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my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o they_o shall_v teach_v no_o more_o every_o man_n his_o neighbour_n and_o every_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o to_o the_o great_a etc._n etc._n and_o last_o not_o to_o heap_v up_o too_o many_o place_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o of_o joel._n 2.28_o allege_v by_o peter_n act._n 2.17_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o last_o day_n say_v god_n i_o will_v pour_v out_o of_o my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n and_o your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v etc._n etc._n as_o thus_o the_o prophet_n so_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n joh._n 14.26_o where_o he_o set_v down_o both_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n as_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n but_o the_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n whem_o the_o 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day_n he_o shall_v rise_v again_o they_o notwithstanding_o understand_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o this_o say_n be_v hide_v from_o they_o neither_o perceive_v they_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v luke_n 18.31.32.34_o beside_o many_o other_o infirmity_n want_n and_o error_n which_o be_v too_o long_o to_o rehearse_v and_o by_o which_o they_o make_v our_o saviour_n and_o their_o master_n ashamed_a of_o they_o every_o where_o mention_v in_o the_o gospel_n yea_o and_o the_o chief_a among_o they_o even_o peter_n and_o john_n who_o be_v account_v pillar_n even_o by_o paul_n confession_n gal._n 2.9_o first_o for_o peter_n although_o aug_n call_v he_o aries_n gregis_fw-la dominici_n even_o the_o bell-wether_n of_o christ_n flock_n yet_o what_o say_v the_o same_o learned_a father_n of_o he_o reckon_v up_o his_o negligence_n and_o ignorances_n if_o not_o great_a escape_n and_o foul_a fault_n say_v come_v in_o mari_fw-fr titubasset_fw-la cum_fw-la dominum_fw-la carnaliter_fw-la à 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to_o sit_v either_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n or_o on_o his_o left_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n neither_o know_v what_o he_o general_o ask_v nor_o understand_v particular_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v on_o christ_n left_a hand_n mat._n 20._o and_o afterward_o when_o as_o he_o so_o gross_o err_v not_o once_o but_o twice_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o revelation_n in_o not_o know_v a_o angel_n from_o christ_n jesus_n himself_o and_o therefore_o will_v have_v worship_v the_o creature_n for_o the_o creator_n apoc._n 19.10.22.8_o moreover_o the_o very_a angel_n themselves_o know_v not_o all_o thing_n although_o they_o be_v call_v cherubin_n in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o perfect_a &_o absolute_a knowledge_n above_o all_o other_o creature_n as_o it_o be_v manifest_a ephes_n 3.10_o where_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o mystery_n which_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v hide_v in_o god_n be_v but_o 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〈◊〉_d earthly_a thing_n in_o the_o same_o verse_n and_o final_o that_o which_o peter_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n job._n 6.68_o which_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o science_n of_o all_o science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o of_o he_o who_o he_o have_v send_v christ_n jesus_n be_v of_o itself_o life_n eternal_a joh._n 17.3_o yea_o as_o aristole_n term_v his_o logic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o may_v it_o be_v call_v even_o not_o the_o instrument_n of_o all_o instrument_n but_o the_o instruction_n of_o all_o instruction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o the_o hand_n and_o holdfast_n of_o the_o power_n and_o horn_n of_o our_o salvation_n three_o and_o last_o it_o be_v call_v godliness_n of_o the_o end_n or_o effect_n because_o it_o make_v or_o aught_o to_o make_v we_o to_o live_v a_o godly_a life_n for_o as_o first_o david_n say_v of_o the_o law_n psal_n 19.9_o and_o of_o the_o judgement_n 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