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judah_n together_o go_v weep_v they_o shall_v ask_v the_o way_n to_o zion_n with_o their_o face_n thitherward_o say_v come_v let_v we_o join_v ourselves_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o must_v be_v before_o the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n v._n 9_o 10._o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n must_v together_o again_o and_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v a_o better_a day_n sale_n 13._o another_o motive_n may_v be_v the_o stability_n and_o duration_n of_o this_o state_n whatsoever_o become_v of_o this_o body_n or_o our_o person_n this_o foundation_n in_o christ_n will_v stand_v until_o his_o come_n down_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o holy_a angel_n isa._n 33._o 20._o thy_o eye_n shall_v see_v jerusalem_n a_o quiet_a habitation_n a_o tabernacle_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v down_o not_o one_o of_o the_o stake_n thereof_o shall_v ever_o be_v remove_v isa._n 60._o 15._o with_o 58._o 12._o call_v the_o foundation_n of_o many_o generation_n which_o no_o other_o 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18._o disobedient_a 14._o last_o let_v we_o serious_o perpend_v the_o nearness_n and_o approach_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v which_o be_v so_o hard_o by_o will_v render_v our_o disobedience_n at_o this_o day_n the_o more_o unexcusable_a and_o culpable_a yea_o liable_a and_o open_a to_o the_o anathema_n maranatha_n or_o curse_n of_o his_o second_o come_n 2_o thes._n 1._o 8._o mal._n 4._o 6._o which_o we_o conceive_v as_o far_o transcend_v the_o curse_n of_o his_o first_o come_v upon_o the_o disobedient_a jew_n who_o will_v not_o be_v gather_v or_o unite_v though_o he_o clockt_v for_o they_o as_o a_o hen_n for_o chicken_n as_o that_o curse_n do_v the_o curse_n of_o disobedience_n to_o moses_n and_o his_o law_n heb._n
10._o 29._o and_o 2._o 3._o our_o great_a law_n be_v love_n to_o all_o saint_n beside_o to_o this_o end_n do_v our_o lord_n come_v again_o that_o he_o may_v perfect_v this_o kind_n of_o communion_n john_n 14._o 3._o epi._n 1._o 10._o 2_o thes._n 2._o 1._o that_o those_o who_o have_v weep_v and_o watch_v pray_v and_o walk_v together_o in_o life_n and_o grace_n may_v sing_v triumph_n rejoice_v and_o reign_v together_o in_o life_n and_o glory_n those_o that_o have_v keep_v together_o in_o the_o danger_n may_v continue_v together_o in_o the_o deliverance_n but_o unto_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n luke_n 13._o â—8_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o kingdom_n i_o e._n that_o kingdom_n which_o comprehend_v all_o saint_n and_o you_o yourselves_o thrust_v out_o for_o v._n 29._o they_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n and_o shall_v sit_v down_o in_o this_o kingdom_n wherefore_o up_o o_o you_o wise_a virgin_n all_o at_o once_o that_o wait_v for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n get_v up_o and_o be_v ready_a trim_a your_o lamp_n fill_v your_o vessel_n hear_v the_o dismal_a cry_n of_o midnight_n he_o come_v he_o come_v haste_v haste_v like_o a_o roe_n over_o these_o mountain_n of_o bether_n or_o division_n to_o gather_v all_o into_o one_o out_o of_o their_o wildernesse-hole_n and_o difference_n occasion_v by_o external_a observation_n and_o form_n wherefore_o up_o awake_v awake_v awake_v and_o put_v on_o strength_n o_o zion_n in_o these_o three_o nation_n for_o the_o day_n do_v break_v and_o the_o shadow_n flee_v and_o the_o primitive_a community_n be_v come_v forth_o to_o be_v reduce_v and_o revive_v therefore_o up_o o_o wise_a one_o mat._n 25._o 7._o while_o the_o foolish_a be_v go_v to_o buy_v in_o mercenary_a way_n that_o we_o may_v be_v all_o in_o one_o ready_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o marriage_n v._n 10._o even_o 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yet_o be_v find_v among_o we_o if_o not_o we_o must_v declare_v against_o the_o best_a of_o the_o church_n doctrinal_o and_o practical_o but_o if_o so_o then_o how_o can_v this_o bear_v away_o the_o name_n after_o the_o 1_o pattern_n purity_n answ_n 1_o although_o we_o need_v not_o reflect_v to_o what_o have_v be_v but_o to_o what_o be_v obvious_a yet_o we_o dare_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o we_o hearty_o honour_v and_o own_o those_o separate_a church_n that_o retain_v their_o first_o principle_n in_o purity_n grace_n power_n and_o holiness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o unity_n love_n sound_a doctrine_n discipline_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n yet_o rise_v 2._o we_o never_o think_v they_o to_o be_v perfect_a but_o grow_v up_o to_o perfection_n and_o so_o a_o get_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n by_o degree_n now_o this_o be_v one_o degree_n and_o growth_n further_o as_o we_o suppose_v and_o so_o more_o up_o unto_o the_o primitive_a state_n viz._n unite_n and_o orderly_o place_v of_o 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and_o proper_a place_n of_o service_n and_o exercise_n one_o without_o grieving_n molest_a oppose_a oppressng_a or_o offend_v another_o and_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v we_o or_o other_o more_o light_a in_o this_o matter_n we_o will_v glad_o receive_v it_o for_o day_n 4._o we_o must_v confess_v as_o before_o that_o be_v but_o upon_o the_o daybreak_n and_o dawn_n of_o this_o business_n those_o that_o begin_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v short_a of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o succeed_v upon_o this_o principle_n and_o this_o but_o in_o a_o sense_n a_o sign_n of_o the_o day-opening_v or_o antecedanean_a to_o somewhat_o of_o more_o life_n loveliness_n and_o lustre_n that_o other_o may_v be_v raise_v up_o into_o yet_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o do_v with_o integrity_n and_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o will_v be_v of_o great_a use_n for_o this_o season_n and_o have_v a_o singular_a testimony_n from_o heaven_n wherefore_o way_n 5._o have_v a_o care_n we_o beseech_v you_o in_o the_o fear_n and_o 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