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the_o time_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v in_o the_o which_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o second_o thing_n that_o i_o will_v through_o the_o strength_n of_o christ_n prove_v be_v this_o that_o he_o that_o be_v of_o the_o virgin_n be_v he_o that_o be_v the_o saviour_n and_o first_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o truth_n that_o it_o be_v not_o any_o spirit_n only_o by_o and_o of_o it_o selâ—e_v without_o it_o do_v take_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o can_v be_v a_o saviour_n of_o man_n from_o eternal_a vengeance_n or_o thus_o that_o 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v a_o saviour_n of_o man_n must_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n satisâ—â—e_n and_o appease_v the_o justice_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o the_o argument_n that_o i_o do_v bring_v to_o â—rove_v it_o by_o be_v these_o 1._o because_o it_o be_v man_n that_o have_v offend_v and_o â—ustice_n require_v that_o man_n must_v give_v the_o satisfaction_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o saviour_n be_v come_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n phil._n 2._o 7._o and_o in_o heb._n 2._o 14._o because_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blond_n he_o also_o himself_o likewise_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o to_o what_o end_n that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o be_v that_o all_o no_o but_o also_o that_o he_o may_v deliver_v they_o who_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n the_o second_o argument_n be_v this_o because_o if_o a_o spirit_n only_o can_v have_v make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o fin_n of_o mankind_n and_o have_v subdue_v satan_n for_o man_n without_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n either_o there_o have_v be_v weakness_n in_o god_n when_o he_o make_v that_o promise_n to_o fall_v adam_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n for_o 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curse_n of_o the_o law_n all_o that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n be_v in_o their_o nature_n make_v a_o curse_n for_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o fall_v angel_n be_v not_o recover_v from_o their_o damnable_a estate_n because_o he_o do_v not_o take_v hold_n of_o their_o sin_n nature_n for_o he_o take_v not_o on_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o he_o take_v on_o he_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 2._o 16._o now_o then_o see_v this_o be_v the_o very_a truth_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v next_o prove_v that_o jesus_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n and_o first_o i_o shall_v prove_v it_o by_o compare_v some_o place_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n together_o and_o by_o some_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o scripture_n and_o first_o see_v gen._n 3._o 15._o where_o he_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n say_v i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n and_o so_o be_v jesus_n gal._n 4._o 4._o where_o it_o be_v say_v god_n senâ—_n forth_o his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n or_o bear_v of_o a_o woman_n 2._o this_o woman_n must_v be_v a_o virgin_n isa._n 7._o 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emanuel_n and_o jesus_n be_v he_o that_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o scripture_n matth._n 1._o 22_o 23._o now_o all_o thus_o be_v do_v that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n say_v behâ—ld_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n and_o they_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emanuel_n 3._o the_o saviour_n must_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o this_o jacob_n prophesy_v of_o on_o his_o deathbed_n say_v judah_n thou_o be_v he_o who_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v praise_v or_o honour_n 8_o thâ—â—â—_n hand_n shall_v be_v on_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o enemy_n thy_o father_n child_n shall_v bow_v down_o before_o thâ—e_n and_o again_o mic._n 5._o 2._o but_o thou_o bedlam_n ephratah_n though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v he_o come_v that_o be_v to_o be_v ruler_n in_o israel_n jesus_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o that_o will_v clear_o appear_v iâ—_n you_o read_v mat._n 1._o maâ—theâ—_n he_o begin_v first_o with_o abraham_n v_o 2._o and_o thence_o to_o judah_n v_o 3._o from_o judah_n to_o dâ—â—xâ—d_v ver_fw-la 6._o from_o david_n to_o zorobabel_n five_o 13._o then_o to_o jacob_n the_o father_n of_o joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n of_o who_o be_v bear_v jesus_n ver_fw-la 16._o now_o mary_n be_v one_o of_o the_o same_o house_n also_o and_o for_o this_o conâ—ider_n jesus_n come_v from_o the_o loin_n of_o david_n see_v maâ—_n 1._o but_o that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v if_o mâ—â—_n have_v not_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—vid_n for_o christ_n come_v 〈…〉_z not_o from_o he_o for_o 〈…〉_z she_o not_o till_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o her_o first_o bear_v mat._n 1._o 25._o again_n the_o angel_n tell_v she_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n say_v and_o the_o lord_n god_n will_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o father_n david_n luke_n 1._o 32._o and_o again_o the_o jew_n know_v this_o very_a well_o or_o else_o they_o will_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v lay_v it_o open_a