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up_o and_o say_v i_o see_v man_n walk_v like_o tree_n but_o that_o afterward_o when_o christ_n a_o second_o time_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o eye_n he_o see_v all_o thing_n clear_o 34_o q._n may_v not_o the_o foresay_a continual_a circulation_n and_o revolution_n of_o water_n in_o the_o mouth_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v for_o the_o reason_n as_o follow_v inasmuch_o as_o the_o say_a water_n must_v give_v the_o first_o serment_n and_o must_v kindle_v the_o first_o life_n in_o the_o food_n which_o we_o take_v in_o whereby_o our_o food_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v with_o we_o of_o which_o also_o even_o the_o american_n themselves_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v ignorant_a viz._n that_o these_o water_n be_v a_o true_a
live_a spirit_n who_o when_o they_o prepare_v their_o strong_a drink_n call_v perino_n they_o take_v a_o great_a root_n call_v cassava_n which_o they_o grate_n and_o after_o they_o have_v press_v out_o the_o juice_n which_o be_v poison_n bake_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o grate_a root_n upon_o hot_a stone_n into_o cake_n of_o a_o finger_n thick_a which_o they_o eat_v instead_o of_o bread_n another_o part_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d grate_v or_o rasp_v root_n they_o sleep_v in_o common_a water_n and_o their_o woman_n take_v some_o of_o the_o foresay_a cake_n and_o chew_v they_o and_o spit_v what_o they_o have_v chew_v into_o the_o water_n in_o which_o the_o cassava_n be_v put_v to_o sleep_v and_o this_o make_v the_o liquor_n to_o ferment_n which_o afterward_o serve_v they_o for_o a_o usual_a drink_n 35_o q._n furthermore_o be_v not_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o say_a water_n partly_o also_o evidence_v from_o hence_o that_o when_o woman_n make_v use_v of_o mercurial_a water_n outward_o for_o 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of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d form_v and_o bear_v it_o may_v give_v just_a occasion_n to_o the_o start_n of_o this_o question_n viz._n see_v that_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o word_n must_v be_v unite_v or_o make_v one_o 〈◊〉_d that_o according_o the_o word_n which_o flow_v from_o his_o heart_n can_v as_o little_a be_v annihilate_v as_o the_o man_n himself_o can_v be_v whether_o then_o this_o be_v so_o all_o the_o power_n of_o man_n must_v not_o concur_v to_o the_o production_n and_o birth_n of_o his_o word_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o voice_n and_o word_n of_o man_n be_v his_o offspring_n and_o child_n viz._n his_o out-flown_a spirit_n and_o angel_n which_o continual_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o life_n until_o his_o death_n go_v out_o from_o he_o and_o make_v up_o the_o whole_a man_n whether_o or_o no_o then_o man_n must_v not_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o word_n which_o do_v follow_v he_o as_o well_o as_o his_o work_n or_o thought_n and_o whether_o or_o no_o his_o word_n shall_v not_o be_v 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be_v so_o exact_o and_o careful_o set_v down_o in_o writing_n without_o omit_v of_o the_o least_o circumstance_n thereto_o belong_v if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o exceed_a great_a mystery_n hide_v in_o spirit_n under_o this_o history_n and_o what_o can_v this_o mystery_n be_v else_o but_o the_o spiritual_a union_n transplantation_n and_o engraft_v of_o this_o people_n by_o mean_n of_o a_o conjugal_a band_n and_o the_o slaughter_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o into_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n especial_o those_o of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o have_v already_o in_o their_o wrath_n prophesy_v and_o say_v that_o they_o will_v be_v unite_v and_o become_v one_o people_n in_o case_n they_o will_v be_v circumcise_a and_o who_o kill_v they_o and_o take_v all_o their_o good_n child_n and_o wife_n to_o themselves_o for_o that_o a_o peculiar_a providence_n of_o god_n do_v superintend_v this_o whole_a affair_n and_o direct_v all_o to_o a_o end_n suitable_a and_o comport_v with_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o design_n be_v not_o this_o clear_a from_o hence_o that_o god_n cause_v a_o fear_n and_o terror_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o pursue_v after_o jacob_n and_o his_o son_n as_o we_o see_v gen._n 35._o 5._o 12_o q._n and_o be_v not_o some_o other_o passage_n concern_v jacob_n and_o his_o son_n well_o worth_a our_o consideration_n with_o reference_n to_o his_o hypothesis_n as_o that_o concern_v judah_n who_o be_v the_o four_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n of_o who_o tribe_n jesus_n be_v bear_v how_o he_o raise_v the_o seed_n of_o both_o his_o son_n in_o his_o daughter-in-law_n thamar_n concern_v which_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v already_o 13_o q._n and_o be_v not_o the_o history_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n alike_o memorable_a and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o revolution_n very_o plain_o hold_v forth_o in_o the_o same_o for_o see_v that_o god_n begin_v a_o new_a union_n in_o moses_n in_o order_n to_o reveal_v himself_o to_o produce_v a_o new_a world_n and_o to_o settle_v a_o new_a government_n as_o before_o he_o have_v do_v in_o noah_n and_o abraham_n be_v it_o not_o on_o this_o account_n that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n not_o without_o a_o singular_a mystery_n represent_v to_o we_o exod._n 2._o 2_o 3._o how_o moses_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n swim_v upon_o the_o water_n in_o a_o ark_n of_o rush_n as_o before_o in_o the_o creation_n gen._n 1._o it_o be_v mention_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o as_o gen._n 7._o 8._o noah_n save_v himself_o in_o the_o ark_n upon_o the_o water_n as_o be_v former_o mention_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o divine_a wisdom_n have_v choose_v moses_n to_o be_v a_o leader_n and_o governor_n of_o this_o new_a rise_a birth_n and_o that_o no_o new_a one_o can_v be_v without_o a_o die_a of_o the_o old_a and_o forego_n be_v it_o not_o therefore_o fit_v that_o moses_n himself_o from_o the_o very_a 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