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last_o judgement_n first_o note_v the_o terror_n and_o majesty_n of_o the_o judge_n himself_o in_o this_o ver_fw-la 11_o that_o from_o his_o face_n both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n flee_v away_o that_o be_v no_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o endure_v his_o angry_a countenance_n in_o that_o day_n and_o yet_o withal_o set_v down_o the_o purity_n and_o uprightness_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o judgement_n seat_n call_v it_o a_o white_a throne_n ver_fw-la 12_o and_o after_o this_o the_o general_a cite_n and_o personal_a appear_v of_o all_o man_n before_o he_o of_o what_o degree_n estate_n or_o condition_n soever_o for_o both_o death_n and_o hell_n sea_n and_o grave_n do_v deliver_v up_o their_o dead_a and_o all_o without_o exception_n come_v to_o judgement_n and_o the_o book_n of_o their_o conscience_n be_v open_v for_o every_o man_n work_n be_v engrave_v upon_o his_o conscience_n as_o it_o be_v in_o letter_n of_o brass_n or_o with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n 13._o as_o the_o 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description_n well_o weigh_v for_o in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n have_v before_o describe_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o turk_n with_o their_o overthrow_n and_o also_o the_o preach_n and_o prevail_a of_o the_o gospel_n in_o these_o last_o day_n he_o come_v to_o describe_v the_o last_o judgement_n in_o the_o 14._o chapter_n have_v set_v down_o that_o the_o everlasting_a gospel_n shall_v be_v plentiful_o preach_v in_o this_o last_o age_n &_o the_o overthrow_n of_o babylon_n immediate_o follow_v forthwith_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o description_n of_o the_o last_o day_n in_o this_o chapter_n have_v before_o conclude_v of_o the_o utter_a overthrow_n of_o rome_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n and_o all_o adversary_n power_n at_o length_n he_o proceed_v to_o this_o description_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v which_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o and_o out_o of_o all_o this_o i_o do_v gather_v that_o the_o utter_a overthrow_n of_o the_o 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very_o fit_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o part_n the_o first_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o renovation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o creature_n ver_fw-la 1_o the_o second_o be_v ver_fw-la 2.3.4_o a_o lay_v forth_o of_o the_o most_o glorious_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o misery_n the_o three_o be_v a_o protestation_n of_o god_n himself_o ver_fw-la 5.6.7.8_o concern_v the_o renovation_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o felicity_n of_o his_o elect_a and_o the_o endless_a torment_n of_o all_o reprobate_n the_o four_o be_v ver_fw-la 9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27_o a_o lively_a description_n of_o the_o very_a kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o unspeakable_a joy_n of_o heaven_n under_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o great_a city_n call_v the_o holy_a jerusalem_n which_o city_n be_v here_o most_o glorious_o describe_v of_o his_o wall_n gate_n foundation_n street_n height_n length_n breadth_n brightness_n matter_n form_n person_n and_o inhabitant_n the_o text_n ver_fw-la 1_o and_o i_o see_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n for_o the_o first_o heaven_n and_o the_o first_o earth_n be_v pass_v away_o and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o sea_n ver_fw-la 2_o and_o i_o john_n see_v the_o holy_a city_n new_a jerusalem_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n prepare_v as_o a_o bride_n trim_v for_o her_o husband_n ver_fw-la 3_o and_o i_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n of_o heaven_n say_v behold_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v with_o man_n and_o he_o will_v dwell_v with_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o god_n himself_o shall_v be_v their_o god_n ver_fw-la 4_o and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o
have_v be_v their_o practice_n to_o murder_v &_o poison_v our_o gracious_a and_o noble_a queen_n the_o french_a king_n the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_o other_o christian_a prince_n but_o can_v such_o proceed_n prosper_v can_v such_o course_n be_v bless_v can_v a_o man_n be_v establish_v by_o iniquity_n no_o no_o let_v they_o know_v for_o a_o certainty_n that_o god_n will_v cross_v and_o curse_v all_o such_o devilish_a proceed_n as_o hitherto_o he_o have_v do_v his_o most_o holy_a name_n be_v praise_v but_o if_o any_o man_n list_v to_o know_v more_o of_o the_o proceed_n and_o practice_n of_o jesuit_n let_v he_o read_v master_n doctor_n sutclieffe_n his_o answer_n to_o parson_n wardword_n a_o book_n worthy_a to_o be_v read_v and_o know_v of_o all_o man_n but_o now_o to_o grow_v to_o a_o conclusion_n of_o this_o point_n and_o to_o wind_v up_o together_o all_o the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o rome_n ruin_n thus_o i_o do_v determine_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o rome_n be_v the_o great_a whore_n 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think_v with_o themselves_o what_o a_o woeful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o papist_n for_o they_o and_o their_o kingdom_n must_v go_v down_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v they_o must_v be_v torment_v in_o hell_n fire_n for_o ever_o for_o saint_n john_n say_v flat_o that_o all_o papist_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o great_a wine_n press_v of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v strain_v and_o tread_v 20_o till_o blood_n come_v out_o of_o the_o wine_n press_v unto_o the_o horse_n bridle_v by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o furlong_n and_o again_o he_o say_v that_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v take_v alive_a and_o cast_v into_o a_o lake_n of_o fire_n chapter_n 19.20_o burn_v with_o brimstone_n let_v all_o man_n therefore_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o join_v with_o the_o papist_n for_o we_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v their_o end_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v 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