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could not see God till the fulness of times, which is the sixth thousand years.

And in Genesis, 4th chapter, 2---9th verses; Abel offered his offering, which was accepted, but the wicked one slew him: and in the 26th verse; ---“Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord."

And God still blessed man by overshadowing him that asked, by his Spirit, to seek for the preserving of his soul, in the first dispensation, lest the second death should have power over him.

But in the second dispensation he required a a proof of their obedience, by sacrifice and burntofferings.

But when they still provoked him by offerings contrary to his word, he remembered his covenant which he had promised to the woman, that he would overshadow her, and cause her to bring forth her own seed, and by it would he conquer Satan, by causing the fulness of his Spirit to rest upon it; that he who believed on that Spirit, which rested on the woman's seed, though his body received the first death, by seeing corruption, yet will his soul be preserved alive, under the altar, till the first resurrection, which is at the fulness of times; and then that Spirit would give him a body as the angels, and the second death have no power on him.

And the fulness of times being come, he that was living and sought for the fulness of the same Spirit to rest on his temple, should preserve both soul and body alive at the appearance of the woman's seed, who should bruise the head of Satan under their feet, and make them the true Israel of God, heirs and joint-heirs with him of his kingdom.

As God set good and evil before man, in the beginning, and gave him a command to obey, by the breaking of which he lost all things that were

given him so at the fulness of times he is doing the same, by making known his will, by the revelation of his Spirit, how man is to gain that thing, which is by his obedience; which meaneth, to eat of the tree of life, and live for ever; and to be redeemed from that curse which was pronounced upon the body for disobedience.

That, as it is said in Romans, 8th chapter, 23rd verse, they may receive the redemption of their bodies, for which they groan and wait.

And in 2nd Corinthians, 5th chapter, 4th verse: For the tabernacle, in which they groan, being burdened, to be clothed upon, with their house from heaven, that mortality may be swallowed up of life, without being unclothed of their mortal bodies.

And in Philippians, 3rd chapter, 21st verse, Their vile bodies may be fashioned like unto the glorious body of Jesus Christ: and in 1st Corinthians, 15th chapter, 51---53rd verses; That their mórtal bodies may put on immortality, in a moment and twinkling of an eye, without sleeping.

These Scriptures shew what man lost when he was overcome, and what he will inherit when he overcomes that which overcame him, and with what he will overcome. And it is said in Revelation, 22nd chapter, 17th verse.---" And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; And let him that heareth say, Come; And let him that is athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

From these words it is evident that a time was to come, that every man might drink of the water of life, which was preserved till the fulness of times, which will be given to those to drink who will overcome; as said in the text: this is the life which they will inherit, which will be put within them, instead of the life of the blood: it is the fulness of the

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Spirit of God, of which the water being made wine was typical, the blood being made flesh; spoken of in John, 2nd chapter, 9th verse, which will be the life of them: so it is said in the text, they "shall inherit all things."

And the Spirit which invites men, is the Spirit of truth, which is come to gather Israel, and those whom it has gathered are the bones of the Bride, and they invite others, till the whole number be gathered, and the body of the Bride be complete: and that he may breathe within it the breath of eternal life.

And it is written in the Gospel by John, 7th chapter, 38th verse." He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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This is the inheritance promised to him who believeth on Christ, as the Scripture hath said, which is to believe in the fulfilment of all his promises in the Scripture, and obey his commands; for Jesus says in John, 14th chapter, 23rd verse." If a man love me he will keep my words." And these will inherit all things, as spoken in the text, which is the fulness of the Spirit; for he that has the fulness of the Spirit is born of God, and it will be the life of them. John 14th chapter, 17th verse :--"For he dwelleth with you and shall be in you." And as it is said in John, 4th chapter, 14th verse.--"A well of water springing up into everlasting life." And as it is said in Jeremiah, 31st chapter, 12th "And their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow any more at all.'

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And it is said further, "He that overcometh, I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

For he is begotten of God, and he keepe th himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not, which is the change, the Spirit being the life of them, instead of the blood. But if his body die, he cannot become a bone of the bride; for Jesus said

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in Luke, 20th chapter, 35th and 36th verses.--" They which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.

36 Neither can they die any more, for they are equal unto the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection."

And it is written in John, 3rd chapter, 3rd and 5th verses.---" Except a man be born again of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." And in the 1st chapter, 13th verse." Born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." Blood is the life of the body, which man receives by his first birth, and it is counted the corruption, and the body must be cleansed of all corruptible things

But when man has overcome, as spoken of in the text, which will be by the fulness of the Spirit of God abiding within him, he will then be begotten of God; and be the son of God: and his blood will have become flesh, and the Spirit of God will quicken the flesh, and it will work the members of the body without blood.

Which will fulfil the words of Ezekiel, 37th chapter, 9, 10, and 11th verses.---" Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.'

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It is evident that those that have not this faith

will say that this people are lost, yet the passage assures them they live.

And they will have bodies like his glorious body, and not as the angels, to be made anew, in the image of God, and his Spirit to be the life of them.

And they will inherit the whole earth, 37th Psalm, 11th verse: For they will inherit the kingdom under the whole heaven, Daniel, 7th chapter, 27th verse.

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And then will Satan, who overcame man, in the beginning, be cast out from the face of the earth, as man was cast out of the garden of Eden, Isaiah, 25th chapter, 8th verse ;) and then the earth will be as the garden of Eden, for glory and beauty and the presence of God will be there, without a veil.

And the words of Ezekiel, 11th chapter, 19th verse, shew further the state of man, when he has overcome, and become the son of God, as writ ten in the text:---" And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh."

And in the 20th verse it is said: "And they shall be my people, and I will be their God."

And thus man will inherit all things; the stony heart is the heart of blood, which came by the fall; and the heart of flesh means, that when man has overcome by the Spirit, the blood will then become flesh; and the fulness of the Spirit of God will dwell within the flesh, and be the life of it, instead of the blood; and will make the body of man, as new bottles, spoken of in Matthew, 9th chapter, 17th ver.---" Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.”

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