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so_o forth_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o zach._n 14._o where_o he_o show_v the_o perpetual_a light_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7._o and_o the_o continual_a flow_v of_o the_o wholesome_a water_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n ver_fw-la 98._o and_o the_o remove_n of_o all_o impediment_n for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o elect_v conversion_n and_o salvation_n you_o see_v here_o that_o our_o saviour_n come_v not_o only_o to_o conquer_v death_n which_o be_v the_o last_o enemy_n that_o he_o shall_v destroy_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v destroy_v till_o the_o last_o resurrection_n but_o also_o to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o himself_o and_o have_v make_v they_o all_o acknowledge_v his_o authority_n and_o have_v put_v down_o all_o contrary_a power_n and_o authority_n for_o all_o nation_n have_v praise_v christ_n and_o give_v laud_n unto_o he_o rom._n 14.9_o 10.11_o that_o there_o be_v one_o shepherd_n and_o one_o sheepfold_n that_o the_o 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destroy_v this_o temple_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o believe_v the_o scripture_n that_o be_v the_o scripture_n which_o foreshow_v our_o saviour_n resurrection_n as_o psal_n 16._o allege_v by_o saint_n peter_n act_v 2.25_o etc._n etc._n and_o psal_n 2.7_o allege_a by_o saint_n paul_n act_v 13.33_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o word_n which_o jesus_n have_v say_v that_o be_v and_o they_o believe_v also_o that_o this_o say_n of_o he_o to_o the_o jew_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o his_o body_n and_o not_o as_o you_o say_v they_o do_v that_o it_o be_v a_o interpretation_n of_o zechariah_n prophecy_n which_o for_o show_v indeed_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o not_o the_o destroy_n of_o it_o by_o the_o jew_n nor_o the_o build_n of_o it_o in_o three_o day_n no_o nor_o the_o build_n of_o it_o until_o the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o branch_n shall_v sit_v and_o rule_v on_o his_o throne_n neither_o do_v our_o saviour_n say_v plain_o destroy_v the_o 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day_n too_o in_o god_n threaten_v to_o adam_n gen._n 2.17_o because_o that_o threaten_a must_v needs_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o punishment_n that_o shall_v come_v on_o adam_n for_o his_o disobedience_n and_o consequent_o of_o a_o bodily_a death_n which_o yet_o he_o suffer_v not_o till_o near_o nine_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o we_o take_v this_o word_n in_o no_o other_o sense_n then_o the_o prophet_n do_v to_o who_o god_n speak_v by_o his_o spirit_n in_o time_n past_a or_o then_o the_o apostle_n do_v to_o who_o god_n speak_v by_o his_o son_n first_o and_o by_o his_o spirit_n afterward_o or_o then_o god_n do_v as_o many_o learned_a divine_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o foresay_a passage_n to_o adam_n and_o therefore_o we_o borrow_v it_o not_o from_o the_o jewish_a sable_n although_o we_o will_v not_o reject_v any_o truth_n that_o the_o jew_n hold_v for_o fear_v of_o be_v upbraid_v with_o their_o sable_n or_o with_o the_o name_n of_o jew_n 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