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josephus_n in_o that_o point_n be_v to_o preponderate_v his_o testimony_n in_o this_o or_o in_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o depend_v upon_o it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o absurdity_n admit_v other_o will_v follow_v second_o for_o the_o answer_v the_o second_o difficulty_n i_o shall_v premise_v that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a at_o least_o we_o have_v no_o assurance_n that_o those_o five_o namely_o phasaelus_n herod_n josephus_n pheroras_n and_o salome_n be_v all_o the_o child_n that_o antipater_n have_v by_o cypris_n because_o there_o be_v none_o of_o these_o but_o make_v part_n of_o his_o history_n but_o there_o may_v be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n other_o child_n that_o die_v when_o they_o be_v child_n and_o so_o leave_v no_o memory_n behind_o they_o and_o furthermore_o add_v that_o it_o be_v no_o such_o extraordinary_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v more_o than_o twice_o as_o many_o child_n of_o one_o wife_n as_o herod_n have_v of_o he_o whence_o therefore_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o though_o this_o argument_n look_v very_o plausible_a on_o it_o it_o so_o fit_v their_o conceit_n that_o will_v have_v herod_n twenty_o five_o year_n old_a as_o petavius_n among_o other_o will_v have_v he_o when_o he_o be_v make_v perfect_a of_o galilee_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o firmness_n nor_o certainty_n in_o it_o for_o josephus_n in_o the_o place_n abovecited_a do_v not_o say_v that_o those_o very_a five_o child_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n which_o he_o name_v a_o little_a before_o every_o one_o of_o they_o act_v a_o part_n in_o his_o history_n but_o to_o show_v how_o gracious_a antipater_n be_v with_o the_o great_a one_o of_o arabia_n as_o well_o as_o of_o idumaea_n and_o the_o sure_a friendship_n and_o confidence_n betwixt_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o he_o he_o say_v he_o deposit_v his_o child_n with_o he_o when_o he_o begin_v his_o war_n against_o 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the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o herod_n reign_n be_v to_o be_v number_v from_o the_o first_o epocha_n but_o there_o be_v only_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n for_o that_o against_o josephus_n in_o a_o matter_n less_o liable_a to_o mistake_v this_o latter_a testimony_n of_o josephus_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o his_o former_a or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o depend_v thereon_o as_o i_o note_v before_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o appeal_n to_o the_o mere_a humane_a authority_n of_o josephus_n the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n himself_o plain_o prevail_v against_o that_o testimony_n of_o his_o that_o will_v disprove_v our_o fix_v the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n and_o the_o death_n of_o herod_n to_o that_o of_o nerva_n and_o metellus_n how_o infinite_o then_o must_v it_o preponderate_v when_o the_o divine_a testimony_n be_v add_v thereunto_o for_o that_o vanquish_a testimony_n of_o josephus_n by_o his_o prevalent_a testimony_n do_v clash_n also_o with_o the_o testimony_n of_o holy_a scripture_n because_o if_o the_o first_o epocha_n of_o herod_n thirty_o seven_o year_n reign_v be_v take_v herod_n must_v die_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4710._o and_o therefore_o christ_n can_v be_v bear_v late_a than_o the_o year_n before_o viz._n 4709._o for_o he_o be_v bear_v while_o herod_n be_v live_v who_o seek_v the_o child_n life_n and_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n plain_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v baptize_v of_o john_n nay_o but_o beginning_n to_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n old_a as_o beza_n and_o our_o english_a translation_n have_v it_o but_o i_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v another_o meaning_n there_o but_o let_v he_o be_v full_a thirty_o year_n old_a go_v if_o you_o will_v on_o his_o thirty_o one_o which_o will_v then_o be_v anno_fw-la p._n j._n 4739._o and_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o tiberius_n but_o john_n do_v not_o begin_v his_o preach_n before_o the_o fifteen_o of_o tiberius_n his_o reign_n nor_o be_v christ_n baptize_v by_o he_o before_o he_o have_v begin_v his_o