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and_o utmost_a completion_n of_o they_o since_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o have_v not_o this_o privilege_n grant_v they_o as_o appear_v from_o those_o place_n 1.26_o place_n rom._n 16.25_o 1_o cor._n 2.7_o eph._n 3.9_o colos_n 1.26_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v a_o mystery_n keep_v secret_a since_o the_o world_n begin_v a_o hide_a mystery_n and_o hide_v from_o age_n and_o generation_n and_o especial_o from_o those_o remarkable_a word_n of_o st._n peter_n 12._o peter_n 1_o pet._n 1.10_o 11_o 12._o of_o which_o salvation_n by_o christ_n the_o prophet_n have_v inquire_v and_o search_v diligent_o who_o prophesy_v of_o the_o grace_n that_o shall_v come_v unto_o you_o search_v what_o and_o what_o manner_n of_o time_n the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v in_o they_o do_v signify_v when_o it_o testify_v beforehand_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v follow_v to_o who_o it_o be_v reveal_v that_o not_o to_o themselves_o but_o to_o we_o they_o do_v 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holy_a spirit_n endow_v the_o apostle_n i_o find_v our_o author_n be_v very_o industrious_a to_o lessen_v the_o apostolical_a gift_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v and_o to_o represent_v they_o very_o little_a above_o their_o natural_a faculty_n he_o endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n upon_o their_o mind_n consist_v chief_o in_o refresh_v their_o memory_n 70._o memory_n fr._n p._n 254_o 257._o en._n p._n 66._o 70._o and_o bring_v to_o their_o remembrance_n what_o christ_n have_v say_v unto_o they_o he_o do_v indeed_o say_v 67._o say_v fr._n 255._o en._n p._n 67._o that_o sometime_o the_o holy_a spirit_n make_v they_o understand_v by_o extraordinary_a revelation_n that_o which_o christ_n have_v say_v unto_o they_o whilst_o he_o be_v with_o they_o but_o which_o they_o then_o understand_v not_o and_o that_o they_o have_v many_o immediate_a revelation_n and_o divers_a heavenly_a vision_n 62._o vision_n fr._n p._n 252._o eng._n 62._o and_o in_o 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prophet_n we_o shall_v find_v
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〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ex_fw-la hebr._fw-la 11.37_o 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o as_o for_o the_o jewish_a prophet_n some_o of_o they_o be_v honour_v with_o divine_a inspiration_n as_o be_v eminent_a for_o wisdom_n before_o and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v their_o mind_n enlighten_v by_o the_o very_a gift_n of_o prophecy_n become_v wise_a be_v make_v choice_n of_o by_o providence_n as_o person_n fit_a to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o divine_a spirit_n and_o the_o dictate_v of_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o inimitable_a perfection_n of_o their_o life_n their_o boldness_n impartiality_n and_o courage_n that_o can_v not_o be_v daunt_v by_o death_n or_o danger_n for_o reason_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o prophet_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v such_o man_n for_o courage_n and_o constancy_n of_o mind_n that_o if_o we_o shall_v compare_v the_o fortitude_n of_o antisthenes_n crates_n or_o diogenes_n with_o they_o this_o will_v look_v but_o like_o childrens-play_a to_o that_o and_o therefore_o because_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o rebuke_v sinner_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o freedom_n 38._o freedom_n heb._n 11.37_o 38._o they_o be_v stone_v saw_v asunder_o be_v tempt_v be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n they_o wander_v about_o in_o sheepskin_n and_o goats-skin_n be_v destitute_a afflict_a torment_v they_o wander_v in_o desert_n in_o mountain_n in_o den_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a have_v their_o mind_n always_o fix_v upon_o god_n and_o upon_o the_o invisible_a thing_n which_o be_v with_o he_o which_o can_v be_v discern_v by_o sense_n and_o therefore_o be_v eternal_a a_o little_a after_o the_o same_o author_n have_v these_o word_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o say_v he_o do_v not_o value_v the_o pythian_a or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o fame_a heathen_a oracle_n yet_o we_o reverence_v the_o prophet_n that_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n because_o we_o see_v that_o the_o 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that_o the_o occasion_n of_o god_n promise_v to_o send_v a_o succession_n of_o prophet_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n understand_v that_o place_n 18.15_o place_n deut._n 18.15_o of_o deuteronomy_n be_v that_o they_o may_v have_v no_o temptation_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o heathen_a oracle_n and_o soothsayer_n to_o know_v what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v for_o want_v of_o