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will_v destroy_v the_o jew_n his_o own_o kindred_n the_o unbelieved_a unto_o which_o opinion_n tremelius_fw-la likewise_o consent_v and_o these_o expositor_n that_o by_o the_o word_n haba_n nagid_a the_o prince_n to_o come_v will_v have_v the_o roman_n mean_v yet_o mean_v not_o as_o master_n livelie_n do_v for_o joint_a governor_n with_o the_o jew_n in_o jerusalem_n estate_n but_o rather_o for_o destroyer_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n to_o fulfil_v god_n wrath_n upon_o the_o place_n as_o under_o titus_n the_o son_n of_o uespasian_n they_o do_v to_o a_o utter_a desolation_n both_o of_o city_n and_o sanctuary_n as_o with_o a_o flood_n to_o make_v then_o this_o most_o plain_a text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v christ_n his_o seal_n of_o man_n redemption_n to_o be_v but_o a_o government_n establish_v betwixt_o the_o gentile_a roman_a and_o the_o faithless_a jew_n be_v to_o add_v darkness_n to_o night_n and_o to_o make_v the_o ignorant_a more_o ignorant_a still_o but_o as_o the_o day_n 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