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not_o the_o common_a liberty_n of_o speech_n in_o the_o small_a word_n when_o as_o the_o wilful_a be_v so_o ready_a to_o make_v it_o a_o occasion_n of_o vent_v their_o vain_a conceit_n israel_n redemption_n for_o that_o this_o may_v be_v fulfil_v it_o be_v requifite_n that_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n whither_o these_o messenger_n may_v descend_v unto_o he_o and_o from_o whence_o again_o they_o may_v ascend_v which_o argue_v too_o his_o continuance_n here_o for_o a_o great_a space_n of_o time_n than_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o dead_a require_v mr._n petrie_n answer_n a_o poor_a proof_n for_o as_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n whither_o that_o these_o messenger_n may_v descend_v unto_o he_o so_o i_o may_v say_v it_o be_v requisite_a that_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n whence_o they_o may_v descend_v on_o he_o and_o whither_o they_o may_v ascend_v to_o he_o and_o so_o take_v the_o word_n in_o that_o sense_n they_o may_v be_v fulfil_v albeit_o he_o never_o be_v on_o 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you_o shall_v see_v heaven_n open_a and_o the_o angel_n ascend_v to_o and_o descend_v from_o the_o son_n of_o man_n whereas_o our_o saviour_n say_v ascend_a and_o descend_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o necessary_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v in_o heaven_n at_o the_o accomplishment_n thereof_o see_v he_o must_v be_v the_o terminus_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la the_o person_n from_o who_o and_o not_o to_o who_o the_o angel_n shall_v ascend_v and_o the_o terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la the_o person_n to_o who_o and_o not_o from_o who_o they_o shall_v descend_v and_o therefore_o take_v these_o word_n no_o otherwise_o then_o our_o saviour_n speak_v they_o they_o may_v be_v sulfil_v on_o earth_n as_o we_o say_v but_o it_o be_v not_o