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have_v needless_o fill_v many_o page_n and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v very_o needful_a for_o he_o to_o say_v so_o see_v their_o perspicuity_n be_v so_o irresistible_a that_o he_o can_v find_v no_o mystical_a paraphrase_n against_o it_o to_o puzzle_v thou_o withal_o israel_n redemption_n but_o to_o say_v that_o this_o be_v now_o fulfil_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o substitute_v gentile_n vocation_n be_v to_o overthrow_v what_o be_v before_o affirm_v and_o to_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o beguile_v ourselves_o and_o other_o of_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v i_o say_v to_o put_v out_o our_o own_o eye_n and_o bid_v other_o follow_v we_o for_o st_n paul_n in_o the_o 11._o of_o the_o rom._n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v break_v off_o from_o their_o olive_n tree_n and_o that_o we_o be_v graff_v in_o for_o they_o that_o they_o be_v cast_v away_o that_o they_o be_v harden_v that_o god_n have_v conclude_v they_o all_o in_o unbelief_n and_o that_o through_o their_o fall_n salvation_n be_v 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in_o any_o particular_a kingdom_n israel_n redemption_n i_o know_v these_o word_n be_v take_v by_o interpreter_n for_o a_o metaphorical_a expression_n of_o those_o joy_n which_o we_o shall_v receive_v in_o sea_n in_o in_o heaven_n where_o the_o holy_a jerusalem_n be_v that_o great_a city_n rev._n 21.10_o etc._n etc._n distinguish_v to_o ezâ—k_v chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 2._o etc._n etc._n chap._n 45._o ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o model_n and_o platform_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v to_o be_v build_v at_o the_o jew_n redemption_n by_o these_o and_o many_o more_o difference_n first_o because_o the_o builder_n and_o maker_n of_o the_o one_o iâ—_n god_n rev._n 21.2_o but_o the_o other_o man_n shall_v build_v jer._n 31.38_o ezâ—k_n 40.8_o second_o the_o material_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v all_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n rev._n 21.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o but_o the_o material_n of_o that_o other_o jerusalem_n shall_v not_o be_v 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