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mark_n in_o their_o forehead_n or_o in_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o christ_n a_o thousand_o year_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o dead_a live_v not_o again_o till_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v finish_v so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o text_n that_o some_o shall_v rise_v a_o thousand_o year_n before_o other_o and_o that_o be_v here_o call_v the_o first_o resurrection_n but_o because_o most_o man_n think_v that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o bodily_a resurrection_n but_o of_o a_o spiritual_a resurrection_n in_o regeneration_n let_v we_o inquire_v what_o the_o scripture_n say_v to_o this_o point_n and_o what_o may_v be_v say_v in_o answer_n to_o those_o that_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n and_o here_o it_o be_v ready_o grant_v that_o regeneration_n in_o scripture_n be_v call_v resurrection_n but_o this_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v the_o resurrection_n here_o mean_v but_o this_o resurrection_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o bodily_a resurrection_n and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o regeneration_n for_o these_o reason_n first_o regeneration_n or_o this_o spiritual_a resurrection_n do_v begin_v short_o after_o man_n fall_n and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o and_o shall_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o first_o resurrection_n here_o speak_v of_o do_v not_o begin_v so_o early_o as_o adam_n fall_n but_o be_v to_o begin_v with_o the_o thousand_o year_n of_o christ_n reign_n therefore_o regeneration_n be_v not_o the_o resurrection_n speak_v of_o again_o second_o they_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n already_o behead_v which_o john_n see_v and_o their_o resurrection_n do_v follow_v their_o death_n and_o not_o go_v before_o it_o and_o it_o be_v never_o know_v that_o ever_o any_o man_n be_v regenerate_v after_o death_n and_o therefore_o by_o resurrection_n here_o can_v be_v mean_v regeneration_n again_o three_o if_o by_o resurrection_n here_o be_v mean_v regeneration_n it_o will_v 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war_n in_o heaven_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v see_v what_o lamentable_a consequence_n if_o not_o absurdity_n will_v follow_v upon_o such_o metaphorical_a or_o allegorical_a exposition_n of_o scripture_n where_o a_o literal_a interpretation_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith._n the_o next_o scripture_n we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v john_n 5.25.28_o the_o hour_n come_v and_o now_o be_v when_o the_o dead_a shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o live_v ver_fw-la 25._o we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o this_o scripture_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o rev._n 20_o be_v by_o many_o if_o not_o most_o understand_v of_o such_o who_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n who_o shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o shall_v live_v spiritual_o or_o be_v regenerate_v but_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o mean_v or_o at_o least_o the_o proper_a mean_v of_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o text_n we_o shall_v inquire_v and_o 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chap._n 38.8_o 16_o joel_n 3.1_o rev._n 16.12_o and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o they_o all_o show_n the_o dreadful_a effect_n that_o will_v follow_v chap._n 38.19_o 20_o joel_n 3.15.16_o rev._n 16.18_o 19_o 20._o and_o all_o agree_v that_o when_o this_o battle_n be_v over_o there_o will_v be_v a_o peaceable_a and_o prosperous_a state_n of_o the_o church_n this_o be_v the_o last_o battle_n that_o ever_o will_v be_v fight_v in_o the_o world._n so_o that_o if_o we_o view_v these_o scripture_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o all_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o enemy_n gather_v together_o by_o the_o same_o hand_n engage_v against_o the_o same_o people_n at_o the_o same_o time_n upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n to_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o the_o same_o effect_n to_o follow_v viz._n terrible_a to_o the_o one_o and_o comfortable_a to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o you_o see_v this_o war_n be_v not_o a_o 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