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speak_v of_o they_o especial_o those_o which_o be_v write_v at_o that_o time_n but_o we_o find_v nothing_o of_o these_o nicolaitan_n in_o any_o book_n of_o scripture_n save_v only_o in_o the_o revelation_n which_o show_v they_o be_v not_o know_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o claudius_n but_o come_v up_o afterward_o and_o therefore_o baronius_n and_o other_o place_v they_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o nero._n baronius_n anno_fw-la neronis_n 12._o 8._o this_o book_n be_v write_v after_o antipas_n be_v slay_v rev_n 2.13_o and_o it_o be_v write_v and_o send_v to_o the_o angel_n his_o successor_n who_o ever_o he_o be_v but_o now_o history_n tell_v we_o and_o our_o adversary_n confess_v that_o antipas_n be_v slay_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o domitian_n the_o roman_a emperor_n see_v doctor_n hammond_n page_n 927._o menolog_n april_n 11._o baronii_n mâ—â—â—y_n to_o 〈◊〉_d pag._n 249._o baronii_n annal._n anno_fw-la domitiani_n 10._o and_o to_o this_o argument_n they_o have_v not_o any_o thing_n to_o say_v but_o that_o rev._n 2.13_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n be_v put_v for_o the_o future_a tense_n antipas_n be_v slay_v for_o antipas_n will_v be_v slay_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n be_v not_o usual_o put_v for_o the_o future_a tense_n except_o it_o be_v in_o prophecy_n but_o that_o part_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n be_v not_o a_o prophecy_n but_o a_o history_n of_o what_o be_v do_v before_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v 2._o the_o proper_a name_n of_o man_n be_v not_o usual_o join_v with_o verb_n of_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n before_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o be_v do_v but_o in_o the_o future_a rather_o as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o josiah_n that_o he_o shall_v burn_v dead_a man_n bone_n upon_o the_o altar_n 1_o king_n 13.2_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n and_o not_o in_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n so_o when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n esa_n 44.28_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n and_o not_o in_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n 3._o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n be_v direct_v and_o send_v to_o the_o angel_n antipas_n his_o successor_n therefore_o it_o be_v write_v after_o antipas_n be_v dead_a 4._o man_n be_v not_o commend_v in_o letter_n in_o the_o preter_fw-la tense_n for_o what_o they_o will_v do_v hereafter_o but_o for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v already_o but_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n be_v commend_v for_o that_o he_o have_v not_o deny_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n even_o in_o those_o day_n wherein_o antipas_n be_v slay_v therefore_o this_o commendatory_a letter_n be_v write_v after_o antipas_n be_v dead_a and_o because_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o day_n of_o domitian_n and_o not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n and_o not_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o claudius_n 9_o this_o book_n be_v write_v after_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n but_o we_o can_v find_v that_o these_o seven_o church_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o ephesus_n be_v convert_v in_o the_o day_n of_o nero_n and_o that_o because_o as_o doctor_n hammond_n observe_v pag._n 648._o the_o first_o time_n that_o paul_n dispute_v at_o ephesus_n be_v about_o ann._n ch._n 51._o and_o it_o be_v three_o year_n after_o that_o before_o ephesus_n be_v convert_v and_o that_o be_v anno_fw-la ch._n 54._o which_o
be_v the_o first_o year_n of_o nero_n reign_n see_v bishop_n usher_v annal._n pag._n 668._o 670._o 671._o from_o who_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o ephesus_n be_v not_o convert_v until_o the_o reign_n of_o nero._n 10._o suppose_v it_o be_v true_a that_o these_o church_n be_v convert_v in_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v convert_v any_o long_a time_n before_o his_o death_n and_o that_o because_o he_o reign_v but_o thirteeen_n year_n and_o nine_o month_n in_o all_o and_o either_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o time_n be_v spend_v in_o convert_v other_o church_n as_o you_o may_v read_v act._n 15_o 16_o 17_o and_o 18._o chapter_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v convert_v