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A74656 Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis. Delivered by way of exposition in several lords-dayes exercises. By Benjamin Needler, minister of the gospel at Margaret Moses Friday-Street, London. Needler, Benjamin, 1620-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing N412; Thomason E1443_2; ESTC R209640 117,247 301

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〈◊〉_d the_o neuter_n it_o be_v oppose_v to_o one_o individual_a serpent_n arg._n 2_o it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n be_v imply_v resp_n 1_o there_o though_o not_o express_v for_o as_o the_o serpent_n not_o alone_o but_o with_o his_o seed_n shall_v bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n so_o christ_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o individual_o consider_v but_o with_o his_o seed_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n for_o the_o further_a clear_v of_o this_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n may_v be_v say_v to_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n 1._o as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n spoil_v principality_n and_o power_n and_o blot_v out_o the_o handwriting_n of_o
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