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col._n 2.5_o p._n 91._o 5._o church-officer_n according_a to_o institution_n preach_v at_o the_o church_n choose_v of_o officer_n upon_o heb._n 13.17_o p._n 109_o 6._o communion_n with_o god_n good_a in_o bad_a time_n preach_v at_o paul_n october_n 14._o 1647._o before_o the_o lord_n maior_n and_o alderman_n upon_o psal_n 73.28_o p._n 133._o 7._o the_o saint_n inheritance_n preach_v for_o mr._n caryl_n on_o his_o lecture_n day_n at_o london-bridge_n upon_o 1_o chron._n 3.22_o follow_v p._n 163._o 8._o the_o great_a day_n at_o a_o private_a fast_o upon_o jerem._n 30.7_o p._n 164._o 9_o grace_n abuse_v at_o a_o fast_o for_o abuse_a liberty_n feb._n 28._o upon_o jude_n 4._o p._n 187._o 10._o the_o just_a man_n end_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o william_n ball_n esquire_n a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o upon_o esa_n 57.1_o p._n 209._o 11._o god_n with_o we_o while_o we_o be_v with_o he_o at_o a_o public_a fast_o before_o the_o parliament_n june_n 9_o 1652._o upon_o 2_o chron._n 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father_n end_n preach_v at_o bartholomew-lane_n upon_o isaiah_n 42.2_o p._n 637._o 28._o the_o mystery_n of_o providence_n preach_v at_o paul_n august_n 18._o 1650._o upon_o ezek._n 1.16_o close_o of_o it_o p._n 657._o 29._o christ_n care_n in_o glory_n for_o his_o church_n good_a on_o earth_n upon_o rev._n 2.1_o p._n 681._o 30._o gift_n and_o talent_n shall_v be_v account_v for_o preach_v before_o the_o parliament_n on_o a_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n sept._n 3._o upon_o luke_n 12.48_o p._n 705._o 31._o the_o upright_a heart_n and_o its_o darling_n sin_n upon_o psalm_n 18.23_o p._n 735._o the_o table_n of_o the_o scripture_n handle_v explain_v and_o open_v in_o these_o follow_a sermon_n  _fw-fr chapter_n verse_n page_n genesis_n 3_o 19_o 528_o 17_o 2_o 741_o  _fw-fr 7_o 159_o exodus_fw-la 10_o 6_o 482_o number_n 14_o 24_o 741_o deutronomy_n 6_o 7_o 301_o 9_o 1_o 313_o 32_o 8_o 515_o  _fw-fr 10_o 516_o  _fw-fr 13_o 517_o  _fw-fr 15_o ib._n 518_o 5â—1_n joshua_n 1_o 8_o 617_o 24_o 19_o 297_o 703_o judge_n 2_o 1_o 687_o 1_o samuel_n 2_o 29_o 522_o 6_o 7_o 302_o 13_o 2_o 241_o 1_o king_n 16_o 31_o 472_o  _fw-fr 32_o ibid._n 18_o 28_o 544_o 2_o king_n 10_o 31_o 289_o 292_o 16_o 14_o 484_o  _fw-fr 15_o ibid._n 1_o chronicle_n 15_o 13_o 92_o 2_o chronicle_n 15_o 2_o 231_o job._n 6_o 4_o 547_o 22_o 21_o 138_o 28_o 13_o 495_o 34_o 17_o 414_o  _fw-fr 30_o 49_o 633_o psalm_n 4_o 3_o 141_o  _fw-fr 4_o 505_o 8_o 2_o 69_o  _fw-fr 6_o see_v pag._n 146_o follow_v p._n 163_o 18_o 23_o 735_o 739_o 742_o 23_o 6_o see_v p._n 153_o follow_v p._n 163_o 27_o 4_o 697_o 30_o 3_o 293_o 44_o 23_o 365_o 47_o 9_o 401_o 68_o 12_o 692_o 74_o 14_o 375_o 490_o 80_o 17_o 640_o 90_o 12_o 496_o 94_o 19_o 542_o 107_o 34_o 12_o 110_o 3_o 318_o 119_o 126_o 459_o 127_o 2_o 550_o 140_o 11_o see_v p._n 152_o follow_v p._n 163_o proverb_n 3_o 14_o 504_o 4_o 7_o 493_o 8_o 2_o 276_o  _fw-fr 3_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 30_o 678_o 15_o 24_o 503_o 16_o 31_o 450_o ecclesiaste_n 3_o 14_o 725_o 5_o 1_o 294_o  _fw-fr 6_o 687_o 10_o 8_o 462_o canticle_n 1_o 6_o 593_o 597_o 2_o 16_o 318_o 4_o 2_o ibid._n 6_o 10_o 321_o 7_o 5_o 145_o 8_o 8_o 116_o isaiah_n 5_o 5_o 321_o  _fw-fr 17_o 520_o 7_o 00_o 515_o 9_o 1_o 171_o 14_o 12_o 314_o 26_o 20_o 464_o 28_o 13_o 14_o  _fw-fr 17_o 726_o 29_o 1_o 236_o 707_o 534_o 723_o 30_o 18_o see_v page_n 155_o follow_v page_n 163_o 33_o 21_o 732_o 42_o 2_o 637_o 638_o 44_o 25_o 671_o 49_o 4_o 717_o 52_o 7_o 690_o 57_o 1_o 209_o 60_o 12_o 563_o 66_o 14_o 35_o jeremiah_n 2_o 33_o 459_o 7_o 12_o 690_o 30_o 33_o 290_o 31_o 8_o 277_o  _fw-fr 