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the_o false_a prophet_n in_o all_o papal_a sect_n to_o wit_n by_o papal_a fulmination_n excommunication_n rash_a censure_n slander_n etc._n etc._n these_o external_a death_n for_o brevity_n i_o but_o brief_o hint_n but_o second_o their_o death_n internal_a be_v more_o proper_o spiritual_a because_o its_o the_o death_n or_o decay_n of_o spiritual_a grace_n while_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n seem_v to_o live_v and_o judgement_n mercy_n and_o faith_n to_o die_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o saint_n and_o while_o they_o manifest_v that_o internal_a death_n of_o grace_n by_o outward_a correspondent_a fruit_n and_o practice_n so_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n have_v a_o name_n that_o she_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a and_o how_o dead_a none_o of_o her_o member_n be_v kill_v that_o we_o read_v by_o any_o corporal_a civil_a or_o spiritual_a death_n as_o the_o witness_n be_v external_o but_o her_o death_n be_v
and_o black_a conspiracy_n against_o the_o best_a of_o saint_n be_v as_o rome_n papal_v sin_n now_o be_v full_o ripe_a immediate_o before_o her_o final_a downfall_n therefore_o theodosius_n that_o great_a and_o good_a emperor_n loathe_v to_o die_v upon_o such_o a_o dunghill_n live_v with_o st._n ambrose_n jerom_n flee_v as_o from_o a_o captivity_n from_o she_o before_o her_o approach_a fall_n and_o god_n call_v his_o people_n out_o of_o she_o lest_o they_o shall_v partake_v of_o her_o sin_n and_o receive_v of_o her_o plague_n but_o contrary_o papal_a rome_n though_o mystical_a also_o and_o call_v a_o spiritual_a city_n chap._n 11.8_o be_v call_v the_o place_n prepare_v of_o god_n to_o preserve_v his_o church_n for_o 1260_o year_n from_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o second_o dragon_n chap._n 12.6_o 14._o for_o those_o two_o text_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o chapter_n be_v not_o only_o a_o twofold_a witness_n in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n but_o the_o experience_n of_o age_n do_v also_o 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for_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o holy_a city_n shall_v they_o tread_v under_o foot_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 11.2_o the_o holy_a city_n there_o be_v the_o city_n of_o god_n the_o gospel-church_n tread_v under_o foot_n they_o those_o gentile_n that_o tread_v she_o under_o foot_n there_o be_v this_o threefold_a city_n in_o the_o 8_o verse_n more_o full_o set_v forth_o both_o be_v city_n therein_o they_o co-indent_a the_o holy_a city_n shall_v they_o tread_v there_o be_v their_o enmity_n or_o contrariety_n this_o contrariety_n and_o its_o cause_n be_v threefold_a and_o first_o the_o holy_a city_n be_v contrary_a to_o spiritual_a sodom_n in_o oppose_a sensuality_n contrary_n to_o spiritual_a egypt_n in_o impugn_v sordid_a tenacity_n contrary_n to_o apostate_n salem_n in_o oppose_v factious_a pride_n and_o ignorance_n this_o threefold_a opposition_n from_o the_o holy_a city_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o christian_a duty_n herein_o or_o in_o nothing_o must_v all_o 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to_o reprove_v that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o reprove_v or_o to_o preach_v that_o know_v not_o what_o to_o preach_v know_v not_o what_o manner_n what_o opinion_n to_o approve_v what_o to_o preach_v against_o by_o this_o mean_n deadly_a strife_n and_o discord_n be_v build_v upon_o mistake_n frequent_o every_o where_o but_o peace_n inviolable_a be_v not_o build_v upon_o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n but_o the_o holy_a city_n or_o true_a church_n be_v no_o literal_a but_o a_o spiritual_a city_n for_o her_o type_n the_o jewish_a church_n be_v a_o spiritual_a and_o no_o literal_a city_n but_o sometime_o scatter_v in_o all_o the_o 127_o province_n from_o india_n to_o ethiopia_n esth_n 8.9_o &_o 9.30_o so_o her_o antitype_n the_o holy_a city_n or_o gospel-church_n be_v no_o literal_a but_o a_o spiritual_a city_n scatter_v in_o many_o nation_n and_o church-society_n her_o saint_n sit_v down_o some_o in_o spiritual_a sodom_n some_o in_o spiritual_a egypt_n some_o in_o apostate_n 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prepare_v of_o god_n for_o the_o whole_a gospel-church_n her_o place_n i_o say_v of_o refuge_n and_o defence_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o second_o dragon_n for_o 1260_o year_n chap._n 12.6_o 14._o wherefore_o as_o type_n egypt_n be_v a_o national_a city_n so_o this_o city_n antitype_n egypt_n complex_fw-la of_o many_o sect_n and_o nation_n be_v a_o city_n of_o nation_n and_o so_o the_o text_n express_o assert_n v_o 9_o and_o they_o of_o the_o people_n and_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o nation_n etc._n etc._n and_o nation_n and_o what_o of_o they_o shall_v see_v their_o dead_a body_n where_o in_o the_o street_n of_o this_o great_a city_n ver_fw-la 9_o this_o city_n as_o egypt_n be_v a_o nation_n be_v a_o city_n of_o nation_n that_o those_o nation_n in_o this_o city_n be_v at_o least_o ten_o we_o shall_v show_v in_o the_o sequel_n but_o literal_a rome_n that_o now_o be_v be_v by_o the_o estimate_n of_o many_o writer_n but_o the_o ten_o part_n in_o extent_n to_o pagan_a rome_n and_o 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purchase_v without_o much_o pain_n and_o cost_n so_o the_o man_n that_o find_v a_o treasure_n in_o a_o field_n sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o buy_v that_o field_n matth._n 13.44_o but_o locust_n love_v money_n too_o well_o and_o be_v too_o lazy_a to_o purchase_v such_o gift_n with_o much_o pain_n or_o charge_n but_o i_o can_v wish_v to_o counsel_v they_o unworthy_a that_o all_o true_a saint_n and_o sackcloth_n witness_n will_v give_v due_a attention_n to_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o buy_v of_o he_o gold_n that_o they_o may_v be_v rich_a and_o white_a raiment_n to_o be_v better_o clothe_v for_o shame_n and_o not_o be_v like_a laodicean_n extreme_a poor_a and_o naked_a and_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o locust_n and_o hypocrite_n whough_o they_o be_v busy_a and_o mind_n matter_n of_o a_o hundred_o time_n high_a concernment_n will_v do_v the_o same_o but_o their_o smoky_a service_n to_o god_n be_v sufficient_a the_o chief_a good_a they_o think_v and_o count_v their_o crown_n of_o 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to_o the_o poor_a in_o want_n to_o good_a and_o bad_a to_o stranger_n in_o distress_n to_o professor_n of_o contrary_a opinion_n but_o especial_o to_o the_o well-deserving_a be_v not_o overcome_v with_o evil_a but_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a rom._n 12.21_o and_o be_v do_v good_a the_o way_n to_o vanquish_v or_o good_a work_n weapon_n to_o overcome_v i_o answer_v good_a work_n be_v the_o best_a weapon_n to_o overcome_v sect_n and_o dissent_v brethren_n overcome_v therefore_o their_o error_n in_o doctrine_n by_o undeniable_a dilucidation_n of_o sacred_a truth_n overcome_v their_o manner_n by_o manner_n contrary_a by_o kindness_n mercy_n and_o goodness_n send_v thy_o gift_n even_o to_o locust_n and_o hypocrite_n not_o as_o they_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n do_v to_o encourage_v one_o another_o in_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o win_v they_o with_o good_a to_o unity_n of_o faith_n and_o true_a obedience_n let_v thy_o kindness_n convince_v their_o uncharitableness_n thy_o 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man_n can_v learn_v but_o those_o 144000_o first-fruit_n vers_fw-la 2_o 3_o 4._o ch._n 15.2_o therefore_o these_o harper_n must_v be_v as_o those_o text_n plain_o import_v the_o same_o 144000_o that_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n or_o at_o least_o the_o teacher_n of_o they_o but_o we_o must_v here_o distinguish_v betwixt_o these_o 144000_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n and_o those_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n that_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n and_o betwixt_o both_o and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n chap._n 9.4_o and_o first_o we_o shall_v distinguish_v betwixt_o these_o 144000_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n and_o those_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n that_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n these_o seal_v 144000_o be_v seal_v under_o the_o six_o