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they_o shall_v judge_v man_n and_o thing_n of_o high_a principle_n and_o place_n those_o thing_n that_o carry_v a_o civil_a or_o spiritual_a excellency_n upon_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o saint_n what_o follow_v second_o the_o saint_n be_v reward_v and_o advance_v and_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v reward_n unto_o thy_o servant_n the_o prophet_n and_o to_o the_o saint_n and_o they_o that_o fear_v thy_o name_n small_a and_o great_a as_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o world_n be_v vex_v fret_a curse_a and_o wrath_n so_o the_o portion_n of_o saint_n be_v love_n goodness_n blessing_n thankesgiving_n the_o dreadful_a day_n of_o doom_n and_o darkness_n of_o judgement_n and_o confusion_n unto_o the_o world_n be_v a_o day_n of_o light_n and_o joy_n of_o comfort_n and_o reward_n unto_o the_o saint_n the_o world_n trouble_n and_o ruin_n be_v the_o saint_n peace_n and_o salvation_n though_o the_o lord_n come_v in_o fire_n and_o wrath_n to_o destroy_v antichrist_n yet_o he_o come_v in_o 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consider_v three_o thing_n from_o these_o word_n first_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n open_v the_o time_n be_v it_o be_v shut_v up_o as_o once_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v under_o ahaz_n 2_o chron._n 28._o 24._o so_o this_o spiritual_a temple_n be_v shut_v up_o when_o it_o be_v measure_v in_o vers_fw-la 1._o when_o the_o outward_a court_n or_o visible_a face_n of_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o gentile_n vers_fw-la 2._o the_o church_n be_v drive_v into_o the_o wilderness_n for_o many_o year_n into_o desert_n place_n there_o to_o be_v nourish_v for_o a_o time_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o serpent_n that_o seek_v to_o devour_v she_o but_o now_o the_o temple_n be_v set_v open_a as_o of_o old_a it_o be_v by_o hezekiah_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 3._o thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n that_o the_o gate_n shall_v not_o be_v shut_v revel_v 21._o 25._o and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o night_n nor_o danger_n the_o gate_n shall_v 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shall_v vex_v and_o fret_v gnaw_v their_o tongue_n and_o blaspheme_v god_n for_o all_o their_o pain_n &_o sore_n whereby_o they_o shall_v be_v utter_o ruin_v and_o consume_v thus_o we_o have_v the_o effect_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o reign_n lay_v open_a we_o see_v for_o what_o it_o be_v that_o the_o elder_n do_v so_o exceed_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o that_o he_o take_v to_o himself_o his_o great_a power_n and_o do_v reign_v by_o which_o he_o do_v offend_v the_o nation_n and_o reward_v his_o servant_n the_o temple_n be_v no_o more_o shut_v up_o under_o restraint_n but_o free_a access_n be_v give_v the_o ark_n be_v no_o more_o hide_v but_o the_o mystery_n of_o salvation_n make_v evident_a and_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o sweep_a judgement_n will_v whole_o consume_v antichrist_n both_o in_o his_o policy_n and_o power_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o saint_n shall_v thus_o triumph_v and_o rejoice_v how_o can_v the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n but_o rejoice_v when_o heâ—_n king_n come_v the_o redeem_v of_o the_o lord_n must_v needs_o triumph_v and_o beside_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v rejoice_v when_o the_o oppressor_n shall_v cease_v when_o violence_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o hear_v in_o the_o land_n when_o our_o exactor_n shall_v be_v righteousness_n then_o i_o say_v the_o world_n will_v sing_v and_o rejoice_v because_o the_o whoâ—â—â—â—â—th_n shall_v be_v at_o peace_n and_o be_v quiet_a esa_n 14._o 4._o 7._o when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o reign_v in_o his_o appearance_n in_o his_o saint_n bâ—_n shall_v judge_v the_o nation_n with_o righteousness_n and_o govern_v the_o people_n with_o truth_n psal_n 67._o 4._o 7._o therefore_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o reign_v to_o set_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o govern_v and_o give_v settlement_n to_o the_o nation_n well_o may_v antichrist_n vex_v and_o fret_v and_o all_o oppress_a power_n be_v angry_a but_o the_o saint_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o sing_v and_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o shall_v be_v glad_a because_o of_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n so_o much_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n reign_n and_o so_o i_o end_v this_o whole_a discourse_n finis_fw-la