9_o ibid._n lamentation_n 4_o 20_o 398_o ezekiel_n 1_o 8_o 571_o  _fw-fr 16_o 657_o 661_o 664_o 7_o 20_o 315_o 10_o 2_o 13_o 401_o 16_o 7_o 116_o  _fw-fr 8_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 39_o 321_o 37_o 7_o 713_o  _fw-fr 24_o 640_o  _fw-fr 25_o ibid._n 47_o 11_o 1_o 9_o 704_o daniel_n 2_o 44_o 2_o 4_o 16_o 660_o  _fw-fr 17_o ibid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 400_o 7_o 2_o 526_o  _fw-fr 11_o 79_o  _fw-fr 12_o 281_o  _fw-fr 13_o 278_o  _fw-fr 25_o 403_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 563_o 8_o 27_o 288_o  _fw-fr 10_o to_z 12_o 692_o 10_o 20_o 371_o 11_o 40_o 286_o  _fw-fr 44_o ibid._n 12_o 11_o 281_o hosea_n 1_o 3_o 526_o  _fw-fr 11_o 168_o 2_o 15_o 68_o 3_o 5_o 276_o 728_o 7_o 6_o 483_o 8_o 14_o 472_o 9_o 10_o 516_o 14_o 18_o 561_o joel._n 2_o 3_o 168_o amos_n 4_o 4_o 484_o micah_n 4_o 5_o 468_o 6_o 5_o 720_o 7_o 4_o 462_o nahum_n 1_o 10_o 671_o habbacuck_n 2_o 4_o 184_o 3_o 16_o 550_o  _fw-fr 17_o 148_o  _fw-fr 18_o ibid._n zephaniah_n 1_o 14_o 169_o 2_o 2_o 554_o  _fw-fr 4_o 559_o zachariah_n 2_o 13_o 359_o 365_o 3_o 7_o 143_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 701_o 4_o 6_o 114_o  _fw-fr 7_o ibid._n 5_o 6_o 449_o 9_o 10_o 394_o  _fw-fr 12_o 58_o 558_o  _fw-fr 13_o 391_o 396_o 11_o 7_o 482_o 12_o 8_o 668_o  _fw-fr 10_o 278_o 13_o 1_o 276_o  _fw-fr 21_o 475_o 14_o 8_o 23_o  _fw-fr 9_o 468_o 469_o malachi_n 4_o 1_o 168_o matthew_n 4_o 14_o 312_o 5_o 18_o 430_o 6_o 21_o 144_o  _fw-fr 23_o 200_o 11_o 5_o 422_o  _fw-fr 23_o 311_o 312_o 13_o 52_o 98_o 15_o 13_o 111_o 16_o 18_o 118_o 216_o  _fw-fr 19_o 122_o 18_o 20_o 700_o  _fw-fr 15_o 119_o 24_o 9_o 688_o  _fw-fr 30_o 278_o  _fw-fr 31_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 51_o 305_o mark_n 4_o 24_o 303_o 10_o 30_o 149_o luke_n 1_o 76_o 689_o 10_o 27_o 430_o 12_o 41_o 705_o 710_o 13_o 32_o 48_o 24_o 8_o 295_o 25_o 18_o ibid._n john_n 2_o 10_o 102_o 3_o 34_o 715_o  _fw-fr 35_o 710_o 10_o 16_o 273_o 15_o 2_o 22_o  _fw-fr 10_o 157_o 16_o 13_o 625_o 20_o 21_o 124_o acts._n 2_o 28_o 168_o 7_o 55_o 369_o 560_o 9_o 11_o 43_o 20_o 28_o 112_o roman_n 5_o 12_o 343_o 8_o 28_o 712_o 10_o 18_o 364_o 11_o 12_o to_o 15_o 287_o  _fw-fr 25_o 269_o 12_o 26_o 267_o  _fw-fr 3_o 716_o 1_o corinthian_n 3_o 22_o 712_o 4_o 6_o 118_o 5_o 4_o 124_o 10_o 11_o â—1_n 12_o 7_o 117_o  _fw-fr 28_o 112_o 14_o 26_o 411_o  _fw-fr 32_o 413_o 15_o 24_o 660_o  _fw-fr 28_o 71_o  _fw-fr 52_o 279_o 2_o corinthian_n 3_o 15_o 270_o 4_o 18_o 317_o  _fw-fr 6_o ibid._n 6_o 1_o 712_o  _fw-fr 16_o 573_o 7_o 1_o 421_o 10_o 13_o 717_o galatian_n 1_o 6_o 194_o 3_o 19_o 339_o 4_o 4_o 351_o  _fw-fr 21_o 333_o  _fw-fr 22_o 334_o ephesian_n 2_o 20_o 408_o  _fw-fr 21_o ibid._n â—_o 7_o 715_o  _fw-fr 11_o 95_o  _fw-fr 12_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 13_o 46_o  _fw-fr 14_o 483_o philippian_n 4_o 10_o 716_o  _fw-fr 11_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 12_o 269_o colossian_n 1_o 2_o 117_o  _fw-fr 5_o ibid._n
of_o it_o be_v for_o medicine_n now_o there_o will_v be_v no_o heal_n at_o the_o last_o day_n in_o heaven_n there_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a and_o they_o need_v no_o heal_n three_o see_v it_o can_v be_v understand_v literal_o of_o a_o material_a temple_n nor_o spiritual_o of_o heaven_n it_o must_v then_o be_v understand_v mystical_o of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n make_v up_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v one_o fold_n under_o one_o shepherd_n agnoscunt_fw-la &_o haebrei_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la futurum_fw-la seculum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la regnum_fw-la messiae_n haec_fw-la pertineant_fw-la oecolamp_n iâ—…m_fw-la