seal_n chap._n 6.12_o chap._n 7.4_o but_o these_o 144000_o chap._n 14._o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n be_v to_o stand_v with_o the_o lamb_n upon_o mount_n zion_n under_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n chap._n 10.7_o chap._n 11.19_o chap._n 13.18_o chap._n 14.1_o therefore_o these_o 144000_o conscript_a in_o the_o fourteen_o chapter_n be_v not_o the_o same_o gospel-church_n in_o the_o same_o respect_n to_o time_n and_o thing_n though_o otherw_o see_v the_o same_o with-those_a 144000_o seal_a servant_n of_o god_n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n for_o the_o seven_o seal_n as_o most_o writer_n and_o i_o with_o they_o agree_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o transaction_n of_o literal_a and_o imperial_a rome_n and_o show_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n under_o that_o power_n but_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o vial_n have_v respect_n to_o papal_a rome_n and_o run_v parallel_n in_o the_o same_o synchronism_n show_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n under_o that_o power_n the_o open_n of_o the_o six_o seal_n show_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o six_o head_n of_o the_o tenfold_o body_n of_o heathen_a rome_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o pagan_a power_n under_o that_o head_n which_o be_v more_o full_o express_v in_o chap._n 12_o to_o the_o 14._o vers_fw-la the_o final_a excision_n of_o imperial_a and_o apostate_n rome_n be_v hold_v forth_o under_o the_o seven_o seal_n chap._n 8.5_o and_o this_o prophecy_n be_v more_o ample_o unfold_v in_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n but_o the_o fall_n of_o papal_n rome_n or_o of_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n be_v predict_v to_o be_v under_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o seven_o vial_n chapter_n 10.7_o ch._n 11.11_o 15._o ch._n 16.17_o then_o the_o couscript-church_n it_o seem_v shall_v be_v manifest_a as_o the_o text_n show_v also_o the_o text_n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n from_o the_o nine_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n and_o the_o manifold_a prophetick-promises_a in_o those_o text_n refer_v to_o the_o conscript-church_n chap._n 14._o chap._n 21._o chap._n 22._o rather_o than_o to_o the_o sealed-church_n or_o not_o to_o she_o until_o after_o many_o century_n of_o year_n her_o offspring_n shall_v have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n thus_o their_o disparity_n further_o appear_v those_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n and_o these_o 144000_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n be_v both_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o in_o different_a respect_n and_o time_n for_o those_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v the_o gospel-church_n seal_v and_o number_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n measure_v in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n feed_v and_o defend_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o 1260_o year_n from_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o second_o dragon_n chap._n 12.6_o 14._o contemporal_a with_o her_o antithesis_fw-la those_o saint-persecuting_a truth-pretending_a professor_n that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n chap._n 9.4_o and_o bring_v from_o wallow_v in_o blood_n under_o the_o bloody_a foot_n of_o the_o roman_a red_a dragon_n chap._n 12.10_o chap._n 18.20_o for_o these_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v seal_v and_o number_v immediate_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o dragon_n chapter_n 7.3_o but_o these_o 144000_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n chap._n 14._o be_v to_o stand_v upon_o last_v foundation_n of_o true_a faith_n and_o good_a manner_n mount_v zion_n not_o immediate_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o power_n of_o rome_n imperial_n but_o immediate_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o papal_n rome_n rev._n 11.13_o 15._o chap._n 15.2_o chap._n 10.7_o chap._n 13.18_o chap._n 14.1_o but_o because_o these_o text_n contain_v the_o myrrh_n of_o age_n to_o heal_v all_o nation_n and_o the_o best_a writer_n fall_v short_a in_o unfolding_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v
be_v seal_v i_o answer_v their_o title_n teach_v we_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o be_v so_o call_v they_o be_v call_v the_o first-fruit_n it_o seem_v because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o after_n the_o grand_a apostasy_n that_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o more_o visible_a and_o conspicuous_a obedience_n to_o god_n and_o good_a work_n to_o man_n and_o the_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n to_o the_o 9th_o vers_fw-la the_o church_n seal_v be_v for_o different_a or_o contrary_a cause_n not_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n to_o wit_n because_o they_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n '_o do_v not_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o such_o visible_a obedience_n to_o god_n nor_o good_a work_n so_o apparent_a to_o man_n for_o such_o as_o the_o tree_n be_v such_o be_v the_o fruit_n but_o that_o numerus_fw-la sigillatus_fw-la be_v the_o seal_a church_n and_o such_o must_v her_o fruit_n be_v seal_v work_n of_o necessity_n for_o a_o book_n or_o letter_n seal_v be_v scarce_o at_o all_o legible_a and_o such_o be_v the_o love_n and_o work_n of_o that_o seal_a church_n there_o be_v little_a exemplariness_n in_o her_o practice_n for_o other_o to_o follow_v her_o work_n so_o weak_a be_v they_o so_o overgrow_v with_o weed_n of_o evil_a manner_n be_v scarce_o at_o all_o manifest_a but_o the_o fruit_n of_o these_o first-fruit_n can_v but_o be_v manifest_a must_v of_o necessity_n be_v signal_o manifest_a because_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n and_o their_o work_n wrought_v in_o a_o quadruplex_fw-la conformity_n after_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o good_a samaritan_n their_o grand_a exemplar_n shall_v be_v that_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n exemplary_a and_o legible_a to_o all_o age_n and_o nation_n i_o do_v not_o absolute_o state_n the_o epoch_n of_o the_o seal_a church_n at_o the_o commencement_n of_o the_o 1000_o year_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantius_n the_o first_o for_o they_o be_v say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n which_o be_v more_o true_o intend_v of_o their_o conscript_n antitype_n vers_fw-la 14._o howbeit_o they_o do_v then_o begin_v to_o come_v out_o of_o those_o tribulation_n when_o the_o first_o dragon_n begin_v to_o fall_v therefore_o their_o epoch_n of_o be_v seal_v may_v seem_v to_o begin_v then_o but_o if_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v seal_v as_o it_o be_v likely_a they_o may_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o dragon_n then_o they_o be_v at_o first_o that_o woman_n in_o heaven_n clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n ch._n 12.1_o and_o the_o same_o church_n that_o triumph_v over_o that_o false-accusing_a first_o dragon_n in_o these_o word_n now_o be_v come_v salvation_n and_o strength_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o christ_n for_o the_o accuser_n of_o our_o brethren_n be_v sca_v down_o vers_fw-la 10._o from_o that_o time_n her_o grace_n decay_v till_o after_o 400_o when_o she_o fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n vers_fw-la 1_o 6_o 14._o after_o that_o time_n she_o retain_v a_o great_a part_n though_o ftill_o decay_a of_o her_o primitive_a integrity_n for_o above_o 800_o year_n then_o her_o grace_n grow_v still_o weak_a till_o they_o be_v almost_o waste_v and_o near_o quite_o spend_v for_o abraham_n put_v bread_n and_o a_o bottle_n of_o water_n upon_o hagars_n shoulder_n and_o send_v she_o away_o with_o her_o son_n she_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n till_o the_o water_n be_v spend_v and_o the_o child_n ready_a to_o perish_v for_o who_o she_o lift_v up_o her_o voice_n and_o weep_v but_o god_n open_v her_o eye_n to_o see_v a_o well_o of_o water_n and_o she_o give_v the_o lad_n drink_v and_o he_o revive_v so_o the_o righteousness_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o seal_a church_n be_v like_o hagars_n bottle_n of_o water_n she_o also_o have_v wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n above_o 1200_o year_n till_o her_o bottle_n be_v almost_o spend_v