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and_o apostle_n agree_v that_o salvation_n will_v be_v when_o the_o time_n of_o refresh_a shall_v come_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n act_n 3.19,21,22_o and_o christ_n say_v search_v the_o scripture_n for_o they_o be_v they_o that_o dâ—d_v testify_v of_o he_o john_n 5.39_o and_o then_o there_o be_v no_o other_o scripture_n but_o the_o old_a testament_n now_o all_o christ_n suffering_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o word_n and_o leave_v we_o upon_o record_n ever_o to_o believe_v the_o same_o and_o as_o in_o the_o word_n it_o be_v prophesy_v that_o israel_n shall_v be_v scatter_v so_o we_o evident_o see_v the_o same_o and_o we_o ought_v also_o and_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v all_o the_o great_a prophecy_n and_o promise_n relate_v to_o christ_n second_o come_v that_o they_o will_v be_v perform_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o word_n and_o as_o it_o be_v prophesy_v that_o god_n will_v pour_v forth_o his_o spirit_n joel_n 2.28,29_o of_o which_o 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turn_v into_o blood_n by_o hate_v and_o kill_v one_o another_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n pretend_v to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n mahomet_n the_o true_a prophet_n and_o every_o sect_n the_o right_a remnant_n and_o thus_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n carry_v on_o his_o design_n in_o set_v man_n to_o hate_n and_o kill_v one_o another_o through_o these_o division_n now_o in_o that_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n be_v of_o more_o than_o a_o private_a interpretation_n 2_o pet._n 1.20_o but_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o put_v no_o other_o interpretation_n on_o it_o but_o what_o we_o can_v make_v plain_a from_o the_o word_n and_o in_o joel_n 3.15_o it_o be_v also_o say_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v be_v darken_v and_o the_o star_n shall_v withdraw_v their_o shine_a here_o the_o prophet_n may_v have_v a_o reference_n to_o the_o material_a sun_n moon_n and_o star_n which_o by_o the_o glorious_a appear_v of_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v obscure_v by_o his_o brightness_n but_o when_o the_o nation_n come_v to_o have_v no_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n god_n suffer_v a_o spirit_n of_o a_o strong_a delusion_n to_o go_v forth_o 2_o thess_n 2.11_o for_o god_n have_v determine_v that_o those_o that_o will_v not_o deny_v themselves_o for_o he_o shall_v suffer_v by_o he_o for_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v contention_n and_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o truth_n but_o obey_v unrighteousness_n indignation_n and_o wrath_n upon_o every_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o do_v evil_a of_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o of_o the_o gentile_a but_o glory_n honour_n and_o peace_n to_o every_o man_n that_o work_v good_a to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o gentile_a rom._n 2.8,9,10_o for_o there_o will_v be_v a_o redemption_n in_o time_n to_o come_v for_o all_o that_o order_n their_o conversation_n aright_o and_o have_v not_o be_v wilful_a opposer_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o unrighteousness_n and_o though_o it_o be_v those_o who_o come_v in_o heir_n to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o father_n that_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o great_a glory_n yet_o there_o be_v glory_n and_o salvation_n for_o other_o of_o a_o low_a degree_n and_o though_o the_o jew_n that_o have_v be_v since_o christ_n time_n be_v cast_v off_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n yet_o not_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o to_o be_v forget_v of_o god_n without_o their_o own_o sin_n do_v occasion_v it_o for_o there_o will_v be_v a_o redemption_n in_o time_n to_o come_v for_o some_o and_o if_o israel_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n have_v be_v leave_v to_o stumble_v on_o the_o dark_a mountain_n these_o seventeen_o hundred_o year_n no_o wonder_n if_o the_o adopt_a seed_n have_v be_v leave_v to_o stumble_v thereon_o for_o above_o this_o thousand_o year_n for_o it_o be_v israel_n who_o as_o touch_v the_o election_n be_v belove_v for_o their_o father_n sake_n rom._n 11.28_o for_o though_o there_o be_v but_o a_o remnant_n choose_v from_o among_o they_o that_o be_v choose_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n verse_n 5._o yet_o they_o be_v all_o god_n choose_v and_o elect_a people_n for_o their_o father_n sake_n isaiah_n 45.4_o and_o this_o god_n do_v because_o he_o love_v their_o father_n because_o they_o have_v walk_v with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n before_o he_o the_o which_o when_o the_o lord_n prove_v israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o do_v