and_o piscator_fw-la resolve_v the_o matter_n thus_o peremptory_o against_o you_o praeternaturales_a istae_fw-la trium_fw-la horarum_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la quae_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la occuparunt_fw-la patiente_a christo_fw-la portenderunt_fw-la haud_fw-la dubie_n calamitates_fw-la illâ—s_fw-la quas_fw-la non_fw-la multò_fw-la post_fw-la deus_fw-la iratus_fw-la huic_fw-la populo_fw-la immisit_fw-la quas_fw-la et_fw-la christus_fw-la suprà _fw-la cap._n 24._o discipulis_fw-la praediâ—it_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la signum_fw-la irae_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la perspicitur_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la signum_fw-la erunt_fw-la adventantis_fw-la christi_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la testatur_fw-la suprà _fw-la cap._n 24.29_o et_fw-la passìm_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la nomine_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la calamitates_fw-la significantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o cap._n 27._o verse_n 45._o mat._n in_o which_o word_n he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v that_o this_o 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redemption_n the_o next_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v that_o of_o joel_n who_o mention_n the_o very_a sign_n which_o our_o saviour_n say_v shall_v be_v the_o immediate_a forerunner_n of_o the_o jew_n redemption_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v afterward_o say_v he_o in_o his_o 2._o chap._n at_o the_o 28_o ver_fw-la that_o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n and_o your_o sin_n and_o your_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v your_o old_a man_n shall_v dream_v dream_n and_o your_o young_a man_n shall_v see_v vision_n and_o also_o upon_o the_o servant_n and_o upon_o the_o handmaid_n in_o those_o day_n will_v i_o pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n and_o i_o will_v show_v wonder_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o earth_n blood_n and_o fire_n and_o pillar_n of_o smoke_n the_o 12._o the_o isa_n 24._o v._n 23._o mat._n 24._o v._n 29._o rev._n 6._o v._n 12._o sun_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n and_o the_o moon_n into_o blood_n before_o the_o import_v the_o great_a not_o 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2._o pag._n 287._o each_o several_a day_n of_o its_o first_o week_n the_o week_n of_o its_o creation_n may_v in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o prophetical_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n day_n wherein_o it_o be_v afterward_o deliver_v by_o the_o infallible_a penman_n of_o holy_a writ_n mr._n petrie_n answer_n the_o certainty_n of_o all_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n we_o acknowledge_v and_o the_o infallibility_n of_o his_o penman_n but_o where_o be_v it_o reveal_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v a_o thousand_o year_n continuance_n to_o the_o world_n for_o each_o several_a day_n of_o the_o first_o week_n on_o the_o margin_n he_o cire_v rab._n ketina_n comment_n apoca._n par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 287._o where_o be_v some_o testimony_n in_o the_o rabbin_n to_o this_o purpose_n let_v jew_n follow_v jewish_a fable_n to_o we_o christian_n have_v god_n speak_v in_o the_o last_o day_n by_o his_o son_n heb._n 1.2_o who_o he_o have_v bid_v we_o hear_v certain_o with_o a_o 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but_o what_o i_o so_o much_o out_o of_o charity_n with_o the_o jew_n now_o be_v not_o this_o the_o name_n who_o mystical_a interpretation_n have_v stand_v you_o in_o such_o stead_n in_o the_o wrest_n of_o the_o prophecy_n which_o concern_v they_o by_o name_n and_o none_o else_o and_o do_v you_o not_o say_v pag._n 16._o that_o the_o faithful_a be_v call_v jew_n not_o only_o typical_o but_o likewise_o for_o the_o special_a comfort_n of_o the_o jew_n how_o do_v you_o dare_v then_o so_o bold_o to_o abuse_v that_o name_n by_o which_o you_o say_v the_o faithful_a be_v so_o frequent_o â—iled_v in_o scripture_n and_o what_o comfort_n can_v it_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o you_o lay_v claim_v to_o this_o name_n in_o the_o scripture_n where_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o you_o that_o you_o seem_v to_o take_v delight_n in_o it_o there_o and_o yet_o in_o your_o writing_n and_o common_a discourse_n use_v it_o as_o a_o byword_n and_o term_v of_o reproach_n or_o how_o can_v we_o think_v that_o you_o 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