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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o age_n as_o the_o pregnancy_n and_o propriety_n of_o this_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d phrase_n see_v it_o learned_o vindicated_n &_o open_v jus_n divin_fw-fr mini._n evan_n par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 27._o ad_fw-la 31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o parallel_a usage_n of_o it_o by_o this_o same_o evangelist_n mat._n 13.40_o m_o chap._n 24.3_o n_z beside_o the_o precedent_a passage_n which_o be_v not_o all_o your_o day_n but_o all_o day_n do_v plentiful_o evince_v or_o have_v you_o so_o forget_v that_o command_n by_o paul_n to_o timothy_n i_o give_v thou_o charge_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n who_o quicken_v all_o thing_n and_o before_o christ_n jesus_n who_o before_o pontius_n pilate_n witness_v a_o good_a confession_n that_o thou_o keep_v this_o commandment_n without_o spot_n unrebukeable_a until_o the_o appear_a of_o 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11_o 12_o 13._o have_v by_o this_o only_a usual_o bring_v about_o the_o addition_n of_o sinner_n to_o his_o church_n and_o to_o himself_o act_v the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o 41._o and_o 47._o verse_n and_o chap._n 11._o vers_fw-la 24._o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n to_o and_o their_o confirmation_n in_o and_o with_o himself_o act_n chap._n 26.18.15.32_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o regeneration_n of_o sinner_n act_n 26._o chapter_n 18._o ver_fw-la and_o 1_o corin._n chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 15._o the_o new_a birth_n of_o soul_n and_o to_o believe_v in_o himself_o james_n chap._n 1._o verse_n 18._o and_o 1_o corinth_n chap._n 3_o vers_fw-la 5._o the_o subdue_a of_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o saint_n 2_o corinth_n chap._n 10._o verse_n 4.5_o and_o 1_o corinth_n chap._n 1._o verse_n 21._o and_o 3._o if_o our_o lord_n christ_n do_v not_o now_o extraordinary_o send_v forth_o any_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o do_v not_o neither_o immediate_o design_v out_o 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