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watchman_n and_o so_o in_o the_o church-state_n if_o the_o wicked_a man_n be_v warn_v of_o his_o way_n and_o turn_v not_o from_o it_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o his_o iniquity_n his_o blood_n lie_v at_o his_o own_o door_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n the_o watchman_n be_v free_a fourteen_o observe_v there_o be_v great_a necessity_n that_o the_o watchman_n deal_v faithful_o and_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o their_o danger_n and_o sin_n their_o soul_n their_o blood_n lie_v at_o stake_n upon_o it_o if_o they_o be_v not_o faithful_a their_o life_n their_o soul_n go_v for_o it_o those_o watchman_n that_o be_v silent_a be_v cruel_a bloody_a and_o soul-murthering_a man_n they_o murder_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n also_o those_o that_o speak_v that_o cry_v aloud_o that_o tell_v the_o people_n thorough_o of_o their_o sin_n not_o fear_v their_o frown_n nor_o respect_v their_o favour_n that_o so_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o may_v save_v their_o soul_n these_o be_v 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lord_n god_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o that_o the_o wicked_a turn_n from_o his_o way_n and_o live_v turn_v you_o turn_v you_o from_o your_o evil_a way_n for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o house_n of_o israel_n here_o begin_v the_o second_o general_n part_n of_o the_o chapter_n which_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o prophet_n against_o those_o calumny_n the_o jew_n make_v against_o the_o truth_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n the_o first_o be_v in_o the_o 10._o vers_fw-la the_o second_o in_o the_o 17._o and_o 20._o verse_n the_o calumny_n they_o raise_v against_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v this_o in_o the_o 5._o verse_n be_v say_v he_o that_o take_v warning_n when_o the_o watchman_n give_v it_o shall_v deliver_v his_o soul_n this_o say_v the_o jew_n have_v not_o truth_n in_o it_o for_o chap._n 24.23_o the_o prophet_n have_v tell_v they_o they_o shall_v pine_v away_o for_o their_o iniquity_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o 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my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o he_o know_v that_o to_o fear_n god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n eccles_n 12.13_o twelve_o observe_v that_o man_n that_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v for_o righteousness_n as_o well_o as_o holiness_n he_o be_v a_o second_o table_n man_n as_o well_o as_o a_o first_o table_n man_n he_o be_v conscious_a towards_o man_n as_o well_o as_o towards_o god_n he_o keep_v the_o judgement_n set_v between_o man_n and_o man_n as_o well_o as_o walk_n in_o the_o statute_n which_o be_v between_o god_n and_o man_n as_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o rom._n 13.9_o not_o to_o defraud_v thy_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n 1_o thess_n 4.6_o to_o do_v to_o other_o as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o ourselves_o luke_n 6.31_o to_o condescend_v to_o those_o of_o low_a estate_n to_o recompense_v to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n but_o to_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a rom._n 12.16_o 17_o 21._o bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o mat._n 5.44_o to_o forbear_v and_o forgive_v one_o another_o col._n 3.13_o to_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n gal._n 6.2_o every_o man_n to_o possess_v his_o vessel_n in_o sanctification_n and_o honour_n 1_o thess_n 4.4_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o no_o man_n to_o be_v no_o brawler_n but_o gentle_a show_v all_o meekness_n unto_o all_o man_n titus_n 3.3_o to_o put_v away_o all_o bitterness_n wrath_n anger_n clamour_n and_o evil_a speak_n with_o all_o malice_n and_o to_o be_v kind_a and_o tender_a heart_a one_o to_o another_o ephes_n 5.31_o 32._o not_o to_o lie_v but_o speak_v the_o truth_n every_o man_n with_o his_o neighbour_n vers_fw-la 25._o to_o distribute_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o saint_n rom._n 12.13_o to_o lend_v look_v for_o nothing_o again_o luke_n 6.35_o etc._n etc._n these_o be_v judgement_n god_n have_v set_v in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n between_o man_n and_o man_n and_o whosoever_o 