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which_o return_v of_o they_o see_v it_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o its_o own_o time_n it_o shall_v be_v now_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o revelation_n define_v in_o the_o period_n or_o limit_v time_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n the_o 43_o place_n be_v iâ—â—l_n 3.1_o â—_z and_o from_o the_o 9_o to_o the_o 14._o which_o prophecy_n that_o it_o speak_v concerning_o the_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n appear_v plain_o by_o compare_v the_o 13._o verse_n with_o revel._n 14._o the_o 15.19_o and_o 20._o verse_n now_o what_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o the_o valley_n of_o iâ—â—oshaphat_n be_v to_o be_v take_v mystical_o or_o typical_o for_o as_o god_n in_o old_a time_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n overthrow_v the_o aâ—â—oâ—ites_n and_o the_o moabite_n and_o that_o by_o his_o angel_n 2_o chron._n â—0_n so_o in_o his_o good_a time_n he_o will_v slay_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o like_a place_n which_o revel._n 16.16_o be_v call_v armageddon_n 〈…〉_z this_o also_o make_v hereto_o that_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v call_v the_o vâ—lley_n of_o thresh_v because_o the_o moabite_n and_o the_o ammonite_n be_v as_o it_o may_v be_v say_v thresh_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n in_o that_o place_n by_o who_o thresh_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n church_n be_v signify_v isaiah_n 25.10_o the_o 44_o place_n be_v amos_n 9.14_o 15._o i_o will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n and_o they_o shall_v build_v the_o waste_a city_n and_o inhabit_v they_o and_o i_o will_v plant_v they_o upon_o their_o land_n they_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d more_o be_v pull_v up_o out_o of_o their_o land_n which_o prophecy_n speak_v of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o 45_o place_n be_v mich._n 2.12_o i_o will_v sure_o assemble_v o_o jacob_n all_o of_o theâ—_z i_o will_v sure_o gather_v the_o reâ—â—â—nt_fw-la of_o israel_n as_o 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6._o verse_n iv._o the_o trouble_a state_n of_o the_o church_n vers._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o v._o the_o description_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n from_o the_o 11._o verseâ—â—_z the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o part._n the_o angel_n be_v describe_v 1._o from_o the_o person_n employ_v therein_o who_o be_v john_n the_o evangelist_n who_o effect_n illustrate_v by_o the_o time_n add_v be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n after_o that_o i_o see_v 2._o from_o the_o proper_a person_n or_o subject_a a_o angel_n 3._o from_o the_o effect_n which_o be_v illustrate_v by_o the_o place_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n 4._o from_o the_o double_a adjunct_n illustrate_v by_o a_o threefold_a similitude_n have_v the_o kâ—y_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o a_o great_a chain_n in_o his_o hand_n of_o the_o second_o part._n five_o effect_n of_o this_o angel_n be_v recite_v 1._o the_o first_o be_v illustrate_v by_o a_o allegorical_a description_n of_o the_o object_n thus_o and_o he_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o 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