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2_o 3_o 4_o 9_o 10._o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n 14._o must_v be_v mean_v of_o his_o be_v make_v a_o man_n beside_o his_o be_v the_o word_n and_o to_o say_v the_o word_n who_o be_v a_o man_n be_v a_o man_n have_v be_v to_o trifle_n to_o say_v nothing_o but_o what_o may_v be_v say_v of_o every_o man_n yea_o and_o that_o which_o be_v discernible_a by_o sense_n and_o so_o needless_a to_o be_v testify_v by_o john_n who_o intend_v to_o express_v divine_a mystery_n concern_v christ_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v singular_a and_o excellent_a and_o can_v be_v know_v but_o by_o revelation_n from_o god_n and_o this_o reason_n overthrow_v this_o sense_n the_o word_n that_o be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o god_n will_n be_v flesh_n that_o be_v a_o man_n of_o infirmity_n for_o then_o no_o more_o have_v be_v say_v of_o he_o than_o may_v have_v be_v say_v of_o john_n baptist_n and_o other_o prophet_n the_o sense_n than_o must_v be_v this_o and_o no_o other_o the_o word_n which_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n be_v with_o god_n be_v god_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v and_o without_o who_o nothing_o be_v make_v that_o be_v make_v in_o who_o be_v life_n and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n enlighten_v every_o man_n that_o some_v into_o the_o world_n by_o who_o the_o world_n be_v make_v be_v in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n make_v a_o man_n in_o a_o humane_a body_n have_v his_o divine_a majesty_n dwell_v in_o he_o full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n so_o that_o we_o behold_v his_o glory_n in_o his_o miracle_n his_o grace_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o holy_a and_o wise_a doctrine_n such_o as_o manifest_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n 9_o the_o term_n john_n 1._o 15._o the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n verse_n 18._o the_o only_o beget_v which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o generation_n before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v of_o the_o 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