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our_o persuasion_n in_o divine_a matter_n or_o ripen_v of_o true_a faith_n why_o the_o prophet_n enjoin_v repentance_n while_o theâ—_n foretell_v event_n to_o come_v come_v isaiah_n 8._o v_o 20._o 20._o 1_o king_n 13._o v._n 18._o posterity_n good_a affection_n to_o the_o prophet_n their_o father_n have_v kill_v ofttimes_o a_o argument_n â—ather_n of_o hypocrisy_n than_o sincerity_n statius_n in_o sine_fw-la 12._o thebay_n thebay_n petrarch_n why_o the_o priest_n or_o spiritual_a ruler_n hate_v the_o live_a prophet_n while_o they_o love_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o decease_a decease_a jer._n 29._o v._n 15._o 15._o jer._n 26._o v._n 8._o 9_o 9_o jer._n 18._o v._n 18._o 18._o jer._n 29._o v._n 26._o 26._o jer._n 20._o v._n 3._o 4_o 4_o jer._n 29._o v._n 31._o 32._o 32._o math._n 23._o v._n 29._o 30_o 30_o math._n 23._o v._n 35_o what_o mean_v the_o people_n have_v to_o discern_v true_a prophet_n from_o false_a false_a prou._n 22._o v._n 3._o 3._o eccles_n 37._o ver_fw-la 13._o 14._o 15._o 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his_o sovereignty_n much_o great_a in_o respect_n of_o christian_a people_n john_n 5._o v_o â—_o that_o our_o saviors_n doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n write_n but_o the_o pope_n if_o we_o believe_v the_o jesuit_n neither_o by_o these_o nor_o our_o saviour_n doctrine_n doctrine_n act._n 10._o v._n 43_o vide_fw-la act._n 3._o v._n 18._o 21._o 24._o 24._o john_n 5._o v_o 46._o 47._o to_o believe_v christ_n without_o examination_n of_o his_o doctrine_n by_o moses_n have_v be_v neither_o to_o believe_v christ_n nor_o moses_n prophetical_a testimony_n do_v more_o sufficient_o witness_v our_o saviour_n to_o be_v the_o promise_a messiah_n then_o any_o miracle_n miracle_n math._n 11._o ver_fw-la 3._o etc._n etc._n &_o luk._n 7._o ver_fw-la 18._o 19_o 22._o 22._o luk._n 7._o v._n 16_o 16_o though_o in_o that_o 61_o of_o isaiah_n no_o express_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o restore_v blind_a man_n to_o sight_n yet_o the_o septuagint_n as_o elsewhere_o true_o 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