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apol._n c._n 5._o portio_fw-la neronis_n de_fw-la crudelitate_fw-la a_o portion_n of_o nero_n for_o cruelty_n sed_fw-la facile_fw-la coeptum_fw-la repressit_fw-la restitutis_fw-la etiam_fw-la quos_fw-la relegaverat_fw-la but_o he_o cease_v from_o it_o present_o and_o recall_v those_o who_o he_o have_v banish_v which_o no_o way_n agree_v with_o his_o banish_n john_n and_o not_o recall_v he_o all_o his_o lise_fw-fr as_o be_v suppose_v in_o the_o other_o relation_n and_o affirm_v by_o eusebius_n l._n 3._o c._n 20._o and_o therefore_o baronius_n that_o be_v for_o his_o banishment_n under_o domitian_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v force_v fair_o to_o reject_v tertullia_n authority_n in_o this_o matter_n give_v for_o it_o his_o proof_n out_o of_o dio_n viz._n that_o nerva_n release_v those_o who_o
to_o oppose_v and_o persecute_v the_o christian_a jew_n and_o thereupon_o the_o gnostic_n compliance_n and_o make_v as_o if_o they_o be_v jew_n to_o avoid_v persecution_n be_v so_o oft_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o st._n paul_n gal._n 6.12_o and_o elsewhere_o and_o by_o all_o the_o epistle_n both_o of_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n write_v from_o about_o that_o time_n of_o claudius_n the_o gnostic_n be_v every_o where_o touch_v on_o as_o the_o pest_n that_o be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n against_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o fortify_v the_o believer_n and_o assure_v they_o that_o those_o persecution_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v short_o end_v by_o their_o destruction_n that_o night_n of_o sadness_n far_o spend_v and_o the_o day_n of_o deliverance_n and_o refreshment_n at_o hand_n rom._n 13.12_o rom._n 16.20_o and_o that_o then_o the_o gnostic_n which_o be_v so_o solicitous_a to_o save_v their_o life_n shall_v lose_v they_o i._n e._n shall_v perish_v with_o they_o accord_o to_o the_o very_a same_o purpose_n be_v most_o of_o the_o vision_n here_o that_o concern_v the_o seven_o church_n c._n 2.2.4.9.14.20_o and_o c._n 3.9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n and_o much_o of_o the_o follow_a prophecy_n to_o assure_v they_o that_o god_n will_v take_v revenge_n on_o those_o impenitent_a and_o impure_a professor_n and_o rescue_v the_o constant_a christian_n and_o that_o make_v it_o very_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o this_o vision_n be_v receive_v about_o the_o same_o time_n also_o ans_fw-fr do_v not_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n persecute_v the_o christian_n before_o claudius_n time_n be_v not_o the_o persecution_n act._n 8.1_o act._n 9.23_o before_o claudius_n time_n and_o be_v not_o steven_n stone_v to_o death_n before_o claudius_n time_n yea_o do_v not_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n persecute_v the_o christian_a in_o christ_n time_n joh._n 9.22_o and_o do_v not_o many_o of_o the_o ruler_n believe_v in_o he_o but_o because_o of_o the_o pharisee_n do_v not_o confess_v he_o leave_v they_o shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n joh._n 12.12_o why_o do_v they_o not_o say_v that_o this_o book_n be_v write_v then_o 2._o do_v not_o christ_n foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o time_n mat._n 24.2_o etc._n etc._n luk._n 21.24_o and_o do_v not_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o when_o you_o see_v these_o thing_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v then_o look_v up_o and_o lift_v up_o your_o head_n for_o your_o redemption_n draw_v near_o luk._n 21.28_o and_o if_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v to_o comfort_v the_o christian_n against_o the_o jew_n and_o assure_v they_o that_o those_o persecution_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v short_o end_v by_o their_o destruction_n as_o they_o say_v it_o be_v why_o do_v they_o not_o think_v that_o it_o be_v write_v then_o 3._o do_v not_o paul_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o gnostic_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n c._n 5.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o afterward_o not_o any_o of_o paul_n epistle_n nor_o of_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v write_v about_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o claudius_n but_o afterward_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n c._n 6.12_o and_o be_v not_o both_o these_o epistle_n and_o many_o other_o of_o his_o where_n the_o gnostic_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o write_v after_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n and_o why_o may_v not_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v after_o his_o day_n too_o 4._o do_v not_o the_o jew_n persecute_v christian_n in_o domitian_n time_n and_o be_v there_o not_o gnostic_n at_o that_o time_n too_o menander_n