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sun_n when_o he_o rise_v in_o his_o fortitude_n but_o here_o some_o will_v object_v either_o jehovah_n dwell_v not_o in_o and_o about_o his_o church_n or_o else_o he_o have_v promise_v no_o such_o protection_n for_o we_o see_v many_o of_o his_o people_n to_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n in_o all_o this_o for_o as_o he_o dwell_v in_o and_o round_o about_o they_o for_o protection_n so_o he_o deni_v they_o not_o the_o thing_n he_o promise_v but_o perform_v it_o with_o advantage_n he_o let_v abel_n blood_n to_o be_v spill_v he_o suffer_v stephen_n to_o be_v stone_v etc._n etc._n but_o what_o then_o have_v he_o not_o protect_v they_o to_o the_o death_n it_o be_v appoint_v that_o all_o man_n shall_v die_v for_o death_n be_v go_v over_o all_o and_o then_o come_v judgement_n abel_n do_v but_o die_v stephen_n do_v but_o die_v and_o all_o must_v die_v but_o mark_v those_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v bless_v for_o they_o 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i_o moreover_o say_v take_v heed_n you_o fetch_v not_o in_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n with_o spread_a branch_n garment_n and_o cry_v to_o day_n hosanna_n &_o then_o to_o morrow_n betray_v he_o &_o cry_v cruci-fige_a it_o beseem_v prince_n to_o cut_v traitor_n from_o their_o city_n and_o it_o shall_v never_o unbeseeme_v god_n to_o execute_v speedy_a vengeance_n on_o the_o wicked_a this_o city_n gate_n saint_n john_n see_v ever_o open_a to_o the_o elect_n such_o as_o cleanse_v themselves_o by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n come_v they_o from_o what_o coast_n soever_o upon_o every_o coast_n open_a three_o gate_n and_o every_o gate_n a_o entire_a pearl_n by_o sacred_a trinity_n in_o unity_n even_o by_o their_o sweet_a love_n of_o more_o worth_n than_o any_o pearl_n all_o must_v enter_v for_o porter_n there_o stand_v angel_n even_o the_o twelve_o great_a angel_n of_o the_o particular_a church_n who_o by_o god_n his_o word_n invite_v the_o repentant_a if_o david_n account_v it_o such_o a_o 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idolater_n and_o whosoever_o love_v or_o make_v lie_n the_o holy_a enlighten_v as_o israel_n in_o goshen_n but_o the_o unholie_a darken_v as_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o land_n of_o mizraim_n god_n within_o the_o devil_n without_o for_o as_o there_o be_v no_o three_o governor_n so_o there_o be_v no_o three_o place_n these_o that_o be_v not_o of_o michael_n side_n all_o these_o be_v of_o the_o dragon_n side_n who_o shall_v fight_v but_o not_o prevail_v neither_o shall_v they_o have_v any_o place_n in_o heaven_n as_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n with_o reverend_a admiration_n shut_v up_o his_o prophecy_n with_o this_o the_o name_n of_o that_o city_n that_o be_v of_o the_o new-testament_n church_n from_o a_o day_n even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o typical_a jerushalems_n end_n shall_v be_v jehovah-shamma_a the_o eternal_a be_v there_o so_o i_o with_o s._n johns_n speech_n will_v finish_v my_o sermon_n 22.14_o revel_v 22.14_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n that_o their_o right_n may_v be_v in_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o may_v enter_v in_o through_o the_o gate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o that_o city_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la in_o this_o book_n correct_v thus_o page_n 16._o line_n 8._o for_o that_o read_v this_o page_n 40_o line_n 19_o read_v depart_v pag._n 45._o li._n 22._o for_o chron._n read_v chap._n