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and_o nast_a sink_v of_o iniquity_n eat_v the_o filthy_a dust_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o the_o serpent_n gen._n 3._o 14._o sell_a themselves_o with_o jeroboaâ—â—_n to_o do_v wicked_o soul_n and_o body_n with_o esau_n to_o hell_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n or_o with_o demas_n for_o a_o few_o of_o the_o transitory_a temporal_n of_o the_o world_n but_o if_o we_o expect_v the_o same_o happiness_n with_o the_o father_n we_o must_v go_v the_o same_o way_n and_o tread_v in_o the_o same_o step_n not_o expect_v to_o enjoy_v the_o poisonous_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o felicity_n of_o god_n choose_v with_o moses_n heb._n 11._o 25._o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoes_n daughter_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n then_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n esteem_v the_o rebuke_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o recompense_n 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same_o time_n but_o also_o of_o many_o age_n and_o generation_n distant_a babilonicam_fw-la as_o jacob_n prophecy_n gen._n 49._o 10._o repeat_v many_o hundred_o year_n after_o hag._n 2._o 8._o zach._n 2._o 8._o borrow_v that_o from_o psal_n 17._o 8._o and_o the_o like_a zach_n 9_o 9_o from_o isa_n 62_o 11._o so_o zach_n 9_o 10._o from_o psal_n 72._o 8_o and_o zach._n 11._o 9_o from_o jerem._n 15._o 2._o the_o promise_n concern_v the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n zach._n 12._o 10._o from_o joel._n 2._o 28_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o idol_n which_o be_v threaten_v zach._n 13._o 2._o from_o ezech_n 30._o 13._o all_o these_o to_o settle_v our_o faith_n in_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o this_o unite_a concordance_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o writer_n thereof_o all_o agree_v in_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n like_a pharaoh_n dream_v repeat_v gen._n gen_n 41_o 32._o to_o make_v he_o know_v it_o be_v establish_v with_o god_n and_o he_o will_v sure_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v sometime_o they_o be_v use_v in_o simple_a narration_n to_o assure_v the_o believer_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o they_o as_o 1_o john_n 〈…〉_z that_o which_o we_o have_v hear_v from_o the_o beginning_n which_o we_o have_v see_v and_o handle_v etc._n etc._n to_o this_o end_n the_o god_n of_o nature_n have_v give_v unto_o man_n two_o hand_n two_o ear_n two_o eye_n that_o if_o the_o one_o fail_v in_o the_o object_n the_o other_o shall_v not_o or_o to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n with_o a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o perform_v our_o duty_n which_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o doctrine_n doctrine_n viz._n repitition_n be_v not_o always_o vain_a battalogy_n and_o superfluous_a tantology_n 4._o but_o often_o time_n lawful_a and_o warrantable_a for_o the_o better_a stir_a man_n up_o to_o their_o duty_n the_o prophet_n isa_n desire_v for_o the_o teach_n of_o knowledge_n to_o they_o that_o be_v wane_a from_o the_o milk_n and_o draw_v from_o the_o breast_n chap._n 28._o 10._o precept_n upon_o precept_n precept_n upon_o precept_n line_n upon_o line_n line_n upon_o line_n here_o a_o little_a and_o there_o a_o little_a phil_n 3._o 1._o it_o greive_v not_o the_o apostle_n to_o write_v the_o same_o thing_n unto_o they_o and_o jude_n 5._o i_o will_v put_v you_o in_o remembrance_n though_o you_o once_o know_v this_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n terent._n say_v the_o preacher_n nothing_o speak_v which_o have_v not_o former_o be_v upon_o the_o stage_n what_o be_v the_o prophet_n but_o expositor_n of_o moses_n the_o great_a prophet_n the_o new_a testament_n of_o the_o old_a and_o our_o sermon_n comment_n upon_o both_o man_n under_o the_o gospel_n must_v be_v like_o the_o clean_a beast_n under_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n to_o chew_v the_o cud_n in_o in_o a_o holy_a