appearance_n by_o his_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o truth_n in_o set_v down_o therefore_o what_o concern_v this_o three_o and_o last_o period_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o express_v they_o either_o as_o matter_n of_o faith_n or_o as_o thing_n that_o be_v probable_a or_o last_o as_o thing_n only_o conjectural_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n may_v be_v and_o as_o the_o clearness_n or_o obscurity_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o they_o may_v give_v occasion_n first_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v abundant_a evidence_n from_o scripture_n that_o christ_n our_o saviour_n will_v after_o the_o come_n of_o elias_n personal_o in_o a_o glorious_a manner_n appear_v with_o cloud_n as_o rev._n 1.7_o or_o in_o the_o cloud_n at_o or_o about_o the_o great_a destruction_n of_o antichrist_n which_o will_v be_v as_o lightning_n shine_v from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o heaven_n to_o the_o other_o and_o such_o appear_v of_o his_o to_o the_o jew_n seem_v to_o i_o probable_a to_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o 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substance_n of_o all_o this_o doctrine_n what_o be_v it_o but_o the_o explain_n of_o such_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n as_o we_o all_o profess_v to_o believe_v concern_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o true_a scripture_n sense_n wherein_o christ_n have_v take_v special_a order_n to_o have_v his_o faithful_a people_n right_o instruct_v as_o in_o many_o particular_n forenamed_a first_o when_o we_o profess_v we_o believe_v that_o christ_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n to_o judge_v quick_a and_o dead_a he_o will_v so_o come_v at_o his_o glorious_a appear_v to_o destroy_v antichrist_n to_o begin_v his_o judgement_n and_o make_v his_o foe_n his_o footstool_n ps_n 110._o until_o which_o he_o be_v to_o sit_v at_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n in_o heaven_n then_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o judge_v quick_a and_o dead_a as_o rev._n 11.18_o and_o elsewhere_o though_o afterward_o likewise_o in_o this_o sense_n rev._n 10._o the_o angel_n christ_n swear_v time_n 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he_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o best_a expositor_n of_o his_o own_o will_n etc._n etc._n sept._n 27._o 1664._o a_o paper_n send_v upon_o occasion_n of_o some_o discourse_n concern_v the_o great_a and_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o christ_n about_o the_o time_n of_o finish_v his_o kingdom_n of_o patience_n and_o of_o set_v up_o his_o kingdom_n of_o visible_a power_n on_o earth_n the_o first_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n dan._n 2._o then_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o stone_n become_v a_o mountain_n as_o mr._n mede_n fit_o distinguish_v their_o time_n by_o regnum_fw-la lapidis_fw-la &_o regnum_fw-la montis_fw-la as_o for_o the_o personal_a appearance_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o destruction_n of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o general_a call_n of_o the_o jew_n when_o that_o nation_n shall_v be_v bear_v in_o a_o day_n as_o isa_n 66.8_o many_o
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