basilides_n and_o other_o and_o why_o do_v they_o not_o think_v that_o this_o book_n be_v write_v then_o in_o a_o word_n the_o persecution_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o comply_v of_o the_o gnostic_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o persecution_n be_v no_o good_a argument_n to_o show_v the_o time_n when_o the_o revelation_n be_v reveal_v to_o john_n but_o john_n be_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o patmos_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o characteristical_a note_n of_o the_o time_n of_o its_o reveal_n now_o there_o be_v no_o imperial_a edict_n against_o the_o christian_n as_o christian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o claudius_n as_o appear_v by_o gallio_n word_n act._n 18.14_o 15._o and_o by_o paul_n appeal_n to_o caesar_n act._n 25.11_o and_o by_o act._n 28.31_o but_o in_o domitian_n time_n there_o be_v edict_n make_v against_o they_o and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a that_o john_n be_v banish_v then_o and_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o revelation_n be_v not_o to_o acquaint_v the_o church_n with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o gnostic_n but_o to_o acquaint_v they_o rather_o with_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o the_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 1.19_o rev._n 20.11_o 12._o ob._n the_o eight_o king_n or_o emperor_n c._n 17.10_o can_v otherwise_o be_v make_v intelligible_a but_o by_o begin_v 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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present_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o receive_v they_o as_o appear_v rev._n 10.4_o and_o be_v command_v so_o to_o do_v rev._n 1.19_o rev._n 22.10_o 4._o it_o be_v past_o my_o capacity_n to_o conceive_v that_o all_o the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o revelation_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o chapter_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o nine_o beside_o some_o of_o they_o that_o follow_v after_o be_v fulfil_v before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o vespasian_n and_o yet_o to_o think_v as_o they_o do_v that_o they_o be_v commit_v to_o write_v in_o the_o time_n of_o vespasian_n for_o then_o the_o revelation_n shall_v be_v write_v and_o send_v to_o the_o church_n after_o most_o of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v pass_v last_o it_o can_v be_v make_v intelligible_a unto_o i_o
that_o john_n shall_v commit_v these_o vision_n to_o write_v in_o the_o time_n of_o vespasian_n and_o yet_o see_v the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n as_o they_o say_v he_o do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o domitian_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v write_v these_o vision_n before_o some_o of_o they_o be_v reveal_v see_v more_o of_o this_o c._n 17._o q._n 2._o p._n 2._o quest_n whether_o john_n receive_v the_o revelation_n at_o several_a distant_a time_n or_o all_o at_o once_o in_o one_o day_n ans_fw-fr if_o any_o one_o will_v say_v that_o john_n receive_v the_o revelation_n not_o all_o together_o at_o one_o time_n but_o at_o several_a distant_a time_n as_o the_o prophet_n esai_n do_v his_o vision_n esa_n 1.1_o let_v i_o request_v he_o to_o tell_v we_o what_o vision_n john_n receive_v at_o one_o time_n and_o what_o vision_n at_o another_o time_n for_o unless_o he_o can_v and_o will_v do_v that_o why_o shall_v any_o one_o believe_v he_o 2._o if_o any_o one_o suppose_v that_o john_n receive_v some_o 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preach_v the_o revelation_n to_o they_o the_o place_n be_v far_o distant_a one_o from_o another_o therefore_o he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o write_v his_o revelation_n to_o the_o church_n and_o send_v it_o all_o together_o and_o his_o commission_n be_v so_o to_o do_v rev._n 1.11_o 7._o there_o be_v not_o any_o considerable_a intermission_n between_o one_o vision_n and_o another_o except_v only_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o seven_o seal_n where_o there_o be_v a_o intermission_n not_o of_o johns_n ecstasy_n for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n all_o that_o while_n but_o a_o intermission_n of_o far_a revelation_n for_o the_o space_n of_o half_a a_o hour_n and_o no_o long_o rev._n 8.1_o but_o between_o the_o other_o vision_n there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o intermission_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o one_o be_v pass_v the_o other_o come_v immediate_o without_o any_o considerable_a intermission_n as_o you_o may_v read_v rev._n 11.14_o 8._o the_o book_n seal_v with_o seven_o seal_n be_v reveal_v all_o 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the_o lord_n day_n rev._n 1.10_o and_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o