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time_n as_o it_o be_v adumbrate_v and_o resemble_v in_o the_o two_o first_o epistle_n in_o the_o five_o last_v the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n date_n of_o 42._o month_n but_o all_o the_o promise_n in_o those_o seven_o epistle_n relate_v to_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n as_o first_o as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v his_o disciple_n that_o follow_v he_o that_o in_o the_o regeneration_n they_o shall_v sit_v on_o throne_n judge_v the_o 12._o tribe_n of_o israel_n answerable_a to_o that_o promise_n rev._n 3.21_o where_o christ_n say_v he_o will_v grant_v to_o he_o that_o overcome_v to_o sit_v with_o he_o on_o his_o throne_n even_o as_o he_o also_o overcome_v and_o be_v set_v down_o with_o his_o father_n in_o his_o throne_n and_o that_o will_v be_v fulfil_v rev._n 20.4_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v rev._n 1.6_o christ_n have_v make_v they_o king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n and_o his_o father_n who_o be_v himself_o there_o still_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o in_o christ_n kingdom_n upon_o earth_n that_o will_v be_v fulfil_v rev._n 20.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o saint_n shall_v be_v priest_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n and_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o a_o thousand_o year_n so_o that_o promise_n chap._n 2.7_o where_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o he_o that_o overcome_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o paradise_n of_o god_n by_o allusion_n to_o the_o tree_n in_o paradise_n whereby_o eternal_a life_n shall_v have_v be_v confirm_v to_o adam_n if_o he_o have_v stand_v that_o be_v apply_v to_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n chap._n 22.14_o who_o shall_v have_v right_a to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o chap._n 3.4_o 5._o promise_n be_v make_v to_o walk_v with_o christ_n in_o white_a and_o white_a raiment_n so_o such_o as_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n rev._n 7.9_o 13._o and_o chap._n 19.8_o christ_n army_n that_o follow_v he_o be_v cloathod_n in_o 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and_o other_o lay_v it_o down_o after_o he_o etc._n etc._n but_o christ_n in_o these_o latter_a time_n have_v again_o discover_v it_o after_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n of_o its_o lie_v hide_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o the_o church_n to_o be_v a_o doctrine_n real_o to_o be_v embrace_v by_o his_o faithful_a people_n who_o shall_v have_v the_o good_a of_o it_o and_o wherein_o he_o will_v appear_v wonderful_a in_o and_o towards_o his_o saint_n in_o the_o say_a kingdom_n again_o it_o be_v observable_a in_o heb._n 3_o and_o 4._o chapter_n after_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o that_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o of_o god_n rest_n from_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o christ_n rest_v from_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n he_o speak_v of_o a_o other_o rest_n from_o david_n word_n to_o day_n after_o so_o long_a a_o time_n it_o be_v say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n etc._n etc._n 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his_o tranfiguration_n and_o revelation_n to_o john_n and_o to_o st._n paul_n at_o his_o conversion_n from_o who_o writing_n six_o several_a sense_n of_o christ_n come_n be_v observable_a since_o his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n p._n 41_o to_o 56_o four_o from_o the_o eminent_a chronologer_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o write_v of_o satan_n three_o babel_n namely_o moses_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n daniel_n of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o babylon_n and_o st._n john_n of_o the_o mystical_a babylon_n all_o which_o come_v to_o their_o utter_a confusion_n at_o the_o say_v set_v up_o of_o christ_n kingdom_n on_o earth_n p._n 57_o to_o 71_o five_o from_o the_o other_o prophet_n of_o all_o time_n with_o the_o psalm_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o gospeler_n in_o the_o new_a chap._n 6_o 7_o 8._o six_o by_o other_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o the_o three_o usual_a receive_v creed_n or_o article_n of_o confession_n of_o faith_n p._n 90_o to_o 95._o seven_o from_o the_o most_o ancient_a orthodox_n father_n of_o the_o most_o pure_a primitive_a time_n who_o own_v this_o truth_n in_o its_o untainted_a purity_n p._n 96._o all_o which_o with_o many_o other_o useful_a particular_n to_o be_v observe_v occasional_o set_v down_o in_o reference_n to_o christ_n personal_a reign_n with_o his_o raise_a saint_n will_v more_o full_o appear_v first_o by_o the_o content_n of_o each_o chapter_n premise_v and_o then_o by_o the_o chapter_n themselves_o