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2.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o micah_n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o jsa_n 11.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o and_o chap._n 54.5_o dan._n 7.14_o 27._o zach._n 14.9_o psal_n 96.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o and_o psal_n 98.1_o 9_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o querie_n be_v take_v from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 17.11_o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o elias_n true_o shall_v first_o come_v and_o restore_v all_o thing_n where_o he_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v another_o elias_n yet_o to_o come_v beside_o john_n baptist_n already_o come_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o verse_n follow_v six_o whether_o there_o shall_v not_o in_o time_n be_v a_o clear_a and_o more_o free_a dispensation_n of_o all_o truth_n after_o the_o apostle_n day_n then_o in_o those_o or_o any_o former_a time_n luk_n 12.3_o therefore_o whatsoever_o you_o
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raise_v thou_o up_o that_o i_o may_v show_v my_o power_n in_o thou_o and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o earth_n therefore_o have_v he_o mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v answ_n first_o note_v that_o here_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o say_v for_o this_o same_o purpose_n have_v i_o create_v thou_o but_o raise_v thou_o up_o or_o bring_v thou_o upon_o the_o stage_n second_o that_o pharaoh_n be_v know_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v a_o proud_a and_o obstinate_a rebel_n before_o he_o thus_o call_v he_o out_o exod_a 5.2_o and_o pharaoh_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v obey_v his_o voice_n to_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v three_o that_o yet_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o to_o know_v his_o will_n and_o gracious_o show_v he_o the_o danger_n of_o his_o disobedience_n before_o he_o send_v his_o plague_n upon_o he_o four_o that_o he_o leave_v 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