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than_o have_v a_o peculiar_a kindness_n for_o they_o which_o be_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o their_o father_n who_o house_n antonius_n and_o gabinius_n have_v be_v at_o and_o be_v free_o receive_v there_o when_o gabinius_n be_v perfect_a of_o syria_n this_o passage_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o imply_v herod_n bear_v then_o much_o less_o that_o antonius_n have_v contract_v any_o friendship_n or_o familiarity_n with_o herod_n at_o that_o time_n whereby_o they_o will_v conclude_v he_o of_o a_o great_a age_n than_o fifteen_o when_o his_o father_n make_v he_o perfect_a of_o galilee_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o any_o acquaintance_n with_o they_o but_o his_o friendship_n and_o familiarity_n with_o antipater_n their_o father_n which_o make_v he_o the_o more_o willing_a to_o make_v they_o
of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n place_v the_o birth_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o year_n when_o the_o decree_n for_o the_o tax_n first_o go_v out_o after_o octavius_n have_v the_o name_n of_o augustus_n confer_v upon_o he_o five_o several_a epocha_n of_o augustus_n his_o reign_n any_o whereof_o direct_v in_o compute_v to_o that_o time_n of_o christ_n nativity_n that_o be_v point_v at_o by_o the_o true_a epocha_n of_o daniel_n be_v week_n be_v argumentative_a and_o confirm_v the_o same_o that_o epiphanius_n his_o twenty_o nine_o year_n from_o the_o perfect_a accord_n and_o subjection_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o roman_n reach_v into_o the_o consulate_a of_o vinicius_n and_o alfinius_n the_o great_a advantage_n the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n have_v above_o the_o seven_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n of_o this_o latter_a to_o be_v make_v from_o any_o epocha_n christ_n bear_v in_o the_o forty_o first_o year_n of_o augustus_n according_a to_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n and_o 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be_v consul_n this_o be_v punctual_o make_v out_o to_o a_o year_n by_o reason_n and_o authentic_a testimony_n though_o the_o history_n in_o s._n matthew_n tell_v we_o no_o more_o than_o that_o after_o herod_n be_v dead_a christ_n be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o angel_n tell_v mary_n matt._n 2.20_o that_o they_o be_v dead_a that_o seek_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o little_a child_n life_n from_o whence_o can_v only_o be_v gather_v that_o christ_n be_v very_o young_a when_o herod_n die_v but_o not_o exact_o how_o many_o year_n he_o be_v old_a then_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v also_o with_o that_o note_n that_o luke_n give_v of_o his_o nativity_n he_o do_v not_o express_o tell_v the_o very_a year_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v but_o he_o tell_v we_o such_o a_o circumstance_n of_o his_o birth_n that_o a_o sagacious_a historian_n may_v collect_v the_o very_a year_n as_o tho._n lydiat_a to_o his_o commendation_n have_v do_v namely_o from_o the_o tax_n under_o which_o christ_n be_v bear_v luke_n 2.2_o and_o this_o be_v the_o second_o way_n that_o t.l._n take_v to_o prove_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o consulate_a of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o method_n we_o be_v first_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v three_o more_o general_a tax_n order_v by_o augustus_n this_o suetonius_n as_o i_o have_v note_v above_o express_o tell_v we_o in_o augustus_n his_o life_n cap._n 27._o recepit_fw-la &_o morum_fw-la legumque_fw-la regimen_fw-la aequè_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la viz._n as_o perpetual_a as_o his_o tribunitian_a power_n quo_fw-la jure_fw-la quanquam_fw-la sine_fw-la censurae_fw-la honore_fw-la censum_fw-la tamen_fw-la populi_fw-la ter_z egit_fw-la primum_fw-la ac_fw-la tertium_fw-la cum_fw-la collega_n medium_n solus_fw-la but_o in_o a_o monument_n erect_v by_o he_o or_o by_o some_o body_n for_o he_o in_o ancyra_n a_o city_n of_o either_o phrygia_n or_o galatia_n in_o asia_n minor_fw-la some_o forty_o two_o year_n after_o his_o first_o tax_n not_o only_o the_o three_o tax_n but_o the_o collegae_fw-la in_o his_o first_o and_o last_o tax_n be_v mention_v as_o also_o that_o he_o order_v the_o middle_a tax_n himself_o alone_o the_o collega_n in_o his_o first_o tax_n according_a to_o that_o monument_n in_o ancyra_n be_v m._n agrippa_n and_o the_o tax_n finish_v himself_o be_v the_o six_o time_n consul_n and_o agrippa_n the_o second_o his_o collega_n in_o the_o last_o tax_n be_v tiberius_n and_o the_o tax_n finish_v lustro_fw-la condito_fw-la sext._n pompeius_n and_o sext._n apuleius_n be_v consul_n in_o the_o very_a year_n when_o augustus_n die_v see_v suetonius_n in_o vita_fw-la augusti_fw-la cap._n 97._o and_o in_o vita_fw-la tiberii_n cap._n 21._o and_o that_o the_o first_o tax_n be_v order_v by_o he_o and_o finish_v agrippa_n be_v his_o collega_n in_o the_o first_o consulship_n of_o apuleius_n and_o his_o own_o five_o and_o his_o own_o six_o and_o agrippa_n second_o t._n l._n make_v clear_a out_o of_o dion_n