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persuade_v we_o neither_o do_v his_o own_o disciple_n yet_o desire_v to_o see_v another_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n certain_o know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o ignorant_o hope_v that_o he_o will_v present_o at_o this_o time_n of_o his_o appear_a restore_v the_o kingdom_n to_o israel_n luk._n 24._o 21._o act._n 1._o 6._o but_o our_o saviour_n here_o instruct_v they_o and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o further_a answer_n to_o the_o pharisee_n question_n when_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v that_o that_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o which_o he_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n and_o with_o his_o holy_a angel_n in_o which_o god_n kingdom_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o glorious_a state_n of_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o accomplish_v among_o or_o unto_o any_o no_o not_o to_o those_o his_o own_o disciple_n yea_o that_o shall_v be_v another_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n distinct_a from_o this_o a_o second_o appear_v which_o also_o be_v to_o be_v wait_v for_o by_o they_o during_o the_o time_n of_o this_o mortality_n they_o shall_v desire_v to_o see_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o see_v it_o and_o herewith_o our_o saviour_n also_o admonish_v they_o that_o when_o any_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o second_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o the_o bless_a hope_n and_o glorious_a kingdom_n then_o to_o be_v reveal_v see_v here_o or_o see_v there_o it_o be_v accomplish_v or_o fulfil_v in_o this_o or_o that_o secret_a and_o mystical_a way_n and_o in_o or_o to_o this_o person_n or_o that_o though_o you_o yet_o discern_v it_o not_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v after_o or_o follow_v such_o and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n for_o as_o the_o lightning_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o one_o part_n under_o heaven_n shine_v unto_o the_o other_o part_n under_o heaven_n so_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v in_o his_o day_n whence_o also_o he_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o 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when_o comend_v with_o the_o devil_n bring_v against_o he_o a_o rail_a accusation_n but_o say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thâ—â—_n oâ—_n satan_n etc._n etc._n judas_n 9_o zacâ—_n 3._o 2._o yea_o the_o holy_a ghost_n admonish_v we_o not_o to_o render_v to_o any_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n or_o rail_v for_o rail_v but_o contrariwise_o blessing_n &c_n &c_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 9_o rom._n 12._o 17._o according_a to_o that_o excellent_a pattern_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o although_o answer_n may_v have_v be_v give_v to_o those_o paper_n also_o and_o not_o in_o their_o way_n yet_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o we_o to_o meddle_v with_o such_o unclean_a spirit_n without_o get_v some_o defilement_n by_o they_o as_o the_o be_v provoke_v to_o or_o learn_v frowardness_n or_o desâ—re_o of_o vain_a glory_n in_o meddle_v with_o such_o froward_a and_o vainglorious_a spirit_n whence_o we_o be_v admonish_v not_o to_o go_v with_o a_o furious_a man_n no_o not_o in_o join_v issue_n with_o they_o in_o their_o 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