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mat._n 6._o 10._o and_o 13._o 43._o and_o 26._o 29._o and_o sometime_o the_o son_n kingdom_n mat._n 16._o 28._o luk._n 22._o 29._o joh._n 18._o 36._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 11._o all_o which_o tend_v to_o clear_v this_o matter_n viz._n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n when_o all_o be_v bring_v under_o he_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v eternal_a the_o father_n reign_v in_o and_o by_o he_o as_o he_o now_o reign_v with_o the_o father_n on_o his_o throne_n and_o so_o shall_v continue_v till_o all_o his_o enemy_n be_v make_v subject_n to_o he_o so_o shall_v his_o father_n reign_v with_o he_o on_o his_o throne_n and_o as_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v all_o on_o his_o own_o throne_n in_o heaven_n so_o shall_v he_o be_v in_o all_o in_o his_o son_n kingdom_n here_o below_o phil._n 2._o 10_o 11._o and_o indeed_o the_o top-glory_n both_o of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o saint_n design_v in_o the_o restitution_n by_o jesus_n christ_n will_v issue_v here_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 14_o 15_o 16._o mat._n 19_o 28._o and_o in_o this_o estate_n shall_v christ_n be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n upon_o his_o throne_n for_o ever_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeck_v heb._n 5._o 6._o and_o 7._o 17._o consecrate_v so_o for_o evermore_o vers_fw-la 28._o the_o middle_a person_n between_o god_n and_o man_n between_o the_o father_n and_o his_o church_n as_o the_o head_n thereof_o in_o who_o their_o stand_a and_o service_n shall_v be_v perpetual_o present_v and_o accept_v and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v have_v acceptance_n isa_n 60._o 7._o and_o thus_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a and_o everlasting_a covenant_n heb_fw-mi 13._o 20._o and_o on_o this_o mediator_n and_o covenant_n the_o everlasting_a state_n world_n and_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v found_v and_o continue_v rev._n 5._o 12_o 13._o and_o 22._o 1_o 3._o that_o as_o all_o be_v found_v in_o the_o one_o sacrifice_n so_o it_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v all_o effect_v by_o a_o new_a and_o everlasting_a covenant_n in_o and_z with_o the_o lord_n christ_n who_o be_v this_o one_o sacrifice_n and_o not_o by_o the_o old_a 1._o that_o with_o adam_n be_v break_v and_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o this_o kind_n that_o bring_v in_o death_n and_o the_o curse_n upon_o man_n and_o upon_o the_o whole_a creation_n for_o man_n sin_n gen._n 3._o 16._o to_o 19_o but_o can_v not_o recover_v from_o that_o estate_n 2._o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v it_o be_v but_o a_o figurative_a ministration_n it_o can_v do_v nothing_o in_o this_o matter_n but_o leave_v all_o under_o curse_n and_o death_n still_o make_v nothing_o perfect_a heb._n 7._o 19_o and_o 11._o 40._o but_o it_o must_v all_o be_v effect_v by_o a_o new_a covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n in_o the_o second_o man_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n gen._n 3._o 15._o and_o 22._o 18._o cal._n 3._o 17._o life_n and_o immortality_n be_v bring_v to_o 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