pass_v on_o a_o sudden_a like_o a_o millstone_n that_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n on_o a_o sudden_a rev._n 18._o 10._o 17._o 20._o but_o the_o destruction_n by_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n come_v not_o to_o pass_v on_o a_o sudden_a for_o alaricus_n bid_v besiege_v the_o city_n two_o year_n before_o he_o take_v it_o and_o totilas_n do_v besiege_v the_o city_n a_o long_a time_n before_o he_o take_v it_o see_v carion_n p._n 287._o 5._o the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o total_a destruction_n and_o not_o a_o partial_a and_o by_o babylon_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o whole_a city_n and_o not_o a_o part_n only_o rev._n 18._o 2._o 4._o 10._o 11._o 17._o 10._o 21._o but_o the_o destruction_n by_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n be_v a_o partial_a destruction_n and_o not_o a_o total_a and_o totilas_n who_o destroy_v it_o most_o do_v not_o destroy_v it_o quite_o but_o leave_v a_o part_n remain_v still_o see_v cavion_n p._n 294._o 6._o the_o 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to_o join_v and_o comply_v and_o act_n with_o the_o beast_n in_o persecute_v christian_n and_o not_o rather_o to_o have_v kingly_a power_n bestow_v on_o they_o which_o they_o have_v not_o before_o 8._o who_o can_v think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o hour_n do_v note_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o these_o king_n be_v to_o receive_v and_o not_o rather_o the_o time_n when_o their_o kingdom_n shall_v begin_v namely_o when_o tâ—e_v beast_n do_v and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a matter_n for_o these_o man_n to_o find_v out_o ten_o king_n who_o kingdom_n do_v begin_v the_o same_o hour_n with_o the_o beast_n last_o if_o to_o receive_v power_n as_o king_n be_v to_o join_v and_o comply_v and_o act_n with_o the_o beast_n in_o persecute_v christian_n when_o shall_v this_o be_v do_v here_o they_o can_v find_v a_o time_n when_o this_o shall_v be_v but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o dioclesian_n but_o how_o come_v dioclesian_n to_o be_v the_o beast_n now_o which_o in_o the_o former_a question_n be_v domitian_n these_o thing_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o can_v stand_v together_o ob._n the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o city_n only_o rev._n 16._o 19_o and_o so_o much_o as_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n ans._n much_o more_o than_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n and_o therefore_o the_o divide_v of_o the_o great_a city_n into_o three_o part_n can_v be_v mean_v of_o they_o 2._o to_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n do_v not_o note_v a_o destruction_n of_o the_o part_n but_o a_o partition_n only_o the_o part_n remain_v still_o math._n 27._o 35._o 51._o mark_v 1._o 10._o act._n 7._o 56._o 3._o there_o be_v three_o degree_n of_o punishment_n in_o that_o verse_n whereof_o that_o which_o shall_v befall_v babylon_n be_v the_o great_a and_o that_o which_o shall_v befall_v the_o great_a city_n be_v the_o 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open_v of_o this_o so_o high_o praise_v commend_v magnify_v and_o extol_v prophetical_a book_n as_o no_o book_n ever_o be_v the_o like_a alas_o what_o be_o i_o the_o better_a for_o it_o i_o have_v see_v no_o more_o than_o i_o know_v before_o 5._o let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o several_a seal_n in_o order_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o be_v fulfil_v in_o judaea_n at_o or_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o vespasian_n as_o some_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v they_o be_v begin_v we_o with_o the_o first_o seal_n which_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o white_a horse_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v thereon_o have_v a_o bow_n and_o a_o crown_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o go_v forth_o conquer_a and_o to_o conquer_v but_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v in_o judaea_n at_o or_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n they_o fly_v unto_o a_o mystical_a and_o understand_v the_o 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and_o as_o his_o brother_n titus_n do_v 8._o for_o the_o beast_n to_o fall_v and_o rise_v again_o to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o be_v and_o after_o that_o to_o be_v again_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o admiration_n and_o astonishment_n and_o indeed_o a_o miracle_n v_o 8._o but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v salute_v emperor_n and_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o the_o inter_fw-la regnum_fw-la or_o time_n of_o vacancy_n and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o miss_v of_o the_o place_n for_o that_o bout_n and_o be_v make_v emperor_n twelve_o year_n afterward_o or_o thereabouts_o be_v no_o maâ—ter_n of_o admiration_n but_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o ordinary_a mean_n and_o no_o other_o be_v the_o case_n here_o vitellius_n be_v dead_a and_o a_o successor_n not_o choose_v in_o his_o room_n domitian_n be_v salute_v emperor_n at_o rome_n and_o execute_v many_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n office_n as_o mutianus_n and_o antonius_n primus_fw-la also_o do_v until_o vespasian_n be_v come_v home_o and_o choose_a emperor_n indeed_o some_o nine_o year_n after_o this_o vespasian_n die_v and_o titus_n be_v make_v emperor_n in_o his_o room_n and_o reign_v two_o year_n and_o two_o month_n then_o titus_n die_v too_o and_o domitian_n be_v make_v emperor_n indeed_o what_o admiration_n be_v there_o in_o all_o this_o 9_o upon_o the_o reckon_n which_o they_o make_v domitian_n shall_v be_v the_o nine_o head_n and_o not_o the_o eight_o as_o appear_v thus_o claudius_n the_o first_o nero_n the_o second_o galba_n the_o three_o otho_n the_o four_o vitellius_n the_o five_o domitian_n the_o first_o time_n he_o be_v emperor_n the_o six_o vespasian_n the_o seven_o titus_n the_o eight_o domitian_n the_o last_o time_n he_o be_v emperor_n the_o nine_o 10._o when_o shall_v the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o last_o head_n now_o there_o be_v no_o such_o destruction_n as_o here_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o time_n of_o domitian_n and_o therefore_o what_o they_o talk_v