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against_o the_o saint_n to_o their_o own_o ruin_n and_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_a judgement_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v believe_v we_o have_v already_o show_v what_o one_o prophet_n have_v speak_v but_o because_o these_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n speak_v of_o by_o all_o the_o holy_a prophet_n which_o have_v be_v since_o the_o world_n begin_v let_v it_o be_v inquire_v into_o what_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v jerem._n 3.14_o god_n tell_v they_o there_o that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o zion_n and_o at_o that_o time_n they_o shall_v call_v jerusalem_n the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v to_o it_o ver_fw-la 17._o and_o chap._n 30.3.9_o the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o the_o day_n shall_v come_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n both_o of_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king._n jer._n 31_o the_o whole_a chap._n throughout_o speak_v full_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n also_o chap._n 36_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o time_n when_o god_n will_v gather_v they_o i._n e._n the_o jew_n out_o of_o all_o country_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o own_o land_n and_o cleanse_v they_o from_o their_o filthiness_n pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n on_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n all_o which_o be_v yet_o future_a yea_o the_o last_o nine_o chapter_n speak_v in_o a_o mystical_a way_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n in_o the_o thousand_o year_n let_v we_o see_v further_a what_o daniel_n speak_v he_o tell_v we_o what_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o latter_a day_n that_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o four_o kingdom_n viz._n the_o roman_a which_o be_v now_o on_o his_o last_o leg_n if_o it_o have_v any_o leg_n leave_v we_o be_v sure_o he_o have_v foot_n upon_o 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