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they_o again_o to_o this_o land_n and_o i_o will_v build_v they_o and_o not_o pull_v they_o down_o and_o i_o will_v plant_v they_o and_o not_o bluck_v they_o up_o and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o a_o heart_n to_o know_v i_o that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n for_o they_o shall_v return_v unto_o i_o with_o their_o whole_a heart_n 9_o hag._n 2.7_o 8_o 9_o again_o i_o will_v shake_v all_o nation_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v come_v and_o i_o will_v fill_v this_o house_n with_o glory_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o silver_n be_v i_o and_o the_o gold_n be_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o glory_n of_o this_o latter_a house_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o of_o the_o former_a say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n 34._o jer._n 31.33_o 34._o and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o they_o shall_v teach_v no_o more_o every_o man_n his_o neighbour_n and_o every_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o unto_o the_o great_a of_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o will_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n and_o i_o will_v remember_v their_o sin_n no_o more_o 3._o it_o excel_v in_o the_o discovery_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o mediator_n in_o and_o through_o who_o this_o covenant_n be_v make_v in_o the_o former_a expression_n we_o discover_v much_o yet_o in_o none_o of_o they_o be_v so_o plain_o reveal_v the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n his_o name_n the_o passage_n of_o his_o nativity_n his_o humiliation_n and_o kingdom_n as_o we_o find_v they_o in_o this_o 1._o concern_v the_o time_n of_o his_o come_v 9.24_o dan._n 9.24_o seventy_o week_n shall_v be_v determine_v upon_o thy_o people_n and_o upon_o thy_o holy_a city_n to_o finish_v the_o 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the_o man_n and_o last_o he_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n so_o far_o that_o he_o grow_v to_o impudence_n and_o so_o deny_v his_o lord_n with_o curse_v and_o swear_v i_o know_v not_o the_o man_n here_o be_v a_o lie_n a_o oath_n and_o a_o curse_n the_o sin_n be_v begin_v at_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o woman_n a_o silly_a damosel_n not_o any_o of_o the_o great_a lady_n she_o be_v only_o a_o poor_a serving-maid_n that_o keep_v the_o door_n but_o it_o grow_v to_o ripeness_n when_o the_o men-servant_n sell_v upon_o he_o now_o he_o swear_v and_o vow_n and_o curse_n himself_o if_o he_o know_v the_o man._n o_o peter_n be_v the_o man_n so_o vile_a 74._o ver._n 74._o that_o thou_o will_v not_o own_v he_o have_v thou_o not_o before_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v he_o to_o be_v man_n as_o well_o as_o god_n say_v be_v not_o this_o the_o man-god_n god-man_n that_o call_v thou_o and_o thy_o brother_n andrew_n at_o the_o sea_n of_o 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together_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n 47_o 1_o john_n 1.9_o act_n 8.22_o act_n 5.31_o luk._n 24.46_o 47_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v our_o sin_n and_o repent_v and_o pray_v if_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o and_o christ_n be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n to_o israel_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v write_v and_o thus_o it_o behove_v christ_n to_o suffer_v that_o repentance_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v preach_v in_o his_o name_n in_o this_o way_n david_n assure_v himself_o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o
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a_o part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n on_o such_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n christ_n death_n have_v take_v away_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o second_o death_n yea_o pain_n and_o power_n too_o for_o it_o shall_v never_o oppress_v such_o as_o belong_v to_o christ_n if_o hell_n and_o devil_n can_v speak_v a_o word_n of_o truth_n they_o will_v say_v comfort_v yourselves_o you_o believe_v soul_n we_o have_v no_o power_n over_o you_o for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v conquer_v we_o and_o we_o have_v quite_o lose_v the_o cause_n paul_n be_v very_o confident_a of_o this_o and_o therefore_o he_o throw_v down_o the_o gauntlet_n and_o challenge_v a_o dispute_n with_o all_o comer_n who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n 34._o rom._n 8.33_o 34._o it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v let_v sin_n and_o the_o law_n and_o justice_n and_o death_n and_o hell_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o devil_n 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work_n common_a to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n there_o be_v but_o one_o power_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n so_o that_o of_o both_o it_o be_v true_o verify_v the_o father_n raise_v he_o and_o the_o son_n raise_v himself_o 28.2_o mat._n 28.2_o 3._o that_o christ_n rise_v again_o with_o a_o earthquake_n and_o behold_v there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n for_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n descend_v from_o heaven_n the_o earth_n shake_v at_o his_o death_n and_o now_o it_o tremble_v at_o his_o resurrection_n plain_o speak_v that_o it_o can_v neither_o endure_v his_o suffering_n nor_o hinder_v his_o rise_n as_o a_o lion_n with_o a_o roar_n be_v say_v to_o make_v the_o bed_n wherein_o he_o lie_v to_o tremble_v so_o this_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v able_a with_o his_o voice_n or_o sight_n to_o make_v his_o bed_n the_o earth_n wherein_o he_o lie_v to_o tremble_v no_o soon_o he_o shake_v himself_o but_o he_o shake_v the_o earth_n at_o his_o first_o 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fire_n shall_v seize_v on_o the_o universe_n only_o some_o difference_n be_v among_o divine_n whether_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v whole_o annihilate_v or_o renew_v by_o fire_n jerome_n and_o augustin_n and_o many_o after_o they_o say_v the_o end_n of_o this_o fire_n be_v for_o purify_n and_o refine_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o all_o corruptible_a quality_n shall_v be_v burn_v out_o of_o they_o but_o they_o in_o their_o substance_n shall_v remain_v still_o if_o we_o ask_v they_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v this_o nether_a world_n be_v renew_v some_o say_v for_o a_o habitacle_n of_o the_o restore_v beast_n other_o for_o a_o fit_a accommodation_n of_o man_n 16._o man_n mundus_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la immutatus_fw-la aperte_fw-la accommodabitur_fw-la hominibus_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la immutatis_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 16._o and_o the_o glorify_a saint_n other_o for_o a_o perpetual_a monument_n of_o god_n power_n and_o glory_n polanus_fw-la and_o 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their_o annihilation_n therefore_o to_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deliverance_n and_o at_o last_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o text_n will_v bear_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 10.2_o as_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 4.11_o 1_o cor._n 2.15_o so_o chrysostome_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o creature_n shall_v be_v deliver_v by_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n i.e._n when_o such_o a_o deliverance_n come_v to_o man_n these_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o their_o servitude_n by_o be_v not_o at_o all_o have_v do_v all_o the_o business_n for_o which_o they_o be_v ordain_v or_o create_v the_o second_o text_n be_v that_o in_o 2_o pet._n 3.13_o 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