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be_v write_v that_o you_o may_v believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n now_o this_o with_o the_o other_o citation_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o will_v clear_v the_o sense_n of_o those_o expression_n in_o this_o chapter_n of_o my_o text_n 5._o ver._n 1._o ver._n 5._o whosoever_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n be_v bear_v of_o god_n and_o who_o be_v he_o that_o overcome_v the_o world_n but_o he_o that_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o they_o assert_v he_o to_o be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n which_o the_o apostle_n prove_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o i_o hope_v have_v now_o make_v it_o more_o evident_a to_o you_o the_o last_o name_n which_o i_o shall_v mention_v as_o give_v to_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v the_o word_n under_o which_o name_n st._n john_n say_v chap._n 1.1_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n 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among_o the_o jew_n as_o appear_v from_o many_o place_n in_o the_o chaldae_fw-la paraphrase_n where_o the_o word_n be_v add_v to_o explain_v the_o sense_n more_o full_o when_o there_o be_v only_o god_n or_o lord_n in_o the_o original_a 128._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n bishop_n of_o worce_v vindic._n of_o trin._n p._n 128._o and_o it_o be_v render_v by_o such_o a_o term_n as_o several_a learned_a man_n assure_v we_o be_v use_v there_o to_o signify_v the_o word_n only_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o a_o person_n and_o i_o think_v any_o indifferent_a reader_n will_v understand_v it_o of_o a_o personal_a word_n in_o many_o if_o not_o all_o those_o place_n wherein_o it_o be_v find_v and_o particular_o in_o these_o it_o be_v say_v in_o that_o paraphrase_n 6.6_o gen._n 6.6_o it_o repent_v the_o lord_n with_o his_o word_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n upon_o the_o earth_n then_o shall_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n 1.30_o gen._n 28.21_o ex._n 19.17_o leu._n 26.46_o deut._n 1.30_o moses_n bring_v forth_o the_o people_n to_o meet_v the_o word_n of_o god_n these_o be_v the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n and_o law_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v between_o his_o word_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n which_o go_v before_o you_o he_o shall_v fight_v for_o you_o according_a to_o all_o that_o he_o do_v for_o you_o in_o egypt_n before_o your_o eye_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n 12._o deut._n 4.24_o chap._n 31.6.8_o job_n 42.9_o 10_o 12._o a_o jealous_a god_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v go_v before_o thou_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n accept_v the_o face_n of_o job_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n turn_v the_o captivity_n of_o job_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o job_n more_o than_o the_o beginning_n now_o to_o be_v choose_v by_o jacob_n as_o his_o god_n to_o meet_v his_o people_n to_o be_v a_o party_n in_o a_o covenant_n between_o himself_o and_o they_o to_o conduct_v his_o people_n and_o fight_v for_o they_o to_o accept_v of_o job_n person_n to_o turn_v his_o captivity_n to_o bless_v and_o enrich_v he_o and_o to_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n a_o jealous_a god_n do_v all_o suppose_v a_o person_n and_o some_o of_o they_o plain_o assert_v that_o he_o be_v god_n the_o ancient_a jew_n therefore_o who_o have_v a_o great_a veneration_n for_o this_o paraphrase_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o read_v it_o constant_o with_o the_o hebrew_n text_n do_v believe_v from_o these_o and_o many_o other_o place_n in_o it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o divine_a substance_n call_v the_o word_n by_o who_o god_n make_v the_o world_n so_o philo_n the_o jew_n speak_v of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o all_o mention_n another_o divine_a person_n agricult_a quaest_n &_o solut._n de_fw-fr agricult_a who_o he_o call_v the_o word_n and_o his_o only-begotten_a son_n by_o who_o he_o make_v the_o world_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o st._n john_n first_o receive_v the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o jew_n and_o he_o speak_v so_o brief_o of_o it_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o gospel_n because_o it_o be_v common_o know_v to_o they_o though_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o many_o of_o the_o heathen_n have_v receive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o person_n in_o it_o either_o from_o ancient_a tradition_n or_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v read_v by_o several_a learned_a man_n among_o they_o but_o plato_n be_v especial_o note_v for_o it_o therefore_o when_o amelius_n who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o follower_n read_v this_o gospel_n of_o st._n john_n he_o challenge_v this_o notion_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o be_v take_v from_o plato_n but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v he_o receive_v a_o 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