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civitas_n fidelitatis_fw-la or_o fidelis_fw-la the_o faithful_a city_n observe_v faith_n and_o loyalty_n towards_o god_n in_o cleave_v constant_o to_o his_o sincere_a worship_n which_o also_o we_o find_v that_o they_o do_v from_o the_o captivity_n till_o christ_n preserve_v the_o main_a of_o god_n worship_n pure_a and_o never_o fall_v to_o the_o open_a profession_n of_o idolatry_n as_o in_o former_a time_n they_o have_v do_v though_o in_o doctrine_n and_o manner_n there_o creptin_a many_o corruption_n and_o their_o final_a rejection_n be_v not_o as_o in_o former_a time_n for_o idolatry_n but_o for_o stiff_o persevere_v in_o judaisme_n reject_v christ_n and_o christianity_n and_n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o holy_a mountain_n i.e._n literal_o the_o place_n whereon_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v which_o have_v lie_v pollute_v and_o profane_v under_o the_o ruin_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o temple_n so_o many_o year_n shall_v again_o be_v style_v be_v style_v as_o 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not_o likely_a to_o increase_v to_o any_o great_a multitude_n or_o to_o live_v in_o peace_n yet_o god_n promise_v they_o shall_v do_v both_o which_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o two_o special_a adjunct_n or_o companion_n of_o a_o quiet_a and_o flourish_a state_n 1._o long_o life_n of_o age_a person_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n there_o shall_v yet_o old_a man_n and_o old_a woman_n dwell_v in_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o now_o lie_v desolate_a and_o unfrequented_a they_o shall_v be_v repeopled_n in_o peace_n and_o for_o a_o long_a continuance_n and_o they_o that_o be_v now_o yongue_n shall_v live_v quiet_o in_o it_o till_o old_a age_n yea_o till_o decrepit_a old_a age_n and_o every_o one_o every_o or_o every_o one_o man_n his_o staff_n in_o his_o hand_n for_o very_a age_n a_o sign_n of_o a_o prosperous_a state_n wherein_o man_n be_v not_o cut_v off_o untimely_a by_o war_n and_o such_o like_a calamity_n see_v 1_o sam._n 2.31_o lam._n 2.20_o 21_o 22._o &_o lam._n 5.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o verse_n 4._o 2._o multitude_n of_o yongue_n child_n sport_v in_o the_o street_n and_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o boy_n and_o girl_n that_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o fruitfulness_n and_o increase_n in_o a_o state_n the_o next_o of_o peace_n and_o security_n play_v in_o the_o street_n thereof_o after_o the_o fashion_n of_o child_n in_o town_n peaceable_o inhabit_v in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o common_a calamity_n it_o be_v otherwise_o verse_n 5._o now_o this_o promise_n seem_v strange_a to_o the_o jew_n the_o present_a state_n of_o thing_n be_v consider_v wherefore_o god_n by_o way_n of_o prevention_n confirm_v his_o promise_n by_o a_o argument_n from_o his_o power_n oppose_v to_o their_o incredulity_n the_o sum_n be_v this_o that_o which_o seem_v unpossible_a or_o unprobable_a in_o man_n eye_n do_v not_o seem_v so_o in_o god_n who_o can_v easy_o bring_v to_o pass_v what_o be_v to_o man_n most_o difficult_a thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 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