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against_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o because_o i_o shall_v hasten_v to_o the_o conclusion_n i_o shall_v wave_v all_o long_a circumlocution_n and_o in_o short_a say_v as_o beforesaid_a that_o elijah_n or_o elias_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v before_o the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n who_o be_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o two_o prophet_n or_o witness_n to_o establish_v the_o remnant_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n namely_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o city_n after_o the_o woman_n flight_n into_o the_o wilderness_n object_n but_o against_o this_o be_v object_v from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n that_o elias_n be_v already_o come_v which_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n mat._n 11.14_o mark_v 9.11_o 12_o 13._o luke_n 1.16_o 17._o answ_n that_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o first_o day_n be_v not_o deny_v and_o that_o he_o come_v in_o the_o power_n and_o spirit_n of_o elias_n be_v as_o clear_v for_o as_o elias_n shall_v and_o do_v bear_v witness_n to_o and_o for_o the_o lord_n even_o so_o do_v john_n the_o baptist_n and_o so_o be_v a_o lively_a type_n of_o the_o elias_n which_o be_v to_o come_v for_o the_o type_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v often_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o and_o so_o we_o must_v understand_v christ_n word_n here_o where_o he_o say_v that_o elias_n be_v already_o come_v meaning_n john_n the_o baptist_n or_o otherwise_o we_o set_v christ_n word_n and_o john_n word_n one_o to_o contradict_v another_o for_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o john_n do_v no_o miracle_n and_o yet_o all_o that_o he_o speak_v of_o he_o be_v true_a john_n 10.41_o and_o john_n himself_o when_o the_o jew_n send_v priest_n and_o levite_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o he_o say_v who_o be_v thou_o be_v thou_o elias_n he_o say_v i_o be_o not_o elias_n john_n 1.19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o but_o he_o of_o who_o the_o 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which_o be_v break_v for_o you_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o figure_n of_o his_o body_n to_o show_v forth_o his_o death_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o remembrance_n thereof_o and_o also_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v picture_n make_v with_o gold_n out_o of_o the_o mercy_n seat_n with_o wing_n to_o cover_v the_o mercy_n seat_n and_o they_o be_v call_v cherubim_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o real_a cherubim_n but_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o cherubim_n or_o do_v only_o represent_v they_o so_o that_o we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o thing_n represent_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o
god_n never_o do_v appoint_v any_o man_n to_o be_v wicked_a yet_o he_o have_v of_o old_a foresee_a wickedness_n and_o also_o have_v appoint_v punishment_n for_o it_o question_n 2._o have_v not_o god_n elect_v one_o sort_n of_o person_n to_o salvation_n before_o the_o world_n be_v from_o whence_o they_o can_v fall_v and_o reject_v another_o sort_n which_o can_v be_v recover_v answ_n nay_o for_o then_o all_o do_v not_o fall_v in_o adam_n neither_o be_v all_o justify_v by_o christ_n but_o all_o do_v fall_v by_o adam_n sin_n and_o all_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n righteousness_n rom._n 5.18_o mistake_v not_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a justification_n i_o shall_v not_o explain_v it_o at_o present_a but_o read_v the_o text_n rom._n 5.18_o second_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o that_o many_o time_n those_o that_o have_v be_v wicked_a have_v become_v righteous_a and_o of_o bad_a have_v be_v make_v good_a and_o also_o such_o as_o have_v be_v righteous_a and_o good_a have_v 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