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A80630 The powring out of the seven vials: or An exposition, of the 16. chapter of the Revelation, with an application of it to our times. Wherein is revealed Gods powring out the full vials of his fierce wrath. 1. Upon the lowest and basest sort of Catholicks. 2. Their worship and religion. 3. Their priests and ministers. 4. The house of Austria, and the Popes supremacy. 5. Episcopall government. 6. Their Euphrates, or the streame of their supportments. 7. Their grosse ignorance, and blind superstitions. Very fit and necessary for this present age. Preached iu [sic] sundry sermons at Boston in New-England: by the learned and reverend Iohn Cotton BB. of Divinity, and teacher to the church there Cotton, John, 1584-1652. 1642 (1642) Wing C6449; Thomason E145_1; ESTC R22938 145,386 230

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the_o unchangeable_a wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o punish_v now_o as_o he_o do_v of_o old_a psal_n 83.9_o 10._o the_o likeness_n of_o their_o sin_n the_o likeness_n of_o god_n justice_n bring_v forth_o the_o like_a kind_n of_o judgement_n now_o as_o of_o old_a if_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o reason_n why_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o like_a occasion_n of_o rejoice_v it_o be_v because_o the_o lord_n shall_v in_o like_a manner_n avenge_v his_o people_n reas_n 2_o now_o as_o he_o do_v of_o old_a judg._n 5.2_o where_o she_o call_v upon_o god_n people_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o avenge_a of_o israel_n so_o shall_v he_o now_o judge_v the_o whore_n and_o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o servant_n at_o her_o hand_n rev._n 19.2_o and_o look_v as_o of_o old_a they_o go_v on_o destroy_v to_o destroy_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n until_o they_o have_v consume_v they_o so_o shall_v the_o people_n of_o god_n now_o do_v until_o they_o have_v extinguish_v 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