iâ—…m_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la christi_fw-la referimus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o quotidie_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la aedificari_fw-la cernimus_fw-la st._n jerom._n but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o temple_n that_o be_v always_o build_v and_o a_o city_n but_o it_o be_v a_o city_n that_o shall_v be_v build_v after_o such_o a_o time_n and_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v it_o not_o to_o be_v the_o church_n of_o the_o whole_a new-testament_n but_o bare_o the_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o city_n of_o our_o god_n but_o this_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n rev._n 3.12_o be_v call_v so_o because_o of_o a_o almighty_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o raise_v it_o and_o a_o glorious_a and_o special_a presence_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o it_o and_o by_o the_o temple_n be_v mean_v those_o glorious_a ordinance_n of_o worship_n which_o shall_v be_v exercise_v in_o this_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n which_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o expression_n according_a to_o the_o jewish_a pattern_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n among_o the_o people_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o his_o presence_n among_o his_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n rev._n 4._o so_o all_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v set_v forth_o to_o we_o according_a unto_o that_o standard_n pro_fw-la ritu_fw-la templi_fw-la there_o be_v a_o temple_n and_o altar_n and_o incense_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n the_o institution_n of_o christ_n shall_v continue_v in_o this_o glorious_a church_n unto_o the_o world_n end_n that_o be_v plain_a for_o first_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o man_n rev._n 21.3_o and_o that_o be_v a_o place_n for_o worship_n if_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v a_o tabernacle_n among_o man_n he_o will_v have_v among_o man_n institute_v worship_n still_o second_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n among_o man_n in_o this_o city_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lamp_n rev._n 21.23_o therefore_o it_o shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o presence_n as_o make_v it_o a_o perfect_a day_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n there_o will_v be_v no_o more_o the_o light_n of_o the_o candle_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o 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they_o be_v to_o last_v till_o all_o the_o saint_n be_v gather_v and_o perfect_v and_o there_o be_v a_o right_a and_o a_o privilege_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o not_o to_o other_o they_o that_o have_v a_o right_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o may_v enter_v in_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o this_o city_n which_o every_o one_o have_v not_o a_o right_a to_o do_v for_o the_o dog_n be_v without_o as_o have_v no_o right_a to_o enter_v rev._n 22.14,15_o 3._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o water_n that_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v first_o of_o truth_n a_o river_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n clear_a as_o crystal_n rev._n 21.2_o hic_fw-la fluvius_fw-la uberrima_fw-la doctrina_fw-la christi_fw-la so_o brightman_n zach._n 14.8_o in_o that_o day_n 8._o brightman_n zac._n 14_o 8._o live_v water_n shall_v go_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v evangelii_n 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