before_o all_o the_o world_n for_o they_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o disow_v he_o and_o though_o they_o do_v through_o the_o divellishnesse_n of_o their_o unbelief_n disow_v he_o yet_o can_v they_o find_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o to_o question_v the_o right_n of_o his_o birth_n from_o mary_n if_o it_o have_v be_v to_o be_v do_v they_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v do_v it_o they_o do_v not_o want_v malice_n to_o whet_v they_o on_o neither_o do_v they_o want_v mean_n so_o far_o as_o may_v help_v forward_o their_o malice_n without_o manifest_a and_o apparent_a injury_n for_o they_o have_v exact_a register_n or_o record_n of_o their_o genealogy_n so_o that_o if_o they_o have_v have_v any_o colour_n for_o it_o they_o will_v sure_o have_v deny_v he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n there_o be_v reason_v concern_v he_o when_o he_o be_v with_o they_o joh._n 7._o and_o i_o do_v believe_v part_n of_o it_o be_v about_o the_o generation_n of_o which_o he_o come_v and_o this_o be_v so_o common_o know_v that_o the_o blind_a man_n that_o sit_v by_o the_o way_n side_n can_v cry_v out_o jesus_n thou_o some_o of_o david_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o thou_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o luke_n 18._o 38_o 39_o it_o be_v so_o common_a that_o he_o come_v from_o the_o loin_n of_o his_o father_n david_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o question_v and_o when_o herod_n demand_v mat._n 2._o 4_o 5_o 6._o of_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scibe_n of_o the_o people_n where_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v they_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o bethlehem_n of_o judea_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v write_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o thou_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n be_v not_o the_o least_o among_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n for_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v câ—me_v a_o governor_n that_o shall_v rule_v my_o people_n israel_n for_o out_o of_o thou_o mark_v that_o if_o mary_n have_v not_o be_v of_o judah_n christ_n have_v not_o come_v out_o of_o judah_n but_o christ_n come_v out_o of_o judah_n therefore_o mary_n be_v also_o a_o daughter_n of_o judah_n and_o this_o be_v evident_a as_o say_v the_o
scripture_n for_o our_o lord_n spring_v out_o of_o judah_n heb._n 7._o 14._o again_o when_o christ_n the_o saviour_n be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o world_n at_o that_o time_n the_o sceptre_n be_v to_o depart_v from_o judah_n according_a to_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o jacob_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_n his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v gen._n 49._o 10._o now_o the_o sceptre_n be_v then_o depart_v from_o those_o that_o be_v jew_n by_o nature_n and_o also_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o herod_n who_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o not_o of_o judea_n be_v king_n over_o they_o as_o caesar_n deputy_n and_o caesar_n augustus_n impose_v law_n on_o they_o the_o stuborn_v jew_n also_o confess_v the_o sceptre_n to_o be_v depart_v when_o before_o pontius_n pilate_n a_o roman_a governor_n of_o â—udea_n they_o cry_v out_o against_o christ_n we_o have_v no_o king_n but_o caesar_n joh._n 19_o 15._o nay_o further_o the_o jew_n from_o that_o day_n to_o this_o have_v be_v without_o a_o â—ing_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n to_o govern_v they_o they_o never_o have_v the_o sceptre_n sway_v since_o by_o any_o of_o themselves_o but_o have_v be_v a_o scatter_a despise_a people_n and_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v liable_a to_o all_o danger_n and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n drive_v out_o from_o their_o country_n and_o scatter_v over_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o be_v prophesy_v concern_v they_o jeâ—_n 24._o 9_o zek._n 5._o 14_o 15._o and_o yet_o these_o poor_a soul_n be_v so_o horrible_o delude_v by_o the_o devil_n that_o though_o they_o see_v these_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v yet_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v and_o one_o reason_n among_o many_o of_o their_o be_v thus_o delude_v be_v this_o they_o say_v that_o the_o word_n sceptre_n in_o that_o 49._o of_o gen._n be_v not_o mean_v of_o a_o kingly_a government_n but_o the_o meâ—ning_n be_v say_v they_o a_o rod_n or_o persecution_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v now_o they_o do_v most_o gross_o mistake_v that_o place_n for_o though_o i_o be_o not_o skill_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n yet_o through_o grace_n i_o be_o enlighten_v into_o the_o scripture_n whereby_o i_o find_v that_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o persecution_n noâ—_n the_o rod_n of_o affliction_n but_o a_o governor_n or_o sceptre_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n weigh_v but_o the_o very_a next_o word_n of_o the_o same_o verse_n and_o you_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sceptre_n of_o a_o king_n that_o be_v mean_v for_o he_o add_v nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n mark_v it_o the_o sceptre_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n the_o legislative_a power_n depend_v on_o the_o sceptre_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n until_o shiloh_n come_v according_a to_o that_o scripture_n write_v in_o isa._n 7._o 16._o for_o before_o the_o child_n shall_v know_v to_o refuse_v the_o evil_a and_o choose_v