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that_o fear_v my_o name_n shall_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o righteous_a branch_n be_v the_o same_o and_o i_o observe_v that_o these_o two_o be_v join_v together_o in_o one_o place_n rev._n 22._o 16._o i_o be_o the_o root_n and_o the_o offspring_n or_o branch_n of_o david_n the_o bright_a and_o the_o morning_n star_n which_o make_v way_n for_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o st._n peter_n style_v he_o the_o daystar_n which_o arise_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o all_o these_o place_n be_v parallel_v with_o those_o text_n of_o the_o branch_n which_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n signify_v the_o spread_a forth_o and_o branch_a out_o of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o rise_a sun_n or_o star_n and_o be_v render_v according_a to_o that_o acceptation_n by_o the_o lxx_o and_o therefore_o be_v proper_o attribute_v to_o christ_n who_o be_v god_n of_o god_n light_a of_o light_n there_o be_v another_o prophecy_n which_o may_v be_v insist_v upon_o viz._n hos._n 3._o 4._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v abide_v many_o day_n without_o a_o king_n and_o without_o a_o prince_n and_o without_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o without_o a_o image_n and_o without_o a_o ephod_n and_o without_o a_o teraphim_n the_o jew_n shall_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o nation_n and_o body_n politic_a they_o shall_v be_v without_o head_n and_o ruler_n both_o church_n and_o state_n shall_v be_v destroy_v ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a government_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v yea_o not_o only_o the_o mosaic_a but_o all_o idolatrous_a worship_n which_o they_o be_v before_o addict_v to_o shall_v cease_v among_o they_o this_o be_v now_o fulfil_v and_o have_v be_v several_a hundred_o year_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o confession_n of_o loc_n one_o of_o their_o most_o celebrate_a doctor_n who_o have_v these_o remarkable_a word_n on_o this_o prophecy_n these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o exile_n in_o which_o we_o live_v at_o this_o day_n we_o 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you_o with_o a_o scheme_n of_o the_o whole_a progress_n of_o religion_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o i_o have_v make_v bold_a to_o inquire_v into_o the_o future_a state_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o and_o in_o all_o that_o go_v before_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o unfold_v and_o discover_v tremell_n the_o manifold_a wisdom_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n right_o style_v it_o the_o curious_a and_o admirable_a variety_n which_o be_v to_o be_v discern_v in_o the_o divine_a providence_n the_o consideration_n of_o which_o induce_v i_o to_o prefix_v that_o title_n to_o this_o treatise_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z mr._n blunt_n oracle_n of_o reason_n p._n 218._o 218._o is._n voss._n de_fw-fr aetat_fw-la mund_o cap._n 12._o 12._o whiston_n be_v new_a theory_n p._n 20_o 21_o 24._o 24._o de_fw-fr opiâ—icio_fw-la mundi_fw-la mundi_fw-la plato_n in_o timaeo_n timaeo_n scias_n non_fw-la esse_fw-la hominem_fw-la tumultuarium_fw-la &_o incogitatum_fw-la opus_fw-la â—e_v benefic_n l._n 6._o 6._o inter_fw-la maxima_fw-la rerum_fw-la suarum_fw-la natura_fw-la nihil_fw-la habet_fw-la quâ—_n magis_fw-la glorietur_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr benef._n benef._n magnum_fw-la miraculum_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la animal_n adorandum_fw-la atque_fw-la honorandum_fw-la apuleius_n apuleius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n chrysost._n hom._n 2._o tom._n 5._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr mundi_fw-la opificio_fw-la &_o the_o vitâ—_n mosis_fw-la mosis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr special_a leg_n leg_n contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la l._n 1._o 1._o strom._n l._n 6._o 6._o maledictus_fw-la qui_fw-la deitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la hominis_fw-la lineamenta_fw-la refert_fw-la augustin_n in_o genes_n genes_n tertul._n the_o resurrect_a carnis_fw-la c._n 6._o 6._o lib._n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la hominis_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la deit_n fill_v c._n 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