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into_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o that_o upon_o earth_n and_o withal_o consider_v it_o with_o its_o increase_n that_o it_o be_v daily_a grow_n large_a and_o large_a zach._n 2.11_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n what_o day_n even_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v inherit_v judah_n his_o portion_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o shall_v choose_v jerusalem_n again_o here_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o come_n in_o both_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n about_o one_o time_n which_o will_v great_o enlarge_v the_o church_n and_o be_v aground_o of_o great_a rejoice_v to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n use_v 2_o see_v god_n be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o call_v of_o the_o gentile_n this_o shall_v stir_v up_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o this_o nation_n and_o other_o nation_n who_o be_v call_v unto_o continual_a praise_n unto_o he_o for_o that_o he_o have_v do_v the_o work_n already_o for_o we_o many_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v yet_o in_o 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revelation_n from_o god_n and_o a_o light_n within_o to_o go_v about_o reach_a thing_n contrary_a to_o his_o word_n and_o revel_v will_n and_o to_o condemn_v all_o church_n and_o congregation_n person_n &_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o holy_a that_o be_v not_o of_o their_o way_n and_o cast_v into_o their_o mould_n &_o talent_n they_o have_v receive_v especial_o now_o in_o this_o generation_n see_v god_n by_o his_o providentiall_a dispensation_n call_v aloud_o for_o it_o have_v give_v his_o people_n â—_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n in_o all_o place_n and_o great_a encouragement_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o in_o former_a age_n they_o have_v not_o have_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n not_o only_o of_o pastor_n and_o officer_n of_o particular_a congregation_n
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