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import_v whereby_o it_o follow_v that_o christ_n shall_v judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a in_o a_o former_a and_o inchoate_a judgement_n who_o shall_v remain_v then_o to_o be_v judge_v in_o the_o complete_a judgement_n at_o the_o last_o resurrection_n 3._o i_o will_v say_v no_o mere_a of_o that_o fancy_n concern_v these_o that_o shall_v be_v leave_v and_o the_o destruction_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o that_o kingdom_n but_o mark_v that_o god_n and_o magog_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o saviour_n reign_n that_o be_v immediate_o before_o the_o last_o resurrection_n or_o which_o be_v one_o after_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o that_o army_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o army_n mention_v in_o revel_n 16.14_o as_o napeir_n prove_v prop._n 32._o and_o mr._n maton_n prove_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n pag._n 94_o 95_o and_o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o the_o sixth_o viâ—â—ll_v mention_v in_o revel_n 16.12_o 13_o 14._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o sixth_o trumpet_n yea_o and_o clavis_fw-la apocalyp_n in_o par_fw-fr 1._o synchro_fw-la 7._o make_v it_o to_o concur_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o babylon_n which_o shall_v be_v before_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o millenaries_n hold_v and_o therefore_o in_o this_o point_n mr._n maton_n be_v contrary_a to_o himself_o and_o to_o clavis_fw-la apocal._n as_o well_o as_o unto_o christian_n who_o deny_v that_o monarchy_n of_o the_o jew_n whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o what_o he_o speak_v here_o without_o reason_n must_v be_v wrong_a and_o amend_v by_o these_o reason_n which_o he_o have_v lo._n cit_v and_o consequent_o that_o great_a battle_n shall_v be_v fight_v not_o after_o but_o before_o the_o jew_n shall_v reign_v if_o ever_o they_o shall_v reign_v in_o that_o manner_n reply_n the_o truth_n be_v strange_a to_o none_o but_o to_o such_o as_o make_v themselves_o strange_a to_o it_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o sitter_n forth_o of_o strange_a god_n say_v the_o athenian_n of_o saint_n paul_n preach_v unto_o they_o jesus_n and_o the_o resurrection_n act_v 17.18_o when_o as_o indeed_o their_o god_n be_v the_o strange_a god_n and_o not_o his_o god_n they_o in_o a_o error_n and_o not_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o strange_a soever_o our_o former_a imagination_n do_v seem_v to_o you_o we_o have_v show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o strange_a as_o true_a and_o that_o these_o word_n do_v bring_v such_o strange_a thing_n to_o your_o care_n be_v not_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o author_n but_o the_o error_n of_o the_o printer_n and_o the_o over-hastinesse_n of_o the_o stationer_n who_o send_v his_o book_n abroad_o before_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o copy_n of_o all_o the_o fault_n whereof_o the_o word_n here_o omit_v be_v the_o great_a and_o be_v to_o be_v correct_v as_o they_o be_v now_o set_v down_o to_o wit_n thus_o for_o that_o by_o christ_n judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a mention_v 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