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church_n be_v answerable_a unto_o zion_n where_o be_v zion_n and_o what_o then_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v 12._o jerem._n 26.18_o micah_n 3.11_o 12._o that_o corporal_a zion_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v plough_v as_o a_o field_n according_a to_o micah_n his_o prophecy_n and_o that_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o priest_n but_o spiritual_a zion_n stand_v because_o the_o rock_n stand_v this_o rock_n be_v not_o peter_n 10.4_o 1._o cor._n 10.4_o but_o the_o rock_n be_v christ_n of_o he_o &_o to_o he_o shall_v always_o be_v say_v eli_n tzuri_n 10.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psalm_n 18.1_o john_n 10.28_o my_o god_n thou_o be_v my_o rock_n oh_o endless_a comfort_n none_o of_o his_o flock_n none_o of_o the_o member_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v perish_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o 16.18_o math._n 16.18_o 5_o the_o five_o meditation_n be_v zion_n fullness_n &_o plenty_n 9_o 2._o sam._n 5.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ariaâ—_n montan._n travel_n of_o the_o patriarch_n p._n 9_o shadow_v in_o the_o term_n of_o millo_n which_o signify_v fullness_n now_o millo_n be_v a_o place_n within_o this_o hill_n of_o zion_n or_o rather_o as_o some_o think_v zion_n be_v otherwise_o style_v millo_n because_o there_o be_v no_o want_n but_o all_o abundance_n therein_o oh_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n in_o he_o for_o his_o church_n in_o he_o 2.9_o colos_n 2.9_o because_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v in_o he_o bodily_a 130.7_o john_n 1.16_o psalm_n 130.7_o &_o for_o his_o church_n for_o of_o his_o fullness_n we_o have_v all_o receive_v redemption_n and_o that_o plentiful_a life_n &_o that_o in_o abundance_n 10.10_o john_n 10.10_o here_o be_v a_o flow_v of_o god_n grace_n ever_o increase_v never_o decrease_v and_o therefore_o compare_v by_o ezechiel_n to_o a_o river_n 47.4_o ezech._n 47.4_o first_o up_o to_o the_o ankle_n then_o to_o the_o knee_n then_o to_o the_o loin_n then_o 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