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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 come_v and_o to_o appear_v but_o they_o can_v not_o know_v by_o their_o observation_n from_o the_o letter_n which_o be_v he_o but_o alone_o by_o the_o point_n of_o the_o finger_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o quest_n what_o do_v they_o do_v to_o he_o not_o see_v his_o glory_n an._n they_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o they_o have_v deal_v with_o the_o prophet_n before_o he_o disdain_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v claim_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n slight_v he_o revile_v he_o reproach_v he_o prefer_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n above_o he_o who_o all_o do_v but_o declare_v of_o he_o yea_o at_o last_o they_o prefer_v a_o thief_n and_o murderer_n before_o he_o and_o put_v he_o
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 psal_n 22.16_o and_o zachary_n say_v that_o afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o visitation_n they_o shall_v look_v upon_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v ch._n 12.10_o be_v he_o not_o betray_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o table_n psal_n 41.9_o do_v they_o not_o cast_v lot_n for_o his_o garment_n psal_n 22.18_o be_v not_o gall_n also_o give_v he_o and_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v psal_n 69.21_o be_v not_o his_o bone_n keep_v from_o be_v break_v according_a to_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n the_o type_n exod._n 12.46_o o_o that_o the_o jew_n can_v read_v the_o word_n of_o their_o own_o prophet_n in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o not_o in_o the_o light_n of_o man_n imagination_n and_o then_o they_o can_v not_o but_o bow_n before_o the_o spring_n &_o fountain_n of_o that_o light_n as_o it_o be_v reveal_v in_o flesh_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o see_v how_o that_o body_n be_v prepare_v for_o the_o light_n to_o shine_v in_o and_o for_o it_o to_o do_v the_o will_n in_o 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so_o happen_v to_o they_o that_o they_o can_v see_v the_o plain_a thing_n write_v in_o the_o prophet_n concern_v the_o expiration_n of_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n with_o all_o his_o shadow_n and_o the_o succeed_a of_o the_o spiritual_a glory_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o their_o eye_n and_o heart_n be_v still_o blind_v and_o hold_v captive_a in_o the_o figure_n of_o thing_n quest_n be_v there_o any_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o declare_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v thus_o blind_a and_o hard_a answ_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o prophet_n david_n the_o belove_a king_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o messiah_n pray_v for_o this_o righteous_a recompense_n to_o they_o let_v their_o table_n become_v a_o snare_n before_o they_o and_o for_o welfare_n a_o trap._n let_v their_o eye_n be_v darken_v that_o they_o see_v not_o etc._n etc._n let_v their_o habitation_n be_v desolate_a etc._n etc._n psal_n 69.22_o etc._n etc._n what_o be_v their_o table_n where_o 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