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the_o assistance_n of_o prophet_n in_o the_o do_v it_o 1._o it_o joseph_n câ—nt_fw-la apion_n lib._n 1._o josephus_n say_v that_o their_o book_n after_o the_o time_n of_o artaxerxes_n be_v not_o of_o equal_a authority_n with_o those_o before_o his_o time_n for_o want_v of_o a_o certain_a succession_n of_o prophet_n and_o since_o the_o jew_n admit_v no_o writing_n as_o inspire_v into_o the_o canon_n after_o malachi_n prophecy_n this_o show_v their_o sincerity_n and_o exactness_n in_o examine_v the_o truth_n and_o authority_n of_o such_o write_n as_o they_o admit_v into_o their_o canon_n of_o scripture_n the_o pharisee_n make_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n of_o no_o effect_n by_o their_o tradition_n but_o never_o dare_v presume_v to_o impose_v they_o under_o the_o notion_n and_o
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be_v consume_v with_o die_v num._n xvii_o 12_o 13._o and_o thus_o be_v a_o end_n put_v to_o a_o sedition_n which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o dangerous_a as_o josephus_n well_o observe_v that_o be_v ever_o know_v among_o any_o people_n and_o such_o as_o that_o so_o dreadful_a a_o succession_n of_o miracle_n be_v necessary_a to_o deliver_v moses_n out_o of_o it_o and_o i_o will_v know_v of_o the_o great_a infidel_n whether_o if_o he_o have_v live_v at_o that_o time_n and_o have_v be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o moses_n and_o have_v be_v of_o korah_n conspiracy_n as_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o will_v have_v be_v i_o will_v know_v of_o he_o i_o say_v whether_o he_o can_v have_v do_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o put_v moses_n upon_o the_o utmost_a trial_n of_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n receive_v from_o god_n than_o these_o rebellious_a israelite_n do_v and_o if_o he_o can_v not_o as_o he_o must_v needs_o confess_v he_o can_v not_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v 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the_o deliver_v the_o law_n in_o so_o conspicuous_a and_o wonderful_a a_o manner_n if_o so_o remarkable_a judgement_n upon_o those_o that_o question_v and_o oppose_v moses_n his_o authority_n and_o that_o transgress_v his_o law_n by_o commit_v idolatry_n if_o a_o continual_a course_n of_o miracle_n for_o forty_o year_n do_v before_o the_o eye_n and_o obvious_a to_o every_o sense_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o people_n be_v not_o a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o necessary_a to_o prove_v moses_n to_o have_v act_v by_o god_n immediate_a authority_n and_o commission_n be_v at_o first_o sufficient_o attest_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v certain_o testify_v we_o see_v how_o impossible_a it_o be_v for_o moses_n to_o impose_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n it_o he_o can_v have_v be_v so_o far_o forsake_v of_o all_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n as_o to_o hope_v to_o do_v it_o but_o if_o he_o have_v design_v to_o put_v any_o deceit_n upon_o they_o he_o will_v certain_o have_v take_v another_o course_n he_o will_v have_v do_v his_o miracle_n private_o and_o but_o seldom_o not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o the_o people_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o he_o will_v never_o have_v make_v two_o nation_n at_o the_o first_o witness_n to_o they_o and_o then_o have_v proceed_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o every_o man_n among_o the_o israelite_n must_v have_v know_v they_o to_o be_v false_a if_o thy_o have_v be_v so_o he_o will_v have_v choose_v such_o instance_n to_o show_v his_o miracle_n in_o as_o shall_v have_v provoke_v no_o body_n not_o such_o as_o must_v have_v enrage_v the_o whole_a people_n against_o he_o by_o the_o death_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o so_o often_o put_v to_o death_n if_o they_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o any_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o the_o almighty_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o what_o can_v destroy_v so_o 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prophet_n use_v concern_v they_o the_o remainder_n shall_v be_v carry_v into_o egypt_n deut._n xxviii_o 36_o 49_o 50_o 68_o and_o we_o see_v it_o come_v according_o to_o pass_v jer._n xliii_o and_o the_o siege_n of_o samaria_n by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o of_o jerusalem_n both_o