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after_o the_o very_a come_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o when_o all_o this_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o rejoice_v over_o his_o people_n there_o even_o in_o that_o time_n of_o christ_n reign_n there_o shall_v be_v death_n and_o die_v in_o jerusalem_n for_o death_n be_v the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v conquer_v and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v die_v after_o christ_n reign_v in_o jerusalem_n be_v clear_a from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n which_o say_v that_o the_o child_n shall_v die_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o the_o sinner_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v accurse_v isa_n 65.19_o 20._o in_o
quer._n 10._o whether_o shall_v the_o desolation_n of_o the_o heaven_n speak_v by_o peter_n be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n to_o reign_v or_o at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o thousand_o year_n shall_v be_v expire_v at_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o the_o general_a judgement_n answ_n it_o appear_v clear_o from_o the_o scripture_n that_o jesus_n christ_n at_o his_o first_o come_n to_o receive_v the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o reign_v upon_o earth_n that_o then_o he_o be_v to_o come_v in_o flame_a fire_n so_o as_o fiery_a stream_n shall_v issue_v forth_o from_o before_o he_o and_o that_o many_o of_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v perish_v by_o the_o flame_n and_o some_o by_o the_o bail_n and_o the_o like_a and_o also_o that_o he_o be_v to_o abide_v in_o the_o heaven_n until_o the_o time_n or_o year_n of_o the_o restoration_n of_o all_o thing_n speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a prophet_n since_o the_o world_n begin_v and_o yet_o also_o we_o find_v that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n that_o when_o the_o ungodly_a that_o shall_v spring_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n reign_n shall_v come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o then_o fire_n shall_v come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o so_o that_o in_o short_a i_o understand_v that_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v burn_v up_o or_o destroy_v or_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n refine_v at_o christ_n first_o come_v and_o yet_o the_o work_n to_o be_v total_o finish_v at_o the_o end_n because_o it_o be_v call_v time_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n of_o restitution_n and_o time_n of_o refresh_v dan._n 7.10_o 2_o thes_n 1.7_o 8._o ezek._n 38.22_o isa_n 66.15_o 16._o act_n 3.19.20_o 21._o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o revel_v 20.9_o quer._n 11._o what_o be_v the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n and_o how_o shall_v they_o become_v new_a answ_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v 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christ_n come_v to_o reign_v upon_o earth_n answ_n the_o heaven_n be_v to_o retain_v christ_n until_o the_o time_n of_o restoration_n as_o i_o before_o have_v say_v so_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o work_n be_v immediate_o so_o soon_o as_o christ_n come_v and_o so_o to_o increase_v and_o grow_v more_o strong_a and_o excellent_a as_o now_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o thing_n therein_o grow_v old_a and_o old_a and_o weak_a and_o weak_a isa_n 9.7_o chap._n 29.19_o ezek._n 36.27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o quer._n 13._o whether_o for_o no_o shall_v christ_n and_o the_o saint_n reign_v for_o ever_o upon_o the_o earth_n or_o not_o answ_n it_o appear_v that_o christ_n and_o the_o saint_n shall_v not_o reign_v for_o ever_o because_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o mediatorship_n shall_v be_v give_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n when_o the_o son_n shall_v be_v in_o subjection_n unto_o he_o so_o as_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o government_n unto_o he_o and_o yet_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o 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