well_o may_v her_o child_n and_o she_o both_o ready_a to_o perish_v sit_v down_o and_o weep_v but_o the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o she_o and_o their_o forehead_n shall_v be_v a_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n to_o revive_v both_o she_o and_o they_o for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o empty_a crackle_n of_o thorn_n in_o a_o formal_a profession_n nor_o the_o vain_a blaze_n of_o foolish_a virgin_n half-performance_n nor_o litigious_a contradiction_n nor_o bold_a confidence_n in_o blind_a obedience_n nor_o the_o stony-ground_n shallow_a superficies_n of_o find_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n like_o it_o nor_o lo_n here_o nor_o lo_n there_o nor_o the_o witness_n weak_a and_o that_o also_o now_o expiting_a sackcloth-prophesie_n that_o can_v support_v the_o gospel-church_n while_o she_o herself_o be_v shiver_v into_o schism_n and_o subdivision_n bring_v to_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o grave_a and_o her_o righteousness_n that_o shall_v sustain_v she_o almost_o spend_v wherefore_o a_o necessity_n a_o necessity_n urgent_a and_o indispensible_a even_n comples_fw-la the_o gospel-church_n and_o all_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n to_o ask_v of_o god_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o life-redeeming_a river_n of_o apparent_a righteousness_n and_o do_v as_o hagar_n and_o her_o son_n do_v drink_v and_o not_o die_v that_o be_v that_o they_o may_v find_v what_o that_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v and_o seek_v to_o have_v it_o fair_o transcribe_v in_o their_o own_o that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v a_o part_n of_o those_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o we_o must_v therefore_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v this_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n sure_a to_o ourselves_o to_o know_v what_o that_o life-redeeming_a righteousness_n be_v and_o how_o to_o work_v it_o but_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v how_o to_o work_v it_o without_o a_o pattern_n a_o pattern_n a_o perfect_a pattern_n be_v and_o have_v be_v long_o want_v upon_o earth_n where_o then_o shall_v we_o find_v it_o we_o must_v seek_v the_o pattern_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o i_o look_v and_o lo_o a_o lamb_n stand_v upon_o mount_n zion_n and_o with_o he_o a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o have_v his_o father_n name_v write_v in_o their_o forehead_n chap._n 14.1_o there_o be_v the_o pattern_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o he_o that_o hold_v it_o forth_o the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v and_o the_o writer_n of_o it_o that_o lamb_n be_v a_o light_n to_o the_o sealed-church_n at_o least_o for_o about_o a_o thousand_o year_n ch._n 20.4_o but_o to_o the_o conscript-church_n he_o shall_v be_v a_o temple_n in_o she_o a_o pattern_n to_o she_o not_o for_o a_o thousand_o year_n but_o unto_o all_o ensue_a age_n not_o by_o any_o corporal_a presence_n but_o by_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n when_o he_o be_v corporal_o present_a on_o earth_n he_o be_v call_v in_o scorn_n by_o the_o pharisee_n a_o samaritan_n and_o be_v indeed_o that_o good_a samaritan_n that_o leave_v the_o best_a pattern_n upon_o scripture_n record_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n to_o all_o posterity_n and_o first_o jesus_n say_v a_o certain_a man_n go_v down_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n and_o fall_v among_o thief_n which_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o raiment_n and_o wound_v he_o and_o depart_v leave_v he_o half_o dead_a and_o by_o chance_n there_o come_v down_o a_o certain_a priest_n that_o way_n and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o he_o pass_v by_o and_o likewise_o a_o levite_n when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o place_n come_v and_o look_v on_o he_o and_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o other_o side_n but_o a_o certain_a samaritan_n as_o he_o journey_v come_v where_o he_o be_v and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o he_o bad_a compassion_n on_o he_o and_o go_v to_o he_o and_o bind_v up_o his_o wound_n pour_v in_o oil_n and_o wine_n and_o set_v he_o on_o his_o own_o beast_n bring_v he_o to_o a_o inn_n and_o take_v care_n of_o he_o and_o say_v to_o the_o host_n take_v care_n of_o he_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 10.30_o to_o 38._o saw_n he_o not_o only_o the_o man_n but_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o itself_o and_o due_a to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n pass_v by_o see_v he_o but_o will_v not_o see_v to_o do_v what_o be_v right_a their_o see_v he_o signify_v nothing_o so_o the_o child_n of_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n see_v their_o neighbour_n so_o the_o seal_a and_o true_a saint_n common_o see_v their_o brother_n their_o see_v signify_v little_a inanimadvertency_n next_o to_o avarice_n if_o not_o before_o it_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o antichrist_n but_o the_o wound_a man_n want_v speedy_a help_n there_o
therefore_o be_v god_n angry_a forty_o year_n with_o the_o type_n wilderness-church_n and_o swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n so_o the_o antitype-wilderness_n be_v the_o place_n or_o dispensation_n of_o god_n heavy_a anger_n and_o sore_a displeasure_n even_o against_o his_o own_o church_n and_o people_n because_o say_v he_o of_o the_o figure_n of_o these_o they_o do_v always_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o have_v not_o know_v my_o way_n heb._n 3.10_o do_v always_o err_v etc._n etc._n their_o antitype_n also_o err_v always_o because_o they_o be_v ever_o inanimadversive_a and_o mind_v not_o or_o mind_n not_o much_o what_o they_o say_v or_o do_v one_o say_v of_o the_o trouble_a sea_n nibil_n bio_fw-it nisi_fw-la pontus_n &_o aether_n so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o the_o dead_a faith_n of_o this_o spiritual_a dreadful_a wilderness_n there_o be_v nothing_o there_o but_o error_n in_o man_n imagination_n and_o little_a else_o in_o the_o heart_n and_o hand_n of_o saint_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o die_a or_o desert-faith_n be_v through_o brutish_a inadvertency_n err_v imagination_n ignorant_a animosity_n schism_n deceit_n in_o opinion_n and_o mistake_v in_o manner_n a_o dead_a faith_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o antichrist_n be_v threefold_a or_o subsist_v of_o three_o part_n first_o inanimadvertency_n second_o ignorance_n or_o erroneous_a knowledge_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v science_n false_o so_o call_v 1_o tim._n 6.20_o from_o these_o two_o proceed_v the_o love_n of_o a_o lye_n and_o these_o three_o constitute_v a_o fruitless_a dead_a faith_n and_o second_o antitype_n zion_n or_o a_o fruitful_a live_a faith_n the_o derivative_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v also_o threefold_a or_o subsist_v of_o three_o part_n first_o animadvertency_n second_o true_a knowledge_n and_o from_o these_o two_o proceed_v love_n the_o life_n of_o a_o fruitful_a live_a faith_n for_o knowledge_n come_v by_o animadvertency_n and_o from_o both_o spring_v love_n the_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o i_o look_v and_o lo_o etc._n etc._n animadvertency_n be_v the_o root_n of_o faith_n knowledge_n the_o eye_n of_o it_o love_n be_v the_o life_n thereof_o but_o a_o dead_a faith_n act_n and_o look_v not_o censure_n and_o see_v not_o reads_z and_o mind_n not_o or_o with_o a_o evil_a eye_n mind_v amiss_o mistake_v piece_n and_o fragment_n of_o good_a work_n for_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o deceit_n for_o truth_n no_o better_a fruit_n must_v they_o expect_v that_o make_v a_o dead_a faith_n the_o foundation_n of_o their-works_a and_o the_o substructure_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n break_v off_o thy_o sin_n say_v daniel_n by_o righteousness_n and_o thy_o iniquity_n by_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a if_o it_o may_v be_v a_o lenthen_n of_o thy_o tranquillity_n nabuchadnezzar_n no_o doubt_n do_v as_o daniel_n direct_v but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o careless_a clip_v righteousness_n of_o a_o dead_a faith_n nor_o half-performed_n mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a that_o can_v secure_v professor_n salnt_n state_n or_o church_n from_o dreadful_a calamity_n