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20._o the_o tabernacle_n of_o zion_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v down_o not_o one_o of_o the_o stake_n thereof_o shall_v be_v remove_v neither_o shall_v any_o of_o the_o cord_n thereof_o be_v break_v and_o that_o because_o the_o glorious_a lord_n shall_v be_v a_o place_n of_o broad_a river_n and_o stream_n to_o it_o isa_n 33.20_o 21._o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v consume_v that_o god_n may_v have_v his_o due_a praise_n hallelujah_n be_v never_o sing_v with_o the_o high_a note_n till_o the_o wicked_a &_o idolatrous_a generation_n be_v root_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n hallelujah_n be_v never_o use_v as_o the_o jew_n observe_v till_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o set_n the_o church_n above_o the_o toss_n of_o the_o wave_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o its_o troubler_n when_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o and_o god_n rejoice_v in_o his_o work_n psal_n 104.31_o 35._o and_o therefore_o when_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o child_n be_v avenge_v by_o his_o justice_n upon_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o antichrist_n rise_v up_o before_o he_o and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v for_o ever_o settle_v haleluia_o be_v pronounce_v and_o repeat_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n rev._n 19.2_o 3_o 6._o such_o a_o time_n will_v be_v and_o god_n will_v establish_v and_o secure_v his_o church_n till_o he_o have_v perfect_v his_o own_o and_o her_o glory_n this_o stability_n the_o church_n have_v have_v experience_n of_o in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o will_v always_o be_v say_v in_o she_o psal_n 48.8_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v so_o have_v we_o see_v in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o the_o city_n of_o our_o god_n god_n will_v establish_v it_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o handle_n this_o doctrine_n these_o four_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v 1._o the_o explication_n 2._o the_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v so_o 3._o why_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o 4._o use_v 1._o explication_n 1._o this_o stability_n must_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o any_o particular_a church_n in_o the_o world_n particular_a church_n have_v their_o beginning_n progress_v and_o period_n many_o church_n as_o well_o as_o many_o person_n have_v apostatise_v from_o the_o faith_n many_o candlestick_n have_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o yet_o the_o candle_n not_o blow_v out_o but_o remove_v and_o set_v in_o another_o socket_n particular_a church_n have_v be_v corrupt_v by_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n rend_v by_o heresy_n and_o scatter_v by_o persecution_n what_o remain_v be_v there_o of_o those_o seven_o church_n in_o asia_n which_o be_v the_o walk_n of_o christ_n revel_v 2.1_o but_o deplorable_a ruin_n there_o be_v no_o absolute_a promise_n give_v to_o any_o particular_a church_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o defection_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o flourish_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v warn_v to_o be_v humble_a lest_o it_o become_v as_o much_o apostate_n as_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n rom._n 11.21_o 22._o nay_o there_o be_v prediction_n of_o almost_o a_o universal_a apostasy_n 8._o all_o the_o world_n wonder_v after_o the_o beast_n rev._n 13.3_o and_o worship_v he_o v._o 8._o and_o just_o before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n it_o will_v be_v difficult_a to_o find_v a_o grain_n of_o faith_n among_o the_o multitude_n of_o chaff_n luk._n 18.8_o there_o be_v not_o one_o place_n which_o be_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n dignify_v with_o truth_n but_o be_v now_o deform_a by_o error_n yea_o the_o universal_a church_n have_v be_v force_v by_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o dragon_n though_o not_o to_o sink_v yet_o to_o fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n &_o obscurity_n yet_o have_v be_v preserve_v through_o all_o change_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o desolation_n &_o desert_n it_o be_v not_o indeed_o so_o fix_v in_o one_o place_n but_o the_o cord_n may_v be_v take_v up_o the_o stake_n remove_v and_o the_o tent_n pitch_v in_o another_o ground_n it_o be_v spread_v through_o the_o world_n wherever_o god_n will_v set_v up_o the_o light_n of_o his_o gospel_n zion_n have_v stand_v though_o some_o synagogue_n of_o it_o have_v be_v pull_v down_o it_o have_v like_o the_o sun_n keep_v its_o station_n in_o the_o firmament_n though_o not_o without_o eclipse_n and_o cloud_n to_o muffle_v it_o the_o church_n be_v but_o one_o though_o it_o be_v in_o divers_a country_n and_o name_v according_a to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o reside_v as_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n the_o church_n of_o sardis_n etc._n etc._n which_o all_o be_v as_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n dart_v from_o one_o body_n branch_n grow_v from_o one_o root_n stream_n flow_v from_o one_o fountain_n if_o you_o obstruct_v the_o light_n of_o one_o beam_n or_o lop_v off_o one_o branch_n or_o dam_v up_o the_o stream_n yet_o the_o sun_n root_n fountain_n remain_v the_o same_o so_o though_o the_o light_n of_o particular_a church_n may_v be_v dim_a and_o extinguish_v the_o beauty_n of_o they_o deface_v yet_o the_o 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from_o a_o sling_n throw_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n our_o great_a david_n the_o antitype_n shall_v lay_v he_o vomit_v out_o his_o soul_n and_o blasphemy_n on_o the_o earth_n we_o be_v many_o time_n more_o behold_v to_o the_o enemy_n insolence_n than_o our_o own_o innocence_n deut._n 32.17_o be_v it_o not_o that_o god_n fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o enemy_n i._n e_o in_o their_o pride_n lest_o their_o adversary_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o strange_o and_o say_v our_o hand_n be_v high_a a_o sinful_a israel_n shall_v not_o have_v so_o many_o preservation_n 9_o preservation_n trap_n on_o exod._n p._n 9_o when_o they_o will_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n and_o exalt_v their_o throne_n above_o the_o star_n of_o god_n when_o they_o will_v ascend_v above_o the_o height_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o be_v like_o the_o most_o high_a then_o shall_v they_o be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pit_n isa_n 7.13_o 14_o 15._o the_o high_a tower_n be_v the_o fair_a mark_n 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