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himself_o so_o he_o have_v give_v unto_o we_o 26._o john_n 5._o 26._o his_o adopt_a son_n in_o christ_n that_o we_o shall_v have_v life_n in_o he_o as_o it_o be_v col._n 3._o 3_o 3_o col._n 3._o 3_o and_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o next_o place_n be_v set_v down_o their_o unity_n and_o unanimity_n verse_n 11._o then_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o verse_n 11_o juda_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v gather_v together_o and_o appoint_v themselves_o one_o head_n in_o which_o word_n he_o allude_v unto_o exposition_n exposition_n their_o separation_n and_o division_n which_o be_v between_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o jew_n when_o as_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o solomon_n 12_o 1._o king_n 11._o 11_o 12_o they_o be_v disunite_v and_o disjoin_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o rehoboam_n into_o two_o several_a kingdom_n under_o the_o government_n of_o their_o two_o king_n and_o likewise_o to_o their_o scatter_n and_o disperse_v 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