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lord_n will_v hasten_v it_o in_o his_o time_n isa_n 60.21_o 22._o and_o this_o be_v the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o will_v be_v put_v in_o subjection_n unto_o christ_n heb._n 2.5_o the_o which_o will_v be_v when_o the_o old_a heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v perish_v which_o have_v now_o the_o roll_a power_n and_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n take_v place_n and_o then_o the_o child_n of_o god_n servant_n shall_v continue_v and_o their_o seed_n shall_v be_v establish_v before_o he_o psal_n 102.25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o and_o this_o be_v the_o world_n to_o come_v of_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o speak_v heb._n 2.5_o 8._o for_o that_o which_o be_v call_v a_o nation_n or_o generation_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n where_o it_o be_v say_v a_o seed_n shall_v serve_v he_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v account_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o generation_n psal_n 22.30_o 31._o psal_n 24.6_o 7._o the_o same_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v term_v the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o the_o world_n without_o end_n and_o the_o christian_n since_o the_o apostasy_n from_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n have_v never_o right_o understand_v this_o world_n to_o come_v nor_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o whereby_o great_a part_n of_o the_o fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v overturn_v and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o last_o day_n be_v speak_v of_o because_o they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n will_v then_o be_v judge_v and_o the_o gospel_n institution_n will_v then_o cease_v and_o the_o roll_a power_n take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v term_v their_o last_o day_n but_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n we_o never_o read_v of_o a_o last_o day_n because_o when_o israel_n be_v again_o restore_v than_o the_o land_n be_v give_v they_o for_o a_o everlasting_a inheritance_n gen._n 17.7_o 8._o and_o then_o as_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o the_o new_a earth_n shall_v remain_v so_o shall_v their_o seed_n 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