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than_o what_o god_n have_v prescribe_v man_n be_v apt_a to_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n who_o shall_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o bring_v they_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n or_o wherewithal_o shall_v i_o come_v before_o god_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o my_o sin_n shall_v i_o give_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n when_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a come_v to_o be_v cure_v of_o his_o leprosy_n 2_o king_n 5.11_o he_o very_o think_v that_o the_o prophet_n will_v have_v come_v out_o to_o he_o and_o will_v have_v stroke_v his_o hand_n over_o the_o place_n and_o have_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o his_o god_n and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o be_v disappoint_v of_o his_o expectation_n in_o these_o particular_n he_o grow_v very_o angry_a and_o will_v hardly_o be_v persuade_v by_o his_o servant_n to_o go_v and_o wash_v seven_o time_n in_o jordan_n as_o the_o prophet_n have_v send_v unto_o he_o to_o do_v say_v be_v not_o abanah_n and_o pharpor_n rivers_n of_o damascus_n better_a than_o all_o the_o water_n of_o israel_n may_v i_o not_o wash_v in_o they_o and_o be_v clean_a the_o same_o naaman_n after_o he_o be_v cure_v of_o his_o leprofy_n have_v a_o fancy_n that_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v better_a to_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o god_n withal_o then_o of_o any_o other_o land_n and_o therefore_o he_o beg_v of_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n that_o there_o may_v two_o mule_n burden_n of_o earth_n be_v give_v he_o i_o suppose_v for_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a because_o it_o immediate_o follow_v for_o thy_o servant_n will_v henceforth_o offer_v neither_o burnt-offering_n nor_o sacrifice_n unto_o any_o other_o god_n but_o unto_o the_o lord_n 2_o kin._n 5.17_o the_o jew_n they_o imagine_v that_o messiah_n shall_v be_v a_o temporal_a prince_n and_o set_v up_o a_o temporal_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o because_o our_o saviour_n christ_n come_v not_o in_o such_o outward_a pomp_n state_n 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the_o midst_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o make_v he_o smite_v on_o his_o thigh_n and_o say_v what_o have_v i_o do_v or_o what_o do_v i_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o we_o if_o we_o fail_v of_o it_o but_o one_o that_o come_v from_o the_o other_o world_n can_v testify_v that_o all_o that_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v say_v be_v true_a so_o that_o their_o word_n shall_v not_o seem_v any_o more_o as_o they_o do_v too_o too_o often_o to_o many_o but_o as_o idle_a tale_n such_o a_o one_o can_v tell_v that_o there_o be_v another_o life_n after_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o future_a estate_n of_o happiness_n or_o misery_n that_o when_o a_o man_n die_v his_o soul_n do_v not_o die_v with_o
be_v apt_a to_o imagine_v but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n obj._n matth._n 11.21.23_o wo_n to_o thou_o corazin_n woe_n unto_o thou_o fethsaida_n for_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o you_o have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o zidon_n they_o will_v have_v repent_v long_o ago_o in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n grotius_n will_v have_v all_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v say_v by_o our_o saviour_n not_o ans_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o those_o miracle_n will_v have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o produce_v such_o effect_n even_o repentance_n and_o that_o in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n as_o jonahs_n preach_n do_v among_o the_o ninevite_n again_o although_o miracle_n may_v probable_o have_v be_v efficatious_a to_o bring_v gentile_a sinner_n to_o repentance_n yet_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o perverse_a obstinate_a and_o rebellious_a they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o therein_o sufficient_a motive_n to_o repentance_n namely_o god_n command_n his_o promise_n and_o threaten_n even_o heaven_n and_o hell_n set_v before_o they_o and_o those_o thing_n ratify_v former_o by_o miracle_n so_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o all_o this_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o send_v unto_o they_o a_o messenger_n or_o preacher_n from_o the_o dead_a miracle_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v for_o they_o that_o believe_v not_o and_o not_o for_o they_o that_o believe_v when_o there_o be_v no_o prophesy_n there_o miracle_n probable_o may_v prevail_v but_o those_o within_o the_o church_n who_o have_v have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o prophesy_v confirm_v by_o miracle_n long_o ago_o if_o they_o believe_v not_o if_o they_o repent_v not_o they_o themselves_o be_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o we_o prodigy_n and_o wonder_n so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o reasonable_o expect_v of_o miracle_n to_o turn_v and_o convert_v they_o if_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o of_o credit_n with_o dives_n his_o brethren_n be_v jew_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o amend_v and_o repent_v neither_o can_v one_o and_o that_o one_o lazarus_n if_o he_o go_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o dead_a the_o use_v or_o inference_n from_o the_o premise_n may_v be_v either_o for_o direction_n or_o information_n of_o ourselves_o or_o for_o confutation_n of_o other_o that_o be_v in_o error_n and_o for_o exhortation_n one_a use_v hence_o we_o may_v be_v inform_v use_v inform_v use_v that_o if_o we_o must_v attend_v to_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o that_o those_o believe_v and_o obey_v be_v mean_n sufficient_a to_o bring_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o salvation_n that_o then_o by_o those_o as_o the_o wife_n man_n by_o a_o star_n we_o may_v be_v direct_v unto_o christ_n our_o bless_a saviour_n testify_v as_o much_o john_n 5.46.47_o hadye_o believe_v moses_n you_o will_v have_v believe_v i_o for_o he_o write_v of_o we_o but_o if_o you_o believe_v not_o his_o writing_n how_o shall_v you_o believe_v my_o word_n moses_n write_v of_o christ_n gen._n 3.15_o namely_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o scrpents_n head_n and_o deut._n 18.15.18_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o unto_o thou_o a_o prophet_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o of_o thy_o brethren_n like_v unto_o i_o unto_o he_o you_o shall_v hearken_v this_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o philip_n find_v nathanael_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o we_o read_v john_n 1.45_o we_o have_v find_v he_o of_o who_o moses_n in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v write_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n as_o for_o the_o prophet_n they_o foretell_v he_o as_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o lord_n isa_n 4.2_o as_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n so_o isaiah_n chap._n 9.6_o as_o the_o destre_n of_o all_o nation_n haggai_n chap._n 2.7_o as_o messiah_n the_o prince_n so_o daniel_n chap._n 9.25_o as_o the_o sun_n of_o 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