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turn_v into_o blood_n by_o hate_v and_o kill_v one_o another_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n pretend_v to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n mahomet_n the_o true_a prophet_n and_o every_o sect_n the_o right_a remnant_n and_o thus_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n carry_v on_o his_o design_n in_o set_v man_n to_o hate_n and_o kill_v one_o another_o through_o these_o division_n now_o in_o that_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n be_v of_o more_o than_o a_o private_a interpretation_n 2_o pet._n 1.20_o but_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o put_v no_o other_o interpretation_n on_o it_o but_o what_o we_o can_v make_v plain_a from_o the_o word_n and_o in_o joel_n 3.15_o it_o be_v also_o say_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v be_v darken_v and_o the_o star_n shall_v withdraw_v their_o shine_a here_o the_o prophet_n may_v have_v a_o reference_n to_o the_o material_a sun_n moon_n and_o star_n which_o by_o the_o glorious_a appear_v of_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v obscure_v by_o his_o brightness_n but_o when_o the_o nation_n come_v to_o have_v no_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n god_n suffer_v a_o spirit_n of_o a_o strong_a delusion_n to_o go_v forth_o 2_o thess_n 2.11_o for_o god_n have_v determine_v that_o those_o that_o will_v not_o deny_v themselves_o for_o he_o shall_v suffer_v by_o he_o for_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v contention_n and_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o truth_n but_o obey_v unrighteousness_n indignation_n and_o wrath_n upon_o every_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o do_v evil_a of_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o of_o the_o gentile_a but_o glory_n honour_n and_o peace_n to_o every_o man_n that_o work_v good_a to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o gentile_a rom._n 2.8,9,10_o for_o there_o will_v be_v a_o redemption_n in_o time_n to_o come_v for_o all_o that_o order_n their_o conversation_n aright_o and_o have_v not_o be_v wilful_a opposer_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o unrighteousness_n and_o though_o it_o be_v those_o who_o come_v in_o heir_n to_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o father_n that_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o great_a glory_n yet_o there_o be_v glory_n and_o salvation_n for_o other_o of_o a_o low_a degree_n and_o though_o the_o jew_n that_o have_v be_v since_o christ_n time_n be_v cast_v off_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n yet_o not_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o to_o be_v forget_v of_o god_n without_o their_o own_o sin_n do_v occasion_v it_o for_o there_o will_v be_v a_o redemption_n in_o time_n to_o come_v for_o some_o and_o if_o israel_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n have_v be_v leave_v to_o stumble_v on_o the_o dark_a mountain_n these_o seventeen_o hundred_o year_n no_o wonder_n if_o the_o adopt_a seed_n have_v be_v leave_v to_o stumble_v thereon_o for_o above_o this_o thousand_o year_n for_o it_o be_v israel_n who_o as_o touch_v the_o election_n be_v belove_v for_o their_o father_n sake_n rom._n 11.28_o for_o though_o there_o be_v but_o a_o remnant_n choose_v from_o among_o they_o 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