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world_n and_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n my_o eye_n have_v see_v he_o by_o who_o thy_o salvation_n shall_v be_v declare_v through_o who_o thou_o will_v put_v forth_o thy_o arm_n and_o work_v mighty_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o man._n and_o this_o his_o other_o scripture_n prove_v at_o large_a for_o i_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v this_o the_o god_n of_o our_o father_n raise_v up_o jesus_n who_o you_o slay_v and_o hang_v on_o a_o tree_n him_n 74._o have_v god_n exalt_v with_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n for_o to_o give_v repentance_n to_o israel_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n act._n 5._o 30_o 31._o which_o can_v no_o more_o be_v understand_v express_o strict_o and_o entire_o so_o than_o it_o will_v be_v reason_n able_a for_o a_o man_n to_o say_v that_o when_o samuel_n die_v the_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o be_v call_v samuel_n die_v and_o not_o rather_o the_o body_n of_o he_o who_o be_v call_v samuel_n and_o 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to_o be_v god_n be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v 120._o much_o the_o wise_a for_o what_o they_o read_v this_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o j._n faldo_n being_n wise_a for_o i_o suppose_v he_o read_v what_o he_o write_v as_o blind_a as_o he_o be_v however_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o other_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v this_o seem_a contrariety_n in_o the_o first_o passage_n he_o grant_v that_o within_o man_n be_v not_o mention_v and_o by_o his_o silence_n i_o suppose_v i_o may_v conclude_v it_o orthodox_n for_o no_o man_n that_o believe_v scripture_n will_v dare_v to_o deny_v that_o god_n be_v light_a that_o every_o man_n be_v enlighten_v by_o he_o and_o that_o by_o he_o who_o be_v call_v light_n all_o thing_n be_v uphold_v and_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v saviour_n a_o doctrine_n j._n faldo_n teach_v pag._n 84._o 85_o 89._o to_o the_o other_o scrap_n of_o matter_n i_o answer_v that_o we_o never_o do_v do_v nor_o shall_v assert_v the_o god_n that_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o 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