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sub-division_n nor_o be_v themselves_o rational_o undeceive_v or_o be_v convince_v of_o their_o error_n in_o opinion_n or_o manner_n tum_o verò_fw-la barbari_fw-la barbaros_fw-la inuicem_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la persequentur_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la then_o man_n saint_n and_o sect_n with_o feral_a ire_n and_o intricate_a confusion_n must_v implacable_o pursue_v and_o persecute_v each_o other_o for_o if_o these_o and_o such_o obstacle_n to_o true_a peace_n multiply_v or_o be_v not_o remove_v then_o in_o chaos_n infandum_fw-la tetus_fw-la confunditur_fw-la orbis_n present_a and_o after-age_n must_v ever_o inherit_v inextricable_a labyrinth_n of_o all_o dreadful_a and_o they_o inemergible_a misery_n man_n say_v the_o text_n shall_v seek_v death_n and_o shall_v not_o find_v be_v and_o shall_v desire_v to_o die_v and_o death_n shall_v flee_v from_o they_o for_o their_o torment_n be_v as_o the_o torment_n of_o a_o scorpion_n when_o he_o strike_v a_o man_n mistake_v in_o opinion_n and_o 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and_o misery_n worse_o than_o death_n discontinue_v but_o we_o shall_v dissolve_v though_o we_o have_v do_v that_o perhaps_o sufficient_o this_o knot_n of_o manifold_a mistake_n in_o its_o due_a place_n by_o prove_v a_o two_o and_o twenty_o quadripartite_a disparity_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o second_o dragon_n betwixt_o both_o and_o the_o sea-bornbeast_a papal_n and_o betwixt_o all_o three_o and_o the_o false_a prophet_n with_o two_o horn_n till_o then_o let_v no_o reader_n trouble_v himself_o with_o idle_a excogitation_n of_o mind_n nor_o i_o with_o many_o word_n for_o i_o perhaps_o have_v give_v the_o judicious_a reader_n full_a satisfaction_n at_o present_a and_o so_o shall_v oft_o afterward_o till_o i_o prosecure_v those_o premise_n in_o the_o sequel_n i_o shall_v not_o spend_v time_n to_o mention_v too_o many_o have_v no_o mean_a thought_n of_o their_o own_o part_n that_o tell_v you_o the_o dragon_n be_v only_o because_o so_o call_v the_o devil_n individual_a as_o some_o upon_o such_o solid_a ground_n assert_v transubstantiation_n from_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la but_o i_o commit_v this_o chaff_n to_o the_o wind_n till_o afterward_o i_o be_v unavoidable_o put_v upon_o it_o before_o i_o can_v proceed_v to_o the_o follow_a epochae_n to_o remove_v those_o mistake_v aforesaid_a and_o second_o to_o refel_v their_o opinion_n that_o hold_v that_o all_o the_o prophecy_n before_o christ_n be_v final_o fulfil_v at_o his_o death_n or_o at_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o three_o to_o remove_v the_o mistake_n of_o all_o papist_n and_o many_o protestant_n affirm_v that_o all_o prophecy_n both_o before_o and_o after_o christ_n expire_v if_o not_o at_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o translate_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o or_o twelve_o they_o except_v only_o and_o that_o to_o as_o little_a purpose_n the_o mahometan_n for_o if_o all_o prophecy_n before_o christ_n end_v at_o his_o death_n or_o at_o 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then_o papist_n heathen_n and_o heretic_n can_v possible_o be_v convince_v of_o their_o error_n in_o opinion_n and_o practice_n nor_o any_o true_a peace_n hope_v for_o from_o they_o or_o any_o professor_n of_o different_a persuasion_n for_o these_o cause_n of_o high_a concernment_n i_o have_v take_v this_o pain_n to_o break_v the_o hard_a rock_n of_o obstacle_n the_o confident_a and_o long-continued_a mistake_n both_o of_o papist_n and_o protestant_n and_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o