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 of them that are under the alter who were lain for the word of God, and the tetimony they held; and to {{reconstruct|have} thee long white robes given me, that I may walk in white raiment, with thoe glorious aints, who have wahed their garments and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Why hould I think it a trange thing, to be removed from this place, to that, wherein my hope, my joy, my crown, my elder brother, my head, my father, my comforter, and all the glorious aints are; and where the ong of Moes and the Lamb are ung joyfully; where we hall not be compelled to it by the rivers of Babylon and to hang up our harps on the willow trees; but hall take them up and ing the new hallelujah, ble{ls}}ing, honour, glory, and power to him that its upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever and ever? What is therthere [sic] under the old vault of the heavens, and in this old worn earth, which is under the bondage of corruption, groaning and travelling in pain, and hooting out the head, looking, waiting, and longing for the redemption of the ons of God; what is there, I ay, that hould make me deire: to remain here? I expect that new heaven, and that new earth, wherein righteounes dwelleth; wherin I hall, ret for evermore. I look to get entry to the new Jerualem, at one of thee twelve gates, where upon are written the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Iarael. I know that Chrit Jeus hath prepared them for me. Why may I not then, with boldnes in his blood, tep into that glory, where my head and Lord hath gone before me? Jeus Chrit is the door, and the porter; who then hall hold me out; will he let them perih for whom he died? will he let them poor heep be pluck'd out of his hand, for whom he hath laid done his life? who hall condemn the man whom God hath jutified? who hall lay anything to the charge of the man for whom Chrit hath died, or rather rien again? I know I have grievouly trangreed, but where in abounded, grace will upperabound; I know my ins are red as carlet and crimon, yet the red blood of Chrit my Lord, can make them as white as now or woollwool [sic]; whom have I in heaven but him, or whom deire I in the earth beides