cassius_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v let_v we_o consider_v the_o text_n of_o s._n luke_n chap._n 2._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n that_o there_o go_v out_o a_o decree_n from_o caesar_n augustus_n that_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v tax_v or_o enroll_v hence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v a_o ecumenical_a tax_n or_o enrolment_n thus_o appoint_v by_o augustus_n but_o there_o be_v a_o further_a character_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v read_v the_o comma_n leave_v out_o betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o the_o sense_n be_v this_o this_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o tax_n which_o be_v carry_v on_o the_o time_n when_o cyrenius_n be_v governor_n of_o syria_n two_o character_n therefore_o here_o offer_v themselves_o of_o christ_n birth_n 1._o a_o ecumenical_a tax_n appoint_v by_o augustus_n 2._o the_o same_o tax_n the_o first_o of_o those_o that_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o cyrenius_n the_o time_n he_o be_v governor_n of_o syria_n now_o that_o this_o ecumenical_a tax_n mention_v in_o s._n luke_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o tax_n which_o suetonius_n and_o the_o monumentum_n ancyranum_n say_v that_o augustus_n order_v alone_o without_o a_o colleague_n be_v necessary_o conclude_v from_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o it_o be_v ecumenical_a for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a than_o to_o conceive_v so_o famous_a or_o universal_a tax_n or_o enrolment_n as_o this_o to_o be_v leave_v out_o of_o that_o monument_n but_o now_o to_o find_v out_o the_o time_n when_o this_o ecumenical_a enrolment_n be_v it_o be_v plain_a in_o dion_n lib._n 55._o that_o in_o the_o year_n before_o the_o consulate_a of_o messala_n and_o cinna_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o year_n when_o aelius_n catus_n and_o sentius_n saturninus_n be_v consul_n augustus_n alone_a without_o a_o colleague_n else_o in_o all_o likelihood_n he_o have_v be_v name_v to_o lessen_v the_o invidiousness_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o beside_o this_o tax_n be_v neither_o the_o first_o nor_o the_o last_o must_v be_v the_o middle_n which_o he_o order_v alone_o he_o end_v i_o say_v a_o tax_n in_o the_o year_n of_o those_o two_o consul_n condito_fw-la lustro_fw-la as_o the_o latin_a phrase_n be_v the_o word_n of_o dion_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n augustus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d augustus_n tax_v those_o that_o live_v in_o italy_n and_o be_v possess_v of_o two_o hundred_o sestertia_fw-la omit_v the_o poor_a sort_n and_o those_o that_o live_v out_o of_o italy_n lest_o they_o shall_v cause_v any_o stir_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o do_v this_o as_o a_o censor_n he_o be_v invest_v with_o proconsular_a authority_n for_o the_o more_o contentful_o peracting_a this_o tax_n and_o the_o lustral_a sacrifice_n that_o conclude_v the_o same_o it_o be_v true_a 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they_o i_o have_v do_v already_o enough_o if_o not_o more_o than_o enough_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o objector_n four_o and_o last_o allegation_n chap._n xlv_o some_o brief_a stricture_n upon_o the_o calendar_n of_o prophetic_a time_n touch_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o 2300_o evening-morning_n the_o six_o collateral_a line_n adjust_v to_o the_o principal_a line_n of_o the_o 2300_o evening-morning_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o papacy_n and_o turkish_a tyranny_n will_v be_v break_v so_o that_o the_o witness_n universal_o will_v put_v off_o their_o sackcloth_n about_o twelve_o year_n hence_o and_o about_o eighty_o eight_o year_n hence_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n will_v appear_v descend_v from_o heaven_n a_o examination_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n that_o it_o fail_v in_o the_o place_n the_o epocha_n of_o the_o 2300_o evening-morning_n the_o first_o collateral_a line_n of_o seventy_o five_o year_n examine_v the_o examination_n of_o the_o second_o 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and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o adequate_a fulfil_n of_o the_o prophecy_n i_o have_v with_o irrefutable_a evidence_n demonstrate_v elsewhere_o so_o that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o say_v any_o thing_n thereof_o in_o this_o place_n that_o make_v i_o adhere_v to_o so_o excellent_o well_o constitute_v a_o church_n chap._n xlvi_o some_o few_o stricture_n more_o upon_o several_a passage_n of_o the_o calendar_n of_o prophetic_a time_n as_o touch_v the_o four_o beast_n and_o twenty_o four_o elder_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o doxology_n of_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n alone_o apoc._n 11.18_o and_o of_o the_o inversion_n of_o the_o doxological_a service_n and_o that_o they_o both_o argue_v the_o twenty_o four_o crown_v elder_n to_o be_v king_n or_o monarch_n whether_o the_o interval_n of_o smyrna_n be_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o diocletian_a be_v persecution_n