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have_v conceive_v she_o stay_v with_o she_o three_o month_n luke_n i_o 56_o then_o return_v to_o joseph_n from_o who_o she_o have_v be_v so_o long_o absent_a he_o perceive_v her_o great_a belly_n as_o gen._n xxxviii_o 24_o so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a to_o see_v how_o proper_o the_o 18_o versâ—_n of_o mat._n i._n follow_v in_o order_n of_o time_n the_o 56th_o verse_n of_o luke_n i._o the_o evangelist_n lay_v the_o genealogy_n before_o that_o every_o reader_n may_v be_v his_o own_o expositor_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n ver_fw-la 20._o joseph_n thou_o son_n of_o david_n the_o last_o verse_n he_o know_v she_o not_o etc._n etc._n be_v all_o that_o this_o evangelist_n speak_v about_o the_o birth_n of_o christ._n this_o may_v be_v as_o a_o brief_a relation_n upon_o which_o suppose_v the_o two_o next_o section_n to_o be_v as_o exposition_n sect_n v._o luke_n chap._n i._n from_o ver_fw-la 57_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n sect._n 5._o when_o mary_n depart_v to_o her_o own_o house_n her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n have_v but_o one_o month_n to_o go_v with_o child_n this_o make_v this_o dependence_n necessary_a sect_n vi_o luke_n chap._n two_o from_o the_o beginning_n to_o ver_fw-la 40._o sect._n 6._o the_o coherence_n here_o be_v apparent_a of_o itself_o sect_n vii_o mat._n chap._n two_o all_o the_o chapter_n sect._n 7._o observe_v that_o christ_n be_v two_o year_n old_a when_o the_o wise_a man_n come_v to_o he_o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o your_o own_o eye_n will_v show_v and_o justify_v the_o order_n what_o st._n luke_n say_v ch._n two_o 39_o they_o return_v to_o nazareth_n mean_v the_o same_o time_n that_o that_o of_o matthew_n do_v ch._n two_o 23_o but_o luke_n speak_v brief_o because_o he_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v of_o christ_n till_o at_o twelve_o year_n old_a he_o bring_v he_o from_o nazareth_n to_o dispute_v in_o the_o temple_n sect_n viii_o luke_n chap._n two_o from_o ver_fw-la 40_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n sect._n 8._o from_o 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now_o baptise_a in_o tisri_n sect_n x._o luke_n iii._o from_o v._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n sect._n 10._o how_o divine_o s._n luke_n place_v this_o genealogy_n at_o christ_n baptism_n be_v to_o be_v see_v by_o look_v on_o the_o promise_n gen._n iii._o 15_o upon_o which_o this_o and_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n be_v a_o glorious_a exposition_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o gospel_n when_o christ_n begin_v to_o preach_v as_o from_o his_o baptism_n he_o do_v the_o evangelist_n show_v through_o seventy-five_a descent_n even_o from_o adam_n that_o he_o be_v that_o seed_n promise_v to_o
to_o die_v because_o i_o have_v new_o fall_v into_o a_o sin_n and_o the_o lord_n i_o see_v be_v offend_v at_o it_o and_o it_o be_v worse_a than_o death_n to_o i_o to_o be_v take_v away_o in_o the_o lord_n displeasure_n jacob_n have_v new_o fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o distrust_n upon_o his_o fear_n of_o esau_n and_o his_o faith_n be_v shake_v and_o for_o this_o he_o see_v god_n be_v come_v forth_o against_o he_o in_o anger_n and_o how_o terrible_a be_v it_o to_o he_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o god_n in_o anger_n he_o weep_v so_o do_v david_n psal._n thirty-nine_o 12_o hold_v not_o thy_o peace_n at_o my_o tear_n and_o he_o make_v supplication_n and_o his_o supplication_n be_v much_o to_o the_o like_a tenor_n with_o that_o of_o david_n in_o the_o verse_n after_o o_o spare_v i_o a_o little_a that_o i_o may_v recover_v strength_n i._n e._n that_o i_o may_v recover_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o faith_n and_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n favour_n x._o a_o inquiry_n into_o the_o reason_n 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