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generation should not pass away till all was fulfilled? Now look to the Prophets, and see if ever they were fulfilled.

ZECHARIAH, ix. 10. "And he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth."

MICAH, iv. 4. "They shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it."

5. "For all people will walk every one in the name of his God; and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever."

3. "And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

EZEKIEL, XXXix. 29. "Neither will I hide my face any more from them; for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God."

xxxvi. 24. "For I will take you from among the heathen; and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.”

25. "Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you; and ye shall be clean: and a new heart also will I give you; and a new spirit will I put within you.'

35. "And they shall say, this land that was desolate, is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, and desolate, and ruined cities, are become fenced, and are inhabited."

36. "I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it." xxxiv. [The shepherds are threatened in this chapter for the carelessness of their flocks; but the flocks are promised to be saved.]

28. "And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid."

ISAIAH, xl. 5. "And the glory of the Lord shal

be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."

31. "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up as with the wings of an eagle; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not be faint."

xlv. 22. "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am GOD, and there is none else."

23. "I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return that unto me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall swear."

25. "In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified; and shall glory."

lii. 1. "Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come unto thee the uncircumcised, and the unclean." 10. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God."

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14. "As many were astonished at thee; (his visage was so marred, more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men.)"

15. "So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider."

lv. 12. "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."

13. "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree; and instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."

xlii. 4. "He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law."

9. "Behold the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them,"

10. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth."

13. "The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war; he shall prevail against his enemies."

14. "I have a long time holden my peace, I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour

at once."

18. "Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see,

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xliii. 6. "I will say to the north, give up; and to the south, keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

8. "Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears."

xliv. 21. "O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me."

22. "I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions; and as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me, for I have redeemed thee."

23. "Sing, O heavens, for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest and every tree therein; for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel,"

24. "I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself."

25."That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish."

xlv. 8. "Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together: I, the LORD, have created it."

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17. "But Israel shall be saved in the Lord, with an everlasting salvation; ye shall not be ashamednor confounded, world without end."

22. "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."

23. "I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return; that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear."

25. "In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory."

li. 11. "Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away."

22. "Thus saith thy Lord, the LORD and thy God, that pleadeth the cause of his people, behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling; even the dregs of the cup of my fury thou shalt no more drink it again."

23. "But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee."

lvi. 1. “Thus saith the Lord, keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed."

8. "The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, yet will I gather others to him, besides those that are gathered unto him."

10. "His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber."

11. "Yea, they are greedy dogs, which can never have enough; and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.'

Ix. 2. "For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee."

18. "Thou shalt call thy walls salvation, and thy gates praise."

20. "The Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended."

21, 22.Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever; the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I, the Lord, will hasten it in his time."

lxv. 17. "For behold I create new heavens, and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered nor come into mind."

18. "For behold I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy."

22. "And mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands."

lxvi. 12. "For thus saith the Lord, behold I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream."

22. "For as the new heavens, and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain."

"Here is the SCRIPTURE before you, that is to be fulfilled, but is not told how. But in thy writings I have told how they shall be accomplished. There is first some cause before there is a war; there are first clouds before there is rain; the sun must first be risen before it shines upon you; and a man must first break the law before he is condemned; there must be a beginning before there's an ending. So it must be with the coming of my mngdom, and the destruction of Satan's. It is for Man's sake that Satan is cast; and Man must first sign the articles of his destruction before he is cast; it is for Man's happiness that I shall bring in my peaceable Kingdom, as promised. And Man must first sign the articles of my coming, before I shall come; or how shall the scriptures be fulfilled? How can they say, "this is the

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