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those_o that_o have_v be_v his_o suffer_a saint_n on_o throne_n and_o they_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o judge_v the_o world_n until_o the_o final_a and_o eternal_a judgement_n seize_v upon_o all_o the_o ungodly_a at_o the_o last_o and_o general_a resurrection_n isa_n 9_o 7._o rev._n 11._o 15._o 18_o luke_n 1._o 31._o 32_o 33_o with_o mat._n 25._o 31._o etc._n etc._n dan._n 7._o 13._o 14._o 18._o 27._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 2._o rev._n 5._o 10._o and_o â—â—_o 4._o 6_o etc._n etc._n more_o may_v be_v but_o enough_o be_v say_v to_o show_v that_o his_o second_o come_n so_o call_v in_o scripture_n his_o glorious_a appear_v never_o yet_o have_v be_v to_o any_o nor_o now_o be_v and_o though_o it_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o desire_n and_o longing_n of_o all_o unfeigned_a believer_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v see_v or_o enjoy_v it_o otherwise_o then_o by_o faith_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o it_o and_o powerful_a efficacy_n of_o that_o hope_n retain_v until_o they_o shall_v all_o see_v it_o together_o luke_n 17._o 22._o 24._o 37._o 2_o tim._n 4._o â—_o heb._n 11._o 40._o 2_o thes_n 2._o 1._o with_o chap._n 1._o 7._o yea_o they_o be_v all_o look_v and_o wait_v for_o it_o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o present_a world_n while_o also_o they_o be_v wait_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o body_n tit._n 2._o 12_o 13._o heb._n 9_o 28._o rom._n 8._o 19_o 25._o phil._n 3._o 20._o 21._o and_o if_o any_o say_v they_o have_v it_o or_o have_v see_v it_o otherwise_o then_o by_o faith_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o so_o lo_o here_o be_v christ_n or_o there_o such_o be_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o we_o on_o such_o ground_n as_o forementioned_a or_o warn_v not_o to_o believe_v or_o go_v after_o they_o luke_n 17._o 23_o 24._o mat._n 24_o 23_o 24._o as_o likewise_o if_o they_o say_v with_o himmeneus_fw-la the_o resurrection_n be_v pass_v already_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 18._o nor_o shall_v such_o scoff_v or_o scoffer_n as_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 4._o or_o as_o 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
into_o he_o and_o knit_v together_o in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n who_o yet_o also_o in_o their_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o all_o as_o they_o have_v opportunity_n be_v to_o instruct_v and_o invite_v other_o that_o hear_v or_o listen_v to_o their_o word_n to_o come_v into_o his_o house_n and_o rejoice_v with_o his_o people_n even_o in_o observance_n of_o his_o ordinance_n with_o they_o and_o this_o for_o one_o mat._n 28._o 19_o 20._o rom._n 15._o 9_o 10_o 11._o prov._n 9_o 1._o 5._o mat._n 22._o 1._o 10._o v._o that_o the_o way_n of_o this_o solemn_a public_a and_o profess_a remembrance_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o lord_n death_n appoint_v to_o be_v use_v in_o his_o church_n or_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v therein_o be_v that_o in_o their_o assembly_n together_o believer_n do_v take_v the_o bread_n bless_v it_o in_o his_o name_n break_v it_o and_o with_o instruction_n about_o his_o suffering_n all_o of_o they_o take_v and_o eat_v of_o it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o 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