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speak_v he_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n call_v jehovah_n which_o be_v the_o 152._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n b._n of_o london_n upon_o ionas_n lect._n 11._o pag._n 152._o honourable_a name_n belong_v to_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n much_o may_v be_v speak_v of_o it_o will_v i_o apply_v myself_o to_o the_o curiosity_n of_o cabalist_n and_o rabbin_n as_o that_o it_o be_v a_o name_n 13._o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zanch._n the_o nat_n dei_fw-la lib._n 1_o c._n 13._o not_o to_o be_v pronounce_v or_o take_v within_o pollute_a lip_n that_o it_o be_v a_o zimi_n a_o cael._n rhodiginus_fw-la lict_n antiq_fw-la lib_n 2._o cap._n 9_o quem_fw-la nos_fw-la deum_fw-la nun_n cupamus_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la thâ—â—t_fw-la persae_n dicunt_fw-la sire_n magorum_n disciplina_fw-la orsi_n unde_fw-la profluxit_fw-la oromasis_n tam_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeorum_n gentem_fw-la ellebre_fw-la est_fw-la quatuor_fw-la vocalium_fw-la dei_fw-la sacrâ—_n nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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the_o king_n own_o eye_n bind_v he_o with_o brazen_a fetter_n and_o carry_v he_o away_o to_o babylon_n you_o may_v read_v how_o 8._o how_o vers_fw-la 8._o nebuzaradan_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n and_o chief_a marshal_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n deal_v with_o jerusalem_n he_o 25.9_o he_o 2._o chro._n 36.19_o 2._o reg._n 25.9_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n thereof_o and_o burn_v with_o fire_n the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n house_n every_o great_a man_n house_n all_o the_o house_n and_o palace_n there_o say_v now_o do_v it_o not_o fall_v out_o to_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o this_o commination_n i_o will_v send_v a_o fire_n upon_o judah_n and_o it_o shall_v devour_v the_o palace_n of_o jerusalem_n this_o desolation_n be_v thus_o wrought_v upon_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o chaldee_n the_o jew_n such_o as_o
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poor_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n that_o be_v the_o lord_n lift_v up_o the_o beggar_n from_o the_o dunghill_n the_o meaning_n be_v the_o lord_n through_o his_o almighty_a power_n and_o of_o his_o goodness_n exalt_v the_o poor_a and_o abject_a among_o man_n from_o their_o vile_a &_o contemptible_a estate_n to_o some_o degree_n of_o honour_n hitherto_o may_v we_o add_v that_o of_o david_n psal_n 7.5_o let_v he_o lay_v my_o honour_n in_o the_o dust_n let_v he_o lay_v my_o honour_n in_o the_o dust_n what_o be_v that_o if_o say_v david_n i_o have_v reward_v evil_a to_o he_o that_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o i_o let_v the_o enemy_n lay_v my_o honour_n in_o the_o dust_n that_o be_v let_v my_o honour_n be_v so_o put_v out_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o more_o remembrance_n of_o it_o in_o the_o posterity_n to_o come_v let_v i_o ever_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o base_a vile_a and_o contemptible_a wretch_n if_o to_o this_o signification_n of_o dust_n our_o prophet_n here_o allude_v then_o be_v the_o 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septuagint_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a filius_fw-la a_o son_n a_o son_n and_o his_o father_n will_v go_v in_o the_o vulgar_a interpreter_n have_v iêrunt_n have_v go_v the_o septuagint_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v go_v in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v go_v it_o be_v very_o familiar_a with_o the_o hebrew_n to_o put_v one_o tense_n for_o another_o the_o future_a for_o the_o present_a the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o the_o time_n that_o be_v instant_n a_o instance_n hereof_o we_o have_v psal_n 1.2_o there_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o bless_a man_n he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v meditate_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o night_n he_o shall_v meditate_v so_o go_v the_o text_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o do_v meditate_v bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o do_v meditate_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o night_n in_o psal_n 2.1_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o christ_n enemy_n 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