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which_o be_v to_o go_v before_o it_o no_o more_o than_o by_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o saint_n who_o rise_v again_o when_o christ_n breathe_v forth_o his_o spirit_n hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n matth._n 27.50_o 51_o 52._o xiii_o object_n be_v take_v out_o of_o revel._n 20.6_o where_o all_o and_o only_o they_o be_v proclaim_v bless_v and_o free_v from_o the_o second_o death_n who_o have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o either_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o resurrection_n after_o the_o first_o or_o that_o none_o in_o the_o second_o resurrection_n shall_v be_v bless_v both_o which_o be_v absurd_a answ._n 1._o nay_o the_o latter_a be_v only_o absurd_a be_v grant_v from_o the_o antecedent_n or_o forego_v 2._o the_o antecedent_n be_v false_a neither_o be_v it_o in_o the_o text_n for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v there_o they_o only_o be_v happy_a now_o that_o they_o be_v in_o particular_n say_v to_o be_v bless_v that_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o prerogative_n in_o that_o they_o be_v bless_v above_o other_o of_o the_o faithful_a as_o be_v to_o reign_v 1000_o year_n with_o christ_n before_o the_o last_o day_n and_o this_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o word_n holy_a be_v add_v whereby_o be_v signify_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o other_o faithful_a believer_n and_o set_v aside_o for_o this_o happiness_n in_o that_o they_o be_v to_o rise_v again_o to_o reign_v with_o christ_n before_o they_o 3._o three_o this_o blessedness_n consist_v of_o three_o part_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v consider_v apart_o suit_v also_o with_o the_o other_o believer_n but_o as_o it_o be_v join_v with_o the_o other_o two_o part_n it_o can_v be_v express_v but_o of_o the_o martyr_n only_o as_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o any_o one_o that_o will_v examine_v the_o context_n of_o the_o 6_o verse_n xiv_o object_n be_v take_v out_o of_o revel._n 20.6_o whence_o it_o be_v gather_v that_o the_o first_o resurrection_n have_v oppose_v to_o it_o the_o first_o death_n therefore_o by_o the_o first_o resurrection_n the_o second_o life_n or_o live_v again_o of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n or_o in_o a_o word_n regeneration_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v certain_o all_o and_o only_o the_o true_o regenerate_a be_v deliver_v from_o the_o second_o or_o eternal_a death_n and_o certain_o obtain_v heavenly_a happiness_n whence_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o the_o first_o resurrection_n be_v not_o particular_a or_o bodily_a answ._n the_o first_o resurrection_n as_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o oppose_v to_o the_o first_o death_n of_o which_o there_o be_v here_o no_o mention_n but_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o second_o resurrection_n as_o appear_v out_o of_o these_o word_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o dead_a live_v not_o again_o until_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v finish_v this_o be_v the_o first_o resurrection_n xv_o object_n be_v this_o 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