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thou_o not_o read_v in_o thâ—_n scripture_n 2_o king_n 5.14_o how_o naaman_n do_v wash_v and_o be_v cleanse_v of_o his_o leprosy_n may_v not_o this_o have_v teach_v thou_o that_o we_o must_v bewashed_a in_o the_o fountain_n of_o regeneration_n before_o we_o can_v be_v ordinary_o cleanse_v of_o the_o leprosy_n 〈◊〉_d original_a sin_n have_v thou_o not_o read_v ezek._n 36.25_o i_o will_v power_v clean_a water_n uâ—on_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v clean_a etc._n etc._n have_v thou_o not_o read_v zach._n 13.1_o how_o a_o fountain_n shall_v be_v open_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalâ—â—_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o uncleanness_n be_v thou_o a_o teacher_n and_o know_v not_o by_o thâ—_n place_n the_o necessity_n of_o regeneration_n if_o thou_o be_v blind_a that_o be_v a_o teacher_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v the_o people_n have_v light_n mat._n 23.2_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisy_n â—aâ—e_v in_o mâ—ses_n chair_n and_o rom._n 2.19_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o 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or_o else_o answer_v sharp_o so_o that_o they_o have_v no_o great_a mind_n to_o meddle_v with_o he_o mat._n 22.18_o why_o tempt_v you_o meye_v hypocrite_n and_o if_o he_o speak_v what_o they_o understand_v not_o they_o be_v too_o proud_a to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o meaning_n nicodemus_n be_v not_o so_o john_n 2.19_o when_o he_o bid_v they_o destroy_v the_o temple_n and_o that_o in_o three_o day_n he_o will_v build_v it_o up_o again_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n they_o reply_v froward_o 46._o year_n be_v this_o temple_n in_o building_n etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n but_o they_o understand_v not_o nor_o desire_v and_o john_n 8.21_o when_o he_o have_v say_v whither_o i_o go_v you_o can_v come_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n they_o reply_v what_o will_v he_o kill_v himself_o because_o he_o say_v whither_o i_o go_v you_o can_v come_v etc._n etc._n thus_o when_o the_o speech_n be_v dark_a they_o never_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o 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