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27._o luk._n 23._o act_n 2.37_o zach._n 12.10_o psal._n 16._o â_z hos._n 6.2_o jonah_n 1.17_o luk._n 18.31_o john_n 2.18_o mat._n 12.38_o ch._n 27.62_o mat._n 28.2_o act._n 1.3_o rom._n 4.4_o rom._n 1.2_o psa._n 68.18_o psal._n 110.1_o act_n 1.10_o mat._n 24.14_o luk._n 24.47_o isa._n 2.3_o ioh._n 14.26_o ch._n 15.26_o and_o 16.7_o act_n 2.4_o joel_n 2.28_o psal._n 118_o 22_o act._n 4_o 11._o john_n 14.25_o joh._n 20.30.21.25_o ezek._n 1._o luk._n 1.2_o mat._n 15.24_o act_n 26.26_o mat._n 21.18_o luk._n 19.41_o mat._n 14.33_o mat._n 10.3_o mar._n 14.67_o luk._n 24.48_o 1_o joh._n 1.2_o 2_o pet._n 1.16_o luke_n 1.2_o act_n 23.12_o ch._n 27.24_o mat._n 10.16_o rev._n 6.9_o zeph._n 2.11_o juv._n sat._n 6._o plut._n de_fw-fr defectu_fw-la oraculor_fw-la 1_o john_n 3.8_o luke_n 9.7_o luk._n 10.17_o lact._n l._n 2._o div._n inst._n c._n 16._o porph_n l._n 7._o cont._n christ_n apud_fw-la euseb._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o de_fw-la prep._n evan._n joh._n 12.31_o 2_o cor._n 4.4_o eph._n 2.2_o 1_o sam._n 5.2_o gen._n 3.15_o act_n 19.15_o jos._n ant._n l._n 17._o c._n 10._o luk._n 23.12_o lib._n 18._o c._n 9_o niceph._n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o act_n 12.1_o jos._n ant._n l._n 19_o c._n 7._o eutr_n hist_n lib._n 7._o evag._n schol._n l._n 3._o hist._n c._n 41_o joh._n 19.15_o lib._n 5._o c._n 28_o jos._n de_fw-fr bell._n l._n 7._o c._n 20_o 21._o aelius_n adrianus_n mat._n 27.24_o mat._n 23.35_o luk._n 19.41_o luk._n 21.6_o luk._n 21.20_o joh._n 19.15_o vers._n 12._o luk._n 23.28_o rev._n 17.6_o rev._n 18.2_o chap._n 18.8_o rev._n 18_o 1â_z rev._n 9.11_o rev._n 22.20_o luk._n 14.44_o gen._n 3.15_o
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in_o some_o sort_n they_o may_v for_o that_o he_o also_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o messiah_n yet_o proper_o these_o word_n i_o will_v establish_v the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o 7.13_o so_o often_o repeat_v can_v be_v verify_v of_o solomon_n who_o earthly_a kingdom_n be_v rend_v and_o tear_v in_o piece_n straight_o after_o his_o death_n by_o jerâboam_n and_o not_o long_o after_o as_o it_o be_v extinguish_v but_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o eternal_a king_n and_o kingdom_n 12_o as_o must_v also_o those_o other_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o psalm_n 2.7_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o ask_v of_o i_o and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o heathen_a for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n thou_o shall_v crush_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n which_o prophecy_n be_v never_o fulfil_v in_o solomon_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o temporal_a king_n in_o jury_n after_o he_o and_o much_o less_o this_o that_o follow_v 72.5_o they_o shall_v fear_v thou_o as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n endure_v from_o generation_n to_o generation_n in_o his_o day_n shall_v the_o righteous_a flourish_n and_o abundance_n of_o peace_n so_o long_o as_o the_o moon_n endure_v 7._o his_o dominion_n also_o shall_v be_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o river_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v kneel_v before_o he_o and_o his_o enemy_n shall_v slick_a the_o dust_n the_o king_n of_o tharshish_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v bring_v present_n the_o king_n of_o sheba_n and_o seba_n shall_v bring_v gift_n yea_o all_o king_n shall_v worship_v he_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o his_o name_n shall_v endure_v as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o and_o shall_v bless_v he_o 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