the_o good_a the_o land_n which_o thou_o abhor_v shall_v be_v forsake_v of_o both_o her_o king_n which_o scripture_n have_v be_v fulfil_v from_o that_o same_o time_n but_o a_o word_n to_o the_o jew_n exposition_n of_o the_o sceptre_n to_o be_v a_o rod_n or_o persecution_n say_v that_o persecution_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v this_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n for_o the_o jew_n have_v have_v rest_n oftentimes_o and_o that_o before_o shiloh_n do_v come_v at_o one_o time_n they_o have_v rest_v fourscore_o year_n judge_n 3._o 30._o again_o and_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n from_o war_n joâ—h_n 14_o 15._o and_o again_o &_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o rest_v round_o about_o according_a to_o all_o that_o he_o swear_v unto_o their_o father_n and_o there_o stand_v not_o up_o a_o man_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n before_o they_o jos._n 21._o 44._o jos._n 22._o 4._o 23._o 1._o and_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v forty_o year_n jud._n 3._o 11._o there_o be_v rest_v many_o a_o time_n from_o persecution_n and_o from_o the_o rod_n though_o it_o we_o but_o for_o a_o season_n but_o the_o sceptre_n or_o kingdom_n do_v noâ—_n depart_v from_o judah_n and_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n tiâ—â—_n shiloh_n come_v again_o to_o prove_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n it_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n against_o the_o jew_n for_o put_v he_o to_o death_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o do_v put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o this_o he_o do_v say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n luke_n 22._o 70._o then_o say_v they_o all_o be_v thou_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o he_o say_v you_o say_v that_o i_o be_o that_o be_v 37._o i_o be_o he_o as_o you_o say_v i_o be_o the_o son_n of_o god_n yea_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o the_o father_n and_o i_o be_v with_o he_o before_o the_o world_n be_v 5._o now_o the_o jew_n do_v put_v he_o 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idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n thereof_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n mat._n 12._o 36._o and_o also_o all_o thy_o filthy_a action_n shall_v be_v then_o regard_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o thou_o shall_v receive_v a_o just_a recompense_n for_o they_o and_o know_v say_v the_o scripture_n that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n they_o god_n will_v bring_v thou_o into_o judgement_n eccles._n 11._o 9_o then_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o unbeliever_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o fall_v under_o the_o judgement_n for_o all_o thy_o sin_n 2._o first_o thou_o must_v give_v account_n second_o thou_o must_v fall_v in_o the_o judgement_n oh_o my_o friend_n there_o be_v hot_a day_n acome_v for_o all_o those_o that_o be_v find_v out_o of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n behold_v say_v malachi_n the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n and_o all_o the_o proud_a yea_o all_o that_o do_v wicked_o shall_v be_v as_o stubble_n and_o the_o day_n that_o come_v shall_v 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do_v offend_v in_o his_o kingdom_n now_o namely_o the_o lukewarm_a professor_n he_o do_v offend_v first_o the_o lord_n second_o his_o people_n but_o then_o thou_o lukewarm_a offend_a professor_n shall_v offend_v the_o church_n of_o god_n no_o more_o second_o the_o loose_a professor_n do_v also_o offend_v god_n christ_n and_o his_o church_n first_o he_o scandal_v the_o gospel_n by_o his_o loose_a walk_n and_o naughty_a carriage_n second_o he_o do_v make_v the_o world_n blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n by_o the_o same_o three_o he_o grieve_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n people_n phil._n 3._o 18._o but_o know_v that_o thou_o also_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o offend_v any_o more_o god_n christ_n and_o his_o saint_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n for_o thy_o thus_o offend_v mat._n 18._o 6._o 7._o 4_o another_o end_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v be_v to_o cut_v of_o all_o the_o ignorant_a person_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v a_o 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believe_v on_o he_o but_o also_o to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o thus_o much_o do_v the_o apostle_n hold_v forth_o to_o we_o in_o their_o prayer_n or_o request_v tâ—_n the_o lord_n jesus_n when_o they_o say_v lord_n increase_v our_o faith_n luke_n 17._o â—_o and_o he_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n heb._n 12._o 3._o also_o we_o find_v in_o jam._n 1._o 17._o that_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n be_v from_o above_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n &c_n &c_n and_o therefore_o faith_n come_v from_o god_n for_o true_a justify_v faith_n 〈◊〉_d a_o good_a gift_n and_o perfect_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o author_n god_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o object_n christ_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o nature_n though_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o degree_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o in_o we_o even_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o gold_n be_v as_o perfect_a gold_n as_o a_o pound_n of_o gold_n though_o not_o so_o much_o 3._o all_o 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