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or_o prophet_n and_o the_o gentile_n rev._n 11._o so_o that_o all_o beside_o those_o of_o antichrist_n party_n or_o faction_n be_v witness_n or_o be_v of_o the_o witness_n second_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v two_o first_o in_o relation_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o bring_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n who_o bring_v the_o people_n of_o god_n from_o their_o babylonish_n captivity_n so_o these_o bring_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o the_o more_o than_o egyptian_a babylonian_a bondage_n of_o popery_n second_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v two_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o legality_n of_o their_o testimony_n two_o be_v a_o sufficient_a number_n in_o law_n to_o bear_v witness_n against_o he_o and_o so_o god_n to_o be_v justify_v in_o their_o condemnation_n as_o be_v clear_a and_o righteous_a three_o for_o their_o paucity_n those_o who_o witness_v against_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a few_o in_o every_o nation_n in_o respect_n to_o those_o drove_n 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