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the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o psalm_n concern_v i_o luk._n xxiv_o 44._o there_o be_v certain_a heretic_n in_o s._n aug._n time_n who_o profess_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o non_fw-la potes_fw-la segregare_fw-la legem_fw-la ab_fw-la evangelio_n ut_fw-la nec_fw-la umbram_fw-la à _fw-la corpore_fw-la the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v raise_v unto_o thou_o a_o prophet_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o of_o thy_o brethren_n like_v unto_o i_o say_v moses_n deut._n xviii_o 15._o like_o unto_o i_o not_o contrary_a to_o i_o the_o same_o religion_n the_o same_o substantial_a truth_n the_o same_o grace_n and_o salvation_n be_v in_o both_o testament_n there_o be_v a_o variety_n of_o ceremony_n but_o the_o same_o truth_n and_o substance_n there_o be_v the_o same_o author_n of_o both_o thus_o s._n james_n answer_v this_o doubt_n know_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v all_o his_o work_n from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v no_o change_n in_o god_n as_o the_o prescript_n 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the_o natural_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1_o cor._n two_o 14._o as_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n to_o see_v the_o earth_n and_o ordinary_a thing_n be_v sharp_a enough_o but_o let_v it_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n than_o it_o be_v dazzle_v aristotle_n compare_v we_o to_o owls-ey_n that_o be_v quicksight_v in_o the_o dark_a but_o blind_a in_o the_o sunshine_n no_o as_o they_o say_v beside_o objectum_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la there_o must_v be_v lumen_fw-la gloriae_fw-la else_o it_o be_v not_o see_v so_o there_o must_v be_v lumen_fw-la gratiae_n god_n must_v open_v our_o understanding_n or_o else_o we_o can_v discern_v spiritual_a thing_n see_v this_o in_o the_o pharisee_n nicodemus_n the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n christ_n tell_v she_o of_o live_a water_n for_o her_o life_n she_o can_v conceive_v any_o 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word_n than_o be_v he_o in_o a_o deep_a sleep_n on_o his_o face_n and_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o ground_n so_o s._n john_n see_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v strike_v with_o astonishment_n and_o when_o i_o see_v he_o say_v he_o rev._n i_o 17._o i_o fall_v at_o his_o foot_n as_o dead_a this_o dread_a arise_v 1._o out_o of_o the_o disproportion_n betwixt_o humane_a frailty_n and_o god_n glory_n excellens_fw-la objectum_fw-la destruit_fw-la sensum_fw-la the_o sun_n in_o its_o strength_n dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n much_o more_o must_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n hide_v their_o face_n we_o shall_v sure_o die_v because_o we_o have_v see_v god_n judg._n xiii_o 22._o 2._o secret_a guiltiness_n of_o frailty_n and_o corruption_n make_v every_o appearance_n of_o god_n majesty_n fearful_a not_o only_o wicked_a man_n as_o the_o soldier_n at_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o angel_n matth._n xxviii_o have_v be_v confound_v but_o the_o holy_a man_n do_v tremble_v and_o 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