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spirit_n of_o god_n as_o the_o other_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n numb_a 24._o judas_n 11_o 12._o and_o some_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n 1_o tim._n 1.19_o and_o hymeneus_n and_o phyletus_n who_o concern_v the_o truth_n have_v err_v say_v the_o resurrection_n be_v pass_v already_o and_o overthrow_v the_o faith_n of_o some_o 2_o tim._n 2.17_o 18._o four_o the_o scripture_n speak_v prophetical_o faith_n express_o that_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n some_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o and_o 2_o tim_n 4.3_o 4._o and_o 2_o thes_n 2.10_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o jud._n 14_o 15_o 16._o all_o these_o scripture_n do_v foretell_v of_o some_o yea_o many_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n shall_v fall_v away_o so_o as_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n and_o give_v heed_n to_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n and_o shall_v privy_o bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n even_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o and_o many_o more_o place_n may_v be_v bring_v 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that_o this_o be_v so_o it_o will_v appear_v if_o you_o compare_v luk._n 8.16_o 17_o 18._o with_o mat._n 13.12_o and_o chap._n 25._o from_o vers_n 24._o to_o 30._o object_n but_o paul_n say_v that_o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o any_o thing_n can_v separate_v he_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n also_o he_o demand_v who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n for_o god_n justifi_v rom._n 8._o answ_n paul_n as_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n be_v parswade_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v he_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o so_o be_v all_o true_a believer_n persuade_v but_o if_o they_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n nay_o if_o they_o do_v not_o go_v on_o add_v to_o their_o faith_n virtue_n and_o knowledge_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v 2_o pet._n 1.5_o 6_o 7._o they_o lose_v that_o persuasion_n as_o paul_n 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land_n of_o egypt_n and_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o holy_a mount_n at_o jernsalem_n be_v 27.13_o so_o when_o the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n great_a enemy_n be_v gather_v by_o the_o beast_n the_o antichrist_n according_a to_o rev._n 16.13_o 14._o be_v mâ—â—_n according_a to_o joel_n 3.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o he_o then_o even_o then_o the_o redeemer_n shall_v come_v to_o zion_n and_o unto_o they_o that_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob_n say_v the_o lord_n isa_n 59.19_o 20._o compare_v with_o rom._n 11_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o then_o at_o that_o day_n the_o lord_n himself_o which_o be_v dead_a and_o arise_v again_o and_o be_v alive_a for_o evermore_o rev._n 1.18_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o with_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n and_o the_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v 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their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbid_v to_o marry_v etc._n etc._n as_o in_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o the_o apostle_n peter_n write_v to_o the_o saint_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n chap._n 2.1_o 2._o show_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v false_a teacher_n among_o you_o who_o shall_v privy_o bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n even_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o and_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o swift_a destruction_n and_o many_o shall_v follow_v their_o pernicious_a wicked_a way_n by_o reason_n of_o who_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n shall_v be_v evil_o speak_v of_o and_o chap._n 3.3_o 4._o he_o say_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v scoffer_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n say_v where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o man_n transgress_v and_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n fall_v from_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o so_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n depart_v from_o they_o and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n 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