his_o mistake_n in_o make_v part_n of_o the_o six_o seal_v a_o whole_a seven_o seal_n whether_o the_o paganish_a barbarian_n be_v the_o flood_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o red_a dragon_n his_o date_v the_o take_n away_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o the_o apostasy_n that_o the_o roar_n of_o the_o lion_n apoc._n chap._n 10._o cease_v not_o of_o a_o sudden_a the_o ground_n of_o his_o make_n thyatira_n sardis_n and_o philadelphia_n run_v their_o course_n together_o to_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n confute_v the_o incongruity_n of_o the_o position_n itself_o the_o difficulty_n the_o calendarist_n incumber_n himself_o with_o in_o his_o way_n of_o treat_v on_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o church_n the_o true_a way_n of_o solve_v those_o difficulty_n we_o shall_v add_v some_o few_o more_o stricture_n upon_o several_a passage_n of_o the_o forementioned_a calendar_n as_o upon_o pag._n 38._o that_o the_o ingenious_a author_n mislike_v our_o english_a translation_n render_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o four_o beast_n which_o bear_v a_o ill_a sense_n in_o all_o other_o place_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n as_o answer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v fault_n withal_o mr._n mede_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o friend_n call_v they_o instead_o of_o the_o four_o beast_n the_o four_o wight_n a_o word_n which_o our_o english_a translator_n i_o suppose_v do_v not_o adventure_v on_o it_o be_v wear_v out_o of_o use_n otherwise_o it_o will_v exact_o answer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o signify_v so_o much_o as_o a_o live_a creature_n but_o the_o desert_v of_o mr._n mede_n interpretation_n of_o these_o four_o beast_n or_o live_a creature_n and_o make_v they_o a_o representation_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o some_o shallow_a interpreter_n make_v they_o the_o four_o evangelist_n post_v at_o the_o four_o angle_n of_o the_o throne_n as_o a_o universal_a ministry_n diffuse_v the_o gospel_n into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o pure_a israelitish_n ministry_n to_o be_v type_v by_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n this_o be_v a_o slip_n of_o he_o in_o no_o wise_a commendable_a for_o first_o it_o be_v against_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n to_o understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o other_o than_o a_o body_n politic_a not_o one_o single_a or_o some_o few_o person_n this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n from_o which_o there_o be_v no_o exception_n save_v that_o of_o the_o lamb_n which_o signify_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n though_o it_o may_v be_v with_o a_o connotation_n of_o his_o church_n his_o body_n and_o then_o second_o it_o seem_v wondrous_a harsh_a to_o interpret_v the_o four_o wight_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n of_o the_o jewish_a whenas_o without_o all_o question_n as_o mr._n mede_n have_v unexceptionable_o make_v it_o out_o that_o vision_n be_v a_o representation_n or_o have_v
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old_a but_o the_o sinner_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v accurse_v here_o the_o child_n die_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a to_o the_o heedless_a may_v import_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v more_o longaevous_a then_o than_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n a_o hundred_o be_v to_o a_o thousand_o as_o seven_o the_o age_n of_o a_o child_n to_o seventy_o which_o will_v imply_v a_o strange_a change_n in_o the_o natural_a world_n indeed_o but_o to_o give_v w._n a._n his_o due_a he_o have_v pitch_v upon_o the_o most_o likely_a sense_n of_o this_o verse_n viz._n that_o there_o shall_v no_o child_n ordinary_o die_v by_o any_o untimely_a death_n nor_o a_o old_a man_n that_o have_v not_o live_v so_o long_o as_o in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n he_o may_v well_o reach_v that_o the_o space_n from_o childhood_n to_o old_a age_n shall_v ordinary_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o deny_v that_o this_o argue_v any_o more_o than_o what_o depend_v upon_o a_o divine_a morality_n or_o real_a regeneration_n in_o their_o parent_n who_o will_v transmit_v a_o sound_n and_o wholesome_a constitution_n to_o their_o posterity_n which_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o do_v not_o improve_v to_o the_o like_a virtue_n and_o piety_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o constitution_n live_v a_o hundred_o year_n content_v main_o with_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o animal_n life_n such_o a_o sinner_n as_o this_o notwithstanding_o his_o longaevity_n be_v accurse_v both_o because_o he_o for_o the_o present_a deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n and_o must_v expect_v also_o but_o a_o bad_a reception_n when_o he_o die_v into_o the_o other_o state_n the_o next_o text_n of_o moment_n which_o he_o urge_v be_v rom._n 8.21_o the_o creature_n itself_o also_o shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o argue_v