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and_o deliverer_n but_o as_o it_o best_o answer_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o his_o come_v which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o as_o such_o to_o be_v receive_v by_o those_o who_o will_v be_v his_o subject_n in_o the_o kingdom_n which_o he_o come_v to_o erect_v and_o though_o he_o take_v not_o direct_o on_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n till_o he_o be_v in_o custody_n and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o pilate_n yet_o it_o be_v plain_a king_n and_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o familiar_a and_o receive_v title_n of_o the_o messiah_n see_v john_n i._n 50._o luke_n xix_o 38._o compare_v with_o mat._n xxi_o 9_o and_o mark_v xi_o 9_o john_n xii_o 13._o mat._n xxi_o 5._o luke_n xxiii_o 2._o compare_v with_o mat._n xxvii_o 11._o and_o john_n xviii_o 33-37_a mark_v xv._n 12._o compare_v with_o mat._n xxvii_o 22._o mat._n xxvii_o 42._o what_o those_o be_v to_o do_v who_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o receive_v he_o for_o their_o king_n that_o they_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o 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