prophecy_n before_o christ_n even_o in_o genesis_n extend_v beyond_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o type_n primitive_a and_o jewish_a church_n who_o pharaoh_n express_o call_v the_o dragon_n persecute_v have_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o twelve_o star_n her_o light_n and_o guide_n and_o adumbrate_v prophetical_o the_o gospel-church_n primitive_a who_o have_v also_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o twelve_o star_n her_o light_n and_o guide_n and_o be_v also_o persecute_v by_o the_o anti-evangelical_a dragon_n of_o pagan_a and_o heretical_a rome_n in_o the_o antitype_n i_o have_v also_o perhaps_o sufficient_o prove_v against_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o papist_n and_o many_o protestant_n that_o the_o prophecy_n in_o daniel_n reach_v rome_n papal_n and_o her_o secular_a head_n in_o the_o five_o reverberation_n wherefore_o these_o mistake_n impregnable_a obstacle_n against_o mead_n and_o all_o reformist_a writer_n be_v thus_o full_o remove_v my_o way_n be_v levigate_v and_o my_o aggress_n make_v plain_a without_o any_o material_a obstacle_n to_o treat_v upon_o the_o ensue_a epochae_n which_o come_v next_o to_o be_v handle_v the_o synchronick_a epochae_n of_o the_o second_o dragon_n beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n be_v thus_o hold_v forth_o the_o second_o dragon_n duration_n be_v in_o apocalyps_n 12.14_o a_o time_n tame_v and_o a_o half_a the_o sea-born_a beast_n continuance_n be_v in_o ch_z 13.5_o forty_o two_o month_n the_o false_a prophet_n epoch_n be_v in_o daniel_n 7.25_o a_o time_n time_n and_o the_o divide_n of_o a_o time_n the_o time_n in_o all_o those_o text_n be_v the_o same_o and_o make_v a_o threefold_a synchronism_n of_o 1260_o year_n to_o the_o three_o head_n of_o the_o threefold_a decapolity_n of_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n which_o duration_n and_o therein_o this_o second_o dragon_n be_v 800_o year_n above_o the_o first_o dragon_n proper_a epoch_n and_o that_o irrefellible_o denote_v two_o dragon_n for_o the_o epochae_n of_o the_o first_o dragon_n and_o of_o primitive_a rome_n pagan_a or_o otherwise_o heretical_a be_v proper_a or_o improper_a he_o and_o her_o improper_a epoch_n ab_fw-la urbe_fw-la conditâ_fw-la until_o rome_n imperial_a be_v make_v tributary_n to_o alaricus_n in_o 407_o be_v about_o 1159_o year_n or_o until_o it_o be_v take_v plunder_v and_o burn_v by_o alaricus_n in_o 412_o about_o 1164_o year_n i_o call_v this_o duration_n of_o time_n his_o improper_a epoch_n because_o it_o be_v improper_a to_o count_v the_o chaldaean_n or_o greek_a epochae_n in_o scripture_n predict_v from_o the_o first_o constitute_v of_o those_o kingdom_n for_o
damage_n therefore_o and_o causeless_a wrong_n from_o those_o that_o raise_v this_o injurious_a imputation_n and_o their_o busy_a ingratitude_n be_v very_o great_a i_o be_o damnify_v also_o much_o and_o the_o truth_n much_o more_o by_o many_o that_o false_o charge_v i_o with_o false_a deal_n with_o the_o protestant_a party_n in_o assert_v that_o sundry_a text_n in_o the_o seventeen_o and_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n hold_v forth_o proper_o as_o the_o primitive_a father_n and_o sundry_a modern_a protestant_a writer_n affirm_v imperial_a pagan_a and_o also_o christian_a rome_n primitive_a but_o apostate_n in_o manner_n which_o that_o they_o do_v i_o suppose_v be_v full_o prove_v in_o sundry_a precedent_n place_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o not_o papal_a rome_n otherwise_o than_o by_o a_o prophetic_a adumbration_n but_o they_o careless_a to_o read_v it_o or_o not_o careful_a to_o understand_v what_o they_o read_v impute_v to_o i_o this_o perhaps_o