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to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o the_o regiment_n &_o sceptre_n so_o establish_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o albeit_o many_o of_o his_o descendants_n offend_v god_n more_o greevous_o than_o ever_o do_v saul_n who_o be_v put_v out_o before_o 12â—_n 11._o and_o albeit_o ten_o trybe_n at_o once_o break_v from_o juda_n and_o never_o return_v to_o obedience_n again_o but_o conspire_v with_o the_o gentile_n and_o other_o enemy_n on_o every_o side_n to_o extinguish_v the_o say_a kingdom_n and_o regiment_n of_o juda_n juda_n yet_o for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o prophecy_n the_o government_n of_o juda_n hold_v out_o â—â—ill_o for_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o year_n together_o until_o herod_n time_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v which_o be_v more_o than_o any_o one_o family_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o chron._n can_v show_v for_o his_o nobility_n or_o continuance_n in_o government_n the_o prophecy_n for_o the_o greatness_n of_o ephraim_n above_o manasses_n the_o same_o 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and_o strong_a tribe_n and_o in_o fine_a become_v the_o head_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n 47._o or_o of_o the_o ten_o trybe_n 7.28_o whereof_o there_o be_v no_o suspicion_n or_o likelihood_n 31._o when_o jacob_n speak_v this_o 37._o or_o when_o moses_n record_v it_o 5._o and_o how_o then_o come_v jacob_n to_o foresee_v this_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n before_o 49._o as_o also_o to_o foresee_v &_o foretell_v the_o particular_a place_n of_o his_o childress_n habitation_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n 14._o as_o zabulon_n at_o the_o sea_n side_n 12._o aser_n in_o the_o fertile_a pasture_n 3_o &_o other_o the_o like_a that_o fall_v out_o by_o cast_a lot_n 13._o after_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o where-hence_a have_v he_o this_o i_o say_v to_o foretell_v what_o lot_n so_o long_o after_o shall_v appoint_v but_o only_o from_o god_n who_o govern_v their_o lot_n the_o foresight_n of_o moses_n the_o like_a may_v be_v ask_v concern_v moses_n 36._o who_o before_o his_o 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397_o the_o five_o chapter_n how_o a_o man_n may_v judge_v or_o discern_v of_o himself_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o true_a christian_a or_o not_o with_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o two_o part_n belong_v to_o that_o profession_n which_o be_v belief_n and_o life_n the_o matter_n handle_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o first_o part_n concern_v our_o belief_n how_o to_o examine_v the_o truth_n thereof_o page_n 402_o the_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o belief_n easy_a among_o christian_n page_n 403_o the_o direct_a holy_a way_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o gospel_n page_n 404_o no_o heresy_n final_o prevail_v against_o the_o scripture_n page_n 410_o the_o spiritual_a sword_n wherewith_o our_o saviour_n christ_n prevail_v against_o sathan_n the_o head_n lord_n and_o â—hiefe_a master_n of_o all_o heretic_n 414_o what_o the_o diligent_a read_n of_o the_o scripture_n lead_v we_o unto_o forsake_v the_o by_o path_n of_o man_n invention_n and_o tradition_n page_n 414_o a_o description_n of_o the_o form_n force_n and_o nature_n of_o faith_n 415._o
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