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23._o and_o this_o all_o along_o that_o glorious_a time_n of_o the_o church_n verse_n 11._o rev._n 21._o be_v general_o understand_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o future_a glorious_a time_n of_o the_o church_n but_o not_o a_o word_n there_o of_o the_o end_n of_o earthly_a government_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a verse_n 24_o 25_o 26._o it_o be_v say_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v bring_v and_o shall_v bring_v their_o glory_n and_o honour_n into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o for_o this_o end_n the_o gate_n thereof_o shall_v not_o be_v shut_v zech._n 13._o speak_v of_o the_o latter_a state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o verse_n 3_o declare_v that_o heretical_a seduce_a teacher_n shall_v then_o undergo_v capital_a punishment_n pisc_n transfigent_a id_fw-la est_fw-la supplicio_fw-la afficiendum_fw-la tradent_fw-la judicibus_fw-la pisc_n his_o father_n and_o mother_n shall_v thrust_v he_o through_o which_o expositor_n and_o mr._n burrough_n with_o they_o understand_v of_o their_o 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