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and_o those_o whole_o without_o answ_n that_o this_o belong_v to_o all_o as_o well_o to_o gentile_a christian_n as_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o pagan_n we_o render_v these_o reason_n 1._o the_o reign_n of_o god_n be_v general_a the_o marriage_n general_a the_o spouse_n marry_v the_o whole_a bride_n the_o lamb_n wife_n the_o call_n be_v universal_a they_o which_o must_v comeprehend_v all_o the_o saint_n if_o the_o christian_a gentile_n be_v not_o conclude_v in_o this_o marriage_n then_o be_v they_o no_o part_n of_o the_o bride_n nor_o have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o reign_n marriage_n or_o the_o blessing_n thereof_o view_v the_o text_n well_o and_o your_o sense_n can_v avoid_v this_o absurdity_n 2._o the_o people_n enjoy_v and_o rejoice_v in_o all_o this_o royal_a magnificence_n be_v the_o singer_n for_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o babylon_n and_o not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o gentile_n also_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a actor_n in_o her_o ruin_n must_v questionless_a rejoice_v 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reject_v or_o that_o all_o the_o prophecy_n beside_o shall_v pass_v it_o over_o in_o deep_a silence_n we_o rather_o believe_v it_o then_o again_o to_o come_v when_o the_o spirit_n foredeclares_a it_o to_o be_v and_o not_o before_o 4._o our_o saviour_n in_o matth._n 24.23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o and_o luk._n 17.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o acquaint_v we_o that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o that_o great_a fall_v away_o till_o the_o day_n of_o his_o bright_a appearance_n all_o the_o visible_a lo_n or_o model_n of_o church_n be_v ground_v on_o man_n observation_n be_v false_a &_o delusive_a and_o that_o in_o this_o his_o day_n his_o shine_a dispensation_n shall_v flash_v from_o east_n thou_fw-mi est_fw-fr like_a lightning_n and_o not_o be_v tie_v up_o to_o one_o or_o a_o few_o nation_n again_o the_o open_a pour_v of_o the_o spirit_n the_o beget_v cause_n of_o a_o gospel-marriage_n do_v not_o return_v in_o its_o open_a blast_n till_o this_o season_n and_o the_o effect_n can_v be_v exist_v before_o its_o cause_n neither_o can_v any_o without_o that_o manifest_a administration_n build_v up_o true_a spiritual_a church_n object_n you_o insinuate_v that_o isa_n 62.5_o partain_n to_o zion_n and_o its_o restauration_n which_o must_v be_v the_o jewish_a nation_n answ_n if_o it_o belong_v to_o zion_n then_o must_v it_o be_v common_a to_o all_o believer_n as_o well_o gentile_n as_o jew_n which_o you_o have_v prove_v from_o heb._n 12.22_o and_o revel_v 14.1_o and_o though_o you_o build_v so_o much_o upon_o other_o interpreter_n and_o therein_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v a_o hair_n breadth_n from_o he_o who_o you_o cite_v to_o have_v say_v malo_fw-la cum_fw-la platone_n errare_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la vera_fw-la sentire_fw-la i_o have_v rather_o err_v with_o eminent_a ploâ—o_n then_o to_o think_v the_o truth_n with_o other_o yet_o we_o shall_v rather_o prize_v the_o truth_n before_o any_o humane_a authority_n and_o think_v it_o far_o safe_a