by_o they_o and_o the_o roman_n be_v particular_o describe_v to_o the_o very_a circumstance_n of_o their_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o their_o son_n and_o of_o their_o daughter_n deut._n xxviii_o 53._o which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o have_v scarce_o ever_o happen_v in_o any_o other_o siege_n but_o those_o of_o samaria_n and_o of_o jerusalem_n lam._n two_o 20._o &_o four_o 10.2_o king_n vi_o 29._o this_o monstrous_a and_o dreadful_a thing_n be_v twice_o know_v in_o jerusalem_n first_o when_o it_o be_v besiege_v by_o nehuchadnezzar_n and_o again_o when_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o roman_n under_o titus_n and_o such_o a_o circumstance_n can_v not_o be_v foretell_v so_o long_o before_o but_o by_o a_o divine_a 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forty_o year_n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n their_o child_n shall_v be_v bring_v in_o to_o possess_v it_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v i_o will_v sure_o do_v it_o unto_o all_o this_o evil_a congregation_n that_o be_v gather_v together_o against_o i_o in_o this_o wilderness_n they_o shall_v be_v consume_v and_o there_o shall_v they_o die_v num._n fourteen_o 35._o and_o the_o man_n who_o be_v send_v out_o to_o search_v the_o land_n and_o bring_v the_o evil_a report_n upon_o it_o die_v forthwith_o by_o the_o plague_n before_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 37._o and_o these_o man_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israeâ—_n a_o man_n of_o every_o tribe_n be_v choose_v out_o every_o one_o a_o ruler_n among_o they_o chap._n xiii_o 2_o 3._o and_o but_o two_o of_o they_o agree_v in_o give_v the_o true_a account_n of_o the_o land_n so_o great_a a_o aversion_n they_o have_v to_o proceed_v any_o far_a in_o their_o way_n thither_o and_o all_o the_o congregation_n lift_v up_o their_o voice_n 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the_o law_n and_o that_o so_o many_o shall_v die_v rather_o than_o depart_v from_o it_o upon_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n jeroboam_n will_v certain_o have_v discover_v it_o if_o he_o have_v but_o suspect_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o imposture_n or_o can_v but_o have_v hope_v to_o make_v the_o people_n believe_v that_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o of_o divine_a institution_n but_o of_o humane_a invention_n and_o contrivance_n but_o he_o suppose_v the_o truth_n of_o its_o divine_a original_a whilst_o he_o tempt_v the_o people_n to_o the_o transgression_n of_o it_o behold_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 1_o king_n twelve_o 28._o he_o suppose_v they_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o bring_v out_o by_o a_o divine_a power_n and_o endeavour_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o the_o two_o calf_n which_o he_o have_v set_v up_o in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n be_v the_o god_n who_o deliver_v they_o and_o by_o who_o authority_n the_o law_n be_v give_v they_o and_o that_o therefore_o either_o of_o those_o place_n be_v as_o proper_a to_o sacrifice_v in_o as_o jerusalem_n which_o however_o absurd_v it_o be_v yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v so_o absurd_a as_o to_o endeavour_v to_o make_v they_o believe_v that_o their_o law_n itself_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o imposture_n he_o have_v some_o hope_n to_o succeed_v in_o this_o project_n and_o the_o event_n show_v he_o understand_v the_o temper_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o people_n he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o but_o the_o other_o be_v too_o gross_a for_o he_o to_o attempt_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o israel_n be_v ever_o as_o zealous_a for_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o the_o prophet_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o false_a pophet_n of_o either_o kingdom_n never_o dare_v deny_v its_o authority_n these_o false_a prophet_n affront_v and_o contradict_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o they_o ever_o own_v the_o law_n and_o pretend_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o that_o god_n who_o have_v deliver_v it_o to_o moses_n and_o this_o division_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n make_v it_o impossible_a afterward_o for_o either_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n or_o of_o judah_n to_o make_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n