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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o age_n or_o that_o time_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a do_v he_o not_o plain_o point_v out_o unto_o we_o a_o time_n in_o which_o none_o of_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v raise_v but_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v account_v worthy_a of_o some_o peculiar_a happiness_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o store_n for_o they_o against_o that_o time_n certain_o if_o we_o compare_v these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n with_o the_o 14_o and_o 15_o verse_n of_o the_o 14._o ch_z of_o luke_n we_o can_v think_v otherwise_o for_o what_o be_v the_o resurrection_n which_o none_o but_o they_o that_o be_v account_v worthy_a shall_v obtain_v but_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a speak_v of_o chap._n 14._o ver_fw-la 14_o which_o you_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n and_o what_o do_v our_o saviour_n mean_a when_o he_o say_v not_o only_o thou_o shall_v be_v recompense_v at_o the_o resurrection_n but_o at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a do_v he_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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