any_o long_a time_n before_o his_o death_n yea_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v that_o paul_n and_o timothy_n be_v forbid_v to_o preach_v in_o asia_n act._n 16.6_o but_o now_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v unto_o they_o a_o long_a time_n before_o this_o book_n be_v write_v and_o they_o be_v not_o new_a convert_n but_o old_a one_o and_o of_o long_o stand_v in_o the_o christian_a faith_n when_o this_o book_n be_v write_v to_o they_o as_o these_o text_n of_o scripture_n sufficient_o declare_v rev._n 2.2_o 3_o 4_o 5.9.13.19.21_o 11._o if_o this_o book_n have_v be_v write_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o claudius_n paul_n will_v not_o have_v go_v to_o ephesus_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n there_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o paul_n do_v not_o preach_v the_o gospel_n where_o it_o have_v be_v preach_v before_o by_o other_o as_o he_o himself_o confess_v rom._n 15.20_o 21._o 2_o cor._n 10.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o now_o we_o find_v that_o paul_n go_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n at_o ephesus_n before_o it_o be_v convert_v act._n 18.19_o and_o this_o be_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o claudius_n reign_n for_o his_o go_v thither_o be_v as_o dr._n hammond_n in_o his_o preface_n before_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n say_v about_o the_o one_o 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to_o paul_n be_v because_o paul_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v dead_a when_o this_o prophecy_n be_v reveal_v and_o only_a john_n be_v then_o alive_a who_o it_o can_v be_v reveal_v unto_o 13._o this_o book_n be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o book_n of_o scripture_n that_o be_v write_v if_o not_o the_o last_o of_o all_o as_o the_o word_n rev._n 22.18_o do_v imply_v but_o if_o this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o claudius_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n and_o all_o other_o of_o paul_n epistle_n have_v be_v write_v after_o this_o yea_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n luke_n the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o all_o other_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n except_o the_o gospel_n by_o st._n matthew_n have_v be_v write_v after_o this_o and_o this_o book_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o much_o less_o the_o last_o of_o all_o but_o one_o of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o be_v write_v ob._n what_o irenaeus_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o revelation_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o revelation_n be_v the_o nominative_a case_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v see_v 7._o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o latin_a copy_n of_o irenaeus_n the_o word_n be_v visum_fw-la in_o the_o neuter_n gender_n yet_o in_o the_o latin_a copy_n of_o eusebius_n the_o word_n be_v visa_fw-la in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o one_o of_o they_o i_o find_v these_o word_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 96._o joannes_n in_o patmon_n relegatus_fw-la scripsit_fw-la apocalypsin_fw-la in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o lord_n 96._o john_n be_v banish_v into_o patmos_n and_o then_o write_v the_o revelation_n 8._o let_v the_o word_n
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the_o account_n from_o claudius_n so_o that_o he_o and_o nero_n galba_n otho_n vitellius_n shall_v be_v the_o five_o that_o be_v fall_v and_o then_o vespasian_n in_o who_o time_n i_o suppose_v these_o vision_n be_v commit_v to_o write_v by_o st._n john_n be_v the_o six_o shall_v be_v the_o one_o be_v and_o titus_n the_o seven_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o when_o he_o come_v shall_v stay_v but_o a_o little_a while_n reign_v but_o two_o year_n and_o two_o month_n and_o then_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v and_o be_v not_o and_o be_v the_o eight_o and_o be_v of_o the_o seven_o and_o go_v to_o destruction_n will_v fall_v out_o to_o be_v domitian_n to_o who_o and_o to_o who_o only_o of_o all_o the_o emperor_n nay_o of_o all_o man_n in_o any_o story_n all_o those_o distinctive_a character_n will_v appertain_v as_o that_o he_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v call_v emperor_n at_o rome_n when_o vespasian_n be_v go_v into_o judaea_n and_o after_o his_o return_n 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