he_o be_v drive_v as_o a_o man_n without_o rule_n or_o reason_n from_o among_o man_n and_o his_o dwell_n be_v as_o in_o a_o wilderness_n with_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n till_o twice_o 1260_o day_n pass_v over_o he_o his_o faith_n be_v a_o wilderness_n dead_a faith_n bring_v fruit_n forth_o by_o half_n the_o dreadful_a evil_n of_o the_o barren_a desert_n literal_a and_o spiritual_a and_o the_o contrary_a benefit_n and_o blessing_n of_o zion_n in_o type_n and_o antitype_n may_v brief_o appear_v from_o the_o fasting_n of_o moses_n eliah_n and_o christ_n forty_o day_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o time_n be_v above_o forty_o day_n and_o perhaps_o about_o 42_o day_n conform_v to_o 42_o month_n propbetical_a which_o be_v the_o time_n that_o the_o gospel-church_n shall_v fulfil_v in_o her_o place_n in_o the_o spiritual_a wilderness_n chap._n 12.6_o 14._o ch._n 13.5_o for_o christ_n have_v finish_v 40_o day_n fast_v before_o the_o devil_n begin_v to_o assail_v he_o with_o his_o fierce_a temptation_n matth._n 4.2_o so_o eliah_n take_v one_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v miraculous_o feed_v there_o before_o he_o fast_v 40_o day_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o and_o moses_n fast_v 40_o day_n and_o 40_o night_n before_o god_n give_v he_o the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n deut._n 9.11_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n rotunditatis_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la or_o as_o a_o round_a number_n be_v express_v but_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o fasting_n of_o all_o the_o three_o appear_v to_o be_v long_o that_o time_n be_v a_o abbreviate_v adumbration_n of_o the_o gospel-churche_n continuance_n in_o the_o antitype-wilderness_n and_o what_o they_o do_v or_o suffer_v in_o that_o time_n there_o prefigure_v prophetical_o the_o state_n of_o the_o profuga-church_n and_o first_o moses_n fast_v two_o several_a time_n 40_o day_n and_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v his_o first_o 40_o day_n in_o horeb_n he_o find_v israel_n more_o degenerate_a in_o manner_n and_o opinion_n than_o they_o have_v be_v before_o worship_v a_o calf_n deut._n 9.12_o so_o the_o gospel-church_n and_o professor_n have_v now_o near_o finish_v their_o wilderness-pilgrimage_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v near_o to_o mount_n zion_n that_o they_o be_v much_o more_o err_a in_o their_o heart_n and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n more_o abundant_a in_o mistake_v evil_a manner_n for_o good_a work_n and_o more_o blind_o superstitious_a in_o worship_v as_o israel_n do_v a_o calf_n the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n revel_v 9.20_o and_o what_o be_v those_o work_n i_o answer_v all_o careless_a deficient_a long-delayed_n or_o half-performed_n work_v of_o mercy_n and_o equity_n be_v though_o wrought_v by_o saint_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n which_o god_n abhor_v such_o much_o more_o be_v the_o work_n of_o all_o saint_n and_o professor_n that_o mistake_v their_o cui_fw-la person_n or_o thing_n who_o they_o misintend_v to_o right_v or_o promote_v we_o be_v debtor_n say_v the_o apostle_n not_o to_o the_o flesh_n to_o live_v thereafter_o rom._n 8.12_o but_o this_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o modern_a time_n that_o all_o man_n and_o saint_n for_o the_o most_o part_n mistake_v their_o creditor_n and_o mind_v not_o to_o who_o they_o themselves_o be_v debtor_n for_o the_o miserable_a wilderness-christians_a be_v all_o debtor_n and_o owe_v almost_o all_o they_o have_v to_o themselves_o little_a or_o nothing_o to_o their_o neighbour_n to_o who_o what_o be_v part_n of_o their_o due_n they_o pay_v as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v to_o their_o own_o proselyte_n kin_n friend_n or_o member_n of_o their_o own_o society_n but_o to_o thing_n profitable_a and_o honest_a and_o to_o the_o pursuer_n of_o such_o thing_n they_o find_v nothing_o or_o the_o least_o part_n due_a and_o according_o repay_v they_o these_o be_v debtor_n be_v they_o never_o so_o spiritual_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o their_o fruit_n the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o wicked_a hand_n be_v worship_v almost_o by_o all_o as_o israel_n when_o moses_n have_v finish_v his_o 40_o day_n fast_v be_v find_v worship_v a_o calf_n no_o less_o wicked_a be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o hypocrite_n that_o make_v the_o witness_n the_o cui_fw-la of_o their_o condemnation_n and_o false_a accuser_n forger_n of_o lie_n through_o their_o indulgent_a or_o not_o diligent_a examine_v of_o they_o their_o cui_fw-la of_o credit_n and_o reputation_n for_o this_o cause_n multitude_n of_o blind_a zealous_a careless_a professor_n ready_o give_v credit_n to_o and_o capitulate_v with_o the_o great_a impostor_n against_o the_o injure_v most_o innocent_a this_o practice_n be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n whereby_o he_o crucify_v christ_n mystical_a and_o kill_v his_o witness_n in_o the_o spiritual_a wilderness_n second_o eliah_n wander_v and_o fast_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o dreadful_a wilderness_n and_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v that_o sore_a travel_n he_o be_v so_o sar_n from_o mount_n zion_n that_o he_o be_v get_v to_o horeb_n quite_o contrary_a to_o it_o so_o the_o gospel-wandring_a saint_n and_o professor_n have_v almost_o finish_v their_o much_o more_o sore_a travel_n in_o a_o far_o more_o troublesome_a wilderness_n be_v so_o far_o from_o draw_v near_o to_o mount_n zion_n that_o they_o be_v come_v to_o horeh_n so_o horrible_a be_v the_o mistake_v and_o deceit_n of_o these_o man_n and_o time_n but_o how_o and_o when_o do_v eliah_n begin_v his_o eremitetiavel_n i_o answer_v he_o flee_v for_o his_o life_n from_o jezabel_n as_o his_o antitype_n the_o gospel-church_n flee_v from_o the_o second_o dragon_n but_o indeed_o at_o first_o from_o both_o combine_a ch._n 12.6_o 14._o he_o come_v to_o beersheba_n where_o he_o leave_v his_o
into_o his_o rest_n and_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o great_a wrath_n because_o say_v he_o they_o always_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o have_v not_o know_v my_o way_n they_o always_o err_v etc._n etc._n et_fw-la quid_fw-la error_n mentis_fw-la what_o be_v a_o error_n of_o the_o heart_n or_o rather_o what_o and_o how_o many_o be_v the_o error_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o professor_n saint_n not_o except_v in_o the_o spiritual_a wilderuess_n have_v they_o utterance_n and_o indeed_o they_o have_v that_o they_o may_v auswer_v for_o themselves_o and_o say_v my_o name_n be_v legion_n for_o we_o be_v many_o so_o many_o be_v the_o error_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v as_o also_o their_o prophetic_a type_n predict_v continual_a and_o universal_a scarce_o admit_v any_o limitation_n so_o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o old_a world_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v evil_a continual_o gen._n 6.5_o the_o limitation_n or_o exception_n be_v only_o of_o one_o or_o two_o man_n ver_fw-la 8._o so_o all_o israel_n in_o the_o type-wilderness_n two_o or_o four_o only_o except_v have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n be_v fall_v away_o from_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o so_o gospel_n israel_n especial_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o her_o wilderness_n aberration_n have_v so_o corrupt_v her_o way_n that_o scarce_o may_v faith_n be_v find_v and_o they_o very_o few_o except_v always_o err_v not_o care_v to_o know_v the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o wherein_o be_v all_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n thus_o only_o evil_a continual_o it_o be_v a_o continual_a error_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o saint_n to_o imagine_v that_o a_o careless_a shallow_a trivial_a knowledge_n and_o like_o practice_n be_v sufficient_a to_o please_v god_n and_o purchase_v their_o own_o salvation_n this_o be_v the_o delusion_n of_o laodicea_n and_o be_v the_o deceit_n of_o locust_n and_o hypocrite_n therefore_o their_o practice_n conform_a to_o that_o knowledge_n be_v ever_o half-performance_n good_a work_n perhaps_o well_o begin_v but_o desist_v from_o before_o they_o be_v finish_v bede_n we_o note_v before_o complain_v that_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n be_v content_v with_o