preach_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o that_o gospel_n wherefore_o the_o take_v the_o first_o epocha_n of_o herod_n reign_n instead_o of_o the_o latter_a be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o holy_a writ_n to_o which_o especial_o the_o self-vanquished_n testimony_n of_o josephus_n must_v of_o necessity_n yield_v moreover_o beside_o the_o particular_a clash_n with_o this_o testimony_n of_o s._n luke_n that_o set_v the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n by_o john_n after_o the_o fifteen_o of_o tiberius_n the_o first_o epocha_n of_o herod_n thirty_o seven_o year_n reign_v be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o epocha_n of_o daniel_n week_n fix_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la which_o the_o holy_a writ_n make_v the_o only_a epocha_n of_o daniel_n week_n as_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v above_o now_o therefore_o though_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n in_o one_o place_n be_v equal_a to_o his_o testimony_n in_o another_o place_n even_o in_o this_o case_n that_o part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n be_v infallible_o to_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o truth_n that_o correspond_v with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n according_a to_o the_o second_o postulatum_fw-la in_o the_o first_o chapter_n that_o when_o historian_n clash_v one_o with_o another_o or_o one_o and_o the_o same_o historian_n with_o himself_o that_o part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v true_a that_o best_a comply_v with_o the_o holy_a writ_n this_o be_v i_o say_v undeniable_o reasonable_a though_o the_o part_n of_o the_o contradiction_n stand_v upon_o equal_a term_n how_o much_o more_o than_o when_o the_o weight_n of_o divine_a testimony_n be_v add_v to_o that_o part_n that_o have_v the_o advantage_n already_o wherefore_o he_o that_o have_v but_o half_a a_o eye_n as_o they_o say_v may_v easy_o discern_v that_o 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metellus_n and_o nerva_n chap._n xii_o the_o second_o way_n of_o prove_v christ_n bear_v in_o the_o consulate_a of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n viz._n from_o the_o tax_n mention_v by_o s._n luke_n three_o general_a tax_n order_v by_o augustus_n the_o text_n in_o s._n luke_n touch_v this_o tax_n explain_v and_o the_o tax_n find_v the_o first_o of_o those_o two_o which_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o cyrenius_n that_o this_o tax_n be_v that_o mention_v in_o suetonius_n and_o the_o monumentum_n ancyranum_n viz._n the_o middle_a tax_n and_o finish_v in_o the_o consulate_a of_o aelius_n catus_n and_o sextius_n saturninus_n according_a to_o t._n l._n the_o year_n after_o that_o of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n that_o christ_n be_v bear_v lamia_n and_o geminus_n be_v consul_n prove_v from_o augustus_n his_o decennial_a resumption_n of_o his_o power_n censorian_a and_o monarchical_a and_o also_o from_o the_o time-eaten_a monument_n of_o ancyra_n from_o the_o testimony_n
thus_o unexceptionable_o constitute_v as_o have_v no_o other_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o it_o self_n but_o itself_o i._n e._n the_o reason_n of_o its_o existence_n and_o essence_n such_o as_o it_o be_v be_v resolvible_a only_a into_o the_o transcendent_a excellency_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n or_o idea_n this_o plausible_a plea_n humane_a reason_n if_o need_n be_v may_v offer_v in_o behalf_n of_o three_o hypostasis_n and_o no_o more_o than_o three_o in_o the_o divine_a essence_n but_o the_o triunity_n of_o the_o godhead_n be_v a_o ancient_a solemn_a and_o divine_a tradition_n embrace_v not_o only_o by_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o by_o the_o best_a and_o divine_a philosopher_n of_o old_a whether_o we_o have_v render_v punctual_o and_o particular_o the_o very_a reason_n of_o three_o hypostasis_n and_o no_o more_o or_o not_o yet_o it_o be_v indubitable_a but_o that_o in_o the_o general_n we_o have_v not_o err_v viz._n that_o the_o godhead_n be_v most_o absolute_o complete_v in_o these_o three_o though_o we_o can_v give_v the_o account_n so_o particular_o and_o precise_o and_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o more_o and_o ingenuity_n and_o modesty_n may_v well_o acquiesce_v in_o this_o general_a hypothesis_n touch_v so_o profound_a and_o unsearchable_a a_o mystery_n and_o scarce_o any_o i_o think_v will_v have_v hesitate_v