irrefellible_a truth_n as_o a_o most_o dangerous_a tenent_n tend_v to_o strengthen_v the_o papist_n whereas_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n so_o blind_a be_v nonadvertist_n do_v rather_o real_o confirm_v they_o in_o all_o their_o error_n i_o suppose_v some_o of_o those_o that_o thus_o far_o perhaps_o oppose_v the_o truth_n be_v person_n of_o great_a worth_n and_o piety_n and_o my_o friend_n i_o have_v therefore_o oft_o desire_v sundry_a of_o they_o to_o lay_v down_o brief_o their_o further_a ground_n of_o their_o contrary_a opinion_n and_o i_o shall_v give_v by_o god_n assistance_n full_a satisfaction_n to_o they_o and_o other_o but_o they_o pursue_v notwithstanding_o their_o false_a charge_n against_o i_o to_o my_o causeless_a ruin_n decline_v to_o do_v it_o concern_v all_o such_o as_o dare_v to_o be_v too_o bold_a to_o taste_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n of_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n i_o brief_o conclude_v if_o any_o man_n so_o far_o own_o the_o leaven_n of_o commix_v falsehood_n as_o to_o do_v good_a in_o part_n to_o any_o like_o that_o prophet_n of_o bethel_n and_o destroy_v he_o by_o a_o lie_n or_o like_o the_o pharisee_n to_o rob_v and_o ruin_v any_o by_o lie_n of_o base_a ingratitude_n i_o say_v to_o such_o only_o as_o michael_n do_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o for_o such_o instrument_n of_o wickedness_n and_o weapon_n of_o cruelty_n be_v far_o from_o be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o true_a christian_n be_v quomodo_n nor_o be_v last_o negligence_n busy_a neglect_n leave_v all_o good_a work_n either_o not_o begin_v or_o do_v but_o by_o half_n thy_o servant_n say_v ahab_n a_o figure_n of_o antichrist_n be_v busy_a etc._n etc._n and_o the_o man_n to_o i_o commit_v to_o keep_v be_v go_v god_n never_o commit_v formal_a smoke_n nor_o locust_n crown_n to_o the_o keep_n of_o saint_n but_o obedience_n or_o true_a christian_a practice_n in_o a_o quadruplex_fw-la conformity_n be_v res_fw-la commissa_fw-la that_o thing_n which_o god_n commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o all_o saint_n and_o sincere_a professor_n but_o formal_a professor_n and_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o say_v it_o saint_n also_o be_v very_o busy_a about_o smoke_n and_o gold-like_a work_n of_o straw-like_a levity_n or_o at_o best_a about_o good_a work_n half_a perhaps_o perform_v never_o perfect_v but_o mind_v not_o tread_v underfoot_o so_o general_a be_v the_o grand_a apostasy_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n this_o busy_a neglect_n or_o half-performed_n practice_n be_v the_o loss_n of_o ahab_n life_n and_o of_o his_o family_n and_o people_n saul_n pilate_n judas_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o half_a practice_n which_o very_o many_o almost_o all_o man_n miserable_o mistake_v for_o true_a righteousness_n but_o it_o be_v most_o abominable_a in_o god_n sight_n and_o by_o he_o compare_v to_o witchcraft_n and_o rebellion_n 1_o sam._n 15.23_o the_o reason_n i_o conceive_v why_o man_n saint_n and_o sect_n so_o much_o mistake_v semipersormance_n for_o true_a practice_n be_v their_o common_a false_a opinion_n that_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n a_o fomal_n smoky_a profession_n be_v the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o the_o duty_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o table_n but_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n truth_n in_o practice_n or_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n conform_v to_o gospel-rule_n they_o reckon_v to_o be_v but_o moral_a duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n not_o or_o not_o much_o worth_n their_o