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himself_o concur_v that_o the_o restauration_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o first_o resurrection_n shall_v concur_v you_o see_v again_o that_o when_o our_o saviour_n come_v to_o reign_v over_o all_o the_o earth_n he_o come_v not_o alone_o but_o bring_v all_o the_o saint_n with_o he_o which_o word_n as_o they_o do_v establish_v the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o 13._o the_o luk._n 14._o v._n 14._o ch_n 20._o v._n 35_o 36._o joh._n 6._o v._n 39_o 40.44_o 45._o philip._n 3._o v._n 11._o 1_o thes_n 3._o v._o 13._o ch_n 4._o v._n 14._o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 37._o v._o 12_o 13._o first_o resurrection_n mention_v in_o the_o 20._o chap._n of_o the_o rev._n so_o they_o make_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o thousand_o year_n reign_n of_o the_o saint_n there_o speak_v of_o to_o sunchronize_v and_o meet_v together_o for_o why_o shall_v the_o saint_n come_v with_o he_o but_o because_o they_o have_v a_o share_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o be_v to_o be_v his_o assistant_n in_o it_o as_o 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