of_o heathen_a rome_n be_v a_o mere_a chimaera_n and_o no_o more_o 3._o quest._n whether_o this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v in_o italy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n ans._n 1._o they_o that_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n do_v hold_v that_o babylon_n be_v a_o heathen_a city_n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n rome_n be_v not_o a_o heathen_a city_n for_o she_o cease_v to_o be_v heathen_a in_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n and_o become_v christian._n 2._o the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o shall_v befall_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n and_o by_o babylon_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n and_o not_o the_o common_a people_n only_o rev._n 17._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 6._o 18._o now_o in_o 〈◊〉_d destruction_n of_o alaricus_n the_o gothish_a king_n honorius_n the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o innocentius_n the_o bishop_n do_v escape_v 3._o the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v at_o once_o and_o not_o at_o several_a time_n far_o distant_a each_o from_o other_o rev._n 18._o 8._o 10._o 17._o but_o the_o destruction_n make_v by_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n be_v at_o several_a distant_a time_n one_o by_o alaricus_n anno_fw-la 412._o another_o by_o gensericus_fw-la anno_fw-la 456_o a_o three_o by_o totilas_n anno_fw-la 548._o and_o there_o be_v above_o forty_o year_n distance_n between_o the_o first_o destruction_n by_o alaricus_n and_o the_o second_o by_o gensericus_fw-la and_o well_o nigh_o a_o hundred_o year_n distance_n between_o the_o second_o destruction_n by_o gensericus_fw-la and_o the_o three_o by_o totilas_n see_v carrion_n chron._n p._n 299._o 4._o the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o shall_v come_v to_o
as_o themselves_o confess_v and_o not_o the_o second_o for_o the_o like_a reason_n because_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o the_o city_n by_o vespasian_n which_o be_v before_o the_o prophecy_n be_v reveal_v to_o john_n which_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o this_o three_o seal_n begin_v when_o the_o second_o seal_n do_v end_n but_o the_o slaughter_n which_o the_o zelots_n commit_v in_o the_o city_n be_v not_o end_v when_o the_o famine_n do_v begin_v but_o the_o famine_n be_v the_o occasion_n that_o they_o slay_v the_o people_n which_o deny_v they_o bread_n add_v we_o further_o that_o a_o choenix_n be_v no_o jewish_a measure_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophecy_n be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o siege_n but_o be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o those_o place_n where_o a_o choenix_n be_v use_v the_o four_o seal_n be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o pale_a horse_n and_o his_o name_n that_o sit_v on_o he_o be_v death_n and_o hell_n follow_v with_o he_o and_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o they_o over_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o kill_v with_o sword_n and_o with_o hunger_n and_o with_o death_n and_o with_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o when_o be_v this_o prophecy_n fulfil_v in_o judaea_n for_o either_o this_o seal_n be_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o two_o former_a or_o a_o distinct_a seal_n from_o they_o both_o if_o they_o say_v it_o be_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o two_o former_a then_o see_v the_o two_o former_a be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o judaea_n this_o seal_n be_v not_o fulfil_v there_o neither_o and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o this_o seal_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o two_o former_a then_o there_o be_v but_o six_o seal_n in_o all_o and_o not_o seven_o but_o if_o they_o say_v that_o this_o seal_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o two_o former_a then_o beside_o the_o great_a sword_n mention_v in_o the_o second_o seal_n they_o must_v 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seventeen_o year_n of_o age_n be_v send_v bind_v to_o egypt_n to_o be_v slave_n there_o other_o disperse_v in_o the_o province_n to_o be_v tear_v asunder_o by_o wild_a beast_n so_o that_o the_o scene_n where_o this_o be_v do_v be_v not_o judaea_n but_o the_o province_n afar_o off_o the_o five_o seal_n be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o soul_n under_o the_o altar_n of_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o testimony_n which_o they_o hold_v etc._n etc._n v._n 9_o 10_o 11._o but_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v any_o martyr_n in_o judaea_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n except_o stephen_n and_o james_n the_o brother_n of_o john_n and_o james_n the_o brother_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o those_o that_o be_v slay_v by_o paul_n before_o his_o conversion_n act._n 9_o 21._o act._n 22._o 4._o act._n 26._o 10._o but_o all_o these_o be_v too_o few_o to_o make_v up_o such_o a_o number_n of_o martyr_n as_o the_o prophecy_n aim_v at_o for_o they_o be_v 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not_o so_o in_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n for_o these_o prophecy_n be_v not_o present_v unto_o john_n at_o one_o view_n as_o the_o image_n be_v to_o nebuchadnezar_n in_o his_o dream_n but_o successive_o one_o after_o another_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o witness_n in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n first_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n next_o and_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o beast_n in_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n afterward_o and_o because_o they_o be_v present_v unto_o he_o successive_o therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v successive_o the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n first_o the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n next_o and_o the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n afterward_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o argument_n 2._o he_o undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o of_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n begin_v at_o 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