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free_o single_v out_o some_o of_o many_o of_o who_o his_o church_n consist_v man_n 2_o they_o for_o number_n 1_o many_o and_o those_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n 2_o they_o be_v note_v from_o their_o number_n or_o quality_n discrete_a to_o be_v of_o the_o multitude_n verse_n 6._o and_o those_o of_o every_o nation_n under_o heaven_n vers_n 5._o parthian_n and_o mede_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 9.10_o 11._o they_o be_v both_o of_o israel_n and_o judah_n who_o by_o god_n providence_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o that_o gerat_fw-la feast_n of_o pentecost_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n or_o who_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n of_o these_o three_o thousand_o now_o and_o afterward_o many_o more_o act_n 4.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o be_v convert_v by_o the_o apostle_n preach_v whereby_o may_v seem_v in_o part_n at_o least_o fulfil_v the_o pprophecy_n and_o type_n concern_v the_o two_o stick_n church_n who_o make_v one_o church_n for_o judah_n and_o for_o joseph_n join_v together_o ezek._n 37.16_o 17_o 19_o 20_o 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but_o by_o oppose_v to_o it_o not_o only_a practice_n but_o second_o read_v three_o the_o spirit_n and_o inspiration_n fourthly_a pray_v which_o may_v also_o answer_v so_o many_o objection_n knowledge_n 1._o practice_n as_o if_o they_o need_v no_o more_o knowledge_n 1._o what_o can_v we_o hear_v say_v some_o that_o we_o have_v not_o hear_v the_o great_a defect_n be_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o duty_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o we_o may_v hear_v that_o which_o we_o have_v forget_v our_o memory_n be_v like_o leak_a vessel_n heb._n 4.1_o or_o we_o have_v make_v little_a use_n of_o what_o we_o know_v and_o so_o stand_v inneed_a of_o stir_v up_o see_v 2_o pet._n 1.12.13_o second_o we_o must_v heart_n to_o have_v our_o affection_n wrought_v upon_o till_o which_o time_n all_o our_o knowledge_n or_o hear_n avail_v nothing_o as_o these_o jew_n hear_v former_o from_o these_o apostle_n and_o from_o christ_n himself_o that_o they_o never_o believe_v till_o now_o viz._n that_o jesus_n be_v 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