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last_o pass_v with_o their_o price_n as_o they_o be_v in_o mr_n goose_n late_a discovery_n viz._n foot_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n p._n 9â—…_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o delusion_n that_o the_o popish_a devotion_n be_v holy_a than_o we_o the_o holiness_n of_o devotion_n wherein_o which_o devotion_n be_v best_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n in_o general_n ephes._n 2._o 20._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 1_o joh._n 5._o 47._o mat._n 16._o 18._o mat._n 24._o 35._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o more_o particular_a matter_n phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o rom._n 3._o â—…7_n 4._o 2._o a_o most_o evident_a trial_n according_a to_o our_o saviour_n direction_n trial_o by_o the_o end_n &_o fruit_n of_o devotion_n trial_o by_o the_o manner_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 9_o 11_o
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like_o lightning_n 18._o ruinate_v his_o kingdom_n and_o special_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n antichrist_n how_o he_o will_v consume_v that_o great_a antichrist_n by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n and_o utter_o abolish_v he_o by_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n but_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n he_o 22._o will_v cause_v to_o descend_v from_o heaven_n as_o a_o bride_n trim_v &_o prepare_v to_o meet_v her_o husband_n and_o then_o will_v he_o set_v up_o and_o manifest_v before_o all_o the_o world_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o of_o the_o glorious_a kingdom_n of_o his_o son_n our_o saviour_n with_o the_o felicity_n and_o glory_n of_o foretell_v all_o his_o saint_n in_o that_o manner_n which_o he_o have_v foretell_v in_o his_o heavenly_a word_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o accomplish_v concern_v the_o same_o every_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o due_a time_n and_o season_n the_o four_o particular_a meditation_n of_o the_o five_o general_n 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bless_a name_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n and_o power_n give_v to_o each_o in_o his_o place_n then_o he_o will_v effectual_o so_o incline_v our_o heart_n as_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v our_o meat_n and_o drink_v to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o depart_v from_o he_o any_o more_o the_o five_o particular_a meditation_n of_o the_o five_o general_n how_o he_o will_v then_o deliver_v and_o feed_v his_o people_n fiftly_o than_o we_o be_v withal_o bread_n here_o to_o meditate_v in_o faith_n and_o in_o all_o confident_a assurance_n misery_n how_o he_o will_v from_o heaven_n declare_v his_o fatherly_a and_o tender_a care_n for_o all_o his_o child_n thus_o cry_v to_o he_o to_o deliver_v they_o from_o all_o their_o bondage_n famine_n sword_n and_o other_o misery_n which_o they_o have_v endure_v by_o their_o merciless_a enemy_n whether_o bodily_a or_o spiritual_a thus_o wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n so_o far_o as_o shall_v be_v most_o 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