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verse_n 15._o all_o flesh_n shall_v perish_v together_o and_o man_n shall_v turn_v again_o to_o his_o dust_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o spirit_n be_v gather_v the_o flesh_n be_v consume_v or_o as_o we_o render_v perish_v all_o flesh_n may_v be_v take_v in_o the_o large_a sense_n not_o only_o for_o all_o man_n that_o live_v but_o for_o all_o live_a creature_n thus_o large_o moses_n extend_v it_o gen._n 6.17_o behold_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v bring_v a_o flood_n of_o water_n to_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n that_o be_v all_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n together_o with_o mankind_n except_o a_o few_o of_o each_o in_o the_o ark_n so_o psal_n 136.25_o who_o give_v food_n to_o all_o flesh_n that_o be_v to_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o yet_o some_o understand_v this_o first_o part_v more_o narrow_o for_o all_o flesh_n except_o man_n because_o he_o add_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o man_n shall_v return_v again_o to_o his_o dust_n but_o i_o conceive_v we_o be_v to_o take_v all_o flesh_n here_o for_o all_o man_n and_o only_o for_o man_n it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n to_o put_v the_o same_o thing_n twice_o under_o different_a expression_n so_o then_o all_o flesh_n that_o be_v every_o man_n be_v he_o who_o he_o will_v shall_v perish_v thus_o as_o all_o flesh_n be_v restrain_v to_o man_n so_o it_o extend_v over_o all_o man_n yea_o over_o all_o thing_n of_o man_n isa_n 40.6_o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o all_o the_o
and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a sense_n it_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o king_n to_o be_v keeper_n of_o the_o law_n so_o it_o be_v their_o piety_n and_o their_o goodness_n to_o be_v keeper_n of_o they_o in_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v possible_a a_o king_n may_v be_v a_o keeper_n of_o the_o law_n by_o conservation_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v a_o keeper_n of_o it_o by_o observation_n but_o then_o he_o shine_v most_o bright_a in_o the_o sphere_n of_o his_o royal_a sovereignty_n when_o he_o be_v every_o way_n a_o keeper_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o so_o far_o as_o they_o respect_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o further_o be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n belial_n as_o belial_n design_n a_o unprofitable_a person_n a_o man_n good_a for_o nothing_o a_o man_n of_o no_o use_n what_o upon_o the_o throne_n and_o yet_o of_o no_o use_n to_o a_o nation_n how_o high_a a_o indignity_n be_v this_o to_o regal_a dignity_n king_n be_v set_v up_o for_o the_o great_a use_n for_o the_o most_o 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