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that_o time_n be_v not_o far_o off_o but_o yet_o the_o time_n and_o season_n be_v not_o in_o our_o hand_n to_o know_v act._n 1._o 7._o and_o that_o must_v quiet_v we_o that_o come_v he_o will_n sect_n iii_o quest._n 2._o where_o will_v he_o come_v to_o judge_v answ._n into_o this_o visible_a world_n again_o for_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n as_o no_o unclean_a thing_n shall_v come_v there_o so_o we_o shall_v then_o rather_o come_v to_o christ_n to_o be_v judge_v than_o for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o judgement_n no_o there_o be_v a_o second_o come_v that_o as_o his_o first_o be_v into_o this_o visible_a world_n so_o shall_v his_o second_o act._n 3._o â—1_n whâ—â—_n the_o heaven_n must_v contain_v until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o break_v out_o of_o heaven_n again_o for_o this_o work_n now_o to_o what_o particular_a place_n in_o the_o world_n he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_n be_v dispute_v on_o by_o many_o especial_o some_o 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man_n have_v sin_v there_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v and_o hence_o as_o judge_n have_v their_o circuit_n so_o man_n have_v sin_v in_o this_o world_n shall_v be_v judge_v here_o sect_n iv._o quest._n 4._o how_o will_v he_o come_v to_o judge_v answ._n he_o shall_v come_v in_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n matth._n 24._o 30._o as_o first_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n matth._n 16._o 27._o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o deity_n his_o infinite_a wisdom_n be_v hide_v in_o the_o dark_a lantern_n of_o his_o humanity_n but_o then_o he_o shall_v appear_v as_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 1._o 4._o manifest_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o his_o resurrection_n so_o then_o much_o more_o when_o he_o come_v to_o raise_v the_o world_n all_o the_o world_n shall_v see_v his_o power_n wisdom_n greatness_n then_o second_o all_o his_o mighty_a angel_n with_o he_o matth._n 16._o 27._o all_o shall_v be_v there_o so_o that_o heaven_n shall_v be_v leave_v empty_a a_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o 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