a_o trivial_a literature_n his_o complaint_n then_o be_v not_o now_o without_o cause_n and_o it_o be_v tâ—e_v fault_n of_o many_o that_o the_o female_a sex_n suffer_v most_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o this_o misery_n by_o this_o mean_v many_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v at_o best_a like_o those_o silly_a woman_n that_o be_v ever_o labour_v and_o never_o able_a to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n these_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o hear_v like_a herod_n glad_o and_o to_o read_v book_n that_o unfold_v the_o scripture_n but_o can_v understand_v what_o they_o hear_v or_o read_v for_o want_n of_o due_a literature_n whereby_o they_o may_v understand_v but_o this_o kind_n of_o incult_a christian_n be_v usual_o through_o for_o do_v illiterature_n and_o beastial_a ignorance_n the_o rail_a frog_n of_o croak_a convitiation_n against_o man_n of_o part_n and_o desert_n for_o art_n and_o desert_n have_v no_o adversary_n like_a unto_o ignorance_n nor_o be_v careless_a content_a ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n but_o parent_n of_o division_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o faction_n and_o schism_n in_o state_n and_o church_n that_o divide_v and_o destroy_v both_o but_o bede_n complaint_n in_o his_o time_n grievous_a have_v now_o get_v another_o complaint_n more_o grievous_a than_o itself_o which_o be_v this_o most_o man_n that_o have_v gain_v a_o competent_a literature_n and_o many_o that_o have_v attain_v a_o large_a measure_n of_o learning_n abuse_v those_o gift_n to_o advance_v avarice_n ignorance_n and_o evil_a manner_n and_o make_v themselves_o thereby_o much_o worse_o and_o more_o wicked_a than_o any_o careless_a 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those_o generous_a fruit_n of_o the_o conscript_n first-fruit_n in_o a_o fourfold_a consormity_n to_o the_o perfect_a and_o durable_a good_a of_o man_n and_o to_o god_n glory_n in_o all_o ensue_a age_n for_o the_o winess_n be_v to_o prophesy_v 1260_o year_n in_o sackcloth_n and_o thereby_o to_o smite_v the_o earth_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o plague_n rev._n 11.3_o 6._o but_o they_o that_o be_v not_o kill_v by_o those_o plague_n say_v the_o text_n express_o yet_o repent_v not_o ch._n 9.18_o and_o that_o particle_n of_o time_n yet_o be_v the_o period_n of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n sound_v and_o conterminate_v the_o witness_n 1260_o year_n sackcloth-prophesie_n and_o therefore_o three_o they_o much_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o imagine_v that_o the_o ministry_n under_o which_o they_o live_v or_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o sect_n or_o church_n of_o which_o they_o be_v member_n or_o that_o their_o own_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n can_v exempt_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o he_o pour_v forth_o upon_o such_o semiadvertist_n and_o half-performists_a for_o then_o have_v herod_n saul_n and_o judas_n be_v free_a from_o such_o plague_n because_o the_o great_a prophet_n be_v their_o guide_n and_o teacher_n and_o the_o pharisee_n and_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n may_v have_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o final_a excision_n of_o they_o and_o that_o nation_n because_o they_o be_v the_o peculiar_a people_n and_o church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o pharisee_n the_o devout_a and_o most_o orthodox_n of_o all_o sect_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o type_n and_o antitype_n apostate_n israel_n in_o the_o literal_a and_o spiritual_a wilderness_n err_v do_v always_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o know_v not_o ineed_a for_o such_o work_n be_v far_o from_o they_o the_o way_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v saint_n themselves_o there_o exempt_v from_o the_o same_o vail_n of_o universal_a darkness_n that_o overspread_v all_o nation_n for_o there_o be_v a_o cloud_n of_o darkness_n that_o cover_v all_o people_n as_o barrenness_n the_o wilderness_n or_o water_n cover_v the_o sea_n isa_n 25.7_o but_o that_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n be_v to_o be_v more_o prevalent_a during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel-churche_n abode_n in_o her_o place_n prepare_v in_o the_o spiritual_a wilderness_n but_o most_o effectual_a immediate_o before_o or_o after_o the_o period_n of_o that_o duration_n this_o cloud_n of_o darkness_n be_v signal_o shadow_v forth_o by_o that_o borrour_n of_o great_a darkness_n and_o deep_a sleep_n that_o fall_v upon_o abraham_n gen._n 15.12_o which_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v in_o his_o literal_a and_o spiritual_a seed_n in_o the_o type_n and_o antitype-wilderness_n but_o that_o the_o right-sery_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n may_v plain_o appear_v and_o what_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n be_v may_v be_v more_o evident_a we_o shall_v with_o some_o diligence_n further_o inquire_v first_o what_o the_o wilderness_n literal_a and_o spiritual_a be_v second_o what_o the_o place_n prepare_v of_o god_n be_v in_o both_o three_o we_o shall_v prove_v that_o place_n to_o be_v the_o theatre_n or_o proper_a seat_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o antichrist_n four_o we_o shall_v show_v what_o that_o apostasy_n be_v and_o last_o we_o shall_v show_v that_o antitype_n zion_n shall_v be_v the_o derivative_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n deliverance_n and_o redemption_n from_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n and_o first_o we_o need_v not_o describe_v the_o desert_n wherein_o egypt_n stand_v that_o be_v do_v already_o sufficient_o for_o this_o purpose_n and_o we_o shall_v but_o hint_n it_o here_o but_o egypt_n be_v the_o place_n or_o one_o place_n therein_o prepare_v of_o god_n to_o preserve_v his_o church_n in_o a_o figure_n it_o be_v chief_o a_o figure_n of_o its_o antitype_n in_o the_o space_n of_o its_o seven_o year_n famine_n it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o wilderness_n and_o of_o itself_o more_o
back_o but_o second_o to_o what_o must_v they_o be_v turn_v i_o answer_v the_o conscript_n first-fruit_n shall_v as_o elijah_n and_o john_n do_v in_o type_n turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o their_o child_n the_o heart_n of_o child_n to_o their_o father_n and_o the_o disobedient_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o just_a that_o be_v to_o do_v right_a and_o show_v mercy_n in_o a_o fourfold_a conformity_n lest_o god_n come_v and_o smite_v the_o earth_n with_o a_o curse_n malach_n 4.6_o luke_n 1.16_o 17._o and_o three_o what_o be_v that_o curse_n or_o what_o be_v the_o danger_n if_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o saint_n be_v not_o turn_v back_o from_o those_o now_o more_o than_o ever_o swell_a sin_n i_o answer_v the_o old_a world_n hearken_v not_o to_o noah_n sackcloth-prophesie_n but_o remain_v inanimadversive_a mind_v nothing_o and_o know_v nothing_o till_o the_o flood_n come_v say_v the_o text_n therefore_o god_n smite_v the_o earth_n with_o a_o curse_n destroy_v the_o world_n apostate_n israel_n hearken_v not_o to_o elijah_n and_o the_o prophet_n sackcloth-prophesie_n for_o 1260_o day_n and_o the_o restraint_n of_o rain_n continue_v so_o long_o have_v it_o continue_v long_o it_o have_v cut_v off_o man_n and_o beast_n so_o the_o antitype-apostasie_n hearken_v not_o to_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v in_o sackcloth_n for_o 1260_o year_n they_o yet_o repent_v not_o say_v the_o text_n therefore_o the_o neglect_a and_o not_o regard_v witness_n smite_v the_o earth_n with_o all_o plague_n and_o with_o the_o plague_n of_o all_o plague_n the_o restraint_n of_o the_o rain_n of_o spiritual_a grace_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o 1260_o year_n of_o their_o sackcloth-prophesie_n wherefore_o shall_v not_o their_o heart_n be_v turn_v back_o at_o last_o nothing_o can_v be_v expect_v but_o that_o the_o curse_n threaten_v shall_v devour_v the_o earth_n therefore_o have_v the_o curse_n devour_v the_o earth_n say_v the_o text_n isa_n 24.6_o the_o earth_n shall_v reel_v to_o and_o fro_o like_o a_o drunkard_n the_o transgression_n thereof_o shall_v be_v heavy_a upon_o it_o it_o shall_v fall_v and_o not_o rise_v again_o vers_n 9_o last_o babylon_n the_o great_a come_v in_o remembrance_n before_o god_n to_o give_v unto_o she_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n