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injoâ—â—râ—h_v all_o man_n every_o where_o to_o repent_v and_o rom._n iii_o 25._o 26._o who_o god_n have_v propose_v for_o a_o propitiatory_a through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n to_o declare_v his_o righteousness_n because_o of_o the_o pass_n by_o of_o sin_n that_o go_v afore_o to_o declare_v i_o say_v his_o righteousness_n at_o this_o present_a time_n for_o we_o can_v imagine_v that_o he_o will_v not_o demand_v account_n of_o the_o sin_n that_o have_v be_v do_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n of_o who_o enoch_n the_o seven_o from_o adam_n prophesy_v say_v behold_v the_o lord_n be_v come_v with_o the_o ten_o thousand_o of_o his_o holy_a angel_n to_o do_v judgement_n upon_o all_o and_o to_o rebuke_v all_o the_o ungodly_a of_o they_o of_o all_o the_o ungodliness_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o of_o all_o the_o bad_a word_n they_o have_v speak_v against_o he_o wicked_a sinner_n judas_n 14._o 15._o and_o it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o god_n when_o he_o let_v the_o 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thing_n of_o this_o world_n as_o this_o weakness_n of_o our_o nature_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o therefore_o see_v god_n be_v represent_v to_o we_o throughout_o the_o whole_a scripture_n in_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o king_n sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n as_o the_o most_o glorious_a thing_n that_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n to_o who_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v can_v imagine_v to_o themselves_o it_o seem_v most_o reasonable_a to_o conceive_v that_o both_o expâ—essions_n be_v borrow_v from_o thence_o for_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o world_n know_v no_o more_o evident_a mark_n of_o preferment_n then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o see_v his_o king_n and_o to_o be_v always_o admit_v to_o his_o presence_n of_o which_o admission_n court_n know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o degree_n as_o the_o vii_o prince_n in_o ester_n i._n 16._o which_o see_v the_o king_n face_n or_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n face_n as_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n express_v it_o in_o solomon_n servant_n 2_o king_n x._o 8._o as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v before_o god_n throne_n and_o see_v he_o day_n and_o night_n apoc._n vii_o 15._o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n those_o soul_n that_o be_v admit_v into_o god_n presence_n have_v a_o other_o manner_n of_o knowledge_n and_o familiarity_n with_o god_n then_o ever_o moses_n have_v because_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o see_v god_n &_o to_o speak_v with_o god_n mouth_n to_o mouth_n in_o his_o tabernacle_n where_o by_o a_o glorious_a appearance_n speak_v in_o his_o person_n he_o testify_v his_o presence_n another_o thing_n in_o the_o three_o heaven_n whereof_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v but_o a_o figure_n here_o take_v notice_n before_o we_o go_v further_o in_o what_o fashion_n the_o majesty_n of_o god_n appear_v or_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o scripture_n i_o see_v the_o lord_n sit_v on_o his_o throne_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n stand_v by_o he_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o his_o left_a say_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o saint_n of_o the_o high_a yet_o the_o angle_n be_v still_o the_o saint_n of_o heaven_n his_o people_n the_o saint_n on_o earth_n who_o god_n there_o give_v sentence_n for_o against_o their_o enemy_n but_o to_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n i._n 22_o 26_o 27._o he_o appeart_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o man_n sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n pitch_v on_o a_o floor_n which_o be_v draw_v by_o four_o live_a creature_n signify_v those_o angel_n which_o cover_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n upon_o which_o god_n be_v describe_v to_o sit_v as_o upon_o his_o throne_n in_o so_o many_o place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n whereas_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n his_o throne_n be_v compass_v by_o six_o esay_n vi_o 1_o 2._o in_o that_o of_o s._n john_n apoc._n iu._n 2_o 3_o 5-8_a with_o four_o but_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n our_o lord_n promise_v his_o twelve_o apostle_n that_o at_o the_o regeneration_n that_o be_v the_o 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and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o martyr_n which_o apoc._n vi_o â—_o appear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beneath_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n which_o stand_v before_o the_o throne_n apoc._n viii_o 3._o appear_v before_o the_o throne_n apoc._n vii_o 9_o just_o as_o in_o the_o church_n the_o people_n be_v wont_a to_o stand_v at_o the_o service_n of_o god_n with_o their_o face_n towards_o the_o bishop_n sit_v on_o his_o throne_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o seat_n on_o which_o the_o presbyter_n sit_v on_o both_o side_n of_o he_o the_o deacon_n stand_v to_o gâ—ve_v they_o attendance_n as_o i_o have_v show_v large_a in_o my_o book_n of_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n iii_o p._n 53-62_a chap._n iu._n p._n 71-76_a beside_o the_o review_n p._n 74_o 75._o and_o further_o in_o my_o book_n of_o the_o râ—ght_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 93-98_a but_o all_o this_o while_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o though_o this_o vision_n appear_v to_o s._n john_n in_o the_o heaven_n apoc._n iu_o 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