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god_n and_o joint_a heir_n with_o christ_n we_o shall_v be_v glorify_v with_o he_o v._n 17_o but_o such_o a_o liberty_n as_o this_o be_v no_o way_n compatible_a to_o thing_n mere_o physical_a and_o so_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n though_o never_o so_o new_a and_o paradisiacal_a must_v not_o pretend_v to_o it_o can_v partake_v of_o it_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o the_o theorist_n interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v not_o right_a and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n we_o must_v look_v out_o for_o some_o other_o creature_n as_o here_o intend_v nor_o need_v we_o search_v much_o to_o find_v one_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n say_v the_o h._n jesus_n to_o his_o apostle_n s._n mar._n 16.15_o here_o the_o word_n be_v the_o same_o with_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n but_o heaven_n and_o earth_n can_v possible_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o because_o to_o they_o there_o must_v be_v no_o preach_v but_o by_o every_o creature_n the_o heathen_a world_n may_v fit_o be_v understand_v and_o so_o this_o precept_n or_o commission_n give_v to_o the_o apostle_n be_v parallel_n to_o that_o in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n go_v and_o teach_v all_o nation_n and_o then_o by_o the_o vanity_n to_o which_o the_o creature_n be_v subject_a and_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n from_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v we_o must_v understand_v place_n see_v dr._n hammonds_n annotation_n on_o the_o place_n idolatry_n to_o which_o the_o gentile_n be_v miserable_o enslave_v and_o that_o indeed_o in_o scripture_n be_v emphatical_o express_v by_o vanity_n and_o corruption_n so_o the_o apostle_n act._n 15_o have_v preach_v to_o idolater_n declare_v the_o end_n of_o their_o doctrine_n be_v to_o turn_v they_o from_o their_o vanity_n and_o moses_n in_o deuteronomy_n do_v usual_o point_v at_o idolatry_n by_o man_n corrupt_v themselves_o and_o if_o we_o frame_v the_o exposition_n of_o s._n paul_n word_n to_o this_o sense_n it_o will_v run_v very_o smooth_o through_o the_o whole_a paragraph_n without_o any_o considerable_a check_n or_o difficulty_n 11._o review_n p._n 11._o but_o after_o s._n paul_n he_o bring_v in_o s._n john_n also_o to_o countenance_v his_o fancy_n of_o this_o triple_a state_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n with_o that_o distinguish_a character_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v without_o a_o sea_n and_o as_o this_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o present_a earth_n so_o be_v a_o restitution_n or_o restauration_n it_o must_v be_v the_o same_o with_o some_o former_a earth_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o we_o answer_v the_o one_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_v where_o we_o meet_v with_o s._n john_n new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n consist_v of_o two_o very_a glorious_a scene_n the_o new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n make_v the_o first_o and_o the_o holy_a city_n or_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n the_o latter_a but_o this_o city_n be_v allegorical_a we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o new_a heaven_n down_o from_o which_o and_o the_o new_a earth_n down_o to_o which_o it_o come_v shall_v be_v otherwise_o also_o this_o allegation_n do_v no_o more_o prove_v the_o triple_a state_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n or_o that_o the_o primitive_a earth_n be_v without_o a_o sea_n than_o it_o prove_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o city_n build_v of_o pure_a gold_n who_o twelve_o gate_n shall_v be_v twelve_o pearl_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o chapter_n and_o now_o let_v we_o offer_v but_o two_o short_a exception_n which_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o subvert_v the_o chief_a scripture-basis_n of_o the_o whole_a theory_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o review_n call_v it_o p._n 13_o by_o show_v that_o s._n peter_n word_n as_o well_o as_o s._n paul_n and_o s._n john_n be_v