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those_o that_o have_v be_v his_o suffer_a saint_n on_o throne_n and_o they_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o judge_v the_o world_n until_o the_o final_a and_o eternal_a judgement_n seize_v upon_o all_o the_o ungodly_a at_o the_o last_o and_o general_a resurrection_n isa_n 9_o 7._o rev._n 11._o 15._o 18_o luke_n 1._o 31._o 32_o 33_o with_o mat._n 25._o 31._o etc._n etc._n dan._n 7._o 13._o 14._o 18._o 27._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 2._o rev._n 5._o 10._o and_o â—â—_o 4._o 6_o etc._n etc._n more_o may_v be_v but_o enough_o be_v say_v to_o show_v that_o his_o second_o come_n so_o call_v in_o scripture_n his_o glorious_a appear_v never_o yet_o have_v be_v to_o any_o nor_o now_o be_v and_o though_o it_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o desire_n and_o longing_n of_o all_o unfeigned_a believer_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v see_v or_o enjoy_v it_o otherwise_o then_o by_o faith_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o it_o and_o powerful_a efficacy_n of_o that_o hope_n retain_v until_o they_o 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these_o appear_v in_o this_o question_n make_v we_o ashamed_a to_o profess_v we_o yet_o look_v and_o wait_v for_o this_o his_o second_o appear_v and_o come_v know_v that_o whatever_o reproach_n or_o denial_n of_o it_o such_o make_v he_o that_o shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o tarry_v long_o than_o the_o appoint_a time_n which_o also_o hasten_v in_o his_o time_n god_n shall_v send_v and_o show_v he_o etc._n etc._n act_v 3._o 20._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 14_o 15._o heb._n 10._o 37._o 16._o query_n what_o be_v those_o seed_n that_o must_v
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