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be_v speak_v of_o and_o foretell_v in_o the_o scripture_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n that_o must_v go_v to_o the_o open_n thereof_o or_o else_o he_o can_v never_o have_v understand_v it_o himself_o nor_o be_v able_a to_o reveal_v it_o or_o discover_v it_o to_o other_o its_o true_a it_o be_v abundant_o reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o when_o it_o be_v discover_v to_o the_o apostle_n they_o can_v see_v clear_a scripture_n for_o it_o but_o not_o till_o then_o they_o be_v mystery_n till_o the_o lord_n please_v to_o enlighten_v the_o understanding_n to_o know_v these_o mystery_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o mystery_n hide_v in_o god_n from_o age_n and_o from_o generation_n and_o make_v know_v only_o by_o revelation_n eph._n 3.4,5,6_o sc_fw-la that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v fellow-heir_n with_o the_o same_o body_n and_o partaker_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o gospel_n the_o call_n of_o 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the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v down_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n a_o dove_n as_o it_o be_v without_o guile_n so_o be_v it_o without_o gall_n also_o and_o a_o righteous_a man_n be_v not_o only_o thus_o within_o but_o in_o his_o conversation_n his_o light_n shine_v before_o man_n he_o be_v always_o walk_v in_o his_o uprightness_n second_o in_o his_o death_n and_o so_o he_o be_v say_v to_o perish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v either_o put_v for_o temporal_a or_o eternal_a death_n john_n 3.16_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlas_fw-mi ting_o life_n but_o here_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o temporal_a death_n the_o disunion_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o so_o to_o perish_v be_v to_o die_v matth_n 8.25_o master_n save_v we_o else_o we_o perish_v and_o it_o be_v say_v also_o they_o be_v take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o unum_fw-la colligere_fw-la they_o be_v gather_v unto_o their_o father_n 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