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they_o which_o indeed_o as_o daniel_n as_o m._n broughton_n and_o doc._n willet_n on_o daniel_n other_o prove_v do_v note_v out_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n &_o those_o that_o follow_v soon_o after_o he_o who_o act_n and_o time_n as_o in_o a_o manner_n all_o confess_v be_v describe_v chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 21._o to_o 36._o and_o indeed_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v be_v certain_o continue_v there_o as_o may_v thus_o be_v prove_v i._o the_o angel_n have_v there_o tell_v daniel_n of_o the_o misery_n which_o the_o jew_n shall_v suffer_v under_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n 12.6_o dan._n 10.14_o &_o chap._n 11.31_o chap._n 12.6_o who_o shall_v take_v away_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o set_v up_o the_o abomination_n etc._n etc._n and_o question_n be_v make_v say_v how_o long_o shall_v it_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o these_o wonder_n they_o the_o time_n when_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v be_v express_v chap._n 12.11_o 11._o ver_fw-la 11._o from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o abomination_n set_v up_o the_o day_n be_v sum_v to_o 1290._o that_o be_v three_o year_n 7._o month_n &_o about_o 13._o day_n therefore_o these_o thing_n can_v belong_v to_o no_o other_o time_n much_o less_o to_o a_o time_n so_o far_o off_o as_o that_o of_o the_o pope_n or_o turk_n ii_o the_o word_n hamelech_n 11.36_o chap._n 11.36_o this_o king_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o former_a history_n and_o the_o article_n ha_o be_v a_o note_n of_o demonstration_n point_v out_o the_o king_n before_o speak_v of_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o likelihood_n that_o the_o angel_n 10.14_o chap._n 10.14_o who_o
blood_n and_o have_v so_o great_a hope_n of_o bring_v all_o nation_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o pope_n and_o church_n that_o there_o be_v no_o probability_n that_o they_o will_v ever_o give_v over_o till_o she_o be_v destroy_v and_o he_o that_o will_n may_v see_v that_o god_n have_v therefore_o permit_v she_o to_o go_v on_o in_o this_o wickenes_n to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o true_a protestant_n all_o true_a christian_n may_v be_v thereby_o move_v in_o christian_a pity_n and_o for_o the_o save_n of_o christian_a blood_n which_o otherwise_o she_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o shed_v to_o combine_v their_o force_n to_o remove_v her_o prop_n to_o weaken_v her_o great_a supporter_n the_o house_n of_o austria_n the_o french_a and_o the_o polonian_a and_o then_o to_o pull_v she_o down_o for_o her_o sin_n have_v reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o god_n have_v remember_v her_o wickedness_n christ_n against_o who_o they_o fight_v as_o he_o also_o against_o they_o have_v as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o these_o thing_n say_v to_o they_o that_o seek_v peace_n with_o or_o for_o papist_n as_o jehu_n to_o each_o messenger_n 9.18_o 2._o king_n 9.18_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v with_o peace_n turn_v thou_o behind_o i_o and_o concern_v rome_n as_o he_o concern_v jezabel_n who_o be_v on_o my_o side_n who_o yea_o god_n have_v as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o these_o thing_n proclaim_v war_n and_o show_v that_o he_o will_v have_v war_n till_o she_o be_v destroy_v and_o who_o then_o be_v able_a so_o to_o resist_v his_o will_n as_o without_o her_o ruin_n to_o work_v peace_n for_o the_o king_n must_v destroy_v she_o and_o the_o war_n mention_v reu._n 17.16_o and_o chap._n 19_o can_v not_o be_v prevent_v and_o therefore_o though_o the_o protestant_n in_o all_o country_n do_v now_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o more_o danger_n than_o rome_n and_o antichrist_n yet_o it_o be_v marvelous_a to_o see_v how_o god_n have_v begin_v to_o prepare_v &_o fit_v all_o thing_n to_o this_o work_n first_o by_o suffer_v the_o papist_n to_o provoke_v protestant_a prince_n and_o state_n to_o it_o by_o their_o war_n victory_n and_o practice_n second_o by_o take_v away_o or_o at_o least_o bind_v and_o weaken_v the_o great_a impedinent_n and_o danger_n and_o indeed_o by_o weaken_v or_o half_o pull_v away_o her_o prop_n the_o great_a impediment_n and_o danger_n that_o have_v ever_o be_v suspect_v be_v that_o if_o protestant_n and_o papist_n shall_v fight_v one_o against_o another_o the_o turk_n will_v take_v that_o for_o a_o opportunity_n to_o break_v in_o upon_o they_o &_o endanger_v all_o christendom_n but_o by_o the_o ill_a success_n which_o be_v late_o give_v he_o in_o poland_n his_o war_n with_o the_o persian_n and_o other_o the_o lazine_n and_o indisposition_n of_o his_o janissary_n the_o sinew_n of_o his_o war_n their_o insolency_n and_o stubbornness_n who_o will_v now_o do_v but_o what_o they_o listen_v the_o murder_n of_o osmond_n by_o they_o the_o unapt_a or_o rather_o foolish_a humour_n of_o 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worst_a shall_v come_v viz._n that_o the_o turk_n shall_v attempt_v it_o he_o can_v only_o endanger_v the_o popish_a prince_n that_o lie_v next_o he_o and_o so_o keep_v they_o buisy_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o rescue_v rome_n neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o he_o can_v easy_o overcome_v they_o for_o poland_n alone_o have_v of_o late_o be_v hard_o enough_o for_o he_o and_o the_o turk_n indeed_o be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a to_o our_o religion_n as_o the_o papist_n who_o do_v daily_o strive_v more_o by_o eager_a war_n and_o practice_n to_o subdue_v we_o than_o the_o turk_n do_v beside_o the_o turk_n suffer_v christian_n to_o enjoy_v their_o religion_n in_o his_o dominion_n with_o less_o persecution_n the_o papist_n in_o their_o dominion_n put_v all_o protestant_n to_o death_n or_o great_a damage_n god_n have_v also_o in_o some_o respect_n pull_v aside_o and_o weaken_v the_o mighty_a prop_n of_o rome_n and_o antichrist_n as_o first_o the_o emperor_n who_o 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