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much_o diminish_v by_o miserable_a persecution_n and_o far_o more_o miserable_a apostasy_n yet_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o preserve_v as_o shall_v be_v a_o seed_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o account_v to_o he_o for_o a_o generation_n and_o that_o seed_n be_v water_v with_o the_o divine_a blessing_n shall_v happy_o spring_v up_o in_o its_o season_n and_o yield_v a_o mighty_a increase_n there_o be_v a_o sweet_a and_o precious_a promise_n of_o eternal_a truth_n go_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o faithful_a witness_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o rich_o worth_a our_o while_n to_o live_v and_o in_o the_o assurance_n thereof_o great_o to_o rejoice_v mat._n 16.18_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n upon_o what_o rock_n not_o peter_n himself_o for_o though_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o excellent_a apostle_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o frail_a fallible_a and_o die_a man_n but_o either_o upon_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v then_o 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universal_a catholic_n church_n do_v so_o that_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o then_o he_o add_v in_o ver_fw-la 22._o in_o who_o you_o also_o be_v build_v together_o for_o a_o habitation_n of_o god_n through_o the_o spirit_n not_o only_o the_o universal_a church_n that_o which_o be_v right_o so_o call_v but_o also_o particular_a church_n as_o that_o in_o ephesus_n those_o in_o london_n or_o in_o any_o other_o country_n city_n town_n which_o be_v call_v unite_a constitute_v order_v regular_o or_o according_a to_o the_o pattern_n give_v in_o the_o mount_n the_o divine_a will_n reveal_v and_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v temple_n and_o habitation_n in_o which_o the_o great_a god_n do_v delight_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o dwell_v yea_o and_o so_o be_v particular_a saint_n who_o have_v be_v real_o sanctify_v and_o make_v partaker_n of_o those_o gift_n which_o do_v not_o only_o adorn_v and_o grace_v the_o person_n but_o likewise_o render_v those_o that_o 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i.e._n the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o peace_n the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o all_o those_o that_o accept_v and_o obey_v he_o this_o come_v first_o out_o of_o zion_n and_o jerusalem_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o those_o learned_a man_n do_v not_o speak_v without_o reason_n who_o have_v assert_v that_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v the_o best_a and_o most_o rightful_a claim_n to_o that_o honourable_a title_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n whatever_o place_n beside_o do_v pretend_v thereunto_o so_o consult_v psal._n 110.2_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v the_o rod_n of_o thy_o strength_n out_o of_o zion_n now_o what_o be_v that_o rod_n but_o the_o precious_a gospel_n accompany_v with_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n by_o which_o he_o conquer_v and_o subdue_v a_o people_n to_o himself_o and_o also_o rule_n 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