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shall_v bring_v the_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o nation_n into_o it_o there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a enter_v into_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o defile_v neither_o whatsoever_o work_v abomination_n or_o make_v a_o lie_n but_o they_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o lamb_n book_n of_o life_n rev._n 21.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o from_o hence_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o splendency_n of_o this_o glorious_a city_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o foundation_n and_o doubtless_o this_o be_v the_o city_n that_o our_o bless_a father_n abraham_n look_v for_o when_o he_o do_v so_o disregard_n his_o native_a country_n and_o father_n house_n that_o he_o forsake_v it_o and_o be_v a_o sojourner_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n a_o strange_a land_n as_o he_o be_v record_v of_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n in_o these_o word_n by_o faith_n he_o abide_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o 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isa._n 60.10_o 11._o cap._n 61.4_o cap._n 65.21_o 22_o 23._o from_o which_o scripture_n you_o may_v see_v that_o that_o city_n in_o the_o which_o the_o jew_n shall_v inhabit_v be_v build_v with_o hand_n but_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n mention_v revel._n 2._o chap._n 21._o shall_v be_v build_v without_o hand_n as_o you_o may_v see_v heb._n 11.10_o so_o much_o to_o the_o first_o reason_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o material_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v gold_n and_o silver_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o pearl_n rev._n 21.18_o 19_o 20._o but_o the_o material_n of_o the_o other_o jerusalem_n be_v wood_n and_o such_o like_a ezek._n 41.16_o the_o three_o reason_n be_v because_o in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n there_o be_v no_o temple_n but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n of_o it_o rev._n 21._o 20._o but_o in_o the_o other_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v a_o temple_n ezek._n 41.14_o 15._o reve._n 11.1_o 2_o thess._n 2.4_o the_o four_o reason_n 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