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insomuch_o that_o it_o may_v even_o seem_v doubtful_a whether_o that_o day_n be_v not_o mean_v by_o divers_a of_o they_o in_o those_o chapter_n of_o mat._n xxiv_o mar._n xiii_o and_o luc._n xxi_o which_o we_o have_v cite_v at_o least_o this_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o that_o insomuch_o that_o as_o well_o in_o respect_n to_o this_o time_n of_o such_o tribulation_n as_o have_v not_o be_v from_o the_o creation_n here_o speak_v of_o as_o of_o that_o may_v be_v say_v as_o well_o concern_v even_o the_o elect_a among_o the_o jew_n for_o who_o sake_n our_o saviour_n say_v those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v whereas_o else_o no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v save_v mat._n xxiv_o 22_o to_o who_o the_o issue_n shall_v be_v 28_o salutary_a as_o concern_v the_o wicked_a to_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o destruction_n who_o may_v abide_v the_o day_n of_o his_o come_n and_o who_o shall_v stand_v when_o he_o appear_v which_o in_o s._n 36_o luke_n be_v express_v by_o be_v account_v worthy_a to_o escape_v all_o those_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o to_o stand_v before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n what_o we_o with_o most_o other_o render_v who_o may_v abide_v etc._n etc._n be_v by_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o think_v of_o the_o day_n of_o his_o come_n and_o who_o shall_v stand_v to_o see_v he_o to_o express_v emphatical_o i_o suppose_v the_o terror_n here_o intimate_v for_o if_o none_o can_v think_v of_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o power_n or_o dreadfulness_n of_o his_o majesty_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o abide_v or_o bear_v it_o say_v s._n jerom_n include_v both_o signification_n not_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mecalcel_n or_o its_o root_n do_v proper_o signify_v to_o think_v of_o it_o be_v no_o where_o else_o so_o find_v the_o proper_a signification_n be_v to_o bear_v or_o sustain_v which_o it_o have_v jer._n xx._n 9_o and_o so_o far_o describe_v the_o terror_n of_o those_o time_n or_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o terror_n of_o they_o he_o add_v for_o he_o be_v like_o a_o refiner_n fire_n and_o like_o fuller_n sope._n in_o word_n take_v from_o thing_n of_o know_a and_o ordinary_a use_n he_o describe_v the_o severity_n of_o those_o judgement_n which_o shall_v then_o come_v on_o all_o in_o that_o country_n for_o trial_n to_o all_o and_o destruction_n to_o the_o wicked_a he_o be_v say_v he_o like_o a_o refiner_n fire_n or_o as_o the_o construction_n will_v also_o bear_v as_o tanch_a refine_n fire_n though_o the_o other_o seem_v more_o proper_a the_o use_n of_o that_o fire_n be_v to_o melt_v metal_n and_o try_v they_o that_o so_o what_o be_v pure_a may_v be_v by_o itself_o retain_v the_o dross_n be_v either_o consume_v or_o so_o separate_v as_o to_o be_v take_v away_o from_o it_o and_o then_o the_o people_n be_v compare_v to_o mix_a metal_n that_o have_v in_o it_o what_o be_v pure_a and_o what_o be_v dross_n and_o the_o lord_n that_o shall_v come_v in_o 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