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convince_v withal_o that_o synecdochicall_a take_n of_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n for_o part_n of_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n be_v good_a and_o satisfactory_a to_o i_o also_o forasmuch_o as_o christ_n revive_v probable_o with_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o the_o three_o day_n yet_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n some_o part_n of_o the_o three_o day_n matth._n 14.9_o herod_n be_v exceed_v sorry_a herod_n seem_v to_o be_v sorry_a but_o be_v not_o sorry_a the_o holy_a ghost_n ironical_o humour_v he_o as_o he_o do_v satan_n when_o he_o lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o the_o serpent_n because_o satan_n will_v not_o be_v see_v in_o the_o business_n gen._n 3.1_o that_o herod_n be_v not_o sorry_a indeed_o appear_v in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o have_v seek_v long_o before_o to_o slay_v john_n but_o fear_v the_o people_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v feign_v a_o sorrow_n stand_v very_o probable_o with_o his_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v plot_v 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surname_n so_o that_o every_o man_n which_o confess_v christ_n with_o like_a uprightness_n as_o simon_n do_v may_v true_o be_v call_v peter_n as_o well_o as_o simon_n be_v the_o same_o person_n or_o rather_o another_o principle_n in_o the_o same_o person_n christ_n within_o a_o few_o verse_n call_v satan_n ver_fw-la 23._o so_o that_o it_o be_v their_o peter-ponce_a at_o rome_n whereon_o they_o build_v their_o church_n and_o not_o on_o simon_n peter_n and_o if_o they_o do_v build_v it_o on_o simon_n peter_n person_n the_o building_n and_o the_o foundation_n will_v be_v a_o miserable_a foundation_n but_o if_o they_o build_v it_o upon_o peter_n or_o peter_n they_o must_v build_v it_o of_o person_n confess_v and_o profess_v christ_n to_o be_v son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o not_o of_o any_o co-act_a or_o unknowing_a matter_n principle_n in_o person_n obtain_v in_o scripture_n the_o appellation_n of_o person_n simons_n principle_n whereby_o he_o confess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n 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and_o the_o life_n joh._n 14.19_o for_o if_o he_o live_v they_o shall_v live_v also_o it_o be_v christ_n doctrine_n to_o his_o disciple_n a_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o live_v and_o have_v a_o be_v in_o its_o cause_n when_o in_o itself_o it_o have_v not_o yet_o a_o be_v so_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o be_v and_o to_o pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n before_o he_o have_v a_o be_v god_n call_v thing_n which_o be_v not_o as_o if_o they_o be_v he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o shall_v he_o live_v john_n 11.25_o now_o if_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v yet_o alive_a when_o they_o be_v dead_a then_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n may_v well_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a but_o they_o be_v alive_a when_o they_o be_v dead_a ergo_fw-la they_o shall_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a you_o sadducee_n believe_v neither_o angel_n nor_o spirit_n to_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o you_o believe_v no_o resurrection_n if_o you_o do_v believe_v 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