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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 1._o 1._o sometime_o by_o the_o immediate_a voice_n of_o god_n himself_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n heb._n 2._o 2._o by_o dream_n by_o vision_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_v but_o never_o in_o write_v till_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n then_o god_n be_v please_v to_o commit_v it_o to_o write_v for_o many_o cause_n first_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o may_v be_v keep_v more_o pure_a and_o incorrupt_a we_o read_v how_o much_o soil_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n contract_v by_o pass_v through_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n while_o it_o be_v by_o tradition_n transmit_v from_o parent_n to_o child_n gen._n 35._o 2._o we_o read_v that_o even_o in_o jacob_n family_n there_o be_v idol_n find_v and_o so_o josh_n 24._o 14._o and_o the_o idol_n of_o egypt_n be_v among_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v holy_a and_o religious_a yet_o be_v there_o much_o pollution_n cleave_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o those_o day_n second_o for_o the_o help_n 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