not_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v deut._n 31.21_o for_o i_o know_v their_o imagination_n which_o they_o go_v about_o even_o now_o before_o i_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o land_n here_o because_o god_n will_v have_v we_o take_v notice_n when_o it_o be_v he_o know_v it_o therefore_o he_o redouble_v his_o word_n and_o say_v even_o now_o at_o the_o time_n when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o we_o do_v never_o read_v of_o god_n foreknow_v his_o drown_v of_o the_o world_n till_o he_o see_v the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o it_o grieve_v he_o at_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n but_o god_n choose_v israel_n be_v for_o their_o father_n sake_n and_o not_o that_o he_o have_v elect_v they_o without_o a_o why_o or_o a_o wherefore_o but_o when_o god_n have_v prove_v and_o try_v israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o as_o they_o have_v there_o often_o miscarry_v god_n see_v they_o will_v again_o fall_v away_o for_o which_o he_o determine_v to_o leave_v they_o to_o blindness_n the_o like_a god_n foresee_v that_o the_o gentile_n will_v fall_v away_o for_o which_o he_o determine_v to_o leave_v they_o to_o delusion_n for_o as_o of_o old_a when_o the_o people_n fall_v away_o rom._n 1.18,20,21_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n who_o hold_v the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n for_o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o he_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v clear_o see_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o 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further_a to_o consider_v wherefore_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o forth_o from_o the_o garden_n which_o be_v lest_o he_o shall_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n gen._n 3.22_o by_o which_o word_n we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o god_n do_v positive_o declare_v that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v what_o man_n will_v do_v till_o he_o prove_v and_o try_v he_o and_o see_v what_o be_v in_o man._n and_o therefore_o lest_o he_o shall_v also_o take_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v forever_o god_n have_v before_o pronounce_v death_n for_o his_o offence_n god_n send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n these_o word_n we_o be_v to_o take_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o text._n that_o god_n do_v not_o then_o know_v what_o man_n will_v do_v and_o this_o god_n declare_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v heb._n 6.18_o but_o many_o by_o not_o right_o apprehend_v these_o forementioned_a place_n have_v lay_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n under_o eternal_a damnation_n by_o a_o fore_a sight_n in_o god_n of_o adam_n transgression_n notwithstanding_o god_n have_v full_o declare_v that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a upon_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o man_n have_v whole_o corrupt_v his_o way_n except_o noah_n it_o repent_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o grieve_v he_o at_o his_o heart_n gen._n 6.5,6,9,12_o and_o this_o we_o be_v to_o take_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n without_o we_o will_v blaspheme_v his_o holy_a name_n in_o make_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n a_o liar_n which_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v heb._n 6.18_o and_o when_o god_n promise_v a_o blessing_n whether_o conditional_a or_o absolute_a according_a as_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o will_v make_v it_o good_a have_v he_o say_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v it_o or_o have_v 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lord_n come_v the_o which_o will_v not_o be_v till_o after_o the_o lord_n come_v as_o i_o have_v full_o make_v appear_v in_o the_o forementioned_a book_n for_o idumea_n will_v be_v the_o figurative_a heaven_n with_o their_o host_n that_o will_v be_v destroy_v isaiah_n 34.4,8_o when_o israel_n be_v restore_v which_o idumea_n in_o the_o revelation_n be_v term_v mystical_a babylon_n and_o the_o figurative_a heaven_n and_o element_n which_o will_v be_v destroy_v rev._n 6.3,4_o and_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o will_v pass_v away_o with_o which_o be_v include_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o know_v his_o law_n for_o the_o covetous_a man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o idolater_n as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o worship_n a_o idol_n eph._n 5.5_o col._n 3.5_o and_o those_o that_o walk_v after_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n will_v fall_v under_o the_o condemnation_n for_o the_o wicked_a shall_v perish_v and_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o fat_a of_o lamb_n 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