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A50278 Christs personall reigne on earth, one thousand yeares with his saints the manner, beginning, and continuation of his reigne clearly proved by many plain texts of Scripture, and the chiefe objections against it fully answered, explaining the 20 Revelations and all other Scripture-prophecies that treat of it : containing a full reply to Mr. Alexander Petrie ... who wrote against ... Israels redemption / by Robert Maton. Maton, Robert, 1607-1653? 1652 (1652) Wing M1293; ESTC R26193 319,725 373

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do_v fear_v the_o uprightness_n of_o his_o own_o cause_n for_o what_o say_v saint_n paul_n in_o the_o 2_o cor._n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 2._o we_o have_v renounce_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o dishonesty_n not_o walk_v in_o craftiness_n nor_o handle_v the_o word_n of_o god_n deceitful_o but_o by_o manifestation_n of_o the_o truth_n commend_v ourselves_o to_o every_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n israel_n redemption_n which_o prophecy_n as_o they_o do_v contain_v many_o evident_a and_o unanswerable_a argument_n for_o a_o future_a restauration_n of_o israel_n i_o mean_v a_o restauration_n yet_o to_o come_v so_o they_o have_v such_o correspondence_n with_o that_o of_o isaiah_n in_o his_o 59_o ch_z at_o the_o 20._o ver_fw-la and_o with_o that_o of_o amos_n in_o his_o 9_o ch_z at_o the_o 11._o ver_fw-la both_o which_o prophecy_n be_v allege_v by_o the_o apostle_n st._n james_n 15.16_o james_n act._n 15.16_o and_o st._n paul_n 11.27.26_o paul_n rom._n 11.27.26_o for_o the_o 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of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n may_v be_v possess_v by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a that_o be_v as_o the_o former_a prophecy_n do_v expound_v it_o by_o the_o 148.14_o the_o psal_n 148.14_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o this_o as_o i_o think_v be_v the_o time_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o 1.51_o you_o joh._n 1.51_o hereaf_o shall_v you_o see_v heaven_n open_a and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v upon_o the_o 1.6_o heb._n 1.6_o son_n of_o man_n mr._n petrie_n answer_n that_o these_o word_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v or_o have_v be_v fulfil_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o proper_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n see_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o so_o tall_a as_o that_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v reach_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n for_o this_o cause_n some_o as_o cyril_n on_o this_o place_n 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