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have_v be_v speak_v on_o chap._n iii_o 1_o that_o which_o be_v add_v in_o this_o verse_n concern_v the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v be_v send_v before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o day_n be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o chap._n iii_o 2_o call_v there_o the_o day_n of_o his_o come_n and_o his_o appear_v and_o vers_fw-la 17._o the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v or_o according_a to_o our_o translation_n the_o day_n wherein_o he_o shall_v make_v up_o his_o jewel_n and_o in_o this_o chapter_n ver_fw-la i._o the_o day_n which_o shall_v come_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n and_o shall_v burn_v up_o the_o wicked_a as_o stubble_n but_o wherein_o to_o those_o that_o fear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n and_o again_o ver_fw-la iii_o the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v or_o wherein_o he_o shall_v do_v what_o he_o 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present_a be_v that_o which_o may_v deserve_o denominate_v this_o whole_a time_n a_o great_a and_o dreadful_a day_n to_o they_o john_n the_o baptist_n word_n wherein_o he_o describe_v it_o and_o forewarn_v of_o it_o find_v no_o less_o as_o mat._n iii_o 2_o where_o he_o begin_v his_o preach_n with_o repent_v you_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o ver_fw-la 7._o o_o generation_n of_o viper_n who_o have_v warn_v you_o to_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o ver_fw-la 10._o now_o the_o axe_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n therefore_o every_o tree_n which_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n be_v hew_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o ver_fw-la 12._o where_o he_o tell_v they_o of_o christ_n come_v with_o his_o fan_n in_o hand_n the_o day_n or_o time_n thus_o describe_v be_v a_o day_n of_o terror_n and_o that_o so_o describe_v be_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n first_o come_v then_o already_o begin_v our_o saviour_n own_o preach_v 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not_o be_v leave_v one_o stone_n upon_o another_o which_o shall_v not_o be_v throw_v down_o matt._n xxiv_o 2_o and_o likewise_o that_o the_o day_n shall_v come_v upon_o jerusalem_n that_o her_o enemy_n shall_v cast_v a_o trench_n about_o she_o and_o compass_v she_o round_o and_o keep_v she_o in_o on_o every_o side_n and_o shall_v lay_v she_o even_o with_o the_o ground_n and_o her_o child_n within_o she_o and_o shall_v not_o leave_v in_o heâ—_n one_o stone_n upon_o another_o because_o she_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o her_o visitation_n i._n e._n because_o she_o will_v not_o repent_v upon_o all_o his_o call_n luke_n xix_o 43_o 44._o and_o that_o generation_n he_o say_v shall_v not_o pass_v till_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v mat._n xxiv_o 34_o and_o luke_n xxi_o 32_o within_o the_o the_o life_n time_n of_o some_o that_o there_o be_v then_o alive_a all_o that_o he_o say_v shall_v be_v certain_o fulfil_v that_o time_n in_o which_o these_o and_o like_o dreadful_a thing_n be_v 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