that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n natural_a in_o the_o bless_a millennium_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o world_n moral_a he_o suppose_v that_o creature_n there_o signify_v the_o whole_a sublunary_a creation_n at_o least_o and_o the_o apostle_n v._o 22._o say_v for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v and_o travail_v in_o pain_n together_o until_o now_o where_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o creature_n itself_o not_o christians_o quatenus_fw-la christian_n but_o the_o very_a creature_n or_o creature_n itself_o groan_v and_o be_v in_o pain_n but_o than_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o dr._n hammond_n also_o will_v have_v it_o of_o the_o whole_a humane_a creature_n which_o he_o make_v out_o rational_o and_o judicious_o and_o what_o creature_n but_o humane_a or_o man_n can_v expect_v to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n this_o therefore_o do_v not_o respect_v the_o jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n but_o the_o state_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o then_o only_o will_v this_o deliverance_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n be_v and_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o title_n of_o the_o angel_n for_o then_o in_o our_o incorruptible_a glorify_a body_n we_o shall_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equal_a to_o the_o angel_n and_o this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v mention_v v._o 23._o which_o we_o groan_v after_o and_o wait_v for_o viz._n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n that_o they_o may_v be_v glorify_v and_o make_v angelical_a such_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o angel_n or_o son_n of_o god_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o s._n e._n something_o like_o this_o text_n be_v that_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o act_n chap._n 3.21_o where_o s._n peter_n speak_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v who_o the_o heaven_n must_v receive_v until_o the_o time_n of_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o holy_a prophet_n since_o the_o world_n begin_v w._n a._n to_o give_v he_o his_o due_n manage_n this_o text_n ingenious_o enough_o to_o his_o present_a purpose_n upon_o supposition_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v render_v as_o our_o english_a translation_n render_v it_o restitution_n imply_v thereby_o restauration_n or_o renovation_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o complete_v circuit_n or_o period_n proper_o relate_v to_o astronomical_a revolution_n it_o signify_v also_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o signify_v either_o the_o periodical_a time_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o time_n bring_v to_o a_o period_n or_o the_o time_n of_o effect_v of_o all_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o holy_a prophet_n which_o easy_a sense_n imply_v no_o such_o change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a in_o the_o millennium_n as_o our_o author_n will_v deduce_v therefrom_o and_o this_o be_v not_o my_o sense_n only_o on_o the_o text_n but_o grotius_n his_o also_o or_o something_o in_o he_o near_o akin_a to_o it_o as_o for_o that_o isai_n 66.22_o for_o as_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o i_o will_v make_v shall_v remain_v before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n so_o shall_v your_o seed_n and_o your_o name_n remain_v this_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o that_o chap._n 65.17_o be_v a_o political_a heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o divine_a polity_n which_o will_v constitute_v the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o the_o jew_n or_o israelite_n will_v have_v a_o portion_n as_o long_o as_o that_o polity_n stand_v which_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o but_o i_o have_v make_v so_o much_o haste_n that_o i_o have_v omit_v a_o prime_a text_n allege_v by_o this_o ingenious_a author_n isai_n chap._n 65._o the_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v straw_n like_o the_o bullock_n and_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v nor_o destroy_v in_o all_o my_o holy_a mountain_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o a_o full_a description_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n there_o be_v chap._n 11._o which_o he_o produce_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a in_o the_o millennium_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o moral_a world_n he_o urge_v the_o literal_a sense_n of_o these_o place_n for_o these_o three_o reason_n follow_v first_o because_o the_o wolf_n and_o lamb_n the_o lion_n and_o bullock_n be_v suppose_v to_o retain_v their_o original_a proper_a nature_n still_o for_o if_o not_o than_o the_o wolf_n will_v become_v a_o lamb_n and_o the_o lion_n a_o bullock_n and_o then_o in_o the_o mystical_a sense_n which_o he_o oppose_v it_o will_v only_o be_v that_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o lamb_n will_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o 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