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as_o do_v a_o garment_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 1._o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o though_o no_o history_n scarce_o record_v any_o who_o mock_v at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o be_v it_o prophesy_v 2_o pet._n 3._o 3_o 4._o that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n scoffer_n shall_v come_v even_o at_o that_o which_o will_v then_o be_v at_o the_o door_n say_v where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n etc._n etc._n for_o such_o man_n lust_n bias_n they_o to_o abuse_v god_n long-suffering_a ver_fw-la 9_o who_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n ezek._n 18._o 31._o 32._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 10._o and_o it_o be_v tell_v
who_o appear_v to_o abraham_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o three_o man_n signify_v the_o trinity_n in_o high_a humility_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n when_o the_o humanity_n be_v inflame_v with_o high_a rage_n under_o god_n indignation_n appear_v to_o abraham_n viz._n to_o adam_n child_n in_o the_o soul_n tent._n 18._o abraham_n bow_v himself_o viz._n in_o his_o faith_n be_v ens._n the_o three_o measure_n of_o meal_n the_o three_o principle_n or_o three_o world_n in_o man_n and_o knead_v the_o heavenly_a humanity_n must_v be_v mix_v with_o we_o the_o tender_a calf_n the_o lincus_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v as_o a_o beast_n before_o god_n 2._o the_o lord_n ask_v for_o sarah_n he_o say_v she_o be_v in_o the_o tent_n viz._n cover_v with_o earthiness_n that_o be_v see_v not_o who_o be_v with_o i_o sarah_n laugh_v and_o fear_v lie_v the_o figure_n of_o eve_n chap._n xliii_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n how_o foretell_v to_o 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