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37._o ver_fw-la have_v allege_v they_o as_o the_o only_a 39_o only_a joh._n 12._o v._n 39_o cause_n that_o our_o saviour_n side_n be_v pierce_v of_o which_o fact_n doubtless_o there_o have_v be_v no_o necessity_n if_o the_o prophecy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o literal_a sense_n and_o to_o say_v with_o other_o that_o it_o be_v thus_o fulfil_v in_o the_o disciple_n who_o behold_v our_o saviour_n suffering_n be_v not_o only_o to_o rob_v the_o prophecy_n of_o its_o right_a end_n but_o also_o to_o make_v the_o disciple_n guilty_a of_o their_o master_n death_n for_o the_o text_n say_v express_o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v etc._n have_v psal_n 22_o v._n 16._o etc._n etc._n pierce_v where_o also_o it_o follow_v and_o they_o shall_v 30._o shall_v mat._n 24._o v._n 30._o mourn_v for_o he_o as_o one_o that_o mourn_v for_o his_o only_a son_n and_o shall_v be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o he_o as_o one_o that_o be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o his_o first_o bear_v 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his_o own_o word_n that_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o now_o in_o heaven_n so_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o cor._n the_o 15._o chap._n at_o the_o 22._o vers_fw-la that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v there_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o dead_a his_o word_n be_v these_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n even_o so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a but_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o order_n christ_n the_o first-fruit_n afterward_o therein_o afterward_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n if_o there_o be_v not_o to_o be_v some_o distance_n of_o time_n betwixt_o the_o resurrection_n of_o these_o and_o other_o man_n
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shall_v be_v man_n to_o succeed_v each_o other_o on_o the_o earth_n or_o as_o long_o as_o this_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v last_v that_o be_v until_o the_o time_n which_o god_n have_v foreordain_v for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o dead_a when_o the_o heaven_n that_o be_v now_o shall_v 1._o shall_v rev._n 20._o v._n 11._o ch_n 21._o v._n 1._o pass_v away_o with_o a_o noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n the_o earth_n also_o and_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o the_o 2._o of_o saint_n peter_n the_o 3._o chap._n at_o the_o 10._o vers_fw-la and_o to_o this_o purpose_n when_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n have_v say_v his_o dominion_n be_v a_o everlasting_a dominion_n which_o shall_v not_o pass_v away_o he_o add_v present_o by_o way_n of_o exposition_n and_o his_o kingdom_n that_o which_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v and_o in_o another_o place_n more_o plain_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v to_o other_o people_n 44_o 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himself_o concur_v that_o the_o restauration_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o first_o resurrection_n shall_v concur_v you_o see_v again_o that_o when_o our_o saviour_n come_v to_o reign_v over_o all_o the_o earth_n he_o come_v not_o alone_o but_o bring_v all_o the_o saint_n with_o he_o which_o word_n as_o they_o do_v establish_v the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o 13._o the_o luk._n 14._o v._n 14._o ch_n 20._o v._n 35_o 36._o joh._n 6._o v._n 39_o 40.44_o 45._o philip._n 3._o v._n 11._o 1_o thes_n 3._o v._o 13._o ch_n 4._o v._n 14._o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 37._o v._o 12_o 13._o first_o resurrection_n mention_v in_o the_o 20._o chap._n of_o the_o rev._n so_o they_o make_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o thousand_o year_n reign_n of_o the_o saint_n there_o speak_v of_o to_o sunchronize_v and_o meet_v together_o for_o why_o shall_v the_o saint_n come_v with_o he_o but_o because_o they_o have_v a_o share_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o be_v to_o be_v his_o assistant_n in_o it_o as_o he_o tell_v his_o disciple_n and_o as_o the_o elder_n in_o the_o 5._o chap._n of_o the_o rev._n at_o the_o 10._o ver_fw-la say_v in_o the_o hear_n of_o saint_n john_n thou_o have_v make_v we_o unto_o our_o god_n king_n and_o priest_n and_o we_o nothing_o we_o sanctorum_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la regius_fw-la dignitas_fw-la &_o auctoritas_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la mundi_fw-la statu_fw-la unlla_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la exilium_fw-la &_o perpetuae_fw-la calamitates_fw-la ac_fw-la persecutiones_fw-la quas_fw-la a_o tyrannis_fw-la mundi_fw-la â—ujus_fw-la regilus_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la de_fw-fr alâ—ero_fw-la igitur_fw-la mundi_fw-la statu_fw-la hoc_fw-la accipiendum_fw-la qued_a si_fw-la vero_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la regnalunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la utique_fw-la ea_fw-la non_fw-la abo_fw-la lebitur_fw-la vel_fw-la annihi_fw-la labitur_fw-la in_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la creaturae_fw-la dominium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la eodem_fw-la videtur_fw-la christus_fw-la 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scripture_n we_o asâ—â—me_v a_o marvellous_a renovation_n of_o this_o heaven_n and_o earth_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o saviour_n kingdom_n and_o a_o creation_n of_o nâ—w_n at_o the_o end_n thereof_o that_o be_v at_o the_o last_o judgement_n when_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 20._o of_o the_o rev._n and_o the_o 11._o ver_fw-la this_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v fly_v away_o and_o no_o place_n be_v find_v for_o they_o and_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v place_n no_o more_o then_o sure_o they_o can_v have_v be_v no_o long_o for_o place_n be_v a_o inseparable_a affection_n of_o their_o be_v and_o consequent_o this_o scripture_n prove_v a_o absolute_a annibilation_n of_o the_o first_o world_n which_o i_o suppose_v no_o man_n will_v deny_v if_o he_o do_v observe_v when_o this_o pass_v away_o of_o the_o first_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v accomplish_v to_o wit_n above_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o renew_n of_o they_o for_o they_o
the_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n their_o predecessor_n have_v do_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n 9_o year_n ver._n 9_o for_o fire_n shall_v come_v down_o from_o god_n our_o of_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o now_o against_o this_o which_o have_v be_v say_v touch_v our_o saviour_n kingdom_n resolve_v the_o chief_a doubt_n resolve_v his_o own_o word_n in_o the_o 18._o of_o saint_n john_n at_o the_o 35._o ver_fw-la may_v be_v object_v for_o there_o he_o say_v plain_o my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o 25._o of_o matth._n at_o the_o 31._o ver_fw-la he_o say_v when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o then_o shall_v he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n divide_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n with_o which_o agree_v that_o of_o saint_n peter_n in_o his_o 2._o ep._n 3._o chap._n and_o 7._o ver_fw-la but_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o be_v now_o by_o the_o same_o word_n be_v keep_v in_o store_n reserve_v unto_o fire_n against_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o perdition_n of_o ungodly_a man_n and_o many_o other_o place_n there_o be_v of_o the_o like_a nature_n but_o to_o the_o first_o i_o answer_v that_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v only_o distinguish_v the_o time_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o kingdom_n from_o the_o time_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n at_o the_o set_n up_o of_o who_o kingdom_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o 376._o a_o neo_fw-la enim_fw-la dubium_fw-la quin_fw-la maxima_fw-la rerum_fw-la naturalium_fw-la &_o humanarum_fw-la mutatio_fw-la regni_fw-la huius_fw-la auspicia_fw-la sit_fw-la antecessura_fw-la antichristus_fw-la enim_fw-la cum_fw-la to_o ta_fw-la sva_fw-la synagoga_fw-la abolebitur_fw-la extingue_fw-la 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