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because_o he_o do_v keep_v they_o therefore_o he_o can_v say_v act_v 25.10_o to_o the_o jew_n have_v i_o do_v no_o wrong_n and_o to_o the_o corinthian_a gentile_n we_o have_v wrong_v no_o man_n we_o have_v corrupt_v no_o man_n we_o have_v defraud_v no_o man_n 2_o cor._n 7.2_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n within_o he_o which_o carry_v he_o forth_o strong_o to_o do_v just_a righteous_a and_o equal_a thing_n and_o to_o move_v other_o thereunto_o phil._n 4.8_o final_o brethren_n whatsoever_o thing_n be_v true_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v honest_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v just_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v pure_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v lovely_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v of_o good_a report_n if_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o praise_n think_v on_o these_o thing_n he_o write_v these_o word_n unto_o the_o philippian_n as_o his_o last_o word_n that_o so_o they_o may_v take_v the_o deep_a impression_n in_o they_o know_v that_o if_o second_o table_n duty_n be_v not_o 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yet_o god_n order_n stick_v here_o to_o be_v take_v write_v upon_o to_o represent_v the_o two_o principal_a house_n in_o the_o world_n the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o their_o unite_n together_o here_o be_v high_a honour_n put_v upon_o these_o stick_n god_n make_v use_n of_o a_o tile_n to_o portray_v jerusalem_n upon_o ezek._n 4._o and_o of_o hair_n to_o type_n out_o his_o judgement_n ezek._n 5._o which_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n unto_o such_o despicable_a thing_n what_o honour_n do_v god_n put_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n to_o represent_v christ_n thereby_o numb_a 21.9_o joh._n 3.14_o as_o god_n put_v honour_n upon_o mean_a thâ—ngs_n so_o upon_o mean_a person_n 1_o cor._n 1.28_o the_o base_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n which_o be_v despise_v have_v god_n choose_v yea_o and_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o bring_v to_o nought_o thing_n that_o be_v he_o exalt_a gideon_n and_o do_v great_a thing_n by_o he_o judg._n 6._o god_n take_v amos_n a_o herdsman_n a_o gatherer_n of_o sycamore_n fruit_n in_o vest_v he_o with_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o prophet_n amos_n 7.14_o 15._o and_o by_o he_o confound_v amaziah_n the_o priest_n of_o bethel_n and_o jeroboam'_v chaplain_n three_o observe_v god_n have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o people_n be_v they_o in_o never_o so_o poor_a break_a scatter_a or_o despicable_a a_o condition_n the_o house_n of_o judah_n have_v be_v now_o in_o babylon_n upon_o 70_o year_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n 204_o year_n if_o not_o more_o they_o be_v despise_v of_o man_n and_o seem_v forget_v of_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n have_v they_o in_o remembrance_n and_o bid_v the_o prophet_n write_v upon_o one_o stick_n for_o
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they_o have_v opportunity_n for_o hear_v of_o god_n word_n by_o his_o servant_n but_o jer._n 22.21_o say_v god_n i_o speak_v unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o prosperity_n but_o thou_o say_v i_o will_v not_o hear_v jerusalem_n and_o her_o child_n have_v deaf_a ear_n and_o obstinate_a heart_n in_o their_o prosperity_n solomon_n who_o have_v peace_n on_o all_o side_n round_o about_o he_o 1_o king_n 4.24_o forget_v the_o lord_n marry_v strange_a wife_n and_o do_v strange_a thing_n for_o they_o he_o build_v high_a place_n for_o their_o idol-god_n and_o go_v himself_o after_o other_o god_n 1_o king_n 11.15_o &_o 7.10_o great_a be_v the_o danger_n of_o prosperity_n yet_o all_o desire_n it_o that_o caution_n which_o god_n give_v his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v to_o come_v into_o canaan_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o plenty_n be_v needful_a for_o all_o in_o a_o prosperous_a condition_n deut._n 6.12_o beware_v lest_o thou_o forget_v the_o lord_n man_n be_v very_o apt_a then_o to_o forget_v he_o six_o observe_v the_o lord_n by_o open_a deliver_v of_o his_o people_n from_o a_o afflict_a condition_n do_v sanctify_v his_o own_o name_n and_o have_v it_o sanctify_v by_o other_o his_o gather_v they_o out_o of_o enemy_n hand_n declare_v his_o power_n his_o