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to_o wit_n as_o he_o promise_v in_o particular_a to_o the_o jew_n to_o sprinkle_v clean_a water_n upon_o they_o to_o cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o their_o filthiness_n and_o from_o all_o their_o idol_n ezek._n 36.25_o and_o again_o isa_n 55.5_o behold_v thou_o shall_v call_v a_o nation_n that_o thou_o know_v not_o and_o nation_n that_o know_v not_o thou_o shall_v run_v unto_o thou_o and_o god_n call_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o a_o nation_n answer_v to_o that_o call_v make_v a_o church_n work_v a_o relation_n between_o god_n and_o they_o as_o some_o have_v well_o observe_v and_o zechariah_n one_o of_o the_o last_o prophet_n speak_v yet_o more_o express_o chap._n 2.11_o and_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n to_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o be_v his_o people_n plain_o signify_v such_o a_o relation_n between_o god_n and_o they_o as_o do_v make_v they_o to_o be_v of_o his_o church_n mat._n 21.43_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o you_o and_o give_v to_o a_o nation_n that_o be_v sure_o national_o for_o otherwise_o we_o can_v say_v it_o be_v take_v from_o all_o of_o that_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n rev._n 11.15_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n these_o prediction_n have_v be_v fulfil_v as_o nation_n have_v national_o embrace_v and_o profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n for_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o think_v that_o these_o prophecy_n have_v not_o yet_o at_o all_o be_v fulfil_v now_o after_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v run_v its_o course_n these_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n to_o accomplish_v they_o and_o if_o any_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o interpret_v these_o prophecy_n of_o national_a church_n by_o that_o in_o revel_n 5.9_o and_o have_v redeem_a we_o to_o god_n by_o thy_o blood_n out_o of_o every_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o people_n and_o nation_n they_o may_v do_v well_o to_o 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