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4._o by_o a_o inward_a instinct_n by_o immediate_a inspiration_n and_o impulse_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o to_o david_n 1_o chron._n 28.12_o 19_o though_o he_o have_v it_o in_o write_v also_o and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o son_n but_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o to_o philip_n act_v 8.29_o the_o spirit_n say_v unto_o philip_n to_o peter_n act_v 10.19_o the_o spirit_n say_v unto_o he_o and_o acts._n 11_o 12._o the_o spirit_n bid_v i_o go_v with_o they_o to_o paul_n and_o silas_n act_v 16.7_o not_o to_o go_v into_o bythinia_n but_o the_o spirit_n suffer_v they_o not_o 5._o by_o legal_a type_n and_o shadow_n these_o be_v speak_v thing_n and_o what_o do_v they_o speak_v they_o speak_v forth_o gospel_n truth_n and_o mystery_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v the_o gospel_n in_o type_n and_o shadow_n heb._n 10.1_o the_o law_n have_v a_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v a_o type_n be_v a_o legal_a shadow_n of_o gospel_n truth_n and_o mystery_n 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be_v the_o ministration_n of_o death_n and_o as_o moses_n his_o natural_a force_n be_v not_o abate_v deut._n 34.7_o so_o neither_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o law_n as_o to_o its_o condemn_a power_n over_o sinner_n hereby_o the_o continual_a force_n of_o the_o law_n be_v signify_v the_o power_n whereof_o decay_v not_o in_o the_o conscience_n of_o sinner_n by_o number_n of_o day_n or_o mutitude_n of_o work_n lec_fw-la answorth_n in_o lec_fw-la till_o god_n take_v it_o away_o and_o abolish_v it_o by_o grace_n in_o christ_n 5._o the_o weakness_n of_o it_o to_o save_v moses_n may_v not_o enter_v into_o canaan_n though_o he_o do_v much_o desire_v it_o see_v deut._n 32.52_o and_o the_o reason_n allege_v be_v his_o fail_v in_o that_o one_o point_n numb_a 20.12_o what_o be_v moses_n his_o error_n and_o mistake_n at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v something_o of_o difficulty_n to_o discern_v and_o make_v it_o out_o three_o thing_n the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o intimate_v 1._o he_o smite_v 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shall_v christ_n remain_v and_o all_o the_o dispensation_n of_o he_o in_o this_o life_n they_o shall_v remain_v in_o precious_a remembrance_n with_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o all_o eternity_n christ_n shall_v be_v lay_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o golden_a memory_n of_o the_o saint_n like_o manna_n in_o the_o golden_a pot_n for_o a_o memorial_n before_o the_o lord_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o dispensation_n of_o himself_o they_o have_v likewise_o aaron_n rod_n blossom_a lay_v up_o to_o the_o same_o end_n and_o purpose_n the_o saint_n shall_v remember_v in_o heaven_n how_o the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n bud_v how_o the_o ministry_n be_v bless_v and_o make_v fruitful_a to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o this_o world_n so_o much_o as_o to_o the_o manna_n or_o bread_n from_o heaven_n you_o see_v how_o full_a it_o be_v of_o christ_n and_o gospel_n mystery_n a_o five_o typical_a thing_n of_o old_a be_v the_o rock_n that_o follow_v they_o with_o 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