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reference_n to_o the_o eighteen_o verse_n of_o that_o isa_n 30._o it_o be_v there_o full_o signify_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n yea_o it_o be_v plain_o express_v as_o part_v of_o the_o privilege_n of_o they_o that_o through_o his_o goodness_n and_o forbearance_n to_o manward_n in_o which_o he_o wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a be_v overcome_v to_o wait_v for_o he_o to_o have_v all_o their_o teach_n light_n and_o direction_n from_o he_o as_o he_o be_v then_o witness_v and_o their_o enjoyment_n of_o promise_n in_o and_o by_o he_o whence_o that_o isa_n 2._o 5._o o_o house_n of_o jacob_n come_v you_o and_o let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n be_v indeed_o the_o vision_n of_o all_o vision_n the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n isa_n 29._o 11._o with_o chap._n 28._o 12._o 16._o rev._n 19_o 10._o 2_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o query_n what_o that_o teacher_n be_v mention_v vers_n 20._o which_o shall_v 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faith_n be_v rom._n 10._o 6_o 8._o ans_fw-fr that_o which_o they_o do_v preach_v which_o word_n do_v declare_v the_o descension_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n not_o only_o as_o the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o as_o then_o already_o wrought_v vers_fw-la 9_o and_o the_o word_n declare_v they_o as_o do_v in_o one_o for_o all_o now_o come_v forth_o to_o be_v so_o believe_v and_o acknowledge_v by_o they_o that_o word_n in_o the_o preach_n of_o it_o come_v or_o be_v make_v nigh_o unto_o man_n even_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o in_o their_o mouth_n that_o in_o that_o nigh_o come_v of_o it_o through_o the_o power_n in_o and_o with_o it_o it_o may_v be_v receive_v though_o it_o be_v not_o natural_o nigh_o to_o or_o in_o any_o man_n but_o shine_v in_o the_o darkness_n and_o the_o darkness_n comprehend_v it_o not_o joh._n 1._o 5._o nor_o otherwise_o be_v it_o as_o a_o habit_n or_o indwelling_a principle_n in_o man_n that_o believe_v or_o mind_n it_o not_o 1_o joh._n 5._o 10._o rom._n 1._o 28._o 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