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willing_a to_o resign_v your_o whole_a man_n spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n unto_o the_o government_n of_o christ_n as_o lord_z and_o king_n to_o reign_v and_o rule_n guide_n and_o govern_v you_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o write_a word_n not_o that_o you_o can_v do_v those_o thing_n of_o yourselves_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o without_o christ_n you_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15.5_o but_o it_o be_v your_o duty_n to_o do_v they_o and_o it_o be_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n to_o work_v in_o you_o to_o will_n and_o to_o do_v according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2.12_o 13._o that_o he_o so_o work_v in_o you_o you_o may_v work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a i_o will_v through_o the_o divine_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n make_v some_o application_n of_o this_o our_o general_a position_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n for_o their_o edification_n first_o i_o most_o humble_o beseech_v all_o the_o church_n of_o 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1_o joh._n 2.20_o 27._o but_o you_o have_v a_o unction_n from_o the_o holy_a one_o and_o you_o know_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n read_v v._o 27._o and_o joh._n 6.45_o &_o isa_n 54.13_o &_o jer._n 31.34_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o prophet_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o teach_v of_o god_n and_o not_o only_o be_v instruct_v and_o lead_v by_o the_o holy_a eternal_a spirit_n into_o the_o sound_n and_o save_a knowledge_n of_o all_o the_o truth_n in_o god_n write_a word_n as_o the_o truth_n be_v in_o jesus_n but_o they_o shall_v see_v with_o their_o eye_n those_o thing_n fulfil_v which_o they_o have_v read_v and_o hear_v out_o of_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n matth._n 24.33_o 34_o 35._o that_o gospel_n ordinance_n of_o praising_n god_n will_v then_o be_v with_o great_a spiritualness_n and_o with_o more_o heavenly_a mindedness_n perform_v in_o the_o general_n assembly_n and_o church_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v where_o all_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v sing_v together_o even_o 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66.13_o and_o zech._n 1.13_o 17._o then_o zion_n shall_v be_v adorn_v with_o spiritual_a and_o glorious_a beauty_n isa_n 52.1_o 9_o 10._o and_o compass_v about_o with_o peace_n and_o safety_n god_n will_v be_v as_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o zion_n zech._n 2.5_o 10._o sing_v and_o rejoice_v o_o daughter_n of_o zion_n for_o lo_o i_o come_v and_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_z read_v ezek._n 34.23_o 24_o 25_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o no_o canaanite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n nor_o none_o that_o shall_v hurt_v or_o destroy_v in_o all_o god_n holy_a mountain_n zech._n 2.4_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v inhabit_v as_o town_n without_o wall_n for_o god_n salvation_n shall_v be_v her_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n isa_n 26.1_o 2_o 3._o then_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n will_v bear_v some_o proportional_a resemblance_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o it_o will_v then_o be_v a_o sinless_a state_n isa_n 60.1_o 21._o zeph._n 3.13_o and_o rev._n 14.1_o 5._o and_o a_o sorrowless_a state_n rev._n 21.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o a_o timeless_a state_n rev._n 10.6_o time_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o for_o the_o thousand_o year_n time_n of_o the_o church_n glory_n be_v finish_v and_o all_o the_o time_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n end_v who_o be_v the_o abuser_n of_o time_n time_n shall_v pass_v into_o eternity_n of_o glory_n and_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o eternal_a life_n second_o i_o will_v also_o humble_o entreat_v my_o reverend_a brethren_n to_o declare_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n church_n of_o saint_n what_o be_v note_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o truth_n concern_v the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n also_o the_o second_o personal_n come_v of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n from_o heaven_n you_o be_v commission_v and_o command_v to_o declare_v unto_o the_o people_n the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o his_o 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