touch_v this_o divine_a tradition_n if_o they_o can_v have_v reconcile_v these_o three_o real_a hypostasis_n not_o logical_a notion_n according_a to_o the_o first_o definition_n with_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n that_o be_v if_o they_o can_v have_v make_v out_o that_o there_o be_v no_o repugnancy_n in_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v three_o real_a hypostasis_n in_o one_o singular_a or_o individual_a and_o indivisible_a divine_a essence_n or_o substance_n which_o one_o singular_a and_o indivisible_a divine_a substance_n be_v that_o one_o god_n according_a as_o it_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o second_o definition_n of_o who_o the_o 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be_v emanative_a from_o another_o be_v this_o whether_o it_o be_v mode_n or_o substance_n that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o that_o adequate_o from_o which_o it_o do_v emane_n but_o something_o some_o way_n distinct_a therefrom_o else_o nothing_o do_v emane_n and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o emanation_n so_o that_o which_o do_v emane_n thus_o necessary_o be_v as_o inseparable_o one_o and_o indivisible_o with_o that_o from_o whence_o it_o do_v emane_n as_o the_o part_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v of_o any_o substance_n incorporeal_a which_o be_v ens_fw-la unum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o non_fw-la per_fw-la aliud_fw-la so_o that_o if_o that_o which_o do_v emane_n be_v substance_n from_o substance_n they_o be_v both_o as_o much_o one_o substance_n as_o to_o substance_n as_o any_o one_o substance_n can_v be_v according_a to_o our_o three_o definition_n insomuch_o that_o according_a to_o this_o account_n of_o the_o three_o hypostasis_n the_o second_o and_o three_o issue_v from_o the_o first_o by_o a_o eternal_a necessary_a and_o unavoidable_a emanation_n not_o arbitrarious_o or_o precarious_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a character_n of_o creation_n the_o creature_n have_v but_o a_o precarious_a existence_n all_o these_o three_o real_a hypostasis_n be_v as_o much_o one_o singular_a divine_a essence_n or_o substance_n by_o definition_n the_o second_o as_o any_o substance_n can_v be_v from_o whence_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o though_o there_o be_v three_o hypostasis_n in_o the_o divine_a substance_n so_o describe_v in_o the_o second_o definition_n yet_o that_o divine_a substance_n be_v as_o perfect_o one_o as_o any_o substance_n can_v be_v that_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v demonstrate_v which_o plain_a account_n be_v a_o key_n that_o will_v unlock_v the_o hard_a difficulty_n in_o the_o athanasian_n creed_n touch_v the_o trinity_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n i_o will_v give_v one_o instance_n for_o all_o where_o 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i_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n sad_a see_v thou_o be_v not_o sick_a this_o be_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n then_o i_o be_v very_o sore_o afraid_a and_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n let_v the_o king_n live_v for_o ever_o why_o shall_v not_o my_o countenance_n be_v sad_a when_o the_o city_n the_o place_n of_o my_o father_n sepulcher_n lie_v waste_n and_o the_o gate_n thereof_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n then_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o i_o for_o what_o do_v thou_o make_v request_n so_o i_o pray_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n and_o if_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o will_v send_v i_o unto_o judah_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o my_o father_n sepulcher_n that_o i_o may_v build_v it_o and_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o i_o for_o how_o long_o shall_v thy_o journey_n be_v and_o when_o will_v thou_o return_v so_o it_o please_v the_o king_n to_o send_v i_o and_o i_o set_v he_o a_o time_n moreover_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n let_v letter_n be_v give_v to_o the_o governor_n beyond_o the_o river_n that_o they_o may_v convey_v i_o over_o till_o i_o come_v into_o judah_n and_o a_o letter_n unto_o asaph_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o king_n forest_n that_o he_o may_v give_v i_o timber_n to_o make_v beam_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o palace_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o