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to_o judge_v the_o mount_n of_o esau_n and_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v take_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o there_o shall_v be_v saviour_n raise_v up_o upon_o mount_n zion_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o your_o bibles_n you_o have_v a_o parallel_n place_n put_v 1_o tim._n 4.16_o save_o the_o self_n and_o those_o that_o hear_v thou_o q.d._n be_v a_o saviour_n to_o thyself_o &_o other_o obadiah_n call_v the_o then-minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n saviour_n because_o their_o gospel-dispensation_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o holiness_n &_o power_n of_o the_o great_a saviour_n of_o man_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o there_o will_v be_v the_o most_o zealous_a and_o impartial_a exercise_n of_o church-discipline_n that_o ever_o be_v to_o keep_v out_o to_o purge_v out_o both_o the_o profane_a and_o the_o erroneous_a for_o which_o take_v two_o or_o three_o scripture_n rev._n 21.27_o there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a enter_v into_o it_o 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day_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a mourning_n in_o jerusalem_n because_o of_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v chap._n 12.10_o 11._o there_o shall_v be_v a_o fountain_n open_v for_o sin_n and_o for_o uncleanness_n i._n e._n abundant_a stream_n not_o only_o of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n but_o also_o of_o discipline_n for_o it_o follow_v that_o idol_n and_o false_a prophet_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o ver_fw-la 2._o and_o if_o any_o one_o continue_v to_o prophesy_v or_o preach_v lie_n even_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o beget_v he_o shall_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v thrust_v through_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o church-censure_n such_o zeal_n and_o impartiality_n will_v there_o be_v