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viz._n two_o archbishop_n see_v the_o emblem_n in_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o this_o treatise_n *_o psal._n 65._o 2._o *_o psal._n 102._o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n *_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o *_o revel._n 18._o 7_o 8._o *_o ibid._n 17._o 16_o iosh._n 1._o 2_o 3._o 4_o etc._n etc._n *_o revel._n 18._o 6._o *_o iosh._n 1._o 8._o 9_o *_o revel._n 14._o 11._o and_o 14._o m_o the_o covenant_n make_v by_o both_o the_o nation_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n etc._n etc._n be_v typify_v by_o that_o action_n of_o joshua_n circumcise_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o gilgal_n present_o after_o their_o passage_n over_o jordan_n by_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n n_o josh._n 5._o 2_o etc._n etc._n to_o verse_n 12._o parallel_n to_o revel._n 19_o 4._o *_o iosh._n 5._o 9_o *_o revel._n 11._o 18_o o_o iosh._n 5._o 13._o 14_o 15_o parallel_a to_o revel_v 19_o 5_o he_o will_v no_o less_o manifest_v his_o good_a will_n more_o and_o more_o to_o ouâ—_z great_a leader_n under_o he_o concerning_o the_o reformation_n now_o in_o hand_n *_o exod._n 30_o 19_o 20._o see_v ainsworth_n annot._n in_fw-la locum_fw-la *_o ioâ—â—_z 5._o 9_o p_o it_o shall_v therefore_o have_v precede_v the_o covenant_n because_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o separation_n and_o divorce_n from_o the_o lord_n therefore_o that_o ionas_n be_v first_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n of_o sodom_n spare_v it_o not_o therefore_o or_o else_o you_o must_v be_v sure_a that_o the_o sea_n will_v not_o cease_v her_o rage_a q_o the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n a_o type_n first_o of_o the_o excommunicatition_n of_o the_o church_n call_v by_o christ_n gehenna_fw-la of_o fire_n mat._n 5._o 22._o by_o saint_n paul_n to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o satan_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 5._o by_o saint_n john_n revel._n 19_o 10._o and_o 20._o 10._o a_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n second_o of_o hell_n itself_o *_o iâ—â—_z 51._o 63._o 64._o read_v and_o consider_v well_o the_o content_n thereof_o *_o revel._n 19_o 5._o parallel_n to_o 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who_o be_v confine_v in_o the_o castle_n cornet_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o garnzey_n in_o who_o especial_o i_o find_v this_o type_n verify_v to_o the_o full_a for_o since_o the_o 14_o of_o june_n 1637._o in_o which_o day_n he_o together_o with_o his_o two_o other_o fellow_n martyr_n and_o right_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o be_v condemn_v etc._n etc._n to_o his_o arrival_n in_o the_o say_a island_n which_o be_v the_o 15._o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v just_a six_o whole_a month_n during_o which_o time_n he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o very_a dark_a night_n of_o affliction_n hide_v as_o the_o spy_v send_v by_o joshua_n to_o jericho_n under_o stalk_n of_o flax_n upon_o the_o roof_n of_o a_o house_n and_o from_o that_o time_n decain_v close_a prisoner_n three_o whole_a year_n viz._n from_o the_o say_a 15._o day_n of_o deâ—ember_n 1637._o to_o the_o 15._o day_n of_o november_n 1640._o be_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o the_o first_o of_o the_o last_o month_n of_o the_o say_v three_o year_n in_o which_o day_n he_o hear_v the_o great_a voice_n of_o the_o heavenly_a parliament_n say_v unto_o he_o come_v up_o hither_o u_o these_o be_v the_o true_a member_n of_o the_o true_a church_n call_v always_o heaven_n in_o this_o revelation_n oppose_v to_o the_o hierarchical_a national_a earthly_a church_n of_o the_o prelate_n *_o revel._n 11._o 12._o 13._o and_o chap._n 19_o 1_o 2_o 3._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o x_o iosh._n 6._o from_o verse_n the_o 1._o to_o the_o 22._o be_v contain_v a_o history_n parallel_n to_o the_o predication_n in_o revel._n 19_o ver._n 6_o 7_o 8._o y_o this_o conquest_n of_o jericho_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v corporal_a though_o this_o first_o be_v perform_v in_o a_o spiritual_a extâ—â—ordinary_a manner_n thereâ—…_n their_o 〈…〉_z corporal_a 〈…〉_z z_o this_o be_v a_o spiritual_a conquest_n whereby_o 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thrust_v out_o of_o it_o *_o josh._n 6._o 22_o etc._n etc._n a_o by_o these_o understand_v all_o the_o true_a witness_n of_o christ_n and_o among_o they_o especial_o they_o that_o have_v suffer_v for_o the_o truth_n who_o be_v to_o inform_v and_o show_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n how_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v reform_v and_o purge_v of_o all_o false_a popish_a and_o arminian_n doctrine_n and_o idolatry_n of_o all_o the_o popish_a garment_n and_o superfluous_a ornament_n of_o that_o pompous_a will-worship_n and_o liturgy_n and_o of_o all_o the_o rag_n and_o superstitious_a day_n of_o feast_n or_o fast_n all_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v abolish_v see_v the_o law_n deut._n 21._o 12._o verse_n 13._o and_o the_o law_n for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o the_o leprosy_n levit._n 14._o 8._o numb._n 5._o 2._o 3._o and_o for_o the_o practice_n thereof_o see_v numb._n â—2_a 14._o 15._o and_o ezech._n 16._o 52._o 54._o for_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o in_o the_o antitype_n weigh_v revel._n 19_o 7._o 8._o and_o 11._o 13._o the_o latter_a end_n *_o iosh._n 6._o 18_o 19_o idem_fw-la cap._n 7._o 21_o wherefore_o all_o israel_n be_v trouble_v 36._o of_o they_o be_v kill_v and_o the_o rest_n flee_v before_o the_o man_n of_o ai_n vers._n 4._o 5._o *_o revel._n 19_o 14_o *_o isa._n 30._o 22._o *_o deut._n 13._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 17._o 2_o cron._n 19_o 4._o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o 10._o *_o mat._n 22._o 21._o in_o restore_v church_n land_n impropriation_n church_n tithe_n etc._n etc._n to_o who_o they_o belong_v revel._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o 6._o *_o verse_n 7._o *_o rom._n 12._o 8._o *_o origen_n lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la *_o ambros._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tim._n 5._o he_o live_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o lord_n 37._o 4._o