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the_o gentile_n be_v in_o and_o of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o gentile_n have_v repentance_n grant_v to_o they_o unto_o life_n act_v 11.18_o 6._o the_o tender_v of_o mercy_n and_o invitation_n to_o zion_n be_v first_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o after_o to_o the_o gentile_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v first_o for_o israelite_n and_o then_o for_o sojourner_n christ_n first_o tender_v himself_o and_o all_o gospel_n mean_v unto_o the_o jew_n john_n 1.11_o mat._n 23.37_o he_o send_v his_o disciple_n first_o to_o they_o matth._n 10.5_o 6_o 7._o afterward_o to_o the_o gentile_n mat._n 28.19_o hence_o say_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n act_v 13.46_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v first_o be_v speak_v unto_o you_o but_o see_v you_o put_v it_o from_o you_o lo_o we_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n the_o jew_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o friend_n of_o god_n isa_n 41.8_o they_o be_v his_o first-born_a exod._n 4.22_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o covenant_n and_o to_o they_o god_n first_o send_v his_o son_n to_o bless_v they_o act_v 3.25_o 26._o 7._o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o inheritance_n belong_v to_o the_o believe_v jew_n and_o gentile_n the_o same_o land_n be_v both_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o stranger_n to_o inherit_v which_o prefigure_v their_o be_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o church_n their_o have_v the_o same_o privilege_n the_o same_o interest_n in_o christ_n there_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o inheritance_n to_o both_o col._n 1.12_o give_v thanks_o to_o the_o father_n who_o have_v make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n all_o the_o saint_n have_v but_o one_o inheritance_n and_o that_o be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n 1_o pet._n 1.4_o this_o inheritance_n be_v typify_v by_o the_o â—_o and_o of_o canaan_n so_o than_o the_o partition_n wall_n be_v break_v down_o between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n all_o former_a difference_n be_v take_v 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portion_n for_o asher_n 3._o and_o by_o the_o border_n of_o asher_n from_o the_o east-side_n even_o unto_o the_o west_n a_o portion_n for_o naphtali_n 4._o and_o by_o the_o border_n of_o naphtali_n from_o the_o east-side_n unto_o the_o westside_n a_o portion_n for_o manasseh_n 5._o and_o by_o the_o border_n of_o manasseh_n from_o the_o east-side_n unto_o the_o westside_n a_o portion_n for_o ephrahim_n 6._o and_o by_o the_o border_n of_o ephrahim_n from_o the_o east-side_n unto_o the_o westside_n a_o portion_n for_o reuben_n 7._o and_o by_o the_o border_n of_o reuben_n from_o the_o east-side_n unto_o the_o westside_n a_o portion_n for_o judah_n be_v come_v through_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n to_o open_v the_o last_o chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n prophesy_v we_o have_v in_o it_o three_o part_n 1._o a_o assignation_n or_o destribution_n of_o particular_a portion_n to_o each_o tribe_n in_o the_o first_o seven_o verse_n and_o in_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28.29_o verse_n 2._o a_o description_n of_o the_o offering_n or_o holy_a portion_n of_o land_n as_o it_o it_o be_v call_v chapter_n 45.1_o with_o the_o bound_n and_o part_n allot_v 1._o to_o the_o sanctuary_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 2._o to_o the_o priest_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o 3._o to_o the_o levite_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o 4._o to_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n v._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 5._o to_o the_o prince_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22._o three_o a_o description_n of_o the_o city_n 1._o from_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o on_o each_o side_n v._o 30._o 2._o from_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o v._o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o 3._o from_o the_o compass_n of_o it_o v._o 35._o 4._o from_o the_o name_n of_o it_o ibid._n concern_v the_o destribution_n of_o the_o land_n to_o particular_a tribe_n they_o differ_v much_o from_o those_o be_v make_v in_o joshuahs_n day_n then_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamins_n lot_n be_v between_o judah_n and_o joseph_n as_o it_o be_v josh_n 18.11_o but_o in_o this_o chapter_n benjamins_n lot_n be_v between_o 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1._o the_o truth_n of_o what_o our_o lord_n christ_n have_v give_v out_o matth._n 19.30_o the_o last_o shall_v be_v first_o dan_n be_v the_o last_o and_o here_o he_o be_v the_o first_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n and_o pre-eminence_n above_o the_o rest_n david_n be_v the_o young_a and_o last_o of_o jess_n son_n and_o he_o be_v make_v the_o first_o be_v anoint_v to_o be_v king_n by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 16.