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A45335 A practical and polemical commentary, or, exposition upon the third and fourth chapters of the latter epistle of Saint Paul to Timothy wherein the text is explained, some controversies discussed, sundry cases of conscience are cleared, many common places are succinctly handled, and divers usefull and seasonable observations raised / by Thomas Hall ... Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665. 1658 (1658) Wing H436; ESTC R14473 672,720 512

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do_v not_o wonder_v at_o they_o as_o if_o some_o strange_a and_o new_a thing_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o this_o also_o you_o must_v know_v that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n perilous_a time_n shall_v come_v beza_n in_o the_o last_o day_n that_o be_v all_o the_o time_n from_o christ_n first_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n till_o his_o second_o come_v to_o judgement_n in_o scripture_n the_o latter_a or_o last_o time_n be_v take_v two_o way_n 1._o more_o general_o for_o all_o gospel-time_n from_o that_o time_n since_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o publish_v the_o gospel_n this_o be_v call_v the_o gospel-time_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o legal_a administration_n and_o this_o be_v frequent_o in_o scripture_n phrase_n call_v the_o last_o time_n and_o the_o last_o day_n this_o appear_v by_o those_o parallel_a text_n joel_n 2.28_o compare_v with_o act_n 2.17_o heb._n 1.2_o 1._o 1_o pet._n 2.20_o &_o 2.3.3_o isai_n 22._o hos._n 3.5_o mich._n 4.2_o &_o 33._o thus_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o say_n of_o jacob_n to_o his_o son_n gen._n 49.1_o gather_v yourselves_o together_o that_o i_o may_v tell_v you_o what_o shall_v befall_v you_o in_o the_o last_o day_n i_o at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n or_o when_o shiloh_n come_v v_o 20._o hence_o gospel-time_n be_v call_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 20.11_o heb._n 9.26_o and_o the_o last_o hour_n 1_o john_n 2.18_o now_o these_o be_v call_v the_o last_o day_n 1._o because_o all_o be_v then_o consummate_v which_o be_v prophesy_v concern_v the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n and_o so_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o time_n or_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n gal._n 4.4_o nothing_o now_o remain_v but_o a_o look_v for_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n which_o how_o soon_o it_o may_v come_v we_o know_v not_o 2._o because_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o world_n continuance_n be_v distinguish_v into_o three_o great_a period_n the_o gospel-time_n be_v the_o last_o 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mistress_n hutchinson_n in_o new-england_n who_o be_v banish_v for_o her_o heresy_n and_o destroy_v both_o she_o and_o her_o family_n by_o the_o indian_n parnel_n a_o quaker_n famish_a himself_n in_o colchester_n jail_n try_v to_o fast_v 40._o day_n as_o christ_n do_v poole_n a_o quaker_n in_o dorcester_n drown_v himself_o quest._n if_o any_o desire_n to_o know_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n suffer_v seducer_n to_o abound_v he_o may_v find_v good_a store_n in_o doctor_n boltons_n arraignment_n of_o error_n pag._n 5._o to_o 55._o in_o mr._n brimslye_v spi._n vertigo_n p._n 37._o etc._n etc._n and_o mr._n sherlock_n against_o the_o quaker_n in_o fine_a cap._n 6._o p._n 205._o etc._n etc._n use_v 1_o since_o false_a prophet_n be_v such_o pestilent_a person_n the_o magistrate_n must_v not_o tolerate_v they_o 35._o who_o will_v tolerate_v such_o as_o have_v plague-sore_n run_v on_o they_o to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o infect_v other_o or_o that_o have_v poison_n to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o 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