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10.6_o it_o be_v do_v say_v the_o text_n express_o chap._n 16.17_o and_o thus_o my_o opponent's_n first_o objection_n and_o in_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n fall_v to_o dust_n with_o one_o stroke_n from_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o text_n beside_o those_o upon_o oath_n by_o the_o live_a god_n in_o the_o 10_o chapter_n express_o gainsay_v it_o nor_o be_v my_o opponent_n herein_o faulty_a alone_o but_o all_o writer_n and_o teacher_n consentient_a with_o he_o must_v be_v like_o he_o at_o a_o loss_n in_o mistake_v the_o matter_n of_o sundry_a text_n and_o chapter_n not_o know_v where_o it_o begin_v nor_o where_o it_o end_v nor_o what_o they_o hold_v forth_o nor_o be_v such_o mistake_v peculiar_a to_o he_o or_o they_o alone_o but_o incident_a as_o a_o epidemic_a disease_n almost_o to_o all_o writer_n for_o the_o most_o able_a and_o orthodox_n i_o can_v except_v very_o few_o be_v not_o free_a from_o many_o mistake_n that_o work_v settle_v habit_n of_o error_n against_o truth_n and_o 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the_o scripture_n and_o a_o abstract_n of_o it_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v most_o despise_a by_o idiot_n and_o hypocrite_n and_o that_o be_v the_o praise_n of_o it_o but_o as_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n have_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n as_o their_o metropolis_n and_o centre_n so_o all_o the_o scripture_n concentre_v in_o this_o last_o book_n and_o be_v perfect_v and_o explain_v by_o it_o will_v any_o know_v what_o god_n have_v declare_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n here_o he_o may_v find_v it_o and_o find_v the_o supreme_a end_n and_o intent_n of_o it_o in_o order_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o ineffable_a good_a of_o man_n rev._n 10.7_o be_v or_o have_v any_o book_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v seal_v with_o seven_o seal_n here_o we_o may_v find_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o assert_v and_o how_o its_o seal_n be_v and_o may_v be_v open_v chap._n 5_o 6_o to_o chap._n 10.2_o 8_o 9_o 10._o the_o church_n till_o this_o work_n be_v well_o begin_v must_v needs_o 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whole_a world_n to_o bring_v it_o with_o speed_n to_o perdition_n may_v by_o be_v make_v manifest_a miss_v of_o their_o end_n and_o his_o aim_n be_v the_o subject_a principal_o intend_v in_o this_o digress_v it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o professor_n that_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o last_o book_n of_o holy_a writ_n concern_v asia_n only_o without_o further_a extent_n because_o it_o be_v write_v to_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n and_o babylon_n therein_o mention_v be_v and_o euphrates_n therein_o also_o express_v be_v in_o asia_n i_o answer_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n be_v also_o therein_o mention_v and_o sodom_n be_v not_o in_o be_v and_o egypt_n be_v in_o africa_n but_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n in_o chap._n 11.8_o be_v spiritual_o so_o call_v say_v that_o text_n express_o that_o be_v they_o be_v such_o in_o substance_n as_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n be_v in_o a_o figure_n babylon_n now_o in_o be_v be_v not_o that_o city_n former_o so_o call_v but_o another_o build_v in_o another_o place_n but_o the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n be_v not_o now_o nor_o be_v that_o we_o find_v in_o be_v when_o john_n write_v this_o city_n therefore_o so_o call_v in_o these_o text_n be_v also_o not_o that_o literal_a city_n but_o be_v express_o call_v mystical_a chap._n 17.5_o and_o so_o euphrates_n on_o which_o this_o spiritual_a city_n likewise_o stand_v and_o be_v support_v by_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v spiritual_o also_o that_o be_v euphrates_n be_v to_o prototype_n babylon_n or_o the_o first_o forerunner_n of_o her_o antitype_n the_o many_o water_n of_o that_o literal_a river_n which_o denote_v in_o the_o last_o city_n and_o last_o but_o one_o of_o that_o metaphorical_a name_n rome_n literal_a and_o rome_n papal_n both_o call_v babylon_n peoples_n and_o multitude_n and_o nation_n and_o tongue_n ch._n 17.1_o 15._o ch._n 11.9_o we_o find_v in_o chap._n 17.5_o mystery_n babylon_n the_o great_a etc._n etc._n there_o revolt_v rome_n imperial_a rule_v ten_o nation_n be_v intend_v and_o her_o river_n her_o euphrates_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 15._o and_o great_a babylon_n come_v in_o remembrance_n before_o god_n chap._n 16.19_o there_o papal_a rome_n contain_v ten_o nation_n be_v intend_v chap._n 13.1_o and_o her_o river_n her_o euphrates_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o chap._n 9.14_o chap._n 11.9_o chap._n 16.12_o so_o then_o not_o that_o literal_a city_n in_o asia_n call_v babylon_n but_o two_o spiritual_a city_n so_o call_v rome_n imperial_a and_o papal_a rome_n be_v intend_v in_o these_o text_n here_o almost_o all_o protestant_a writer_n mistake_v and_o their_o mistake_n bring_v a_o multitude_n more_o with_o it_o for_o they_o take_v that_o city_n call_v babylon_n in_o the_o 17_o and_o 18_o chapter_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n with_o this_o in_o chap