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truth_n receive_v from_o his_o father_n notwithstanding_o he_o become_v a_o apostata_fw-la and_o a_o idolater_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o history_n next_o there_o be_v a_o intermission_n also_o when_o the_o people_n live_v in_o egypt_n for_o from_o the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n even_o to_o the_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n ezechiel_n testify_v chapter_n 20._o that_o all_o the_o people_n be_v fall_v from_o god_n to_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o egyptian_n last_o there_o be_v a_o intermission_n from_o malachy_n the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n until_o john_n baptist_n in_o all_o which_o time_n no_o prophet_n be_v raise_v up_o notwithstanding_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v continue_v among_o the_o people_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o jew_n by_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o ordinary_a ministry_n but_o not_o without_o corruption_n so_o that_o at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o more_o part_n the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n be_v now_o corrupt_v q._n ought_v not_o the_o lively_a 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