prophet_n of_o their_o own_o thus_o much_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n seem_v to_o imply_v 15._o imply_v ibid._n a_o v._o 10_o ad_fw-la v._o 15._o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o among_o you_o that_o use_v divination_n or_o a_o observer_n of_o time_n or_o a_o enchanter_n for_o these_o nation_n who_o thou_o shall_v possess_v hearken_v to_o observer_n of_o time_n and_o to_o diviner_n but_o as_o for_o thou_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v not_o suffer_v thou_o so_o to_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v raise_v thou_o up_o a_o prophet_n of_o thy_o brethren_n like_v unto_o i_o unto_o he_o shall_v you_o hearken_v the_o promise_n of_o a_o prophet_n which_o though_o it_o eminent_o relate_v to_o the_o messiah_n yet_o the_o context_n show_v it_o be_v primary_o and_o immediate_o mean_v of_o a_o order_n of_o prophet_n that_o shall_v succeed_v moses_n this_o promise_n i_o say_v be_v give_v to_o the_o jew_n as_o appear_v from_o this_o place_n to_o prevent_v their_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o heathen_a pretender_n to_o prophecy_n this_o be_v origen_n observation_n upon_o this_o place_n cant._n place_n l._n 1._o c._n celsum_fw-la p._n 28._o ed._n cant._n and_o he_o add_v this_o judicious_a remark_n therefore_o say_v he_o when_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o the_o jew_n have_v their_o oracle_n and_o several_a way_n of_o divination_n all_o which_o be_v strict_o prohibit_v among_o the_o jew_n if_o they_o have_v not_o have_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o foreknow_v thing_n to_o come_v some_o way_n or_o other_o it_o have_v be_v almost_o impossible_a consider_v the_o great_a 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1_o tim._n 1.9_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v for_o a_o rule_n to_o the_o righteous_a but_o for_o a_o restraint_n to_o the_o lawless_a and_o disobedient_a and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n by_o refine_n upon_o the_o law_n and_o exhort_v man_n to_o fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n by_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n do_v contribute_v very_o much_o towards_o the_o prepare_v man_n mind_n for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n 7.9_o messiah_n prophetae_fw-la omnes_fw-la egregii_fw-la ad_fw-la evangelium_fw-la deuce_n grot._n in_o jer._n 7.9_o as_o they_o wean_a they_o from_o the_o overfondness_n they_o have_v to_o the_o levitical_a rite_n by_o show_v they_o a_o more_o excellent_a way_n to_o please_v god_n and_o as_o they_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o god_n do_v not_o design_n the_o moysaicall_a covenant_n to_o be_v perpetual_a but_o that_o that_o it_o shall_v at_o last_o give_v way_n to_o a_o better_a and_o these_o discourse_n which_o the_o prophet_n make_v to_o the_o jew_n together_o with_o the_o several_a affliction_n god_n bring_v upon_o they_o both_o in_o the_o captivity_n and_o afterward_o on_o purpose_n to_o take_v off_o their_o mind_n from_o the_o temporal_a promise_n and_o make_v they_o look_v up_o to_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a one_o have_v so_o great_a a_o effect_n upon_o the_o generality_n of_o that_o people_n that_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n we_o find_v their_o writer_n discourse_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o religion_n in_o a_o style_n much_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o they_o use_v former_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la and_o speak_v of_o a_o future_a state_n with_o much_o great_a clearness_n and_o assurance_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o die_a speech_n of_o the_o maccabee_n 7._o maccabee_n 2_o macc._n 7._o and_o in_o several_a other_o part_n of_o the_o apocryphal_a write_n 3.6_o write_n wisd_v 3._o etc._n etc._n 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〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v always_o take_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v for_o a_o full_a explication_n of_o that_o term_n i_o know_v grotius_n 193._o grotius_n votum_fw-la pro_fw-la pace_n prout_fw-la citatur_fw-la fr._n p._n 270._o fn._n p._n 193._o will_v needs_o have_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v here_o in_o its_o general_n sense_n and_o signify_v simple_o a_o book_n or_o write_n but_o i_o can_v forbear_v say_v that_o this_o gloss_n be_v unworthy_a of_o grotius_n and_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o bad_a cause_n when_o so_o great_a a_o man_n be_v fain_o to_o betake_v himself_o to_o such_o pitiful_a sophistry_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o forecited_n place_n for_o he_o can_v produce_v one_o instance_n in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o that_o sense_n and_o if_o he_o can_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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