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be_v in_o all_o his_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o as_o the_o eternal_a seed_n 26._o and_o his_o fullness_n be_v already_o in_o the_o saint_n or_o all_o true_a christian_n and_o that_o all_o growth_n 19_o improvement_n or_o reformation_n that_o be_v to_o be_v be_v only_o the_o revelation_n or_o appearance_n of_o this_o 4._o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v etc._n etc._n or_o to_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n 2._o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 9_o and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o we_o that_o true_a life_n salvation_n glory_n 8._o only_o we_o see_v he_o but_o in_o part_n and_o that_o all_o conception_n of_o god_n or_o christ_n as_o to_o distance_n of_o come_v etc._n etc._n administration_n etc._n ordinance_n gift_n be_v but_o to_o expect_v christ_n in_o a_o fleshly_a way_n or_o appearance_n not_o as_o he_o be_v in_o we_o our_o life_n fullness_n hope_v of_o glory_n 26._o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o next_o appearance_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o own_o light_n spirit_n and_o glory_n in_o himself_o and_o he_o and_o this_o be_v that_o reformation_n to_o be_v expect_v this_o be_v the_o last_o administration_n of_o himself_o by_o himself_o in_o he_o in_o his_o light_n we_o shall_v see_v light_a 36._o and_o the_o saint_n or_o true_a christian_n shall_v not_o only_o see_v god_n thus_o in_o himself_o face_n to_o face_n as_o they_o be_v see_v but_o the_o world_n shall_v see_v he_o in_o a_o way_n of_o conviction_n and_o spiritual_a judgement_n upon_o themselves_o even_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o all_o that_o pure_a administration_n of_o ordinance_n and_o gift_n which_o be_v and_o be_v expect_v by_o these_o be_v but_o a_o middle_n or_o interdispensation_n betwixt_o god_n and_o he_o wherein_o god_n be_v see_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n 13._o not_o as_o he_o be_v in_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o be_v himself_o which_o be_v the_o last_o and_o most_o spiritual_a discovery_n the_o ground_n both_o against_o liberty_n of_o 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prophesy_v on_o to_o be_v assistant_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n king_n shall_v be_v thy_o father_n and_o queen_n thy_o nurse_a mother_n and_o therefore_o may_v punish_v all_o such_o as_o be_v enemy_n to_o it_o as_o all_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n be_v 5._o 1._o peter_n smite_v ananias_n and_o his_o wife_n sapphira_n with_o death_n which_o be_v a_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o their_o sin_n of_o hypocrisy_n so_o may_v the_o magistrate_n put_v forth_o a_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o a_o spiritual_a offence_n 6._o paul_n wish_v that_o they_o 12._o be_v cut_v off_o which_o trouble_v they_o therefore_o magirate_n may_v cut_v off_o heretic_n because_o they_o be_v troubler_n of_o the_o church_n 7._o 28._o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n be_v reprove_v for_o suffering_n jezebel_n to_o teach_v and_o to_o seduce_v therefore_o magistrate_n be_v not_o to_o suffer_v false_a prophet_n or_o seducer_n to_o be_v 8._o 12._o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o he_o that_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n shall_v thrust_v he_o through_o and_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o live_v for_o thou_o speak_v lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o prophecy_n as_o to_o magistrate_n punishment_n forheresy_o 9_o if_o magistrate_n shall_v not_o punish_v for_o heresy_n error_n and_o schism_n there_o will_v be_v nothing_o but_o confusion_n and_o no_o settlement_n nor_o establishment_n of_o any_o peace_n order_n or_o truth_n in_o the_o church_n 10._o it_o appear_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o christian_a state_n general_o who_o punish_v all_o such_o as_o conform_v not_o from_o all_o counsel_n and_o synod_n who_o still_o hold_v this_o power_n to_o be_v in_o the_o magistrate_n of_o reform_v and_o punish_v heresy_n and_o schism_n the_o ground_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v strong_a and_o be_v all_o common_o know_v 1._o moses_n be_v a_o keeper_n of_o both_o table_n only_o as_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o call_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o 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