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o those_o worker_n in_o the_o vineyard_n the_o lord_n order_v that_o his_o steward_n shall_v pay_v the_o last_o first_o and_o the_o first_o last_o matth._n 20.8_o 16._o mark_n 10.31_o luk._n 13.30_o there_o be_v last_o which_o shall_v be_v first_o the_o gentile_n be_v last_o in_o the_o jew_n account_n but_o god_n make_v they_o first_o and_o there_o be_v first_o which_o shall_v be_v last_o the_o jew_n be_v first_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n but_o they_o be_v make_v last_o and_o of_o no_o esteem_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n luk._n 18.14_o the_o publican_n who_o be_v 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unto_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n put_v for_o year_n be_v draw_v to_o a_o end_n and_o god_n be_v about_o some_o great_a thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n and_o will_v ere_o long_o break_v forth_o that_o by_o this_o city_n be_v represent_v the_o church_n some_o rabbin_n themselves_o do_v acknowledge_v for_o though_o they_o deny_v our_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o messiah_n because_o he_o never_o build_v they_o such_o a_o temple_n and_o city_n as_o ezekiel_n describe_v yet_o they_o acknowledge_v this_o city_n and_o temple_n to_o be_v understand_v not_o corporal_o or_o literal_o but_o mystical_o and_o spiritual_o and_o the_o talmudist_n affirm_v that_o by_o jerusalem_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o christ_n or_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o christian_n there_o be_v several_a thing_n observable_a concern_v this_o city_n or_o church_n of_o christ_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v well_o and_o strong_o found_v 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great_a access_n shall_v be_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n from_o all_o part_n not_o only_o jew_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n to_o enter_v and_o dwell_v in_o this_o city_n and_o be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o it_o but_o multitude_n of_o gentile_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n and_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v do_v so_o rev._n 7._o john_n see_v not_o only_o twelve_o thousand_o jew_n enter_v in_o at_o each_o gate_n but_o a_o great_a multitude_n also_o which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v of_o all_o nation_n kindred_n people_n tongue_n the_o jew_n be_v numerable_a forty_o four_o thousand_o but_o the_o gentile_n be_v above_o so_o many_o million_o the_o number_n of_o they_o which_o enter_v by_o the_o gate_n be_v innumerable_a 5._o the_o happiness_n of_o this_o city_n which_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n inhabit_v there_o and_o give_v it_o its_o denomination_n the_o name_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v jehovah_n shammah_n the_o lord_n be_v there_o alexandria_n be_v not_o so_o happy_a in_o alexander_n nor_o constantinople_n so_o happy_a in_o constantine_n nor_o jerusalem_n in_o solomon_n as_o this_o city_n shall_v be_v in_o jehovah_n we_o read_v in_o sacred_a scripture_n of_o a_o golden_a city_n isa_n 14.4_o of_o a_o royal_a city_n 1_o sam._n 27.5_o of_o a_o renown_a city_n ezek._n 26.17_o but_o their_o glory_n and_o happiness_n be_v a_o shadow_n to_o the_o glory_n and_o happiness_n of_o this_o city_n they_o be_v city_n without_o god_n jehovah_n be_v not_o there_o but_o here_o will_v the_o lord_n himself_o be_v these_o word_n jehovah_n shammah_n import_n 1._o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o be_v a_o happiness_n to_o have_v his_o presence_n when_o god_n leave_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v their_o great_a misery_n hos_fw-la 9.12_o his_o presence_n in_o heaven_n make_v it_o heaven_n and_o his_o presence_n in_o the_o church_n make_v it_o happy_a thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o be_o return_v unto_o zion_n and_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o city_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o holy_a mountain_n god_n presence_n make_v it_o a_o city_n of_o truth_n and_o a_o holy_a mountain_n and_o that_o city_n be_v happy_a which_o have_v truth_n and_o holiness_n in_o it_o zech._n 8.3_o 2._o his_o continuance_n in_o it_o he_o will_v not_o be_v ut_fw-la hospes_fw-la in_o diversorio_n sed_fw-la ut_fw-la haeres_fw-la in_o patrimonio_fw-la he_o will_v dwell_v there_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v this_o city_n nor_o depart_v from_o it_o as_o he_o do_v from_o jerusalem_n of_o old_a and_o as_o he_o do_v from_o the_o jew_n after_o their_o captivity_n jer._n 32.40_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a ezek._n 37.26_o i_o will_v set_v my_o sanctuary_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o for_o evermore_o rev._n 7.15_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n shall_v dwell_v with_o they_o it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o a_o saint_n to_o have_v the_o comforter_n and_o his_o great_a happiness_n to_o have_v the_o same_o abide_v with_o he_o and_o that_o for_o ever_o joh._n 14.16_o so_o it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o have_v christ_n presence_n and_o exceed_a happiness_n to_o have_v it_o for_o ever_o 3._o his_o uphold_v and_o preserve_v of_o it_o the_o church_n be_v god_n building_n 1_o cor._n 3.9_o he_o say_v in_o isaiahs_n day_n i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o fair_a colour_n and_o lay_v thy_o foundation_n with_o saphire_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o agate_n and_o thy_o gate_n of_o carbuncle_n and_o all_o thy_o border_n of_o pleasant_a stone_n isa_n 54.11_o 12._o and_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v do_v this_o he_o will_v