mind_v therefore_o they_o tread_v under_o foot_n and_o no_o marvel_n all_o true_a obedience_n to_o god_n and_o good_a manner_n towards_o man_n or_o perform_v such_o duty_n negligent_o or_o but_o by_o half_n and_o for_o that_o very_a cause_n they_o themselves_o be_v give_v to_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n for_o 1260._o year_n chap._n 11.1_o 2._o to_o be_v short_a it_o be_v john_n doctrine_n to_o the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n or_o answerable_a to_o amendment_n of_o life_n math._n 3.8_o but_o good_a work_v do_v negligent_o or_o by_o half_n be_v in_o no_o wise_a answerable_a to_o amendment_n of_o life_n but_o such_o work_n as_o be_v worthy_a of_o repentance_n please_v to_o god_n and_o profitable_a to_o man_n must_v be_v wrought_v in_o a_o quadruplex_fw-la conformity_n without_o any_o quomodo_n of_o pride_n avarice_n lie_n or_o negligence_n here_o i_o may_v add_v a_o word_n of_o the_o excellency_n and_o necessity_n of_o this_o quadruplex-right_a and_o of_o the_o real_a want_n of_o it_o shall_v i_o say_v the_o vine_n forsake_v my_o wine_n which_o cheer_v god_n and_o man_n that_o be_v man_n of_o high_a and_o low_a degree_n but_o this_o righteousness_n be_v both_o bread_n to_o strengthen_v and_o wine_n to_o cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o such_o god_n and_o man_n and_o it_o only_o be_v well-pleasing_a to_o the_o live_a god_n for_o this_o righteousness_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o true_a vine_n and_o effect_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n it_o be_v panis_fw-la vitoe_n sub_fw-la christo_fw-la vita_fw-la universis_fw-la vel_fw-la agni_n convivium_fw-la that_o promised-refection_n of_o the_o lamb_n supper_n or_o antitypefeast_n wherein_o man_n and_o saint_n shall_v by_o sincere_a and_o genuine_a obedience_n to_o god_n begin_v to_o be_v free_v from_o schism_n and_o division_n and_o servile_a bondage_n to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n rev._n 14.1_o second_o nor_o shall_v it_o cheer_v such_o god_n and_o man_n as_o bread_n wine_n or_o as_o a_o feast_n but_o as_o music_n from_o heaven_n raise_v their_o heart_n to_o heaven_n by_o its_o harmony_n and_o i_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o harper_n harp_v apoc._n 14.2_o their_o harp_n be_v call_v the_o harp_n of_o god_n chap._n 15.2_o what_o these_o harp_n of_o god_n be_v be_v well_o worth_a our_o enquiry_n and_o perhaps_o not_o hard_o to_o find_v we_o shall_v show_v negative_o what_o they_o be_v not_o and_o positive_o what_o they_o be_v and_o both_o be_v brief_o hold_v forth_o in_o this_o halfverse_n non_fw-la musica_fw-la chordula_fw-la sed_fw-la cor_fw-la the_o harp_n of_o man_n be_v no_o harp_n of_o god_n but_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n frame_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o this_o quadruplex-righteousness_n be_v the_o harp_n of_o god_n these_o harper_n appear_v in_o both_o text_n to_o be_v those_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o among_o man_n chap._n 14.3_o 4._o that_o be_v the_o first-fruit_n after_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n visible_o redeem_v from_o antichristian_a blindness_n and_o barbarity_n modo_fw-la tollite_fw-la mores_fw-la barbarorum_fw-la this_o work_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o work_n because_o these_o manner_n be_v the_o colocynthe_n or_o death_n in_o all_o man_n and_o in_o saint_n chief_o from_o which_o their_o redemption_n or_o deliverance_n be_v a_o resurrection_n from_o death_n to_o life_n these_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n say_v the_o text_n redeem_v visible_o and_o vigorous_o redeem_v 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