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accidental_n 6._o will_v not_o christ_n have_v gather_v 51._o jerusalem_n which_o be_v usual_o put_v for_o all_o judea_n and_o the_o jewish_a nation_n mat._n 23._o 37_o 38_o 39_o and_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o he_o will_v have_v unchurch_v all_o their_o infant_n when_o he_o will_v have_v gather_v to_o he_o whole_a jerusalem_n or_o the_o whole_a nation_n 7._o can_v you_o suppose_v the_o believe_a 52._o jew_n child_n and_o so_o the_o parent_n in_o point_n of_o comfort_n to_o be_v in_o a_o worse_a condition_n since_o christ_n than_o they_o be_v before_o do_v christ_n come_v to_o make_v believer_n or_o their_o child_n miserable_a or_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o worse_a condition_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o far_o worse_a condition_n to_o 53._o be_v out_o of_o the_o visible_a church_n than_o in_o it_o have_v not_o christ_n make_v large_a promise_n to_o his_o church_n visible_a than_o to_o any_o in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n what_o promise_n be_v there_o to_o 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