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this_o he_o also_o then_o and_o still_o affirm_v as_o also_o be_v show_v in_o our_o former_a answer_n quest_n 15._o how_o many_o come_n of_o christ_n do_v you_o own_o see_v you_o have_v his_o second_o come_v without_o sin_n to_o salvation_n yet_o to_o look_v for_o ans_fw-fr hitherto_o they_o have_v play_v the_o part_n of_o the_o false_a christ_n foretell_v by_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 24._o 24._o privy_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o as_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o in_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o personal_a body_n and_o the_o work_v finish_v by_o he_o in_o that_o his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o his_o infinite_a fullness_n and_o glory_n by_o mean_n of_o death_n possess_v by_o he_o for_o we_o in_o that_o body_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a that_o so_o they_o may_v make_v way_n for_o their_o lift_n up_o something_o else_o in_o the_o name_n anâ—_n place_n thereof_o as_o mat._n 24._o 5._o and_o now_o they_o proceed_v more_o plain_o to_o act_v the_o part_n also_o of_o 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these_o appear_v in_o this_o question_n make_v we_o ashamed_a to_o profess_v we_o yet_o look_v and_o wait_v for_o this_o his_o second_o appear_v and_o come_v know_v that_o whatever_o reproach_n or_o denial_n of_o it_o such_o make_v he_o that_o shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o tarry_v long_o than_o the_o appoint_a time_n which_o also_o hasten_v in_o his_o time_n god_n shall_v send_v and_o show_v he_o etc._n etc._n act_v 3._o 20._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 14_o 15._o heb._n 10._o 37._o 16._o query_n what_o be_v those_o seed_n that_o must_v
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which_o be_v still_o to_o be_v wait_v for_o by_o all_o believer_n even_o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o present_a world_n and_o that_o in_o the_o use_n and_o observance_n of_o his_o ordinance_n each_o in_o their_o several_a time_n here_o as_o tit._n 2._o 12._o 13._o and_o that_o that_o his_o second_o come_v and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n that_o now_o be_v and_o so_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v of_o which_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v heir_n rom._n 4._o 13._o etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v together_o at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v evident_a in_o act._n 3._o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o heb._n 2._o 5_o 8._o with_o 2._o pet._n 3._o to_o the_o end_n yea_o further_o also_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o express_v in_o the_o promise_n annex_v to_o the_o commandment_n give_v by_o our_o saviour_n after_o his_o resurrection_n to_o his_o apostle_n and_o therein_o in_o a_o secondary_a sense_n to_o they_o that_o after_o believe_v through_o their_o word_n john_n 17._o 18._o 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sacrifice_n of_o himself_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o that_o by_o sin_n be_v dissolve_v and_o must_v necessary_o have_v be_v plunge_v into_o extreme_a misery_n disorder_n confusion_n and_o darkness_n be_v uphold_v in_o some_o comfortable_a frame_n and_o order_n by_o he_o all_o thing_n consist_v his_o mercy_n to_o man-ward_n be_v overall_a his_o work_n and_o that_o all_o this_o be_v include_v in_o his_o light_v man_n be_v plain_a in_o vers_n 10._o where_o by_o way_n of_o explanation_n of_o the_o former_a he_o say_v he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o he_o that_o be_v it_o be_v always_o uphold_v and_o comfortable_o preserve_v and_o so_o make_v after_o by_o sin_n enter_v it_o be_v or_o have_v be_v mar_v for_o of_o that_o make_n in_o a_o second_o sense_n and_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o redemption_n in_o he_o for_o man_n it_o be_v evident_a he_o speak_v like_o that_o deut._n 3â—_n â—_o see_v of_o its_o be_v first_o create_v by_o he_o he_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o now_o also_o speak_v of_o his_o continual_a be_v in_o the_o world_n virtual_o and_o spiritual_o from_o the_o beginning_n even_o as_o the_o new_a maker_n and_o upholder_n and_o so_o say_v the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o he_o though_o it_o know_v he_o not_o so_o then_o of_o all_o mercy_n of_o that_o nature_n and_o pertain_v to_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n he_o as_o now_o deliver_v for_o our_o offence_n and_o raise_v for_o our_o justification_n be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n for_o he_o give_v his_o flesh_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o world_n and_o upon_o who_o do_v not_o his_o light_n arise_v job_n 25._o 3._o psal_n 75._o 3._o and_o 36._o 5_o 6._o with_o psal_n 145._o 8_o 9_o col._n 1._o 16_o 17._o john_n 6._o 33._o 51._o with_o chap._n 1._o 4._o 9_o 10._o as_o likewise_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o giver_n of_o all_o spiritual_a and_o supernatural_a light_n even_o of_o the_o supernatural_a light_n and_o power_n of_o his_o 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the_o light_n and_o that_o you_o have_v confute_v yourselves_o for_o thomas_n moor_n will_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o eve-man_n have_v a_o spiritual_a light_n in_o he_o etc._n etc._n to_o all_o which_o we_o answer_v this_o demand_n be_v as_o foolish_a as_o imperious_a nor_o can_v our_o silence_n to_o it_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o ignorance_n but_o rather_o show_v our_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o imperiousness_n who_o though_o they_o may_v lord_n it_o over_o other_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o own_v by_o we_o much_o less_o can_v it_o be_v a_o confutation_n to_o ourselves_o for_o our_o answer_n that_o he_o give_v both_o or_o light_v man_n with_o both_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a light_n and_o so_o be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o all_o the_o various_a stream_n of_o light_n whether_o natural_a or_o spiritual_a give_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o such_o a_o inference_n that_o any_o one_o stream_n of_o the_o light_n he_o give_v be_v both_o natural_a and_o 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