magistrate_n by_o how_o much_o more_o kind_a and_o love_a to_o one_o another_o and_o by_o how_o much_o more_o serious_o affect_v for_o the_o advance_v the_o public_a good_a and_o the_o endeavour_v the_o common_a welfare_n of_o all_o mankind_n which_o will_v introduce_v the_o philadelphian_a interval_n by_o so_o much_o more_o near_o they_o may_v reckon_v the_o approach_n of_o the_o downfall_n of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o glorious_a reign_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o saint_n at_o the_o happy_a millennium_n but_o what_o other_o indication_n there_o be_v beside_o these_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o prophet_n whereby_o we_o may_v compute_v the_o nearness_n of_o those_o time_n i_o must_v ingenuous_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o but_o this_o be_v a_o sudden_a excursion_n we_o will_v return_v again_o into_o the_o way_n 14._o but_o three_o in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v notwithstanding_o i_o have_v a_o few_o thing_n 20._o against_o thou_o because_o thou_o suffer_v that_o woman_n jezebel_n which_o 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of_o jezebel_n here_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o not_o over-fierce_a and_o confident_a in_o our_o opinion_n and_o doctrine_n but_o meek_o to_o bear_v one_o with_o another_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v instruct_v by_o one_o another_o for_o the_o clear_n up_o the_o truth_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n thing_n be_v no_o better_o than_o they_o be_v since_o they_o be_v no_o worse_o than_o they_o be_v predict_v we_o be_v hence_o to_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n never_o to_o suffer_v our_o mind_n to_o relapse_n towards_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n or_o think_v we_o have_v as_o good_a go_v back_o again_o to_o rome_n as_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o we_o be_v for_o this_o sardian_n state_n be_v like_o the_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n betwixt_o egypt_n and_o the_o promise_a land_n which_o be_v the_o philadelphian_a state_n into_o which_o there_o be_v no_o entrance_n till_o after_o the_o seven_o vial_n that_o be_v till_o the_o last_o of_o they_o 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in_o the_o street_n which_o be_v notorious_o perform_v in_o the_o act_n of_o martin_n luther_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o roman_a clergy_n but_o whether_o this_o or_o what_o else_o may_v be_v allude_v to_o by_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o name_n i_o be_o not_o very_o solicitous_a the_o story_n of_o the_o person_n be_v sufficient_a to_o warrant_v the_o meaning_n i_o have_v give_v of_o the_o text_n as_o any_o one_o may_v see_v by_o peruse_v the_o expolition_n and_o our_o performance_n i_o hope_v will_v appear_v solid_a enough_o without_o descend_v to_o such_o curious_a nicety_n we_o will_v therefore_o now_o only_o add_v something_o brief_o touch_v the_o usesulnesse_n thereof_o and_o so_o conclude_v 13._o and_o certain_o our_o exposition_n of_o these_o seven_o epistle_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n have_v a_o equal_a usefulnesse_n with_o any_o other_o exposition_n of_o the_o apocalyptick_a vision_n and_o the_o more_o considerable_a in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o more_o compendious_a 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