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but_o do_v you_o not_o discerue_v the_o day_n of_o your_o visitation_n for_o that_o who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o first_o come_v of_o the_o lord_n can_v prepare_v himself_o for_o his_o second_o come_v but_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o day_n and_o time_n of_o his_o other_o come_n to_o be_v manifest_v for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a for_o we_o lest_o very_o we_o shall_v say_v with_o the_o evil_a servant_n luc._n 12._o my_o master_n do_v defer_v his_o come_n so_o let_v we_o feast_v and_o beat_v our_o fellow-servant_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v we_o promise_v much_o time_n to_o ourselves_o before_o his_o come_n but_o daily_o to_o expect_v he_o for_o that_o he_o will_v have_v we_o always_o in_o a_o readiness_n therefore_o in_o the_o same_o chap._n mat._n â—4_n in_o the_o end_n he_o add_v say_v but_o if_o that_o evil_a servant_n do_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n my_o master_n will_v defer_v his_o come_n and_o shall_v begin_v to_o smite_v his_o 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the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o of_o the_o use_n thereof_o for_o although_o we_o can_v know_v no_o certainty_n concern_v the_o time_n wherein_o the_o lord_n will_v return_v for_o that_o his_o will_n be_v otherwise_o notwithstanding_o sundry_a sign_n do_v fore-â—â—nnâ—_a the_o lord_n come_v and_o so_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n whereby_o both_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v certain_o return_v and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d distant_a shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a to_o the_o godly_a and_o honest_a heart_a man_n but_o i_o will_v not_o recite_v all_o these_o sign_n only_o i_o will_v point_v out_o certain_a place_n of_o scripture_n where_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v read_v mat._n 24._o which_o also_o be_v rehearse_v mar._n 1â—_n luâ—_n â—1_n so_o like_o wise_a to_o the_o same_o effect_n lâ—c._n 17._o so_o somewhat_o of_o the_o paucity_n of_o the_o the_o tâ—â—e_a believer_n luc._n 18._o rom._n 11._o of_o the_o call_n or_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n likewise_o 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be_v at_o hand_n etc._n etc._n forâ—en_o shall_v be_v â—onars_n of_o themselves_o etc._n etc._n hitherto_o likewise_o belong_v that_o defection_n or_o apostafie_n and_o revolt_a of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n which_o be_v read_v 2._o thes_n â—_o these_o sign_n long_o ago_o be_v begin_v and_o that_o a_o far_o off_o do_v forerun_a the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o do_v forerun_a &_o continue_v their_o course_n until_o upon_o a_o sudden_a the_o lord_n come_v shall_v overtake_v us._n but_o to_o the_o other_o sort_n which_o be_v more_o near_o praecedent_n do_v belong_v that_o mystical_a conversion_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n to_o christ_n which_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o which_o the_o apostle_n set_v out_o rom._n 11._o for_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v hereof_o when_o he_o call_v this_o a_o mystery_n hereunto_o also_o appertain_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n record_v mat._n 24._o their_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n shall_v fall_v down_o etc._n etc._n although_o also_o there_o be_v difference_n between_o that_o sign_n which_o be_v rom._n 11._o of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o those_o which_o be_v read_v mat._n 24_o of_o the_o darken_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o fall_v of_o the_o star_n etc._n etc._n for_o that_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v before_o the_o lord_n come_v but_o these_o thing_n even_o at_o his_o very_a come_n and_o that_o shall_v be_v praecedent_n before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o these_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o world_n when_o indeed_o as_o it_o be_v 2._o pet._n 3._o say_v the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o noise_n and_o they_o burn_v shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v away_o for_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o this_o renovation_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o world_n be_v praesignify_v 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scripture_n will_v accord_v those_o two_o shall_v not_o fall_v out_o both_o at_o one_o time_n but_o in_o some_o distance_n of_o time_n i_o believe_v therefore_o that_o these_o two_o place_n may_v thus_o he_o reconcile_v first_o that_o principals_n and_o last_n antichrist_n which_o shall_v come_v about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o which_o shall_v excel_v all_o other_o in_o hypocrisy_n craft_n power_n and_o diabolical_a sleight_n for_o in_o he_o as_o the_o father_n testify_v shall_v dwell_v sathâ—â—as_n or_o all_o plenitude_n 568._o see_v d._n whittaker_n confutation_n of_o this_o opinion_n and_o disallowance_n de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n pag._n 568._o of_o satanical_a malice_n as_o in_o christ_n dwell_v all_o fullness_n of_o divinity_n bodily_a i_o say_v that_o last_o antichrist_n shall_v subvert_v all_o
that_o indeed_o by_o the_o sight_n thereof_o we_o may_v know_v the_o lord_n not_o to_o be_v far_o off_o but_o quick_o to_o return_v yet_o so_o as_o that_o we_o may_v never_o define_v how_o far_o off_o this_o quick_o shall_v be_v the_o three_o peril_n be_v this_o lest_o that_o because_o the_o good_a servant_n must_v remember_v that_o it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o his_o master_n may_v come_v quick_o he_o shall_v rash_o define_v how_o long_o or_o how_o short_a time_n that_o quick_o will_v be_v and_o shall_v appoint_v any_o certain_a time_n when_o his_o lord_n will_v come_v for_o that_o determination_n of_o a_o certain_a time_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v presumptuous_a it_o be_v likewise_o repugnant_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o pernicious_a against_o this_o rock_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v that_o we_o can_v know_v this_o time_n and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o know_v to_o god_n again_o he_o will_v have_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o 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the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n first_o that_o by_o see_v of_o they_o we_o may_v firm_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v next_o that_o by_o the_o sight_n thereof_o we_o may_v know_v that_o he_o will_v come_v quick_o three_o that_o by_o see_v of_o they_o we_o do_v not_o yet_o determine_v how_o long_o this_o quick_o shall_v endure_v for_o that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o yet_o the_o lord_n come_v not_o beside_o no_o sign_n do_v bend_v that_o way_n that_o by_o they_o we_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o define_v the_o certain_a time_n of_o his_o come_n and_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o lord_n do_v first_o prognosticate_v the_o sign_n matthew_n 24._o and_o then_o leâ—t_v any_o man_n shall_v yet_o think_v that_o he_o can_v gather_v how_o much_o space_n of_o time_n remain_v touch_v the_o lord_n come_v he_o add_v of_o that_o day_n know_v not_o man_n we_o see_v therefore_o that_o this_o sequel_n have_v no_o coherence_n the_o sign_n be_v 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