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in_o their_o raise_a and_o immortalize_v body_n they_o shall_v appear_v 3.12_o matth._n 13.40_o 41_o 42_o 49_o 50._o &_o 16.26_o 27._o &_o 25.41_o 46._o &_o 3.12_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o render_v vengeance_n even_o arm_v with_o the_o power_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n in_o unspeakable_a unconceivable_a terror_n with_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o mighty_a angel_n attend_v on_o he_o ready_a to_o execute_v his_o command_n against_o they_o and_o then_o shall_v he_o utter_o destroy_v the_o rebel_n sentence_v they_o to_o be_v everlasting_o companion_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n that_o seduce_v they_o 48._o rev._n 20.10_o 12_o 13_o 14._o isa_n 30.33_o mark_n 9.44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48._o and_o who_o they_o choose_v to_o adhere_v and_o cleave_v to_o rather_o than_o to_o folfollow_v the_o lamb_n in_o his_o light_n and_o grace_n wherewith_o he_o prevent_v and_o follow_v they_o and_o then_o he_o shall_v execute_v the_o doom_n also_o upon_o they_o 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