faithfulness_n his_o mercy_n and_o thereby_o he_o sanctify_v his_o own_o name_n and_o these_o attribute_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o those_o that_o be_v deliver_v and_o by_o the_o nation_n from_o who_o they_o be_v deliver_v his_o name_n be_v sanctify_v god_n people_n be_v oft_o under_o great_a and_o long_a affliction_n and_o when_o ever_o he_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n he_o sanctify_v his_o name_n and_o his_o name_n be_v sanctify_v he_o declare_v himself_o and_o be_v declare_v by_o other_o to_o be_v a_o gracious_a god_n when_o the_o jew_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o babylon_n they_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o we_o and_o the_o babylonian_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o they_o psal_n 126.2_o 3._o thus_o do_v god_n sanctify_v and_o man_n sanctify_v the_o one_o by_o declare_v his_o omnipotency_n faithfulness_n and_o goodness_n the_o other_o by_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o seven_o observe_v there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o jew_n shall_v not_o only_o have_v mercy_n but_o abundant_a and_o last_a mercy_n god_n will_v gather_v they_o pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n upon_o they_o and_o never_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o they_o any_o more_o this_o time_n will_v be_v a_o happy_a and_o glorious_a time_n for_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v enrich_v with_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n which_o be_v excellent_a and_o to_o have_v the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n shine_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o always_o what_o can_v be_v more_o desirable_a this_o condition_n as_o paul_n say_v will_v be_v life_n from_o the_o dead_a rom._n 11.15_o now_o they_o be_v like_o dead_a tree_n without_o any_o sap_n in_o they_o but_o than_o they_o will_v be_v like_o tree_n well-rooted_n full_a of_o sap_n and_o in_o their_o great_a glory_n full_a of_o branch_n leaf_n blossom_n fruit_n and_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o they_o the_o exposition_n continue_v upon_o the_o remain_v chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n chap._n xl._n that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n these_o nine_o last_o chapter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o begin_n of_o ezekiel_n do_v abundant_o testify_v and_o such_o difficult_a thing_n be_v in_o these_o last_o that_o they_o have_v make_v many_o man_n of_o the_o great_a part_n to_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o interpret_n they_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o the_o first_o of_o ezekiel_n and_o these_o last_o chapter_n be_v arcana_fw-la inexplicabilia_fw-la &_o à _fw-la nemine_fw-la intellecta_fw-la and_o therefore_o forbid_v they_o to_o read_v they_o add_v cum_fw-la venerit_fw-la elias_n soluet_fw-la omne_fw-la jerome_n that_o great_a light_n in_o his_o time_n eustochium_fw-la in_o prâ—oemio_n ad_fw-la eustochium_fw-la profess_v his_o trepidation_n hereat_o that_o he_o do_v clausam_fw-la pulsare_fw-la januam_fw-la gregory_n the_o great_a when_o he_o go_v about_o this_o work_n 40._o prooem_n in_o 2._o l._n super_fw-la ezek._n praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la c._n 40._o say_v nocturnum_fw-la iter_fw-la agimus_fw-la maldonate_fw-it affirm_v that_o this_o last_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n be_v so_o difficult_a and_o dark_a ut_fw-la vix_fw-la intelligi_fw-la posse_fw-la videatur_fw-la oecolampadius_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o 42._o chapter_n there_o be_v summa_fw-la difficultas_fw-la which_o ancient_a expositor_n understand_v not_o and_o he_o bring_v in_o rabbi_n solomon_n who_o write_v upon_o the_o whole_a talmud_n say_v that_o he_o think_v there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n extant_a quod_fw-la huius_fw-la adjuvet_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la and_o
