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which_o truth_n the_o saint_n and_o people_n of_o god_n do_v full_o and_o certain_o believe_v although_o a_o thousand_o false_a prophet_n shall_v arise_v and_o preach_v the_o contrary_a under_o what_o show_n or_o pretence_n of_o learning_n and_o religion_n soever_o they_o make_v the_o clear_a and_o plain_a doctrine_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v this_o mat._n 13._o 39_o 40_o 41._o the_o harvest_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o reaper_n be_v the_o angel_n as_o therefore_o the_o tare_n be_v gather_v and_o burn_v in_o the_o fire_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o angel_n and_o they_o shall_v gather_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n all_o scandalous_a thing_n and_o all_o such_o as_o do_v offend_v they_o or_o which_o do_v or_o work_v iniquity_n and_o when_o the_o question_n be_v make_v by_o the_o servant_n to_o the_o householder_n whether_o the_o tare_n the_o envious_a man_n sow_v among_o the_o good_a seed_n shall_v be_v pluck_v up_o the_o master_n answer_v nay_o let_v they_o both_o grow_v together_o till_o the_o harvest_n and_o also_o give_v the_o reason_n and_o show_v far_a what_o shall_v be_v do_v then_o and_o not_o before_o both_o with_o the_o tare_n and_o wheat_n also_o although_o many_o unwary_o do_v affirm_v at_o this_o time_n among_o we_o the_o contrary_a yet_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v wish_v all_o the_o contrary_a mind_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o that_o at_o his_o glorious_a come_n shall_v be_v the_o kingdom_n deliverance_n reign_n and_o perfection_n and_o not_o before_o therefore_o say_v her_o lord_n and_o king_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o then_o shall_v be_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o be_v a_o shepherd_n divide_v his_o 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revelation_n speak_v with_o the_o same_o wisdom_n aid_n and_o guidance_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o angel_n teach_v daniel_n in_o the_o same_o mystery_n and_o their_o very_a expression_n in_o many_o thing_n be_v alike_o but_o more_o open_v and_o reveal_v by_o the_o apostle_n then_o by_o the_o prophet_n they_o both_o agree_v in_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o time_n though_o one_o write_v long_o before_o the_o other_o and_o each_o differ_v in_o the_o rule_n of_o reckon_v as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n in_o which_o they_o live_v the_o one_o live_v among_o the_o chaldean_n the_o other_o among_o the_o hebrew_n the_o one_o compute_v their_o time_n and_o year_n according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o other_o by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o hebrew_n their_o reckon_n be_v certain_a thirty_o day_n to_o a_o month_n and_o twelve_o month_n to_o a_o year_n the_o chaldean_n they_o reckon_v and_o compute_v according_a to_o the_o course_n and_o rule_v of_o 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