because_o there_o be_v so_o great_a emulation_n and_o enmity_n betwixt_o the_o two_o kingdom_n that_o they_o can_v never_o have_v agree_v to_o insert_v the_o same_o corruption_n and_o if_o either_o of_o they_o have_v attempt_v such_o a_o thing_n it_o will_v soon_o have_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o samaritan_n with_o the_o hebrew_n pentateuch_n be_v a_o plain_a argument_n that_o they_o be_v but_o different_a copy_n of_o the_o same_o book_n and_o that_o it_o be_v undoubted_o genuine_a the_o child_n of_o israel_n notwithstanding_o their_o great_a proneness_n to_o idolatry_n never_o cast_v off_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o they_o will_v certain_o have_v do_v be_v so_o often_o bring_v into_o bondage_n by_o their_o neighbour-nation_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v well_o assure_v of_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o law_n which_o they_o transgress_v but_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n by_o the_o oppression_n of_o jolatrous_a nation_n they_o hope_v for_o deliverance_n upon_o their_o repentance_n according_a to_o the_o promise_v make_v in_o it_o and_o can_v by_o no_o temptation_n or_o torment_n be_v persuade_v or_o force_v to_o renounce_v it_o but_o the_o long_a captivity_n in_o babylon_n wrought_v a_o perfect_a cure_n in_o the_o jew_n as_o to_o their_o inclination_n to_o idolatry_n which_o can_v never_o have_v be_v unless_o by_o their_o own_o experience_n in_o see_v the_o prophecy_n fulfil_v and_o by_o other_o argument_n they_o have_v be_v sully_v convince_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n beyond_o all_o other_o if_o it_o have_v be_v of_o their_o own_o invention_n the_o people_n will_v have_v make_v their_o law_n in_o every_o respect_n more_o favourable_a to_o themselves_o they_o will_v not_o have_v cloy_v it_o with_o burden_n some_o ceremony_n to_o distinguish_v themselves_o from_o the_o neighbour-nation_n who_o idolatry_n they_o be_v so_o long_o prone_a to_o and_o which_o these_o ceremony_n be_v design_v to_o restrain_v they_o from_o they_o who_o be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n so_o fond_a of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o heathen_a will_v never_o have_v invent_v law_n so_o uneasy_a to_o themselves_o and_o so_o contrary_a and_o odious_a to_o other_o nation_n they_o will_v never_o have_v frame_v they_o themselves_o and_o then_o have_v pretend_v a_o divine_a revelation_n for_o those_o law_n which_o they_o be_v so_o little_o please_v with_o they_o will_v never_o have_v expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n through_o all_o age_n as_o a_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a people_n notwithstanding_o so_o many_o and_o so_o convince_a miracle_n so_o long_o wrought_v among_o they_o the_o miracle_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v be_v most_o of_o they_o judgement_n upon_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o disobedience_n and_o they_o will_v never_o have_v set_v down_o these_o miracle_n but_o will_v rather_o have_v lest_o they_o out_o though_o they_o be_v true_a as_o disgraceful_a to_o their_o nation_n for_o thus_o josephus_n have_v omit_v some_o thing_n to_o avoid_v the_o scandal_n which_o he_o be_v a_o ware_n will_v have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o heathen_a by_o a_o full_a and_o punctual_a relation_n of_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o they_o can_v be_v as_o little_a ignorant_a as_o josephus_n what_o will_v prove_v disgraceful_a to_o they_o and_o what_o will_v make_v for_o their_o honour_n and_o renown_n and_o when_o the_o design_n of_o these_o suppose_a forgery_n and_o falsification_n must_v have_v be_v to_o advance_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n they_o will_v never_o have_v make_v such_o as_o these_o no_o if_o they_o have_v make_v any_o alteration_n it_o will_v have_v be_v to_o strike_v out_o those_o numerous_a passage_n which_o be_v so_o reproachful_a to_o their_o nation_n and_o to_o have_v insert_v other_o which_o may_v raise_v the_o fame_n and_o glory_n of_o themselves_o and_o of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o to_o have_v change_v those_o ceremony_n that_o be_v so_o burdensome_a and_o so_o singular_a for_o those_o which_o will_v have_v be_v more_o easy_a to_o themselves_o and_o may_v have_v recommend_v they_o to_o the_o good_a opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o the_o neighbour_n nation_n but_o when_o so_o refractory_a