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all_o 1_o kin._n 11._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1._o for_o david_n sake_n which_o be_v five_o time_n repeat_v there_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o 2._o for_o jerusalem_n sake_n both_o which_o have_v peculiar_a promise_n as_o 1._o david_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 16._o all_o perform_v by_o the_o promiser_n either_o in_o the_o type_n '_o or_o antitype_n 2._o jerusalem_n that_o holy_a city_n neh._n 11._o 1._o 18._o isa_n 52._o 1._o wherein_o zion_n and_o the_o temple_n stand_v and_o be_v the_o special_a type_n of_o the_o church_n psal_n 51._o 18._o isa_n 62._o 1_o 7._o and_o 66._o 20._o revel_v 21._o 2._o and_o therein_o god_n promise_v to_o david_n his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o light_n or_o lamp_n always_o 1_o kin._n 11._o v._n 36._o to_o wit_n a_o royal_a successor_n that_o shall_v shine_v before_o his_o people_n which_o be_v most_o proper_o accomplish_v in_o christ_n luke_n 2._o 32._o the_o sceptre_n can_v not_o be_v take_v either_o by_o man_n or_o devil_n from_o 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peter_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o christ_n v._o 32_o and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n as_o 1_o no_o soon_o have_v christ_n give_v peter_n the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o do_v also_o to_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n matth._n 10._o 2._o and_o 20._o 24._o and_o 18._o 18._o and_o joh._n 20._o 23._o make_v they_o all_o the_o steward_n of_o his_o house_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 1._o isa_n 22._o 22._o matth._n 16._o 19_o but_o immediate_o satan_n tempt_v peter_n to_o become_v as_o satan_n himself_o to_o wit_n a_o hinderer_n of_o redemption-work_a v._o 22_o 23._o no_o doubt_n but_o peter_n have_v a_o good_a meaning_n in_o his_o take_n christ_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o lead_v he_o aside_o as_o we_o do_v a_o intimate_v friend_n for_o impart_v some_o secret_n to_o he_o and_o in_o his_o say_n to_o he_o master_n spare_v thyself_o etc._n etc._n rebuke_v he_o for_o his_o carelessness_n of_o himself_o be_v still_o strong_o prepossess_v with_o a_o fond_a conceit_n of_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n 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a_o marvellous_a instrument_n in_o long_a promote_a the_o gospel_n by_o his_o vassal_n herod_n as_o bloody_a as_o the_o one_a herod_n that_o will_v have_v be_v a_o christ-killer_n and_o as_o the_o second_o that_o be_v john_n baptists-killer_n this_o herod-agrippa_n be_v a_o james-killer_n act._n 12._o 2._o and_o according_a to_o the_o old_a trick_n of_o all_o tyrant_n willing_a to_o curry_v favour_n with_o the_o wicked_a by_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o godly_a he_o attempt_v to_o be_v a_o peter-killer_n also_o v._o 3._o but_o deferr_v his_o execution_n god_n overrule_a his_o bloody_a intention_n by_o his_o own_o fond_a superstition_n out_o
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11._o and_o that_o a_o good_a end_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o church_n comfort_n as_o daniel_n assure_v the_o church_n how_o it_o shall_v be_v preserve_v to_o christ_n first_o come_v so_o john_n assure_v no_o less_o preservation_n to_o she_o from_o his_o time_n to_o christ_n 2d_o come_v indeed_o all_o the_o ten_o primitive_a persecutor_n be_v as_o red_a horse_n who_o the_o devil_n ride_v upon_o so_o bloody_a that_o for_o every_o day_n in_o the_o young_a except_v one_o 5000_o be_v murder_v as_o jerom_n write_v and_o the_o 1._o be_v bloody_a nero_n that_o monster_n of_o mankind_n notwithstanding_o his_o utinam_fw-la nescirem_fw-la literas_fw-la i_o wish_v i_o can_v not_o write_v my_o name_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o any_o during_o his_o plausible_a quinquennium_fw-la or_o five_o y._n reign_n who_o the_o devil_n spur_v up_o to_o burn_v rome_n his_o own_o imperial_a city_n sing_v upon_o his_o harp_n all_o the_o nine_o day_n it_o be_v burn_v the_o song_n of_o homer_n about_o 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be_v and_o as_o sure_a as_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o prophecy_n in_o the_o seal_n and_o trumpet_n be_v perform_v already_o so_o sure_o shall_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o vial_n and_o of_o the_o bride_n marriage_n be_v accomplish_v also_o the_o scripture-testimony_n of_o itself_o be_v true_a 5_o this_o prophecy_n symbolize_v with_o that_o of_o ezekiel_n who_o in_o his_o latter_a end_n have_v a_o resurrection_n ezek._n 37._o a_o gog_n and_o magog_n chap._n 38_o and_o 39_o and_o a_o new_a jerusalem_n ch._n 40_o and_o forward_o so_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o revelation_n there_o be_v a_o resurrection_n ch._n 20._o 5._o a_o gog_n and_o magog_n v._o 8._o and_o a_o new_a jerusalem_n ch._n 21_o and_o 22._o and_o as_o sure_o as_o that_o be_v fulfil_v in_o part_n by_o ezra_n etc._n etc._n so_o shall_v this_o be_v 6_o this_o book_n as_o it_o be_v last_o write_v so_o it_o contain_v a_o revelation_n of_o the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o 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