ch._n 16.19_o the_o old_a apostate_n world_n be_v drown_v with_o water_n but_o the_o antitype-apostasie_n shall_v be_v drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n jerem._n 25.15_o 27_o etc._n etc._n the_o wine_n of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o bis_fw-la wrath_n this_o be_v a_o expression_n that_o a_o man_n will_v think_v can_v scarce_o be_v express_v and_o the_o plague_n thereby_o threaten_v be_v the_o plague_n of_o all_o plague_n from_o all_o the_o plague_n wherewith_o the_o sackcloth-wituesses_a smite_v the_o earth_n and_o principal_o from_o this_o plague_n may_n all_o man_n and_o saint_n have_v great_a cause_n to_o say_v good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o danger_n be_v most_o dreadful_a and_o superabundant_a if_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o saint_n be_v not_o turn_v back_o from_o the_o sin_n aforesaid_a but_o they_o may_v say_v we_o see_v the_o danger_n sufficient_o and_o that_o the_o plague_n be_v like_o the_o curse_n lay_v upon_o cain_n great_a than_o we_o can_v possible_o bear_v but_o where_o be_v our_o safety_n wherein_o consist_v our_o remedy_n i_o answer_v four_o the_o safety_n of_o man_n and_o saint_n consist_v in_o have_v their_o heart_n turn_v back_o from_o those_o sin_n aforesaid_a in_o get_v like_o those_o harper_n the_o harp_n of_o god_n in_o learn_v their_o song_n not_o in_o deceit_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o fly_v from_o sinai_n to_o mount_n zion_n as_o lot_n to_o zoar_v for_o those_o harper_n shall_v be_v the_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o among_o man_n ch._n 14.3_o 4._o to_o wit_n from_o those_o sius_fw-la aforesaid_a and_o from_o those_o dreadful_a plague_n they_o produce_v for_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v defile_v with_o woman_n vers_fw-la 4._o and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o worship_v idol_n nor_o act_v spiritual_a fornication_n their_o worship_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o simplicity_n in_o christ_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o wrought_v in_o a_o fore-fold_n conformity_n of_o truth_n contrary_a to_o the_o prevaricatory_a multiplicity_n of_o antichrist_n in_o deceitful_a pretence_n delay_n and_o half-performance_n such_o shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o those_o first-fruit_n in_o antitype_n ston_n where_o safety_n shall_v clothe_v the_o conscript-church_n as_o danger_n compass_v she_o about_o before_o in_o the_o spiritual-wilderness_n there_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a enter_v any_o thing_n that_o defile_v neither_o whatsoever_o work_v abomination_n or_o make_v a_o lie_n ch._n 21.27_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o faithless_a dealer_n nor_o false_a accuser_n therefore_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o curse_n ch._n 22.3_o there_o a_o river_n of_o water_n of_o life_n shall_v refresh_v the_o city_n of_o god_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n shall_v afford_v food_n for_o her_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o leaf_n of_o that_o tree_n shall_v be_v to_o heal_v the_o nation_n that_o be_v to_o turn_v their_o heart_n back_o that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v safe_a ch._n 22.1_o 2._o turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v psal_n 80.3_o turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n of_o host_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v vers_fw-la 7._o turn_v we_o again_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v vers_fw-la 19_o this_o petition_n we_o see_v be_v three_o time_n express_v in_o the_o same_o psalm_n and_o this_o assertion_n we_o shall_v be_v save_v be_v thrice_o annex_v to_o that_o prayer_n this_o prayer_n be_v the_o prayer_n of_o these_o time_n i_o wish_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n that_o all_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n man_n and_o saint_n will_v make_v this_o seasonable_a formula_fw-la the_o pattern_n of_o their_o prayer_n in_o this_o juncture_n of_o time_n and_o pray_v continual_o say_v turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n from_o halt_v betwixt_o half_n in_o our_o opinion_n and_o practice_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n from_o our_o disloyal_a revolting_n from_o faith_n and_o good_a manner_n and_o from_o affect_v a_o confident_a fruitless_a dead_a or_o die_a faith_n turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n from_o the_o constant_a error_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o our_o content_a ignorance_n of_o thy_o way_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v turn_v we_o again_o o_o god_n of_o host_n from_o worship_v the_o work_n of_o our_o own_o hand_n literal_a and_o spiritual_a idol_n of_o gold_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o our_o spiritual_a and_o literal_a murder_n and_o sorcery_n and_o fornication_n and_o theft_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o as_o there_o be_v no_o name_n but_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n under_o heaven_n by_o which_o we_o can_v be_v save_v so_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n or_o mean_n on_o earth_n by_o which_o man_n saint_n sect_n and_o all_o nation_n can_v be_v safe_a but_o by_o turn_v from_o sinai_n to_o zion_n from_o those_o sin_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n and_o stand_v with_o the_o lamb_n he_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v the_o rock_n of_o safety_n to_o all_o age_n and_o to_o follow_v his_o perfect_a pattern_n of_o true_a christian_a practice_n in_o a_o fourfold_a conformity_n be_v as_o the_o fruit_n only_o keep_v the_o tree_n from_o be_v curse_a the_o only_a outward_a mean_n thereunto_o but_o here_o i_o must_v partly_o by_o constraint_n conclude_v this_o first_o part_n because_o many_o that_o promise_v to_o further_o i_o be_v slack_a in_o persormance_n and_o not_o a_o few_o fall_v off_o like_a demas_n through_o covetousness_n whereby_o i_o be_o betray_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o deceitful_a man_n draw_v into_o some_o debt_n and_o thereby_o have_v suffer_v long_a imprisonment_n haecreferunt_fw-la tantos_fw-la secula_fw-la fabricios_fw-la paul_n be_v a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n in_o the_o deep_a but_o my_o danger_n be_v most_o from_o the_o multiplicious_a dasning_n of_o shallow_a water_n shallow_a professor_n man_n of_o busy_a ignorance_n some_o literate_a some_o illiterate_a have_v most_o resist_v i_o &_o retard_v this_o treatise_n such_o man_n that_o can_v read_v it_o or_o not_o understand_v what_o they_o read_v have_v do_v i_o as_o the_o coppersmith_n do_v to_o the_o apostle_n the_o most_o harm_n by_o their_o ignorant_a defame_n of_o i_o and_o it_o wherefore_o i_o humble_o request_v the_o true_o learned_a and_o judicious_a if_o they_o find_v we_o deserve_v it_o to_o suffer_v i_o and_o it_o to_o anchor_v in_o the_o safe_a harbour_n of_o their_o candid_a favour_n and_o protection_n last_o a_o three_o cause_n compel_v i_o be_v the_o confident_a opposition_n of_o
endeavour_v to_o show_v brief_o what_o their_o use_n and_o meaning_n be_v wherefore_o we_o shall_v distinguish_v by_o their_o respective_a work_n or_o fruit_n they_o bring_v forth_o betwixt_o the_o seal_a and_o conscript-churche_n and_o betwixt_o both_o and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n nor_o his_o name_n in_o their_o forehead_n and_o first_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a etc._n etc._n gal._n 5.19_o such_o work_n be_v not_o seal_v work_v nor_o deceitful_a god_n set_v no_o seal_n to_o the_o doer_n of_o they_o vers_n 21._o nor_o be_v they_o much_o deceitful_a for_o there_o be_v no_o great_a deceit_n or_o mystery_n in_o the_o more_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v manifest_a of_o these_o i_o have_v write_v at_o large_a before_o and_o therefore_o need_v not_o now_o insist_v upon_o they_o but_o second_o the_o practice_n of_o truth-pretending_a formalist_n be_v justitia_fw-la insigillata_n &_o deceptiva_fw-la a_o unseal_v half-performed_n righteousness_n of_o deceit_n it_o be_v command_v they_o say_v the_o text_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o burt_v the_o grass_n neither_o any_o green_a thing_n nor_o any_o tree_n but_o only_o those_o man_n which_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forebead_n ch._n 9.4_o that_o be_v the_o locast_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o command_n from_o