be_v jehovah_n shammah_n he_o will_v uphold_v and_o preserve_v that_o build_n matth._n 16.18_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v in_o ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la suum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o praeservare_fw-la he_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o israel_n ps_n 121.4_o i_o will_v keep_v this_o city_n from_o be_v besiege_v storm_v or_o plunder_v 4._o his_o make_a himself_o and_o his_o mind_n know_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n as_o he_o do_v to_o moses_n exod._n 6.3_o i_o appear_v to_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n almighty_n but_o by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v unto_o they_o but_o unto_o moses_n he_o be_v know_v by_o that_o name_n and_o impart_v his_o mind_n unto_o he_o above_o other_o so_o shall_v it_o be_v in_o this_o city_n isa_n 11.9_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jehovah_n isa_n 52.6_o my_o people_n shall_v know_v my_o name_n isa_n 60.16_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o be_v the_o church_n that_o the_o lord_n i_o jehovah_n be_o thy_o saviour_n they_o in_o judah_n israel_n salem_n and_o zion_n have_v other_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o name_n then_o the_o nation_n have_v and_o they_o of_o this_o city_n shall_v have_v peculiar_a knowledge_n of_o god_n what_o other_o have_v in_o the_o ear_n they_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o eye_n what_o other_o have_v in_o the_o head_n they_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o heart_n christ_n will_v make_v great_a and_o glorious_a discovery_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o mind_n unto_o the_o citizen_n of_o this_o city_n rev._n 11.19_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v open_v in_o heaven_n and_o there_o be_v see_v in_o his_o temple_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n christ_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o his_o temple_n be_v open_v in_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o church_n frequent_o call_v heaven_n in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n the_o ark_n in_o the_o old_a testament-temple_n which_o have_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n in_o it_o type_v out_o christ_n the_o gospel_n and_o mystery_n thereof_o which_o hold_v out_o that_o christ_n the_o spiritual_a ark_n shall_v not_o be_v hide_v jehovah_n shammah_n god_n be_v present_a in_o christ_n and_o christ_n will_v so_o open_v himself_o to_o this_o city_n that_o himself_o father_n and_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n will_v be_v more_o plain_a and_o manifest_a then_o ever_o 5._o his_o roll_a and_o govern_v of_o this_o city_n and_o it_o be_v a_o happy_a city_n which_o have_v jehovah_n christ_n the_o king_n of_o righteousness_n to_o govern_v it_o zech._n 14.9_o jehovah_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v one_o lord_n not_o many_o lord_n but_o one_o lord_n even_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n ezek._n 37.22_o one_o king_n shall_v be_v king_n to_o they_o all_o to_o all_o the_o convert_a jew_n and_o gentile_n which_o make_v this_o city_n of_o god_n zech._n 6.13_o it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n there_o that_o he_o shall_v build_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v hear_v the_o glory_n and_o shall_v sit_v and_o rule_v upon_o his_o throne_n christ_n shall_v bear_v the_o glory_n not_o only_o for_o build_v the_o temple_n and_o the_o city_n but_o also_o for_o rule_v because_o he_o will_v rule_v righteous_o and_o faithful_o to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o all_o isa_n 11.5_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v the_o girdle_n of_o his_o loin_n and_o faithfulness_n the_o girdle_n of_o his_o reins_o this_o girdle_n he_o never_o put_v off_o but_o be_v gird_v therewith_o always_o show_v his_o readiness_n to_o be_v faithful_a and_o righteous_a in_o his_o government_n 6._o the_o pour_v out_o of_o his_o spirit_n jehovah_n be_v there_o to_o pour_v that_o out_o more_o full_o what_o man_n have_v former_o be_v only_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8.23_o a_o few_o have_v it_o pour_v out_o upon_o they_o but_o then_o will_v be_v a_o more_o plentiful_a effusion_n all_o the_o citizen_n of_o this_o city_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n zech._n 12.8_o he_o that_o be_v feeble_a among_o they_o at_o that_o day_n shall_v be_v as_o david_n and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n shall_v be_v as_o god_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o they_o then_o shall_v the_o weak_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n abound_v in_o gift_n and_o grace_n and_o be_v as_o david_n who_o excel_v all_o in_o his_o day_n and_o his_o house_n shall_v be_v as_o god_n that_o