not_o the_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n 11._o if_o john_n receive_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o revelation_n at_o several_a distant_a time_n some_o in_o one_o king_n reign_n and_o some_o in_o another_o king_n reign_n then_o see_v he_o return_v from_o exile_n as_o they_o say_v in_o claudius_n time_n i_o will_v entreat_v they_o to_o tell_v i_o whether_o every_o time_n he_o receive_v a_o vision_n after_o claudius_n death_n he_o be_v not_o carry_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o patmos_n to_o receive_v it_o or_o else_o receive_v it_o elsewhere_o and_o see_v he_o see_v the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n as_o they_o say_v in_o domitian_n time_n whether_o he_o be_v not_o carry_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o patmos_n to_o see_v that_o name_n 〈◊〉_d recarry_v back_o again_o to_o ephesus_n after_o he_o have_v see_v it_o these_o â—â—â—…tions_n do_v not_o become_v the_o pen_n of_o learned_a man_n but_o if_o they_o will_v suppose_v or_o invent_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o and_o deliver_v they_o for_o truth_n it_o become_v not_o any_o man_n to_o believe_v such_o feign_a imagination_n 12._o john_n receive_v all_o his_o vision_n in_o a_o trance_n and_o how_o many_o trance_n be_v he_o in_o if_o he_o receive_v they_o at_o sundry_a time_n and_o not_o at_o once_o we_o read_v but_o of_o one_o trance_n that_o he_o be_v in_o and_o that_o be_v in_o patmos_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n rev._n 1.9_o 10._o and_o therefore_o he_o receive_v his_o vision_n all_o at_o once_o before_o he_o be_v out_o of_o that_o trance_n 3._o quest_n whether_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o revelation_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o asia_n or_o in_o europe_n ans_fw-fr the_o prophecy_n be_v write_v unto_o asia_n and_o not_o unto_o europe_n rev._n 1.4.11_o therefore_o in_o all_o likelihood_n they_o have_v their_o accomplishment_n in_o asia_n chief_o if_o not_o in_o asia_n only_o 2._o john_n be_v to_o write_v both_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v and_o the_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o rev._n 1.19_o now_o by_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v be_v mean_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o asia_n therefore_o by_o the_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o be_v mean_v the_o thing_n which_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v in_o asia_n 3._o christ_n himself_o do_v make_v the_o chief_a scene_n of_o the_o prophecy_n to_o be_v asia_n rev._n 22.16_o i_o jesus_n have_v send_v nine_o angel_n to_o testify_v unto_o you_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n so_o we_o read_v in_o the_o english_a but_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d concern_v the_o church_n so_o that_o the_o church_n be_v the_o scene_n of_o the_o prophecy_n though_o not_o the_o adequate_a scene_n of_o they_o all_o yet_o the_o scene_n of_o many_o of_o they_o and_o the_o thing_n he_o write_v to_o they_o of_o be_v concern_v the_o church_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o they_o shall_v befall_v the_o church_n and_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o church_n but_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n rev._n 1.4.11_o 4._o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v he_o write_v to_o asia_n the_o fate_n and_o destiny_n of_o another_o country_n and_o not_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o fate_n and_o destiny_n of_o their_o own_o but_o if_o the_o scene_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v europe_n what_o do_v he_o else_o but_o acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o fate_n and_o destiny_n of_o another_o country_n and_o neglect_v to_o tell_v they_o the_o fate_n and_o destiny_n of_o their_o own_o 5._o what_o be_v the_o place_n which_o be_v name_v in_o the_o prophecy_n and_o make_v the_o scene_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v act_v be_v they_o not_o jerusalem_n zion_n babylon_n the_o east_n and_o the_o river_n euphrates_n and_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v these_o place_n but_o in_o asia_n 16.12_o rev_n â—â—_o 14._o rev._n 11.2.8_o rev._n 14.1_o rev._n 16.12_o though_o not_o in_o asia_n minor_n yet_o in_o asia_n major_a and_o therefore_o the_o revelation_n be_v concern_v both_o asia_n and_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n be_v concern_v asia_n minor_a and_o the_o prophecy_n which_o follow_v afterward_o concern_v asia_n major_a not_o seclude_v asia_n minor_a from_o have_v a_o share_n in_o they_o also_o 6._o that_o which_o i_o drive_v at_o in_o this_o question_n be_v against_o those_o which_o make_v the_o chief_a scene_n of_o the_o prophecy_n to_o be_v europe_n and_o will_v have_v none_o