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“My  people  shall  dwell  in  a  peaceable


               habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet


               resting  places.”  “Violence  shall  no  more  be


               heard  in  thy  land,  wasting  nor  destruction


               within  thy  borders;  but  thou  shalt  call  thy


               walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.” “They


               shall  build  houses,  and  inhabit  them;  and


               they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of


               them.  They  shall  not  build,  and  another


               inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat:



               ...  Mine  elect  shall  long  enjoy  the  work  of


               their  hands.”  Isaiah  32:18;  60:18;  Isaiah


               65:21, 22.



               There, “the wilderness and the solitary place


               shall  be  glad  for  them;  and  the  desert  shall


               rejoice, and blossom as the rose.” “Instead of


               the  thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree,  and


               instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle


               tree.”  “The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the
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