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16._o that_o king_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n the_o flesh_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o vast_a riches_n of_o rome_n the_o treasure_n which_o she_o suck_v out_o of_o kingdom_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o tribute_n the_o revenue_n and_o benefice_n of_o her_o clergy_n which_o king_n shall_v seize_v into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o grow_v weary_a of_o be_v any_o long_a tributary_n to_o she_o all_o know_v that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o monarch_n by_o the_o title_n of_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v the_o last_o in_o throw_v off_o the_o yoke_n and_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n to_o set_v such_o a_o example_n rather_o than_o to_o follow_v it_o have_v say_v that_o rome_n shall_v perish_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n i_o do_v further_o add_v that_o she_o shall_v also_o perish_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o 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that_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n shall_v ravish_v they_o of_o so_o fine_a a_o prey_n and_o so_o rich_a a_o spoil_n as_o that_o will_v have_v be_v xxii_o illustration_n of_o the_o bind_n of_o satan_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o of_o the_o millenary_a reign_n rev._n chap._n 20._o i_o do_v ingenuous_o confess_v that_o i_o have_v be_v as_o much_o prejudice_v against_o the_o modern_a millenarian_o as_o against_o the_o ancient_a though_o there_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v as_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o ancient_n and_o the_o modern_a as_o between_o those_o who_o carry_v a_o matter_n too_o far_o and_o who_o observe_v no_o bound_n and_o those_o who_o be_v extreme_o moderate_a and_o sober_a and_o who_o use_v all_o the_o discretion_n and_o softning_n
he_o the_o earth_n neither_o the_o sea_n nor_o the_o tree_n until_o we_o have_v seal_v the_o servant_n of_o our_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n for_o he_o do_v not_o simple_o call_v they_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o he_o will_v have_v do_v have_v he_o be_v speak_v to_o angel_n of_o satan_n but_o he_o call_v they_o the_o angel_n of_o our_o god_n thereby_o acknowledge_v they_o for_o angel_n who_o together_o with_o himself_o can_v say_v our_o god_n which_o the_o evil_a angel_n do_v not_o say_v neither_o can_v they_o we_o must_v therefore_o inquire_v what_o good_a thing_n this_o be_v that_o the_o withhold_a of_o the_o wind_n do_v signify_v and_o without_o doubt_n it_o signify_v peace_n and_o tranquillity_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o wind_n be_v that_o which_o trouble_v the_o sea_n and_o agitate_v the_o air._n the_o hold_n of_o the_o four_o wind_n do_v then_o signify_v a_o universal_a peace_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o the_o church_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o there_o 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angel_n of_o god_n council_n isa_n 63._o 9_o the_o angel_n of_o his_o covenant_n malach._n 3._o 1._o and_o he_o who_o be_v call_v the_o eternal_a gen._n 18._o 31._o it_o be_v he_o indeed_o who_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o god_n whereby_o to_o mark_v the_o elect_a and_o this_o seal_n be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o we_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 24._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 13._o that_o whereby_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v we_o be_v seal_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n eph_n 3._o 30._o so_o that_o this_o angel_n can_v be_v none_o else_o but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v he_o alone_o who_o send_v the_o spirit_n joh._n 16._o 7._o and_o who_o know_v all_o the_o sheep_n who_o the_o father_n have_v give_v unto_o he_o joh._n 10._o 14._o vi_o illustration_n of_o the_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o which_o be_v seal_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n rev._n chap._n 7._o v._o 4._o and_o i_o hear_v the_o number_n of_o they_o which_o be_v seal_v and_o there_o be_v seal_v 144000._o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n v._o 5._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v seal_v twelve_o thousand_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v in_o the_o 16._o illustration_n of_o the_o first_o part_n assign_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o elect_n be_v design_v by_o the_o number_n of_o 144000._o so_o that_o all_o which_o remain_v to_o be_v do_v here_o be_v to_o inquire_v why_o there_o be_v twelve_o thousand_o say_v to_o be_v seal_v out_o of_o every_o tribe_n and_o this_o be_v first_o because_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n be_v the_o stock_n and_o the_o christian_a church_n make_v up_o of_o gentile_n be_v the_o graft_n inoculate_v into_o that_o of_o israel_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o christian_n be_v call_v by_o st._n paul_n the_o israel_n of_o god_n and_o israel_n after_o the_o spirit_n israel_n be_v the_o father_n and_o christian_n be_v the_o child_n who_o bear_v their_o father_n name_n second_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o 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