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23._o exod._n 23._o and_o take_v notice_n how_o that_o very_a same_o who_o go_v before_o the_o people_n and_o be_v call_v angel_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v david_n be_v god_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n 33.14_o chap._n 33.14_o at_o who_o presenceâ—_n the_o earth_n shake_v the_o heaven_n also_o drop_v even_o sinai_n itself_o be_v move_v and_o this_o be_v remarkable_a that_o the_o same_o word_n which_o god_n use_v my_o presence_n shall_v go_v be_v also_o twice_o make_v use_n of_o by_o david_n 26._o psal_n 68.7.8_o psal_n 136.2_o 3_o 26._o the_o heaven_n drop_v at_o the_o presonce_n of_o god_n sinai_n be_v move_v
son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v jehovah_n yet_o the_o jehovah_n or_o lord_n who_o speak_v to_o he_o be_v the_o son_n who_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o father_n by_o who_o the_o father_n speak_v as_o we_o read_v the_o people_n of_o lystra_n 14.12_o act._n 14.12_o can_v in_o their_o heathenish_a way_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n call_v this_o last_o jupiter_n and_o the_o first_o mercury_n which_o with_o they_o be_v father_n and_o son_n because_o paul_n be_v the_o chief_a speaker_n i_o shall_v here_o omit_v what_o elsewhere_o i_o assert_v how_o the_o name_n the_o word_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n proper_a name_n to_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n god_n the_o son_n do_v testify_v of_o himself_o that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o speak_v in_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o all_o 52.6_o isa_n 52.6_o therefore_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v my_o name_n therefore_o they_o shall_v know_v in_o that_o day_n that_o i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v speak_v behold_v it_o be_v i._o and_o he_o further_o have_v say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 1.6_o mat._n 17.5_o heb._n 1.6_o add_v hear_v you_o he_o and_o paul_n when_o he_o bring_v in_o the_o first_o beget_v into_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v no_o better_o understand_v than_o of_o the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n upon_o earth_n to_o preach_v grace_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n 63.9_o gen._n 3.8_o john_n 14.9_o isa_n 63.9_o and_o the_o presence_n or_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o which_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n hide_v themselves_o be_v none_o but_o god_n son_n in_o who_o the_o father_n be_v see_v so_o that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o here_o according_a to_o the_o jerusalem_n interpreter_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n command_v adam_n to_o appear_v to_o be_v try_v as_o indeed_o present_o after_o pass_v a_o sentence_n upon_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o serpent_n and_o hereunto_o agree_v some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n for_o by_o the_o word_n the_o 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noah_n to_o have_v be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o be_v drunken_a and_o asleep_a when_o he_o be_v uncover_v he_o can_v not_o of_o himself_o know_v what_o have_v happen_v before_o he_o awake_v a_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v against_o canaan_n and_o a_o blessing_n upon_o japhet_n and_o ham_n where_o noah_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem._n 27._o gen._n 9.26_o 27._o this_o lord_n god_n be_v the_o same_o who_o in_o the_o garden_n judge_v our_o first_o parent_n now_o these_o word_n of_o noah_n bechai_n noah_n onkelos_n jarchius_n nachman_n &_o bechai_n several_a rabbi_n do_v unanimous_o interpret_v of_o schechina_n dwelling_n in_o the_o family_n and_o posterity_n of_o shem_n and_o bechai_n say_v something_o more_o for_o he_o add_v that_o the_o schechina_n dwell_v not_o in_o the_o second_o temple_n build_v by_o cyrus_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o japhet_n but_o only_o in_o the_o first_o build_v by_o solomon_n who_o descend_v from_o shem._n upon_o god_n word_n to_o abraham_n thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n 5._o gen._n 12.2_o chap._n 15.1_o v._n 5._o rakenatensis_n say_v they_o relate_v to_o schechina_n and_o after_o the_o victory_n over_o the_o four_o king_n this_o same_o son_n of_o god_n promise_v he_o his_o protection_n and_o to_o be_v his_o exceed_a great_a reward_n a_o numerous_a posterity_n the_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n with_o old_a age_n to_o end_v in_o a_o quiet_a death_n 7._o v._o 7._o and_o the_o covenant_n then_o make_v with_o he_o 15._o v._o 15._o be_v a_o declaration_n of_o his_o eternal_a good_a pleasure_n that_o contain_v promise_n of_o his_o future_a come_n into_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o nation_n namely_o christ_n the_o messiah_n which_o in_o due_a time_n be_v perform_v 29._o luke_n 1.72_o 73._o gal._n 3.16_o 17._o v._o 29._o as_o by_o zacharias_n it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o so_o by_o paul_n to_o the_o heir_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n which_o 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