god_n ver_fw-la 5._o shall_v torment_v truth-pretending_a church-persecuting_a papist_n that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n with_o like_a retaliation_n as_o they_o have_v persecute_v and_o torment_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o have_v his_o seal_n in_o their_o forehead_n nor_o have_v these_o locust_n themselves_o his_o seal_n as_o neither_o type_n egypt_n nor_o the_o locust_n that_o torment_v she_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o papist_n and_o these_o locust_n that_o torment_v they_o be_v both_o alike_o unseal_v be_v a_o persecute_v practice_n and_o a_o righteousuess_v not_o seal_v but_o deceitful_a show_v that_o the_o doer_n of_o such_o rash_a violence_n have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n fiat_n tamen_fw-la justitia_fw-la right_a must_v be_v do_v to_o evil-doer_n and_o not_o withhold_v from_o the_o well-deserving_a to_o omit_v either_o or_o do_v both_o negligent_o be_v not_o the_o least_o pe_z secution_n as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o eli_n and_o other_o such_o persecution_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o leave_v be_v though_o almost_o universal_o practise_v by_o such_o as_o be_v seal_v the_o practice_n proper_o of_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o orehead_n three_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o 144000_o that_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n be_v justitia_fw-la sigillata_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la sedvix-manifesta_a true_a righteousness_n through_o much_o weakness_n and_o many_o deficiency_n not_o clear_o manifest_v these_o 144000_o be_v not_o the_o aggregate_v of_o the_o whole_a gospel-church_n but_o a_o select_a part_n of_o it_o exclude_v the_o outward_a court_n that_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o give_v to_o the_o gentile_n chap._n 11.2_o for_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n be_v to_o sit_v as_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v not_o seal_v or_o accept_v of_o he_o as_o a_o select_a member_n of_o his_o church_n 2_o thes_n 2.4_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n be_v inward_a or_o outward_a 2_o tim._n 2.19_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n stand_v sure_a have_v this_o seal_n the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v he_o and_o let_v every_o one_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v his_o there_o be_v the_o inward_a and_o invisible_a seal_n and_o let_v he_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n there_o be_v the_o outward_a and_o more_o visible_a seal_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o saint_n wherewith_o these_o 144000_o be_v seal_v primitive_a saint_n be_v wont_a to_o show_v their_o faith_n by_o their_o work_n jam._n 2.18_o and_o so_o these_o 144000_o especial_o at_o first_o do_v for_o a_o long_a time_n but_o they_o though_o seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n be_v not_o like_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n of_o who_o this_o record_n be_v give_v of_o god_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o charity_n and_o service_n and_o faith_n and_o thy_o patitience_n and_o thy_o work_n and_o the_o last_o to_o be_v more_o than_o the_o first_o rev._n 2.19_o but_o the_o work_n of_o these_o 144000_o be_v more_o and_o more_o perfect_a at_o first_o than_o at_o last_o for_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n though_o it_o may_v suffer_v some_o decay_n at_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n about_o or_o before_o 412_o continue_v competent_o visible_a near_o a_o thousand_o year_n tum_o vetus_fw-la ipsa_fw-la dies_fw-la extenuabat_fw-la opus_fw-la then_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n be_v much_o deface_v and_o their_o depart_n from_o iniquity_n less_o apparent_a wherefore_o god_n loose_v the_o first_o dragon_n out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n after_o he_o have_v be_v bind_v about_o 1000_o year_n upon_o the_o gospel-church_n fall_v from_o her_o first_o love_n and_o work_n but_o god_n have_v since_o great_o multiply_v as_o he_o do_v the_o type-fallen-womans_n her_o sorrow_n not_o by_o she_o bear_v many_o child_n but_o by_o suffer_v for_o her_o sin_n her_o child_n to_o wound_v she_o with_o many_o dart_n of_o afflict_a calamity_n and_o to_o rend_v she_o into_o schism_n &_o subdivision_n which_o balm_n can_v scarce_o heal_v nor_o any_o art_n bind_v up_o be_v any_o of_o her_o son_n so_o dutiful_a to_o she_o so_o faithful_a for_o she_o as_o to_o tell_v she_o and_o declare_v unto_o she_o her_o deplorable_a and_o desperate_a condition_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a she_o mind_v it_o not_o but_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v insensible_a upon_o her_o sleepy_a pillow_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v herself_o up_o to_o inanimadvertency_n and_o forgetfulness_n begin_v many_o good_a work_n forget_v to_o finish_v they_o torpor_fw-la corpus_fw-la totum_fw-la tenuit_fw-la sopor_fw-la animam_fw-la a_o desperate_a insensibility_n have_v seize_v upon_o the_o member_n of_o her_o body_n and_o a_o deep_a sleep_n on_o her_o sense_n she_o be_v quasi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la moritura_fw-la non_fw-la mortua_fw-la as_o a_o die_a church_n only_o not_o dead_a but_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o her_o eye_n ch._n 7.17_o ch._n 21.4_o he_o have_v promise_v it_o and_o will_v perform_v it_o which_o must_v be_v do_v if_o ever_o it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o writing_n the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o servant_n her_o son_n so_o may_v she_o be_v revive_v in_o her_o offspring_n for_o four_o these_o 144000_o in_o the_o 14_o chapter_n be_v the_o same_o gospel-church_n redeem_v as_o it_o be_v from_o death_n redeem_a from_o the_o earth_n say_v the_o text_n ver_fw-la 3._o both_o be_v the_o same_o church_n but_o in_o different_a respect_n and_o time_n for_o the_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o ch._n to_o the_o 9th_o vers_fw-la be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n feed_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o 1260_o year_n ch._n 12.6_o 14._o but_o these_o 144000_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o gospel-church_n fix_v upon_o mount_n zion_n ch._n 14.1_o that_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v ecclesia_fw-la sigillata_fw-la the_o seal_a church_n of_o god_n but_o these_o 144000_o shall_v be_v ecclesia_fw-la conscripta_fw-la the_o same_o gospel-church_n have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o her_o forehead_n that_o seal_a church_n triumph_v over_o primitive_a apostate_n rome_n ch._n 18.20_o ch._n 19_o to_o the_o seven_o vers_fw-la this_o conscript-church_n the_o same_o church_n in_o succeed_a time_n shall_v triumph_v over_o papal_a rome_n ch._n 15.2_o 3_o 4._o therefore_o both_o differ_v much_o in_o distance_n of_o time_n for_o that_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v seal_v long_o before_o these_o 144000_o in_o the_o 14_o chapter_n shall_v have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n and_o last_o they_o differ_v much_o though_o both_o the_o same_o church_n in_o precede_v and_o succeed_a time_n in_o respect_n to_o thing_n for_o those_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n seal_v above_o 1200_o year_n before_o the_o name_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o forehead_n of_o these_o their_o successor_n be_v not_o though_o so_o long_o before_o they_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n but_o these_o 144000_o in_o the_o 14_o chapter_n though_o so_o long_o after_o those_o former_a be_v call_v the_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o among_o man_n vers_fw-la 3.4_o therefore_o it_o require_v necessary_o our_o serious_a disquisition_n to_o examine_v for_o what_o cause_v these_o the_o conscript_a church_n be_v call_v the_o first-fruit_n so_o long_o after_o those_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n
