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polity_n or_o empire_n so_o that_o it_o be_v needless_a here_o to_o repeat_v it_o nor_o do_v the_o accumulation_n of_o so_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n at_o all_o enervate_a what_o i_o have_v say_v but_o only_o intimate_v the_o maladministration_n of_o affair_n in_o each_o empire_n among_o themselves_o which_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o prophetic_a vision_n but_o it_o mean_v idolatrous_a empire_n persecute_v the_o true_a church_n and_o last_o whereas_o the_o remarker_n say_v that_o what_o the_o expositor_n call_v the_o plain_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o that_o description_n of_o the_o beast_n the_o beast_n that_o be_v be_v not_o and_o yet_o be_v be_v force_v and_o even_o frivolous_a there_o want_v no_o far_a confutation_n of_o this_o uncivil_a reproach_n than_o what_o be_v already_o say_v on_o this_o remark_n and_o may_v be_v read_v in_o the_o exposition_n of_o this_o present_a verse_n in_o apocalypsis_n apocalypseos_fw-la but_o that_o the_o remarker_n sense_n be_v such_o nay_o cors_o false_a and_o impertinent_a i_o shall_v now_o full_o make_v evident_a if_o it_o may_v convince_v he_o of_o his_o error_n i_o shall_v answer_v to_o every_o material_a particular_a thereof_o first_o therefore_o whereas_o he_o say_v the_o beast_n that_o be_v be_v the_o empire_n under_o the_o emperor_n whether_o pagan_a or_o christian_n this_o assertion_n be_v gross_o false_a beside_o the_o defect_n in_o omit_v all_o the_o head_n precede_v the_o pagan_a emperor_n for_o the_o empire_n under_o christian_a emperor_n before_o they_o become_v paganochristian_a be_v not_o a_o beast_n that_o be_v the_o interval_n in_o which_o it_o be_v true_a of_o the_o beast_n to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o as_o may_v clear_o appear_v out_o of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o to_o the_o remarker_n first_o second_o and_o seven_o error_n and_o brief_o out_o of_o the_o description_n of_o the_o beast_n by_o john_n it_o be_v a_o beast_n full_a of_o blasphemy_n 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civil_a law_n of_o the_o empire_n abrogate_a but_o be_v still_o in_o use_n though_o their_o course_n may_v be_v here_o and_o there_o something_o interrupt_v or_o obstruct_v as_o the_o course_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v in_o a_o disease_a body_n and_o for_o odoacer_n and_o the_o ostrogothian_a king_n in_o italy_n it_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o carolus_n sigonius_n de_fw-fr imperio_fw-la occidentali_fw-la lib._n 15._o and_o 16._o that_o theodoricus_n and_o so_o of_o his_o successor_n they_o support_v the_o roman_a law_n and_o magistracy_n senatum_fw-la consules_a patritios_n caeterósque_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerant_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la magistratus_fw-la retinuit_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o atque_fw-la omninò_fw-la instituit_fw-la regnum_fw-la veteris_fw-la imperii_fw-la ex_fw-la omni_fw-la parte_fw-la simillimum_fw-la wherefore_o the_o empire_n can_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o roman_a beast_n upon_o the_o ostrogothian_a king_n rule_n they_o retain_v still_o the_o roman_a magistracy_n 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roman_a law_n collect_v
fall_n there_o be_v no_o deceiver_n nor_o devil_n and_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o be_v restrain_v to_o his_o infernal_a confinement_n yet_o all_o that_o then_o can_v be_v say_v be_v but_o this_o let_v no_o man_n when_o he_o be_v tempt_v say_v i_o be_o tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o he_o during_o his_o infernal_a confinement_n tempt_v no_o man_n but_o every_o man_n be_v tempt_v when_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o of_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v etc._n etc._n jam._n 1.13_o and_o certain_o in_o the_o millennium_n man_n be_v not_o bear_v without_o original_a sin_n nor_o be_v their_o body_n of_o flesh_n less_o subject_a to_o various_a lust_n than_o the_o aethereal_a body_n of_o angel_n be_v so_o that_o what_o be_v here_o produce_v be_v mere_a rhetorical_a colour_n no_o solid_a or_o substantial_a argument_n vers._n 3._o this_o conceit_n of_o iron_n adamantine_a rigid_a law_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o to_o be_v in_o a_o time_n when_o there_o will_v be_v so_o little_a need_n of_o they_o 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the_o millennium_n the_o wicked_a will_v have_v little_a heart_n say_v he_o to_o join_v in_o that_o song_n chap._n 5.13_o blessing_n honour_n glory_n and_o power_n etc._n etc._n whenas_o it_o be_v say_v every_o creature_n in_o heaven_n earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n shall_v join_v in_o it_o in_o answer_n to_o which_o i_o only_o demand_v whether_o the_o old_a serpent_n in_o his_o infernal_a confinement_n which_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n will_v either_o join_v in_o or_o say_v amen_o to_o that_o doxology_n in_o what_o sense_n he_o will_v the_o wicked_a will_n also_o the_o other_o reason_n be_v that_o this_o be_v the_o time_n viz._n the_o millennium_n wherein_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o i_o here_o demand_v first_o whether_o all_o the_o creature_n or_o all_o man_n will_v be_v thus_o deliver_v from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n nay_o whether_o all_o man_n that_o live_v in_o the_o same_o country_n that_o they_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n do_v i_o suppose_v the_o remarker_n will_v not_o adventure_v to_o assert_v it_o wherefore_o there_o be_v those_o among_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v not_o saint_n themselves_o these_o rigid_a law_n be_v fit_a to_o bridle_v they_o but_o than_o second_o i_o deny_v that_o this_o place_n of_o rom._n 8._o refer_v to_o the_o millennium_n but_o to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o then_o only_o will_v this_o deliverance_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n be_v and_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o title_n of_o the_o angel_n for_o then_o in_o our_o glorify_a body_n we_o shall_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equal_a to_o the_o angel_n and_o this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v mention_v v_o 23._o which_o we_o groan_v after_o and_o wait_v for_o viz._n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n that_o they_o may_v be_v glorify_v and_o make_v angelical_a such_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o angel_n or_o son_n of_o god_n vers._n 4._o the_o first_o resurrection_n be_v not_o a_o revivification_n into_o their_o glorify_a body_n to_o reign_v in_o heaven_n for_o there_o saint_n can_v be_v say_v to_o reign_v there_o be_v none_o there_o to_o be_v subject_n to_o they_o and_o that_o state_n be_v not_o attainable_a till_o the_o resurrection_n at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o christ_n have_v promise_v to_o raise_v up_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o john_n 5.28_o 29._o also_o the_o follow_a word_n blessed_n be_v he_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n on_o such_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n do_v show_n that_o the_o first_o resurrection_n be_v not_o a_o emerge_n above_o the_o region_n of_o mortality_n by_o be_v revivify_v into_o glorify_a body_n for_o then_o the_o pronounce_v the_o second_o death_n to_o have_v no_o 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