of_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o asia_n except_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n concern_v the_o four_o angel_n which_o be_v bind_v at_o euphrates_n rev._n 9.14_o when_o as_o the_o chief_a scene_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v asia_n and_o but_o very_o few_o of_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o europe_n and_o those_o few_o be_v such_o as_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o such_o as_o be_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o final_a judgement_n and_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n which_o concern_v all_o person_n throughout_o the_o world_n rev._n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n 7._o the_o seat_n of_o the_o holy_a war_n be_v judaeae_n yet_o the_o soldier_n that_o war_v there_o against_o the_o turk_n and_o saracen_n be_v european_n and_o such_o be_v the_o case_n here_o the_o main_a seat_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v asia_n yet_o the_o country_n near_o adjoin_v may_v feel_v the_o smart_n of_o they_o as_o europe_n feel_v the_o smart_n of_o the_o holy_a war_n which_o be_v wage_v in_o judaea_n 8._o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o final_a judgement_n do_v concern_v all_o the_o world_n yet_o the_o place_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v manage_v and_o to_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n be_v judaea_n
so_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o revelation_n may_v some_o of_o they_o concern_v europe_n as_o well_o as_o asia_n yet_o the_o scene_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v act_v be_v rather_o asia_n than_o europe_n 4._o quest_n whether_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o revelation_n be_v of_o a_o long_a continuance_n or_o a_o short_a ans_fw-fr if_o all_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o revelation_n be_v of_o a_o short_a continuance_n god_n have_v leave_v his_o church_n without_o a_o prophecy_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o there_o be_v no_o prophecy_n which_o do_v reach_v so_o far_o except_o daniel_n or_o the_o revelation_n but_o they_o say_v the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n end_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o if_o the_o revelation_n end_v then_o too_o or_o a_o little_a after_o where_o have_v we_o a_o prophecy_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o we_o have_v a_o prophecy_n in_o the_o five_o seal_n which_o begin_v with_o how_o long_a lord_n holy_a and_o true_a rev._n 6_o 10._o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o that_o prophecy_n of_o the_o five_o seal_n be_v to_o begin_v and_o consequent_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o four_o first_o seal_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n 3._o we_o have_v in_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n long_o now_o a_o thousand_o year_n be_v not_o of_o a_o short_a but_o of_o a_o long_a continuance_n 4._o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a space_n it_o may_v be_v less_o than_o a_o year_n between_o the_o thousand_o year_n and_o the_o last_o judgement_n rev._n 20.3_o and_o there_o be_v also_o set_v down_o what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o little_a space_n to_o wit_v the_o insurrection_n and_o destruction_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n rev._n 20.7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o therefore_o the_o revelation_n be_v a_o prophecy_n reach_v to_o the_o last_o judgement_n 5._o we_o have_v in_o that_o twenty_o chapter_n a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n 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of_o a_o short_a continuance_n but_o the_o meaning_n rather_o be_v that_o they_o short_o shall_v begin_v but_o after_o they_o be_v once_o begin_v they_o be_v to_o be_v of_o long_a continuance_n before_o they_o have_v a_o end_n for_o they_o be_v to_o reach_v to_o the_o last_o judgement_n and_o beyond_o it_o too_o rev._n 20.11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o rev._n 21.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n 5._o quest_n whether_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o revelation_n be_v to_o comfort_v the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n against_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o acquaint_v they_o with_o their_o destruction_n near_o approach_v ans_fw-fr 1._o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v pass_v before_o the_o revelation_n
