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night_n say_v holy_a holy_a holy_a lord_n god_n almighty_a which_o be_v and_o be_v and_o be_v to_o come_v and_o in_o chap._n 5.11_o many_o angel_n in_o this_o holy_a consort_n join_v their_o voice_n with_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o elder_n the_o prophet_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n 6.8_o isa_n 6.8_o say_v who_o shall_v i_o send_v and_o who_o will_v go_v for_o we_o and_o the_o apostle_n receive_v his_o commission_n thou_o must_v prophesy_v before_o many_o people_n 10.11_o rev._n 10.11_o and_o nation_n and_o tongue_n and_o king_n all_o these_o circumstance_n be_v remarkable_a and_o show_v how_o the_o glory_n which_o the_o prophet_n see_v though_o within_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n of_o time_n be_v the_o same_o and_o of_o the_o same_o lord_n god_n the_o lord_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n send_v the_o prophet_n 3.24_o 1_o pet._n 1.10.11_o 1_o joh._n 3.24_o and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n send_v the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n too_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o 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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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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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