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he_o say_v verse_n 10._o the_o lord_n will_v repay_v they_o that_o hate_v he_o to_o their_o face_n to_o destroy_v they_o he_o will_v not_o be_v slack_a to_o he_o that_o hate_v he_o he_o will_v repay_v he_o to_o his_o face_n that_o be_v when_o the_o lord_n come_v then_o will_v be_v their_o visible_a destruction_n for_o he_o will_v then_o repay_v they_o to_o their_o face_n according_a to_o what_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal_n 58.10_o and_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o glory_n which_o the_o then_o church_n shall_v receive_v at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o ephesian_n chap._n 1.12_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o glory_n who_o first_o trust_v in_o christ_n v._o 13._o in_o who_o you_o also_o trust_v after_o that_o you_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n the_o gospel_n of_o your_o salvation_n in_o who_o also_o after_o that_o you_o believe_v you_o be_v seal_v with_o that_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n now_o if_o they_o be_v seal_v when_o they_o 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under_o the_o condemn_a power_n of_o the_o law_n for_o their_o past_a sin_n rom._n 3.25_o but_o under_o grace_n that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o will_v and_o do_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n and_o if_o we_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n we_o must_v keep_v the_o commandment_n mat._n 19.17_o for_o all_o be_v his_o servant_n to_o who_o you_o obey_v whether_o of_o sin_n unto_o death_n or_o of_o obedience_n unto_o righteousness_n rom._n 6_o 16._o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n that_o we_o have_v do_v but_o of_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o elect_a who_o wâ—…_n then_o bring_v out_o of_o idolatry_n and_o have_v no_o reference_n to_o we_o as_o be_v prove_v xxii_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v you_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n &_o not_o of_o work_n that_o be_v man_n can_v not_o perform_v good_a work_n to_o that_o perfection_n as_o to_o become_v justify_v by_o they_o without_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o save_v by_o grace_n but_o there_o be_v none_o that_o live_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a work_n but_o shall_v be_v reward_v according_a to_o their_o work_n rev._n 22.12_o the_o eternal_a life_n that_o be_v now_o in_o this_o time_n give_v the_o believer_n except_v the_o very_a elect_a which_o be_v the_o stand_a witness_n be_v no_o otherwise_o give_v than_o it_o be_v to_o adam_n and_o eve_n in_o paradise_n for_o have_v they_o never_o sin_v they_o shall_v never_o have_v dye_v so_o the_o true_a believer_n that_o believe_v salvation_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o obedience_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v cast_v off_o but_o the_o man_n that_o depart_v from_o the_o lord_n by_o wilful_a commit_v iniquity_n he_o be_v no_o long_o a_o believer_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n as_o be_v prove_v xxiii_o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v when_o he_o send_v his_o disciple_n forth_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o 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28._o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o i_o will_v begin_v to_o draw_v nigh_o and_o to_o visit_v they_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o i_o will_v begin_v to_o make_v inquisition_n of_o they_o what_o they_o be_v that_o have_v hurt_v unjust_o with_o their_o unrighteousness_n and_o when_o the_o affliction_n of_o zion_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v and_o when_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v begin_v to_o vanish_v away_o shall_v be_v finish_v then_o will_v i_o show_v these_o token_n the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v before_o the_o firmament_n and_o they_o shall_v see_v altogether_o and_o the_o child_n of_o a_o year_n old_a shall_v speak_v with_o their_o voice_n the_o woman_n with_o child_n shall_v bring_v forth_o untimely_a child_n of_o three_o or_o four_o month_n old_a and_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o be_v raise_v up_o and_o sudden_o shall_v the_o sound_a place_n appear_v unsound_a the_o full_a storehouse_n shall_v sudden_o appear_v empty_a and_o the_o trumpet_n shall_v give_v a_o 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figurative_a esau_n p._n 13_o host_n of_o heaven_n p._n 14_o the_o land_n that_o will_v be_v turn_v into_o pitch_n p._n 15_o the_o lord_n vengeance_n and_o the_o year_n of_o recompense_n p._n 17_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n p._n 21_o drunken_a but_o not_o with_o wine_n p._n 23_o when_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n be_v to_o be_v make_v p._n 2d_o the_o saint_n rise_v p._n 32_o the_o two_o witness_n and_o the_o beast_n p._n 38_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o last_o day_n p._n 40_o come_v to_o judge_n the_o world_n p._n 46,47_o esau_n and_o jacob_n make_v the_o representatives_n of_o the_o 2_o world_n p._n 55_o the_o beast_n which_o daniel_n see_v p._n 66_o where_o the_o judgement_n will_v be_v p._n 76_o figurative_a egypt_n p._n 7â—_n the_o innocent_a child_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v the_o afflictor_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n will_v be_v spare_v p._n 8â—_n the_o vision_n on_o the_o mount_n p._n 91_o rachel_n and_o her_o child_n p._n 94_o when_o satan_n will_v be_v bind_v p._n 97_o who_o he_o be_v that_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n before_o the_o beast_n can_v rise_v p._n 97_o christ_n church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o world_n a_o suffer_a church_n p._n 100_o wander_v star_n p._n 103_o christ_n come_v in_o this_o generation_n p._n 106,108_o the_o lord_n return_v p._n 114_o when_o it_o be_v the_o wicked_a can_v spread_v their_o sail_n p._n 11â—_n the_o war_n that_o be_v now_o foretold_v p._n 125_o who_o it_o be_v that_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n p._n 126_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 127_o the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n p._n 129_o the_o city_n that_o reign_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 131_o the_o glorious_a tabernacle_n p._n 142_o the_o spirit_n or_o river_n of_o god_n p._n 147_o jerusalem_n when_o glorious_o build_v p._n 149_o where_o those_o that_o be_v save_v will_v be_v preserve_v from_o the_o storm_n p._n 151_o how_o long_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o lie_v waste_n before_o 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