house_n and_o for_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o the_o house_n that_o i_o shall_v enter_v into_o and_o the_o king_n grant_v i_o according_a to_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o my_o god_n upon_o i_o this_o be_v plain_o a_o grant_n from_o the_o king_n to_o nehemiah_n to_o build_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o wall_n it_o about_o we_o will_v add_v also_o out_o of_o chap._n 4._o what_o strait_n they_o be_v put_v to_o at_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n v._o 7._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o sanballat_n and_o tobiah_n and_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o ashdodite_n hear_v that_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v make_v up_o and_o that_o the_o breach_n begin_v to_o be_v stop_v than_o they_o be_v very_o wroth_a and_o conspire_v all_o of_o they_o together_o to_o come_v and_o fight_v against_o jerusalem_n and_o hinder_v it_o and_o v._o 16._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v from_o that_o time_n forth_o that_o the_o half_a of_o my_o servant_n wrought_v in_o the_o work_n and_o the_o other_o half_a of_o they_o hold_v both_o the_o spear_n the_o shield_n and_o the_o bow_n and_o the_o habergeon_n they_o which_o build_v on_o the_o wall_n and_o they_o which_o bare_a burden_n and_o those_o that_o jade_a every_o one_o with_o one_o of_o his_o
with_o very_o solid_a reason_n from_o history_n see_v his_o recensio_n cap._n 6._o and_o consentaneous_o to_o this_o he_o cite_v that_o famous_a historian_n and_o antiquary_n hubertus_n golizius_n who_o in_o his_o annalis_n historia_n of_o augustus_n mention_n the_o numerousness_n of_o his_o soldier_n at_o that_o time_n and_o the_o distribution_n of_o his_o ordinary_a legion_n throughout_o the_o province_n and_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o settle_a revenue_n in_o the_o consulate_a of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n which_o immediate_o precede_v that_o of_o aelius_n catus_n and_o sentius_n saturninus_n in_o which_o the_o middle_a tax_n be_v finish_v as_o appear_v out_o of_o dion_n from_o who_o authority_n alone_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o middle_a tax_n end_v the_o next_o year_n follow_v that_o of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n how_o easy_a be_v it_o then_o to_o conceive_v that_o it_o begin_v at_o least_o that_o very_a year_n if_o not_o the_o 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sicilia_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tingo_fw-la for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animus_n and_o the_o like_a which_o show_v how_o easy_o e_o runs_z into_o the_o sound_n of_o i._o whence_o we_o may_v fair_o conceive_v how_o either_o the_o reader_n sound_v sintio_n for_o sentio_fw-la or_o they_o be_v so_o near_o in_o sound_n the_o scribe_n take_v it_o for_o sintio_n and_o if_o we_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v a_o false_a pronunciation_n to_o sound_a s_n for_o t_o but_o that_o they_o pronounce_v it_o like_o the_o greek_a tau_n in_o old_a time_n before_o i_o as_o well_o as_o before_o other_o vowel_n and_o that_o this_o t_o after_o n_n be_v usual_o sound_v like_o d_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o it_o be_v sound_v by_o the_o reader_n sindio_n which_o d_o in_o this_o word_n make_v so_o faint_a a_o impress_n on_o the_o ear_n that_o the_o scribe_n may_v very_o well_o think_v the_o reader_n to_o he_o to_o say_v sinio_n and_o write_v so_o according_o and_o now_o for_o the_o latter_a 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bless_a immortality_n by_o her_o union_n with_o a_o heavenly_a or_o glorify_a body_n and_o yourself_o also_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a fitness_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o when_o the_o millennial_a state_n take_v the_o martyr_n shall_v receive_v some_o crown_n or_o triumphal_a honour_n in_o heaven_n and_o if_o then_o be_v their_o evectio_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la as_o grotius_n speak_v how_o fit_o do_v it_o fall_v in_o that_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v invest_v in_o heavenly_a body_n think_v serious_o on_o that_o heaven_n be_v the_o fit_a place_n for_o a_o heavenly_a body_n be_v it_o not_o but_o you_o will_v say_v if_o they_o be_v thus_o aforehand_o clothe_v with_o heavenly_a body_n this_o seem_v to_o anticipate_v the_o general_a day_n of_o judgement_n