be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n or_o as_o the_o angel_n that_o be_v have_v such_o grace_n quality_n and_o estimation_n 7._o the_o make_v the_o city_n and_o citizen_n honourable_a and_o glorious_a then_o shall_v it_o be_v the_o renown_a royal_a and_o golden_a city_n guild_v with_o the_o beam_n of_o christ_n glorious_a presence_n from_o the_o head_n come_v glory_n to_o the_o body_n a_o wife_n shine_v radiis_fw-la mariti_fw-la christ_n gloria_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la and_o this_o city_n with_o the_o glory_n and_o beauty_n of_o christ_n his_o presence_n make_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o latter_a temple_n and_o city_n great_a than_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o former_a and_o this_o presence_n in_o this_o temple_n and_o city_n will_v make_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o grrater_n then_o that_o of_o the_o larter_n temple_n and_o city_n for_o than_o he_o be_v there_o in_o a_o state_n of_o humiliation_n but_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o in_o this_o he_o will_v be_v in_o his_o reign_a state_n and_o his_o citizen_n will_v be_v honourable_a zech._n 9.16_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o stone_n of_o a_o crown_n lift_v up_o not_o as_o common_a stone_n but_o as_o the_o stone_n of_o a_o crown_n and_o not_o as_o stone_n of_o a_o crown_n fall_v to_o the_o earth_n but_o as_o stone_n of_o a_o crown_n lift_v up_o to_o be_v put_v on_o the_o head_n of_o a_o king_n o_o quanta_fw-la dignitas_fw-la horum_fw-la civium_fw-la how_o great_a be_v the_o honour_n of_o these_o citizen_n they_o be_v bring_v in_o rev._n 5.10_o speak_v of_o it_o themselves_o thou_o have_v make_v we_o unto_o our_o god_n king_n and_o priest_n and_o we_o shall_v reign_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o honour_n for_o beside_o this_o they_o shall_v have_v every_o one_o three_o honourable_a name_n for_o christ_n rev._n 3.12_o will_v write_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o his_o god_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o new_a name_n 8._o the_o keep_v they_o in_o unity_n and_o love_n the_o citizen_n shall_v then_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n zech._n 14.9_o in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v one_o lord_n and_o his_o name_n one_o the_o invocation_n and_o worship_n of_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v one_o then_o shall_v that_o be_v fulfil_v zeph._n 3.9_o then_o will_v i_o turn_v to_o the_o people_n a_o pure_a language_n that_o they_o may_v all_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o serve_v he_o with_o one_o consent_n the_o hebrew_n be_v with_o one_o shoulder_n a_o metaphor_n take_v ftom_n ox_n in_o the_o yoke_n which_o draw_v together_o as_o with_o one_o shoulder_n so_o these_o citizen_n shall_v joint_o and_o unanimous_o knit_v together_o and_o worship_v the_o lord_n christ_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o schism_n name_n of_o distinction_n as_o now_o there_o be_v far_o if_o when_o christ_n leave_v the_o world_n the_o saint_n be_v all_o of_o one_o heart_n act._n 2.32_o much_o more_o so_o shall_v it_o be_v in_o this_o city_n when_o christ_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o and_o guide_v they_o by_o his_o spirit_n into_o all_o truth_n 9_o these_o word_n jehovah_n shammah_n import_v the_o great_a delight_n the_o lord_n will_v take_v in_o this_o city_n and_o the_o citizen_n threof_o in_o the_o church_n and_o member_n thereof_o isa_n 60.4_o she_o shall_v be_v call_v hephzi-bah_a that_o be_v my_o delight_n be_v in_o she_o then_o it_o will_v appear_v the_o church_n be_v his_o pleasant_a portion_n jer._n 12.10_o and_o the_o dear_o belove_v of_o his_o soul_n verse_n 7._o his_o glory_n isa_n 46.13_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n jer._n 14.21_o yea_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o glory_n isa_n 62.3_o he_o will_v delight_v in_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a to_o communicate_v himself_o unto_o they_o revel_v 7.15_o 16_o 17._o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n shall_v dwell_v among_o they_o they_o shall_v hunger_n no_o more_o neither_o thirst_v any_o more_o neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n light_n on_o they_o nor_o any_o heat_n for_o the_o lamb_n which_o it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n shall_v feed_v they_o and_o shall_v