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christ_n come_v to_o reign_v upon_o earth_n answ_n the_o heaven_n be_v to_o retain_v christ_n until_o the_o time_n of_o restoration_n as_o i_o before_o have_v say_v so_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o work_n be_v immediate_o so_o soon_o as_o christ_n come_v and_o so_o to_o increase_v and_o grow_v more_o strong_a and_o excellent_a as_o now_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o thing_n therein_o grow_v old_a and_o old_a and_o weak_a and_o weak_a isa_n 9.7_o chap._n 29.19_o ezek._n 36.27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o quer._n 13._o whether_o for_o no_o shall_v christ_n and_o the_o saint_n reign_v for_o ever_o upon_o the_o earth_n or_o not_o answ_n it_o appear_v that_o christ_n and_o the_o saint_n shall_v not_o reign_v for_o ever_o because_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o mediatorship_n shall_v be_v give_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n when_o the_o son_n shall_v be_v in_o subjection_n unto_o he_o so_o as_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o government_n unto_o he_o and_o yet_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o 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