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again_o a_o little_a while_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v i_o which_o he_o inculcate_n again_o vers_fw-la 22._o you_o now_o therefore_o have_v sorrow_n but_o i_o will_v see_v you_o again_o and_o your_o heart_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o your_o joy_n no_o man_n take_v from_o you_o all_o these_o scripture_n intend_v not_o that_o visible_a appearance_n which_o christ_n make_v to_o his_o disciple_n after_o he_o arise_v for_o many_o reason_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v all_o consecutive_a of_o the_o send_n of_o the_o comforter_n which_o be_v not_o send_v till_o after_o his_o ascension_n 2._o the_o sight_n of_o christ_n before_o his_o ascension_n be_v not_o improve_v to_o such_o glorious_a advantage_n as_o he_o tell_v they_o this_o shall_v be_v to_o instance_n but_o in_o two_o only_a the_o 1._o you_o have_v joh._n 14.20_o at_o that_o day_n you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o in_o my_o father_n and_o you_o in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o you_o the_o second_o you_o have_v ch_n 16.23_o in_o that_o day_n 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have_v take_v it_o for_o the_o last_o and_o general_a judgement_n whereof_o it_o be_v a_o lively_a figure_n and_o representation_n revel_v 6._o from_o 12._o to_o the_o end_n 5._o the_o next_o come_v of_o christ_n be_v his_o come_n upon_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n after_o he_o have_v by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n fix_v his_o throne_n and_o usurpation_n over_o all_o christendom_n for_o the_o generality_n of_o it_o call_v the_o holy_a city_n set_v himself_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n who_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n in_o his_o witness_n and_o reformer_n consume_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o skeleton_n in_o order_n to_o destroy_v he_o with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n now_o as_o all_o the_o appearance_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v gradual_a and_o preparatory_a working_n to_o his_o first_o personal_a appearance_n wherein_o and_o wherewith_o also_o he_o minister_v the_o light_n and_o notice_n of_o his_o second_o 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