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A37894 A reviving word from the quick and the dead, to the scatter'd dust of Sion, or, A breathing of the spirit of life, in a few bones, that begin to rise and rattle, in and about this city of London by a solemn declaration for an immediate uniting of all saints into one body, upon the growing principles of grace, and kingdome of our Lord Jesus, in every administration thereof ... Edmonds, Edward. 1657 (1657) Wing E178; ESTC R13451 58,240 72

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of_o this_o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o manna_n testimony_n so_o herein_o also_o as_o it_o be_v there_o in_o the_o figure_n be_v hide_v the_o ark_n rev._n 11._o 19_o and_o the_o heavenly_a manna_n rev._n 2._o 17._o from_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n till_o the_o time_n come_v for_o the_o holy_a camp_n rev._n 11._o 2._o to_o set_v forward_o and_o then_o be_v take_v away_o arise_v the_o covering-veil_n or_o the_o shut_n up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o exod._n 40._o 3._o and_o 26._o 14._o which_o upon_o move_v forward_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v open_v and_o uncover_v numb._n 4._o 5._o so_o must_v this_o tabernacle_n of_o saint_n so_o unite_v and_o knit_v as_o one_o man_n be_v open_v and_o the_o cover_n or_o veil_n spread_v over_o hitherto_o isa._n 25._o 7._o be_v take_v off_o as_o they_o move_v to_o the_o thing_n promise_v in_o worship_n the_o last_o day_n and_o as_o the_o inner_a court_n ezek._n 46._o 1._o be_v shut_v up_o the_o six_o day_n 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etc._n which_o be_v of_o great_a conduce_v to_o love_n and_o unity_n so_o titus_n 1._o 5._o and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v for_o although_o at_o jerusalem_n be_v many_o thousand_o act_n 2._o 41._o and_o 4_o 4._o it_o be_v probable_a as_o many_o as_o in_o all_o the_o particular_a church_n of_o london_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o many_o church_n as_o in_o this_o city_n that_o occasion_n much_o the_o division_n and_o breach_n of_o zion_n but_o one_o not_o that_o we_o bind_v up_o our_o communion_n so_o strict_o for_o that_o be_v explain_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o query_n only_o we_o do_v humble_o judge_v it_o will_v be_v better_a one_o in_o a_o city_n than_o many_o as_o now_o be_v church_n 7._o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o present_a deflower_v defilement_n and_o defection_n of_o many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o the_o particular_a congregation_n for_o we_o see_v they_o with_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n so_o far_o corrupt_v from_o their_o first_o 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