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man_n which_o slay_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o vineyard_n which_o be_v express_v by_o the_o stone_n grind_v to_o powder_n or_o dash_v to_o piece_n matth._n 21._o 41._o 44._o which_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o destruction_n by_o the_o roman_n appear_v from_o luke_n 20._o 16._o 18_o 19_o matth._n 21._o 45._o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n kingdom_n in_o destroy_v the_o persecute_v emperor_n and_o roman_a empire_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o their_o own_o soldier_n and_o chief_o by_o constantine_n the_o great_a his_o victory_n over_o maxentius_n and_o licinius_n to_o who_o time_n that_o be_v apply_v by_o mr._n mede_n which_o we_o read_v revel_v 12._o 10_o 11._o and_o i_o hear_v a_o loud_a voice_n say_v in_o heaven_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 and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v conceive_v at_o the_o make_v the_o whore_n desolate_a rev._n 17._o 16._o it_o be_v not_o deny_v that_o this_o shall_v be_v by_o war_n but_o none_o of_o these_o war_n be_v or_o be_v to_o be_v manage_v by_o saint_n as_o saint_n of_o private_a person_n subject_n to_o other_o lord_n the_o saint_n overcome_v the_o dragon_n rev._n 12._o 11._o not_o by_o war_n but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o their_o testimony_n and_o they_o love_v not_o their_o life_n unto_o the_o death_n it_o be_v say_v rev._n 17._o 14._o that_o the_o ten_o king_n shall_v make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v mean_v of_o their_o persecute_v the_o lamb_n follower_n unto_o the_o death_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v overcome_v they_o for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o have_v all_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n to_o execute_v his_o purpose_n and_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o be_v call_v and_o choose_v and_o faithful_a as_o appear_v by_o their_o adhere_n to_o the_o lamb_n unto_o the_o death_n rev._n 2._o 10._o by_o which_o they_o be_v conqueror_n and_o be_v crown_v no_o where_o be_v they_o say_v to_o overcome_v by_o fight_v with_o the_o sword_n as_o for_o the_o reward_v double_a by_o god_n people_n to_o babylon_n rev._n 18._o 6._o it_o be_v answer_v before_o sect._n 9_o 3._o the_o description_n make_v of_o the_o external_a dispensation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o peace_n may_v be_v allow_v but_o than_o it_o will_v not_o agree_v to_o the_o thousand_o year_n reign_n mention_v rev._n 20._o 6._o for_o in_o that_o time_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v such_o a_o reign_n over_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o enemy_n nor_o sin_n if_o so_o how_o shall_v satan_n when_o he_o be_v loose_v out_o of_o prison_n at_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n deceive_v the_o nation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n gog_n and_o magog_n to_o gather_v they_o to_o battle_n the_o number_n of_o who_o be_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o they_o go_v up_o on_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o compass_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n about_o and_o the_o belove_a city_n and_o then_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o rev._n 20._o 7_o 8_o 9_o sure_o these_o thing_n show_v that_o in_o the_o thousand_o year_n reign_n the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o universal_a and_o entire_a but_o that_o in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o indian_n in_o the_o east_n the_o tarter_n in_o the_o north_n the_o american_n in_o the_o west_n and_o the_o moor_n in_o the_o south_n shall_v remain_v a_o wicked_a people_n and_o at_o last_o be_v raise_v up_o by_o the_o devil_n to_o destroy_v the_o people_n of_o god_n which_o it_o be_v likely_a shall_v have_v a_o reign_n on_o the_o earth_n a_o thousand_o year_n when_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v convert_v and_o the_o turkish_a tyranny_n and_o papal_a 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