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wherewithal_o god_n preserve_v his_o sheep_n from_o stray_v now_o in_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o the_o rod_n be_v take_v not_o for_o a_o correction_n that_o amend_v a_o man_n but_o for_o the_o punishment_n and_o utter_a destruction_n of_o man_n 2._o as_o david_n say_v of_o christ_n thou_o shall_v break_v they_o with_o a_o iron_n rod_n 12._o and_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n you_o may_v see_v the_o same_o but_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o metaphor_n and_o translation_n none_o otherwise_o than_o david_n do_v use_v they_o in_o this_o place_n for_o his_o purpose_n the_o staff_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v take_v for_o strength_n power_n and_o dominion_n which_o staff_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n how_o the_o ambassador_n and_o man_n of_o war_n send_v from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o assyrian_n to_o ezechias_n at_o jerusalem_n 18._o call_v the_o strength_n &_o power_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o also_o of_o the_o 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say_v who_o be_v he_o that_o can_v hurt_v i_o when_o the_o lord_n of_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o love_v i_o but_o admit_v i_o to_o be_v always_o familiar_o in_o his_o company_n the_o same_o manner_n of_o speech_n be_v use_v of_o king_n david_n towards_o miphiboseth_n jonathas_n son_n 9_o when_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o have_v the_o field_n again_o of_o saul_n his_o grandfather_n but_o also_o be_v entertain_v at_o his_o own_o table_n that_o be_v to_o say_v use_v friendly_a honourable_o and_o familiar_o this_o word_n table_n be_v diverse_o otherways_o take_v many_o time_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v near_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o king_n david_n to_o take_v it_o in_o this_o signification_n that_o i_o have_v note_v and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n take_v it_o in_o the_o same_o signification_n in_o saint_n luke_n gospel_n where_o he_o say_v his_o disciple_n shall_v eat_v with_o he_o at_o his_o table_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n the_o four_o mean_n 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