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81._o and_o though_o i_o have_v not_o obtain_v many_o day_n of_o pleasure_n thereby_o yet_o i_o must_v not_o therefore_o resist_v his_o will_n i_o have_v write_v only_o according_a to_o the_o form_n as_o it_o be_v give_v to_o i_o not_o according_a to_o other_o master_n or_o write_n 82._o and_o beside_o my_o intent_n be_v only_o for_o myself_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n show_v i_o how_o it_o shall_v fall_v out_o yet_o my_o heart_n will_v nothing_o but_o commit_v the_o same_o to_o he_o to_o do_v therewith_o what_o he_o please_v 83._o i_o have_v not_o run_v with_o it_o not_o be_v call_v and_o make_v myself_o know_v to_o any_o for_o i_o can_v say_v also_o with_o truth_n that_o my_o acquaintance_n know_v least_o of_o it_o but_o what_o i_o have_v show_v unto_o any_o the_o same_o be_v do_v upon_o his_o entreaty_n and_o importunate_a desire_n 84._o and_o then_o further_o i_o give_v you_o to_o understand_v see_v that_o you_o have_v my_o write_n in_o hand_n to_o read_v that_o you_o will_v not_o 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and_o understanding_n treat_v of_o the_o great_a depth_n of_o the_o wonder_n of_o god_n which_o at_o present_a i_o have_v not_o at_o hand_n 87._o but_o that_o i_o give_v you_o not_o a_o large_a answer_n of_o my_o judgement_n upon_o your_o book_n concern_v the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n and_o the_o four_o hundred_o year_n in_o zyon_n which_o you_o suppose_v to_o prove_v with_o many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n be_v because_o i_o do_v not_o fundamental_o and_o certain_o know_v whether_o those_o text_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o such_o a_o meaning_n 88_o for_o there_o be_v many_o say_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o intimate_v only_o one_o general_n resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o they_o be_v clear_a especial_o in_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sour_a evangelist_n which_o i_o hold_v for_o the_o most_o certain_a 89._o in_o like_a manner_n the_o cause_n stand_v with_o zyon_n that_o wickedness_n shall_v continue_v to_o the_o end_n and_o though_o a_o zyon_n shall_v 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and_o high_o ground_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v enough_o therewith_o and_o if_o you_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v set_v forth_o any_o thing_n more_o fundamental_a than_o it_o remain_v of_o right_n in_o its_o own_o place_n the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n and_o the_o four_o hundred_o year_n in_o zyâ—â—_n will_v but_o find_v fault_n with_o all_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o suspicion_n and_o though_o many_o objection_n may_v be_v make_v yet_o they_o will_v be_v of_o no_o service_n or_o esteem_v 93._o moreover_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n be_v not_o of_o much_o importance_n or_o concernment_n to_o the_o world_n see_v we_o have_v not_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o the_o same_o it_o shall_v of_o right_a rest_n in_o the_o divine_a omnipotence_n for_o we_o have_v enough_o in_o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n for_o that_o soul_n that_o obtain_v this_o sabbath_n of_o regeneration_n will_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earthly_a body_n ☞_o have_v sabbath_n enough_o in_o paradise_n we_o may_v very_o well_o leave_v and_o commend_v the_o other_o unto_o the_o divine_a omnipotence_n and_o wait_v on_o god_n what_o he_o will_v do_v with_o we_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o we_o 94._o for_o i_o suppose_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o better_a sabbath_n in_o god_n then_o in_o this_o world_n and_o if_o man_n shall_v dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n in_o paradise_n then_o must_v god_n restore_v that_o which_o in_o his_o curse_n enter_v into_o the_o mystery_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o forty_o question_n 95._o but_o that_o you_o suppose_v that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o be_v bring_v with_o their_o work_n before_o the_o judgement_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n who_o say_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v prove_v through_o the_o fire_n 96._o i_o say_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o judgement_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v in_o the_o wicked_a 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