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harken_v my_o people_n to_o my_o law_n i_o will_v open_v my_o mouth_n in_o a_o parable_n i_o will_v utter_v dark_a say_n of_o old_a what_o be_v these_o dark_a say_n namely_o he_o repeat_v the_o history_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o in_o canaan_n now_o history_n of_o themselves_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v more_o intend_v in_o those_o record_n beside_o the_o bare_a history_n namely_o that_o it_o contain_v type_n and_o sample_n of_o what_o god_n will_v do_v again_o after_o christ_n and_o that_o in_o a_o more_o spiritual_a way_n and_o you_o may_v observe_v by_o compare_v psal_n 78._o 2._o with_o matth._n 13._o 35._o that_o the_o evangelist_n affirm_v that_o 78._o psalm_n to_o be_v a_o pprophecy_n of_o christ_n instruct_v his_o disciple_n in_o the_o law_n for_o when_o christ_n have_v be_v teach_v the_o people_n by_o parable_n what_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o hearer_n may_v expect_v each_o according_a to_o 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