_n in_o this_o particular_a do_v own_o no_o more_o than_o what_o other_o holy_a man_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v before_o we_o and_o our_o apostle_n do_v very_o well_o understand_v what_o he_o say_v when_o in_o the_o word_n forego_v my_o text_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v then_o judge_v for_o the_o promise_n i._n e._n of_o future_a life_n and_o happiness_n not_o 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resurrection_n which_o last_o word_n shall_v have_v be_v leave_v untranslate_v for_o they_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o paul_n speak_v so_o much_o of_o to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o some_o new_a goddess_n so_o likewise_o in_o this_o chapter_n when_o paul_n make_v a_o relation_n of_o his_o conversion_n which_o yet_o be_v very_o miraculous_a festus_n hear_v he_o patient_o but_o when_o once_o he_o begin_v to_o mention_v how_o christ_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d act._n 26.23_o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d festus_n can_v hold_v no_o long_o but_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o impatience_n paul_n thou_o be_v mad_a too_o much_o learning_n have_v quite_o unhinged_a thy_o brain_n and_o overturn_v thou_o into_o madness_n 15._o 2_o cor._n 15._o hence_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o chapter_n where_o he_o do_v most_o elegant_o dispute_v it_o bring_v in_o a_o heathen_a ask_v this_o question_n 35._o ver._n 35._o but_o some_o man_n will_v say_v how_o be_v the_o dead_a raise_v up_o which_o be_v not_o a_o how_o of_o enquiry_n into_o the_o manner_n and_o method_n of_o the_o resurrection_n in_o what_o order_n it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v but_o a_o how_o of_o doubt_v concern_v the_o whole_a thing_n 3.9_o joh._n 3.9_o like_o nicodemus_n how_n how_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o primitive_a persecution_n the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n never_o show_v more_o witty_a cruelty_n in_o any_o thing_n than_o in_o devise_v way_n how_o to_o elude_v the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o mangle_v torture_a and_o burn_v their_o body_n but_o by_o scatter_v their_o ash_n in_o the_o river_n 1._o â—nseb_fw-mi l._n 5._o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v my_o author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o conquer_v god_n and_o deprive_v the_o saint_n of_o their_o resurrection_n neither_o be_v this_o only_a the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o heathen_a world_n but_o 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but_o use_v a_o answer_n which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v altogether_o uncertain_a and_o at_o a_o loss_n about_o it_o o_o lord_n god_n say_v he_o thou_o know_v i.e._n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o resolve_v thou_o that_o dry_a bone_n shall_v live_v belong_v as_o much_o to_o a_o divine_a knowledge_n to_o comprehend_v as_o to_o a_o divine_a power_n to_o effect_v it_o thus_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o apostle_n though_o they_o know_v their_o master_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o messiah_n which_o be_v a_o great_a masterpiece_n of_o faith_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o understand_v the_o resurrection_n 9_o mar._n 9_o for_o when_o our_o saviour_n after_o his_o transfiguration_n do_v charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o tell_v any_o
it_o die_v it_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n 15.36_o 1_o cor._n 15.36_o and_o the_o apostle_n when_o that_o question_n be_v ask_v how_o be_v the_o dead_a raise_v up_o reply_v present_o thou_o fool_n that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v imply_v it_o to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o direct_a folly_n to_o question_v that_o which_o in_o a_o thing_n so_o obvious_a as_o the_o sow_v of_o corn_n may_v be_v conclude_v not_o only_o possible_a but_o necessary_a since_o man_n be_v beyond_o many_o grain_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o object_n ofgod_n care_n and_o compassion_n for_o who_o instruction_n he_o have_v scatter_v about_o the_o world_n so_o many_o preludium_n and_o rudiment_n of_o a_o better_a resurrection_n 2._o the_o resurrection_n be_v necessary_a because_o it_o demonstrate_v god_n justice_n be_v it_o not_o for_o future_a judgement_n nothing_o will_v be_v so_o full_a of_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n as_o the_o world_n this_o earth_n in_o the_o present_a polity_n and_o frame_n of_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o mere_a chaos_n where_o vice_n and_o iniquity_n thrive_v as_o in_o their_o own_o soil_n but_o virtue_n and_o piety_n do_v find_v neither_o place_n nor_o protection_n it_o must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o day_n of_o reckon_v to_o be_v reveal_v in_o fire_n which_o must_v absolve_v providence_n and_o scatter_v those_o mist_n wherewith_o the_o beauty_n of_o it_o be_v now_o obscure_v and_o stain_v it_o be_v this_o that_o must_v stop_v man_n in_o their_o carrier_n of_o sin_n and_o keep_v they_o honest_a in_o the_o dark_a for_o in_o that_o sacred_a irony_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n rejoice_v 11.9_o eccl._n 11.9_o o_o young_a man_n in_o thy_o youth_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n but_o know_v thou_o that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v go_v young_a 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