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friend_n nou._n 3._o 63._o now_o ten_o year_n past_a i_o have_v give_v order_n to_o leave_v out_o of_o the_o abridgement_n but_o upon_o perusal_n thereof_o the_o seven_o of_o april_n 74._o i_o find_v it_o so_o considerable_a many_o way_n be_v a_o summary_n of_o my_o knowledge_n then_o of_o these_o doctrine_n that_o i_o now_o order_v it_o to_o be_v reprint_v and_o i_o will_v have_v all_o sort_n take_v notice_n that_o all_o i_o have_v write_v since_o except_o my_o last_o great_a discovery_n of_o the_o scope_n of_o revelation_n prophesy_v on_o ch_n 20.5_o and_o some_o other_o late_a discovery_n and_o distinction_n in_o our_o key_n and_o that_o late_a summary_n occasion_v by_o my_o late_a noble_a learned_a &_o judicious_a good_a friend_n sir_n robert_n morai_n in_o the_o 2_o fold_a leaf_n and_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o divine_a thesis_n from_o the_o 11_o &_o 12_o to_o the_o end_n with_o the_o addition_n now_o follow_v they_o i_o say_v all_z other_o write_v since_o tend_v chief_o 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that_o after_o their_o imprecation_n on_o themselves_o and_o on_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v will_v as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n speak_v rom._n 11._o appear_v to_o be_v beleve_v for_o their_o father_n sake_n when_o those_o time_n of_o refresh_a shall_v come_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n act._n 3.19_o and_o then_o all_o israel_n shall_v be_v save_v both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o though_o many_o grave_a divine_n for_o a_o long_a time_n interpret_v all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n yet_o the_o thing_n that_o some_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o contrary_a 〈…〉_o answer_v so_o that_o if_o this_o opinion_n or_o rather_o matter_n of_o faith_n â—e_v but_o free_v from_o those_o evil_a addition_n that_o the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n thrust_v upon_o it_o as_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kingdom_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n for_o before_o these_o 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to_o do_v evil_a god_n have_v reveal_v that_o he_o will_v set_v up_o that_o kingdom_n himself_o and_o that_o only_a in_o his_o own_o oppointed_a time_n on_o the_o other_o side_n say_v our_o saviour_n he_o that_o break_v the_o least_o commandment_n and_o teach_v man_n so_o shall_v be_v the_o least_o that_o be_v none_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o he_o answer_v the_o mother_n of_o zebedees_n child_n mat._n 20.23_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o for_o who_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o my_o father_n appoint_v as_o well_o for_o the_o time_n when_o as_o the_o person_n to_o who_o these_o and_o the_o like_a error_n be_v remove_v from_o it_o i_o think_v it_o may_v have_v a_o hnorable_a and_o comfortable_a place_n in_o matter_n of_o true_a christian_a faith_n as_o contain_v the_o best_a time_n of_o the_o most_o
verse_n 21._o the_o little_a horn_n prevail_v until_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n come_v verse_n 22._o which_o be_v far_o explain_v vers_fw-la 26_o 27._o and_o mat._n 24._o after_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o lightning_n from_o one_o part_n of_o the_o heaven_n to_o the_o other_o and_o after_o the_o trouble_n then_o to_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n vers_fw-la 29._o it_o be_v say_v immediate_o shall_v appear_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v probable_o conceive_v to_o be_v christ_n himself_o as_o a_o sign_n then_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o time_n seem_v decipher_v vers_fw-la 24._o that_o that_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v namely_o in_o that_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o remain_v distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o people_n for_o they_o have_v be_v and_o will_v be_v preserve_v most_o unmixed_a with_o other_o until_o the_o appear_a of_o christ_n and_o as_o 2_o thess_n 2.8_o antichrist_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v at_o the_o appearance_n of_o his_o come_n so_o likewise_o mat._n 23.39_o you_o shall_v not_o see_v i_o till_o you_o shall_v say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n imply_v that_o then_o they_o shall_v see_v he_o and_o in_o that_o parable_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o appear_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 11._o have_v before_o chap._n 17._o compare_v the_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n and_o lot_n which_o latter_a of_o lot_n seem_v to_o resemble_v the_o next_o appear_v of_o christ_n and_o the_o former_a namely_o of_o noah_n his_o last_o come_n to_o judgement_n those_o two_o day_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n now_o as_o lot_n and_o his_o family_n be_v send_v out_o of_o sodom_n first_o before_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v destroy_v in_o that_o particular_a destruction_n so_o the_o faithful_a shall_v first_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n and_o spiritual_a sodom_n before_o 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