which_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 14.14_o emphatical_o call_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a till_o which_o time_n the_o crown_n or_o their_o be_v clothe_v with_o celestial_a body_n be_v a_o depostium_fw-la which_o 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the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o seven_o trumpet_n commence_v with_o the_o seven_o seal_n and_o seven_o thunder_n commence_v with_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n must_v reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o angel_n chap._n 10._o swear_v to_o this_o truth_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o time_n save_v that_o wherein_o the_o seven_o angel_n shall_v sound_v and_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n be_v finish_v as_o i_o shall_v make_v good_a afterward_o wherefore_o here_o be_v abundance_n of_o evidence_n that_o the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n reach_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o open_v book-prophecy_n do_v the_o like_a that_o be_v reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v manifest_a because_o it_o reach_v to_o the_o last_o judgement_n and_o conflagration_n chap._n 20._o and_o that_o the_o vision_n of_o chap._n 12._o respect_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n the_o woman_n in_o childbirth_n and_o the_o fight_n of_o michael_n with_o the_o dragon_n no_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n can_v deny_v from_o whence_o yet_o it_o will_v natural_o follow_v that_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n respect_v also_o or_o reach_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o church_n be_v symmetral_a as_o soon_o as_o it_o begin_v but_o these_o three_o point_n there_o be_v less_o need_n to_o insist_v upon_o they_o be_v sufficient_o make_v out_o elsewhere_o the_o chief_a thing_n intend_v here_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o three_o vision_n prefix_v to_o these_o three_o main_a prophecy_n be_v introduction_n only_o to_o those_o prophecy_n and_o not_o proper_o prophecy_n themselves_o for_o the_o better_a clear_v this_o truth_n we_o will_v take_v our_o rise_n from_o the_o title_n of_o the_o book_n comprise_v in_o vers_fw-la 1._o the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o he_o to_o 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synchronal_a thereto_o reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o consequent_o the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n reach_v thither_o also_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v demonstrate_v and_o it_o suit_v mighty_a well_o with_o the_o last_o thunder_n reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o conflagration_n or_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o with_o the_o exit_fw-la of_o the_o laodicean_n interval_n so_o call_v in_o allusion_n to_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laodicea_n combusta_fw-la wherefore_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o main_a of_o the_o apocalypse_n into_o those_o three_o prophecy_n which_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o church_n reach_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n viz._n the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n and_o the_o open_v book-prophecy_n and_o the_o introductory_n vision_n belong_v to_o each_o of_o they_o be_v thus_o demonstrable_o true_a i_o do_v again_o pronounce_v as_o at_o 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this_o be_v a_o slip_n of_o he_o in_o no_o wise_a commendable_a for_o first_o it_o be_v against_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n to_o understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o other_o than_o a_o body_n politic_a not_o one_o single_a or_o some_o few_o person_n this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n from_o which_o there_o be_v no_o exception_n save_v that_o of_o the_o lamb_n which_o signify_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n though_o it_o may_v be_v with_o a_o connotation_n of_o his_o church_n his_o body_n and_o then_o second_o it_o seem_v wondrous_a harsh_a to_o interpret_v the_o four_o wight_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n of_o the_o jewish_a whenas_o without_o all_o question_n as_o mr._n mede_n have_v unexceptionable_o make_v it_o out_o that_o vision_n be_v a_o representation_n or_o have_v
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