a_o people_n become_v so_o zealous_a for_o such_o a_o law_n so_o uneasy_a at_o first_o and_o so_o distasteful_a to_o they_o it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n that_o they_o have_v the_o great_a assurance_n of_o its_o divine_a original_a and_o that_o they_o will_v neither_o falsify_v it_o themselves_o nor_o sufter_o other_o to_o falsify_v it_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v unanimous_a to_o a_o man_n in_o the_o make_v these_o law_n if_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n for_o if_o any_o one_o have_v dissent_v he_o can_v not_o fail_v of_o argument_n to_o draw_v other_o after_o he_o in_o make_v law_n the_o interest_n and_o conveniency_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n be_v always_o the_o motive_n for_o the_o enact_v they_o and_o beside_o the_o public_a honour_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o too_o often_o be_v less_o consider_v the_o particular_a interest_n of_o every_o single_a man_n will_v have_v make_v he_o concern_v to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o such_o law_n no_o people_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o consent_v to_o the_o make_v law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o sow_v their_o land_n every_o seven_o year_n and_o be_v command_v to_o leave_v their_o habitation_n and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o capital_a city_n from_o every_o part_n of_o their_o country_n thrice_o in_o a_o year_n no_o people_n can_v agree_v to_o enact_v such_o law_n of_o their_o own_o contrivance_n because_o none_o can_v subsist_v in_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o without_o a_o miracle_n how_o can_v we_o conceive_v it_o possible_a for_o any_o people_n to_o subsist_v by_o such_o law_n if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n or_o that_o any_o nation_n shall_v agree_v in_o the_o enact_v such_o law_n as_o must_v provoke_v all_o their_o neighbour_n nation_n to_o make_v war_n against_o they_o nay_o by_o which_o they_o actual_o declare_v a_o irreconcilable_a war_n against_o seven_o nation_n at_o once_o for_o one_o nation_n to_o distinguish_v themselves_o by_o their_o law_n and_o constitution_n from_o all_o other_o people_n to_o lay_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o their_o government_n in_o the_o disgrace_n and_o infamy_n of_o all_o their_o neighbour_n
the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v than_o at_o the_o death_n of_o both_o his_o son_n that_o give_v he_o his_o mortal_a wound_n and_o he_o can_v not_o outlive_v the_o hear_v it_o 1_o sam._n four_o 18._o samuel_n son_n be_v wicked_a as_o well_o as_o eli_n and_o he_o do_v not_o conceal_v their_o fault_n but_o plain_o say_v that_o they_o turn_v aside_o after_o lucre_n and_o take_v bribe_n and_o pervert_v judgement_n chap._n viij_o 3._o but_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o whole_a people_n for_o his_o own_o integrity_n who_o solemn_o declare_v he_o free_a from_o any_o oppression_n or_o injustice_n he_o resign_v the_o government_n though_o he_o have_v the_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o appoint_v two_o king_n successive_o and_o by_o god_n commandment_n raise_v both_o saul_n and_o david_n out_o of_o their_o obscurity_n to_o a_o throne_n samuel_n say_v plain_o that_o when_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o he_o to_o ask_v a_o king_n the_o thing_n displease_v he_o 1_o sam._n viij_o 6._o and_o he_o who_o can_v make_v two_o king_n of_o two_o different_a tribe_n and_o of_o no_o interest_n in_o their_o respective_a tribe_n may_v as_o well_o have_v make_v himself_o king_n if_o he_o have_v act_v upon_o humane_a consideration_n and_o by_o humane_a power_n and_o means_n the_o divine_a power_n therefore_o be_v visible_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n and_o joshua_n to_o saul_n for_o they_o be_v constant_o govern_v by_o person_n of_o god_n appointment_n their_o government_n be_v a_o theocracy_n be_v administer_v by_o god_n immediate_a direction_n the_o lord_n their_o god_n be_v their_o king_n 1_o sam._n twelve_o 12._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n under_o their_o king_n after_o a_o stand_a regal_a government_n be_v settle_v among_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n they_o be_v either_o happy_a or_o miserable_a at_o home_n and_o either_o a_o defeat_n or_o victory_n attend_v their_o army_n abroad_o as_o they_o prove_v obedient_a or_o disobedient_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n