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under_o the_o king_n they_o be_v as_o unruly_a whether_o good_a king_n or_o bad_a king_n give_v in_o love_n or_o wrath_n insomuch_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v why_o shall_v you_o be_v strike_v any_o more_o you_o will_v revolt_v more_o and_o more_o isai_n 1.5_o there_o be_v indeed_o no_o bend_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o flesh_n &_o keep_v he_o straight_o to_o god_n in_o that_o way_n of_o dispensation_n therefore_o must_v he_o be_v cast_v off_o even_o become_v reprobate_a silver_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n because_o the_o lord_n will_v reject_v he_o quest_n how_o come_v israel_n after_o the_o flesh_n to_o be_v reject_v answ_n his_o day_n of_o flesh_n be_v out_o and_o the_o day_n of_o spirit_n be_v come_v wherein_o the_o spiritual_a glory_n which_o be_v to_o succeed_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o fleshly_a be_v to_o be_v set_v up_o and_o so_o he_o not_o see_v that_o nor_o enter_v into_o that_o his_o own_o sun_n set_v and_o he_o have_v abode_n in_o the_o darkness_n unto_o 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to_o death_n after_o that_o manner_n that_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v they_o will_v do_v quest_n do_v the_o prophet_n foretell_v that_o the_o jew_n will_v put_v the_o messiah_n to_o death_n answ_n yea_o very_o manifest_o with_o the_o manner_n and_o circumstance_n thereof_o daniel_n say_v plain_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o though_o not_o for_o himself_o chap._n 9.26_o isaiah_n show_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o to_o wit_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o my_o people_n be_v the_o stroke_n upon_o he_o chap._n 53.8_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n without_o spot_n there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n find_v in_o his_o heart_n nor_o guile_n in_o his_o mouth_n but_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o spotless_a soul_n through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n as_o a_o ransom_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o transgressor_n and_o with_o his_o bruise_v be_v they_o heal_v david_n show_v yet_o more_o particular_o how_o he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o they_o pierce_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n 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