servant_n there_o and_o then_o he_o begin_v his_o prophetick-pilgrimage_n for_o he_o travel_v thence_o one_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n lay_v down_o and_o sleep_v under_o a_o juniper-tree_n there_o a_o angel_n touch_v he_o awake_v he_o and_o bid_v he_o eat_v and_o drink_v he_o lay_v down_o again_o and_o the_o angel_n touch_v he_o the_o second_o time_n bid_v he_o eat_v and_o drink_v so_o christ_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o watch_v and_o pray_v and_o come_v the_o first_o time_n find_v they_o asleep_o so_o do_v he_o three_o time_n and_o say_v now_o sleep_v on_o eliah_n so_o sleep_v and_o the_o disciple_n sleep_v three_o time_n as_o aforesaid_a prophetical_o prefigure_v the_o sleepy_a disposition_n of_o the_o gospel-church_n and_o saint_n in_o the_o spiritual_a wilderness_n and_o what_o be_v sleep_v sleep_n be_v a_o mirror_n of_o false_a idea_n wherein_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n be_v vain_a vision_n and_o the_o thing_n and_o action_n which_o they_o dream_v they_o see_v or_o do_v be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o the_o same_o not_o see_v nor_o do_v indeed_o so_o the_o antitype-hermitage_n of_o the_o gospel-churche_n aberration_n be_v a_o large_a valley_n of_o vain_a vision_n where_o saint_n and_o professor_n wander_v in_o darkness_n and_o live_v if_o such_o may_v be_v say_v to_o live_v in_o a_o deep_a lethargy_n of_o forgefulness_n forget_v the_o manner_n how_o to_o show_v mercy_n keep_v faith_n or_o practice_v right_o but_o dream_v they_o see_v what_o indeed_o they_o see_v not_o and_o do_v what_o in_o deed_n they_o do_v not_o mistake_v morose_n long-delayed_a half-performed_n goodwork_n the_o imposturous_a deceit_n of_o antichrist_n for_o true_a christian_a practice_n but_o zion_n signify_v not_o a_o sleepy_a couch_n but_o a_o watch-tower_n and_o shall_v afford_v a_o clear_a prospect_n where_o man_n and_o saint_n awake_v from_o sleep_n revive_v from_o death_n shall_v see_v a_o far_o off_o right_a idea_n real_a substance_n and_o practice_v according_a to_o right_a representation_n three_o christ_n be_v lead_v of_o the-spirit_n into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n there_o he_o fast_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o do_v the_o devil_n fierce_o assault_v he_o with_o his_o fiery_a dart_n which_o show_v that_o the_o gospel-church_n and_o saint_n shall_v fustain_v the_o forest_n brunt_n and_o sharp_a assault_n of_o dangerous_a trial_n and_o temptation_n about_o the_o end_n of_o she_o and_o their_o wilderness-pilgrimage_n satan_n first_o inducement_n be_v to_o sensuality_n most_o man_n and_o most_o professor_n fall_v into_o and_o fall_v by_o this_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o many_o without_o his_o tempt_a can_v be_v draw_v away_o of_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v but_o christ_n be_v far_o from_o be_v bring_v to_o practice_v this_o pollution_n or_o be_v otherwise_o draw_v or_o entice_v second_o the_o devil_n take_v he_o into_o a_o high_a mountain_n tempt_v he_o to_o worldly_a covetousness_n luke_n 4.5_o this_o be_v the_o deplorable_a state_n and_o desperate_a condition_n of_o saint_n and_o professor_n in_o the_o spiritual_a wilderness_n that_o they_o be_v there_o always_o subject_a to_o be_v hale_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o be_v tempt_v by_o he_o to_o their_o own_o destruction_n last_o the_o devil_n tempt_v he_o to_o spiritual_a pride_n set_v he_o upon_o a_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o temple_n be_v build_v upon_o mount_n moriah_n that_o be_v part_n of_o zion_n there_o the_o devil_n depart_v there_o christ_n overcome_v the_o devil_n to_o intimate_v to_o all_o age_n that_o when_o the_o gospel-church_n and_o saint_n shall_v arrive_v unto_o and_o be_v build_v upon_o mount_n zion_n to_o wit_n upon_o the_o last_a foundation_n of_o a_o fruitful_a and_o live_a faith_n than_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o devil_n shall_v be_v spend_v then_o shall_v she_o be_v ever_o victrix_n and_o they_o overcome_v the_o devil_n for_o second_o the_o prototype-desert_n be_v as_o it_o be_v more_o peculiarly_a under_o the_o devil_n jurisdiction_n there_o he_o tempt_v our_o bless_a saviour_n there_o type_n israel_n tempt_v and_o provoke_v god_n to_o wrath_n such_o be_v the_o antitype_n and_o spiritual_a wilderness_n much_o more_o for_o that_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o seven_o vial_n full_a of_o the_o plague_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v pour_v forth_o for_o above_o 1260_o year_n upon_o gospel_n apostate_n israel_n for_o her_o continual_a provocation_n rev._n 15.1_o ch._n 16.1_o but_o god_n choose_v mount_n zion_n which_o he_o love_v for_o in_o salem_n be_v his_o tabernacle_n his_o dwell_a place_n in_o zion_n psal_n 76.2_o psal_n 78.68_o that_o be_v god_n choose_v love_v and_o dwell_v in_o literal_a zion_n by_o a_o prophetick-adumbration_a but_o shall_v choose_v love_n and_o dwell_v unto_o all_o after-age_n in_o spiritual_a zion_n by_o a_o much_o more_o manifest_a and_o real_a love_n power_n and_o presence_n revel_v 14.1_o ch._n 21.3_o ch._n 22.3_o 4._o because_o three_o from_o horeh_n part_n of_o sinai_n be_v sin_n from_o the_o law_n there_o give_v make_v exceed_o sinful_a but_o in_o moriah_n part_n of_o zion_n do_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v principal_o illustrate_v and_o manise_v to_o all_o age_n in_o spiritual_a zion_n where_o the_o conscript-church_n be_v call_v the_o first-fruit_n redeem_v unto_o god_n and_o to_o the_o lamb_n ch._n 14.1_o 3._o where_o its_o manifest_a from_o these_o express_a text_n that_o the_o hermite-churche's_a arrival_n in_o spiritual_a zion_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o careless_a inadvertency_n of_o formal_a true_a saint_n and_o professor_n account_v and_o so_o call_v matter_n of_o redemption_n redemption_n the_o price_n and_o fruit_n of_o christ_n blood_n be_v wrought_v in_o zion_n he_o first_o bring_v it_o forth_o plant_v it_o there_o thence_o it_o be_v disseminated_a into_o many_o nation_n where_o it_o bring_v forth_o its_o first-fruit_n that_o primitive_a dispensation_n be_v the_o gospel-churche_n spt_v succeed_v by_o a_o short_a summer_n for_o both_o expire_v soon_o after_o the_o year_n 400_o then_o a_o sharp_a winter_n and_o a_o dark_a night_n begin_v to_o surprise_v that_o royal_a plant_n wherein_o it_o continue_v in_o much_o like_a condition_n to_o that_o tree_n in_o daniel_n and_o indeed_o be_v shadow_v by_o it_o that_o be_v hew_v down_o have_v its_o branch_n cut_v its_o leave_n shake_v off_o its_o fruit_n scatter_v till_o seven_o time_n pass_v over_o it_o as_o they_o shall_v over_o this_o dan._n 4.16_o revel_v 10.7_o ch._n 11.15_o this_o royal_a plant_n those_o time_n and_o that_o winter_n of_o tempest_n overpast_a shall_v be_v by_o the_o lamb_n replant_v not_o as_o at_o first_o in_o literal_a zion_n but_o in_o zion_n spiritual_a and_o shall_v again_o bring_v forth_o the_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o lamb_n ch._n 14.1_o 3_o 4._o four_o both_o the_o legal_a and_o gospel-churche_n in_o the_o literal_a and_o spiritual_a wilderness_n provoke_v the_o most_o high_a psal_n 78.17_o then_o be_v his_o wrath_n kindle_v against_o his_o people_n insomuch_o that_o he_o abhor_v his_o own_o inheritance_n therefore_o he_o consume_v their_o day_n in_o vanity_n and_o their_o year_n in_o trouble_n verse_n 33._o psal_n 80.40_o consume_v their_o day_n in_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n how_o in_o vanity_n the_o true_a gospel-witness_n have_v power_n to_o prophesy_v 1260_o year_n in_o sackcloth_n verse_n 3._o and_o what_o be_v the_o power_n of_o that_o prophecy_n they_o have_v thereby_o power_n to_o shut_v heaven_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o rain_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o prophecy_n and_o to_o smite_v the_o earth_n with_o all_o plague_n verse_n 6._o that_o be_v power_n to_o render_v the_o antichristian_a world_n inexcusable_a to_o make_v their_o sin_n exceed_o sinful_a their_o plague_n insusserable_a at_o quando_fw-la messis_fw-la what_o reformation_n of_o mistake_n in_o manner_n what_o information_n against_o error_n in_o opinion_n where_o be_v the_o first-fruit_n and_o what_o be_v more_o vain_a therefore_o god_n list_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o his_o inheritance_n to_o overthrow_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n consume_v their_o day_n in_o vanity_n their_o year_n in_o trouble_n rev._n 11.2_o 7._o ch._n 12.15_o 17._o but_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n in_o spiritual_a zion_n ch._n 7.17_o ch._n 21.4_o rectify_v their_o judgement_n reform_v their_o manner_n and_o render_v they_o undefiled_a and_o without_o fault_n in_o his_o sight_n ch._n 14._o but._n five_o great_a be_v the_o cause_n when_o god_n complain_v of_o his_o own_o people_n in_o the_o desert_n that_o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v