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the_o new_a jerusalem_n it_o be_v clear_a 10._o ver._n 10._o that_o it_o shall_v reach_v from_o geba_n to_o rimmon_n but_o of_o what_o extent_n that_o will_v be_v be_v i_o think_v unknown_a only_o this_o it_o seem_v to_o extend_v over_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o palestina_n 60.6_o psal_n 60.6_o what_o else_o mean_v the_o royal_a psalmist_n i_o will_v divide_v shechem_n 8._o verse_n 8._o and_o mete_v out_o the_o valley_n of_o succoth_n moab_n be_v my_o washpot_n 9_o psal_n 87.3_o 4._o and_o 108_o 7_o 8_o 9_o over_o edom_n will_v i_o cast_v out_o my_o shoe_n philistia_n triumph_v thou_o because_o of_o i_o and_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n in_o that_o day_n will_v i_o raise_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o david_n that_o be_v fall_v 12._o amos_n 9.11_o 12._o that_o they_o may_v possess_v the_o remnant_n of_o edom_n and_o of_o all_o the_o heathen_a they_o shall_v possess_v the_o mount_n of_o esau_n 21._o obad._n 19.20_o 21._o and_o they_o of_o the_o plain_a philistia_n etc._n etc._n and_o 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judge_v all_o the_o heathen_a round_o about_o none_o so_o blind_a as_o those_o that_o will_v not_o see_v 10._o the_o glorious_a city_n from_o god_n throne_n do_v glide_v except_o by_o clear_a scripture_n it_o be_v disprove_v i_o must_v believe_v &_o therefore_o affirm_v 2_o rev._n 21.2_o joh._n 14.1_o 2_o that_o the_o city_n describe_v by_o saint_n john_n be_v a_o material_a city_n that_o the_o carpenter_n son_n have_v be_v these_o 1600_o year_n prepare_v it_o for_o his_o saint_n and_o that_o the_o cleave_v of_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n produce_v that_o wonderful_a spacious_a plain_n already_o prove_v be_v to_o receive_v this_o glorious_a city_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o furlong_n 21.16_o rev._n 21.16_o or_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o mile_n compass_n wherein_o his_o saint_n shall_v reign_v in_o glory_n with_o this_o jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n endure_v if_o it_o be_v say_v by_o a_o mistake_n of_o rev._n 21.9_o 10._o that_o the_o 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11.20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o sure_a it_o will_v not_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o building_n of_o capernaum_n etc._n etc._n be_v threaten_v to_o be_v throw_v into_o hell_n let_v the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n decide_v this_o controversy_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n 37.27_o ezech._n 37.27_o say_v my_o tabernacle_n also_o shall_v be_v with_o they_o yea_o and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n this_o be_v that_o royal_a palace_n into_o which_o the_o bride_n with_o her_o virgin_n shall_v enter_v to_o solace_v themselves_o with_o our_o king_n in_o unconceivable_a spiritual_a delight_n for_o ever_o 11._o the_o nuptial_a ditty_n usher_v in_o the_o bride_n the_o ancient_a people_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o natural_a seed_n of_o faithful_a abraham_n after_o their_o tedious_a time_n of_o divorcement_n 20._o isai_n 62_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o hos_fw-la 2.19_o 20._o shall_v not_o only_o be_v espouse_v as_o former_o but_o now_o in_o view_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 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