be_v make_v know_v to_o john_n the_o one_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o vespasian_n the_o other_o in_o the_o time_n of_o domitian_n 2._o john_n know_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o he_o be_v banish_v into_o patmos_n but_o he_o know_v not_o of_o the_o revelation_n till_o after_o he_o be_v there_o 3._o christ_n have_v sufficient_o foretell_v his_o disciple_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o his_o life-time_n mat._n 24._o mark_n 13._o luk._n 21._o and_o therefore_o there_o need_v not_o a_o second_o revelation_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o john_n again_o 4._o there_o be_v not_o one_o syllable_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o vespasian_n in_o all_o the_o revelation_n that_o prophecy_n rev._n 11.13_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o the_o gentile_n rather_o and_o be_v not_o yet_o fulfil_v 5._o there_o be_v not_o one_o syllable_n of_o consolation_n to_o the_o church_n take_v from_o the_o destruction_n 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forth_o conquer_a and_o to_o conquer_v but_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v in_o judaea_n at_o or_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n they_o fly_v unto_o a_o mystical_a and_o understand_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v their_o turn_n for_o the_o scene_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o world_n and_o not_o the_o narrow_a confine_n of_o judaea_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v remove_v before_o this_o prophecy_n be_v reveal_v mat._n 21.43_o act._n 13.46_o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o first_o seal_n end_v before_o the_o second_o seal_n begin_v but_o the_o gospel_n shall_v continue_v to_o the_o world_n end_n the_o second_o seal_n be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o red_a horse_n and_o power_n be_v give_v to_o he_o that_o sit_v thereon_o to_o take_v peace_n from_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v kill_v one_o another_o and_o there_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o a_o great_a sword_n but_o when_o be_v this_o tragedy_n act_v in_o judaea_n the_o intestine_a slaughter_n of_o jew_n among_o themselves_o will_v not_o amount_v unto_o a_o war_n and_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o such_o note_a one_o nor_o so_o numerous_a as_o these_o shall_v be_v to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o rider_n on_o this_o red_a horse_n be_v to_o take_v peace_n from_o the_o earth_n which_o word_n be_v too_o large_a to_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o narrow_a compass_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o zelots_n slay_v their_o brethren_n not_o on_o horseback_n but_o on_o foot_n and_o the_o sicarii_fw-la have_v not_o great_a sword_n as_o this_o rider_n have_v but_o short_a pocket_n dagger_n to_o slay_v man_n with_o a_o weapon_n fit_a for_o thief_n and_o robber_n than_o such_o note_a warrior_n as_o this_o prophecy_n aim_v at_o the_o three_o seal_n be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o black_a horse_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o he_o have_v a_o pair_n of_o balance_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o i_o hear_v a_o voice_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n say_v a_o measure_n of_o wheat_n for_o a_o penny_n and_o three_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o penny_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n be_v either_o mean_v of_o famine_n or_o of_o civil_a justice_n but_o the_o broil_n and_o tumult_n in_o judaea_n will_v not_o suffer_v civil_a justice_n to_o be_v use_v and_o if_o we_o understand_v this_o prophecy_n of_o famine_n where_o shall_v we_o find_v a_o note_a famine_n in_o judaea_n except_o that_o which_o agabus_n speak_v of_o act._n 11.28_o or_o that_o which_o happen_v in_o the_o city_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o siege_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v be_v mean_v in_o this_o place_n not_o the_o first_o because_o the_o adequate_a scene_n of_o that_o famine_n be_v not_o judaea_n but_o the_o world_n and_o the_o time_n when_o it_o happen_v be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o claudius_n which_o be_v before_o johns_n banishment_n into_o patmos_n as_o themselves_o confess_v and_o not_o the_o second_o for_o the_o like_a reason_n because_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o the_o city_n by_o vespasian_n which_o be_v before_o the_o prophecy_n be_v reveal_v to_o john_n which_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o this_o three_o seal_n begin_v when_o the_o second_o seal_n do_v end_n but_o the_o slaughter_n which_o the_o zelots_n commit_v in_o the_o city_n be_v not_o end_v when_o the_o famine_n do_v begin_v but_o the_o famine_n be_v the_o occasion_n that_o they_o slay_v the_o people_n which_o deny_v they_o bread_n add_v we_o further_o that_o a_o chaenix_n be_v no_o jewish_a measure_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophecy_n be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o
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