deliver_v by_o his_o prophet_n upon_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n when_o two_o tribe_n only_o remain_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o in_o the_o true_a way_n of_o worship_n this_o have_v be_v the_o time_n as_o already_o have_v be_v say_v if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o imposture_n hitherto_o carry_v on_o to_o discover_v it_o for_o they_o have_v all_o the_o temptation_n and_o all_o the_o opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o that_o can_v possible_o be_v give_v but_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n jeroboam_n dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o draw_v they_o off_o from_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o that_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o sacrifice_v though_o he_o persuade_v they_o to_o change_v the_o place_n of_o their_o worship_n and_o to_o go_v no_o long_o up_o thither_o and_o god_n have_v his_o prophet_n in_o israel_n who_o be_v as_o zealous_a for_o the_o law_n as_o the_o prophet_n of_o judah_n for_o in_o both_o kingdom_n they_o have_v still_o prophet_n to_o admonish_v they_o and_o to_o direct_v they_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n though_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o the_o shechinah_n be_v confine_v to_o the_o aaronical_a priesthood_n and_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n yet_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n be_v vouchsafe_v to_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o judah_n and_o the_o captivity_n both_o of_o judah_n and_o israel_n by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o it_o befall_v they_o according_a to_o express_v prophecy_n and_o both_o during_o the_o captivity_n and_o at_o their_o return_n they_o have_v daniel_n zachariah_n malachi_n and_o other_o prophet_n among_o they_o and_o for_o so_o many_o age_n from_o their_o first_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o whole_a people_n be_v make_v continual_o witness_n of_o the_o manifest_a power_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n among_o they_o this_o will_v be_v evident_a by_o make_v some_o observation_n concern_v the_o prophet_n and_o their_o write_n and_o concern_v their_o prophecy_n and_o miracle_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o their_o write_n the_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v 1._o the_o shechinah_n 2._o the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n 3._o revelation_n by_o vision_n and_o dream_n or_o by_o inspiration_n for_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o distinguish_v these_o way_n of_o revelation_n to_o consider_v they_o apart_o and_o when_o these_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n cease_v under_o the_o second_o temple_n the_o bath_n kol_n or_o voice_n from_o heaven_n be_v the_o only_a way_n of_o revelation_n but_o of_o this_o there_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o certain_a to_o be_v rely_v upon_o 1._o the_o sechina_fw-la be_v the_o sit_v or_o dwell_v of_o god_n between_o the_o cherubim_n on_o the_o mercy-seat_n or_o 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his_o girdle_n in_o euphrates_n this_o be_v the_o most_o intelligible_a and_o effectual_a way_n that_o can_v be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o a_o people_n among_o who_o such_o figurative_a expression_n be_v usual_a and_o know_v to_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o what_o they_o be_v intend_v for_o so_o jeremiah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v sic_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la historici_fw-la eos_fw-la occidere_fw-la quorum_fw-la caedém_fw-la narrant_fw-la calaub_n comment_n ad_fw-la theophra_v carat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v over_o the_o nation_n and_o over_o the_o kingdom_n to_o root_v out_o and_o to_o pull_v down_o and_o to_o destroy_v and_o to_o throw_v down_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v jer._n 1.10_o because_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o prophesy_v of_o all_o these_o thing_n ezekiel_n speak_v of_o himself_o as_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o city_n because_o he_o prophesy_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v ezek._n 40.3_o and_o the_o same_o prophet_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o 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to_o our_o manner_n of_o speak_v and_o some_o passage_n allude_v