in_o order_n unto_o which_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o refer_v the_o christian_a reader_n in_o the_o appendix_n the_o bodily_a resurrection_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v first_o explain_v from_o the_o distinct_a consideration_n of_o those_o two_o parallel_a text_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n rev._n 11.18_o and_o 20.4_o 5_o 6._o confirm_v from_o sundry_a text_n of_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o many_o weighty_a consideration_n tender_v to_o manifest_v that_o first_o resurrection_n there_o speak_v 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3._o from_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n to_o the_o israelite_n departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n 2460._o be_v 430._o year_n 4._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o assyrian_a kingdom_n by_o nimrod_n about_o 1788._o which_o continue_v to_o the_o chaldean_a monarchy_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n about_o 1700._o year_n 5._o take_v notice_n the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v begin_v about_o the_o 3000._o year_n of_o the_o world_n as_o learned_a dr._n usher_n compute_v it_o from_o whence_o to_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n he_o reckon_v likewise_o 395._o year_n be_v in_o the_o year_n 3395._o and_o may_v not_o the_o antitype_n of_o solomon_n and_o his_o temble_n be_v glorious_a at_o the_o end_n of_o 3000._o year_n more_o 6._o i_o shall_v here_o add_v a_o general_a computation_n of_o bucholcherus_fw-la for_o the_o apt_a concinnity_n thereof_o reach_v first_o to_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n and_o through_o all_o follow_a time_n 1._o israel_n say_v he_o
sackcloth_n for_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n in_o chap._n 13._o we_o have_v the_o description_n of_o the_o false_a apostatical_a church_n from_o about_o anno._n 406._o as_o be_v probable_o conceive_v from_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n and_o pope_n innocent_a the_o first_o his_o time_n set_v forth_o in_o a_o twofold_a beast_n wherein_o antichrist_n and_o his_o follower_n be_v vers_n 1._o describe_v in_o their_o politic_a capacity_n as_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n in_o the_o west_n into_o which_o when_o the_o dragon_n who_o be_v before_o dipossess_v cunning_o wind_n in_o that_o his_o substitute_n the_o beast_n give_v his_o power_n and_o place_n unto_o he_o under_o a_o new_a shape_n of_o idolatry_n and_o so_o he_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n have_v seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n expound_v cap._n 17._o have_v upon_o his_o horn_n ten_o crown_n and_o upon_o his_o head_n the_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n by_o the_o other_o beast_n vers_fw-la 11._o he_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a capacity_n make_v up_o one_o body_n with_o his_o clergy_n so_o he_o be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n of_o a_o earthly_a constitution_n have_v two_o horn_n of_o power_n ecclesiastic_a and_o civil_a like_o a_o lamb_n but_o speak_v like_o a_o dragon_n but_o concern_v the_o twofold_a beast_n christ_n the_o mighty_a angel_n describe_v chap._n 10.1_o when_o he_o give_v the_o book_n to_o john_n contain_v the_o beast_n forty_o two_o month_n speak_v vers_n 6.7_o that_o his_o time_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o and_o to_o that_o end_n have_v his_o two_o sackcloth_n witness_n prepare_v cap._n 11._o the_o pastor_n to_o feed_v the_o woman_n in_o her_o wilderness-condition_n 1260._o day_n of_o year_n who_o in_o a_o seem_a disgraceful_a manner_n he_o set_v up_o against_o this_o great_a beast_n which_o in_o appearance_n be_v maxim_n impar_fw-la congressus_fw-la they_o be_v contemptible_a in_o the_o world_n eye_n and_o 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and_o therefore_o while_o the_o whore_n in_o all_o her_o gay_a gaudery_n promise_v herself_o security_n that_o she_o shall_v see_v no_o sorrow_n christ_n have_v his_o seven_o angel_n with_o their_o seven_o last_o plague_n or_o viale_n to_o be_v pour_v out_o upon_o she_o bring_v her_o inevitable_a destruction_n by_o degree_n upon_o what_o ever_o be_v of_o worth_n in_o her_o account_n even_o to_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n throne_n and_o empire_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o even_o to_o make_v those_o king_n which_o the_o scarlet_a whore_n ride_v upon_o the_o beast_n have_v before_o make_v drunken_a to_o hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n and_o last_o as_o a_o mighty_a conqueror_n rev._n 19_o christ_n overthrow_v in_o the_o armagedon_n battle_n all_o the_o host_n of_o the_o dragon_n substitute_n and_o possess_v his_o empire_n there_o and_o in_o all_o other_o the_o dragon_n dominious_a beside_o and_o 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