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rather_o confirm_v his_o eternal_a essence_n see_v chap._n 1.1_o &_o 3.2_o name_n io._n 20.17_o 1_o thess_n 1.3_o christ_n new_a name_n or_o else_o god_n be_v here_o personal_o take_v for_o the_o father_n as_o it_o be_v in_o these_o place_n i_o ascend_v to_o my_o god_n and_o to_o my_o father_n before_o god_n and_o our_o father_n my_o new_a name_n to_o the_o godly_a in_o pergamus_n he_o promise_v a_o new_a name_n but_o lo_o here_o he_o will_v give_v his_o new_a name_n which_o he_o receyve_v of_o his_o father_n be_v exalt_v above_o every_o name_n that_o be_v name_v not_o only_o in_o this_o world_n but_o also_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v eph._n 1.10_o see_v also_o phil._n 2.19_o touch_v this_o new_a name_n it_o signify_v christ_n glorious_a exaltation_n and_o the_o father_n set_v of_o he_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n after_o his_o resurrection_n now_o this_o his_o new_a name_n and_o this_o fullness_n of_o glory_n at_o god_n right_a hand_n christ_n will_v write_v on_o the_o 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worship_n he_o show_v that_o god_n himself_o and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v be_v for_o a_o temple_n unto_o it_o however_o therefore_o it_o have_v no_o temple_n of_o stone_n marble_n or_o gold_n yet_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o temple_n or_o perform_v no_o worship_n unto_o god_n for_o god_n himself_o and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v be_v the_o temple_n of_o it_o and_o as_o now_o god_n be_v worship_v and_o praise_v with_o hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n in_o temple_n so_o than_o all_o the_o saint_n shall_v exult_v in_o god_n himself_o and_o in_o the_o lamb_n himself_o with_o eternal_a praise_n jubilee_n and_o song_n for_o then_o god_n shall_v be_v all_o in_o all_o because_o he_o shall_v fill_v all_o thing_n with_o joy_n and_o with_o his_o majesty_n then_o shall_v the_o saint_n worship_n before_o god_n and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o without_o cease_v from_o one_o sabbath_n unto_o another_o 7.25_o isa_n 66.23_o rev._n 7.25_o as_o above_z he_o say_v they_o shall_v stand_v before_o the_o 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