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subject_n for_o if_o he_o do_v not_o expect_v obedience_n to_o they_o his_o command_n will_v be_v but_o mere_a mockery_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o punishment_n for_o the_o transgressor_n of_o they_o his_o law_n will_v not_o be_v the_o law_n of_o a_o king_n that_o have_v authority_n to_o command_v and_o power_n to_o chastise_v the_o disobedient_a but_o empty_a talk_n without_o force_n and_o without_o influence_n we_o shall_v therefore_o from_o his_o injunction_n if_o any_o such_o there_o be_v see_v what_o he_o have_v make_v necessary_a to_o be_v perform_v by_o all_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o eternal_a life_n in_o his_o kingdom_n prepare_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o in_o this_o we_o can_v be_v deceive_v what_o we_o have_v from_o his_o own_o mouth_n
to_o set_v up_o according_a to_o their_o ancient_a prophecy_n of_o he_o which_o give_v they_o hope_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a man_n yet_o to_o come_v from_o god_n who_o with_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o divine_a power_n and_o miracle_n shall_v evidence_n his_o mission_n and_o work_v their_o deliverance_n and_o of_o any_o such_o extraordinary_a person_n who_o shall_v have_v the_o power_n of_o do_v miracle_n they_o have_v no_o other_o expectation_n but_o only_o of_o their_o messiah_n one_o great_a prophet_n and_o worker_n of_o miracle_n and_o only_o one_o more_o they_o expect_v who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o people_n justify_v their_o believe_v in_o he_o i._n e._n their_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n because_o of_o the_o miracle_n he_o do_v john_n vii_o 31._o and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n believe_v in_o he_o and_o say_v when_o the_o messiah_n come_v will_v he_o do_v more_o miracle_n than_o this_o man_n have_v do_v and_o when_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n john_n x._o 24_o 25._o come_v about_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o how_o long_o do_v thou_o make_v we_o doubt_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o messiah_n tell_v we_o plain_o jesus_n answer_v they_o i_o tell_v you_o and_o you_o believe_v not_o the_o work_n that_o i_o do_v in_o my_o father_n name_n bear_v witness_n of_o i_o and_o john_n v._n 36._o he_o say_v i_o have_v a_o great_a witness_n than_o that_o of_o john_n for_o the_o work_n which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v i_o to_o do_v the_o same_o work_n that_o i_o do_v bear_v witness_n of_o i_o that_o the_o father_n have_v send_v i_o where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o his_o be_v send_v by_o the_o father_n be_v but_o another_o way_n of_o express_v the_o messiah_n which_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o place_n here_o john_n v._o compare_v with_o that_o of_o john_n x._o last_o quote_v for_o there_o he_o say_v that_o his_o work_n bear_v witness_n of_o he_o and_o what_o be_v that_o witness_n viz._n 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word_n and_o a_o kingdom_n be_v that_o which_o the_o jew_n most_o look_v after_o and_o wish_v for_o in_o that_o know_a place_n isa._n ix_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o prince_z of_o peace_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o government_n and_o peace_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o kingdom_n to_o order_v it_o and_o to_o establish_v it_o with_o judgement_n and_o with_o justice_n from_o henceforth_o even_o for_o ever_o micah_n v._n 2._o but_o thou_o bethlehem_n ephratah_n though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v he_o come_v forth_o unto_o i_o that_o be_v to_o be_v the_o ruler_n in_o israel_n and_o daniel_n beside_o that_o he_o call_v he_o messiah_n the_o prince_n chap._n ix_o 25._o in_o the_o account_n of_o his_o vision_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n chap._n vii_o 13_o 14._o say_v there_o be_v give_v he_o dominion_n 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29._o in_o these_o word_n the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o i._n e._n the_o son_n of_o god_n voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n that_o which_o put_v the_o distinction_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v our_o saviour_n be_v the_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o judge_a or_o condemn_v those_o who_o have_v do_v evil_a in_o the_o follow_a word_n v._n 30._o i_o can_v of_o my_o own_o self_n do_v nothing_o as_o i_o hear_v i_o judge_v and_o my_o judgement_n be_v just_a because_o i_o seek_v not_o my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n who_o have_v send_v i_o he_o can_v not_o judge_v of_o himself_o he_o have_v but_o a_o delegated_a power_n of_o judge_v from_o the_o father_n who_o will_v he_o obey_v in_o 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