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from_o hence_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a create_a earth_n after_o this_o earth_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o we_o may_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o new_a create_a earth_n shall_v be_v without_o a_o new_a create_a heaven_n consequent_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o the_o world_n to_o come_v consider_v as_o a_o continent_n shall_v consist_v of_o new_a create_v heaven_n and_o a_o new_a create_a earth_n 3._o it_o be_v say_v elsewhere_o the_o meek_a shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n mat._n 5._o 5._o yea_o the_o meek_a shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n and_o shall_v delight_v themselves_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o peace_n psal_n 37._o 11._o which_o promise_v belong_v to_o all_o the_o godly_a meek_a in_o this_o world_n as_o well_o as_o to_o any_o but_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o there_o be_v some_o godâ—y_a meek_a in_o this_o world_n who_o can_v hardly_o be_v say_v to_o have_v any_o inheritance_n in_o this_o corrupt_a earth_n and_o if_o some_o of_o the_o meek_a do_v 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4._o as_o he_o ascend_v glorious_o so_o he_o shall_v come_v again_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n 5._o as_o he_o ascend_v in_o a_o kingly_a manner_n with_o some_o good_a angel_n attend_v on_o he_o so_o he_o shall_v come_v again_o in_o like_a manner_n with_o all_o his_o holy_a and_o mighty_a angel_n attend_v on_o he_o 2_o thes_n 1._o 7._o mat._n 25._o 31._o 6._o as_o his_o ascension_n give_v his_o enemy_n great_a cause_n to_o lament_v and_o bewail_v their_o condition_n so_o his_o come_v again_o shall_v give_v they_o great_a cause_n so_o to_o do_v for_o then_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v mourn_v mat._n 24._o 30._o and_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v wail_v because_o of_o he_o rev._n 1._o 7._o 7._o as_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n give_v his_o friend_n great_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v because_o he_o go_v thither_o to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o they_o so_o his_o come_v again_o from_o thence_o shall_v 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substance_n and_o quality_n that_o it_o shall_v differ_v from_o this_o present_a world_n for_o quality_n or_o as_o touch_v its_o quality_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o many_o writer_n 1._o because_o this_o present_a world_n wax_v old_a like_o a_o garment_n and_o be_v grow_v decrepit_a but_o that_o to_o come_v shall_v be_v new_a 2._o because_o this_o be_v corruptible_a but_o that_o shall_v be_v incorruptible_a 3._o because_o this_o be_v mutable_a and_o movable_a but_o that_o shall_v be_v immutable_a and_o immovable_a isai_n 66._o 22._o heb._n 12._o 4._o because_o this_o be_v pollute_v and_o defile_v but_o that_o shall_v be_v undefiled_a 5._o because_o this_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n but_o that_o shall_v be_v everlasting_a without_o end_n for_o which_o cause_v the_o world_n to_o come_v must_v needs_o differ_v from_o this_o present_a world_n for_o quality_n or_o in_o and_o touch_v its_o quality_n and_o hereunto_o i_o add_v that_o it_o shall_v differ_v also_o from_o this_o present_a world_n 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