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of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n ch_n 10._o v._n 22_o 23._o that_o it_o be_v so_o thick_a that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v one_o another_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n since_o the_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n and_o impiety_n have_v overspread_v the_o whole_a romish_a church_n baronius_n and_o a_o hundred_o other_o popish_a writer_n do_v acknowledge_v the_o thickness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o ten_o age_n to_o a_o measure_n and_o degree_n that_o be_v astonish_v but_o it_o be_v never_o so_o gross_a and_o palpable_a as_o it_o be_v at_o present_a nor_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v great_a what_o ignorance_n can_v be_v more_o infamous_a or_o what_o impiety_n can_v be_v more_o enormous_a than_o that_o which_o appear_v in_o the_o whole_a conduct_n of_o the_o roman_a clergy_n against_o the_o reform_a in_o france_n they_o compel_v they_o to_o go_v to_o mass_n they_o compel_v they_o to_o confess_v they_o compel_v they_o to_o communicate_v they_o compel_v they_o to_o adore_v the_o host_n and_o to_o eat_v what_o they_o have_v worship_v though_o they_o know_v that_o the_o protestant_n do_v not_o adore_v it_o all_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o rome_n will_v have_v her_o god_n serve_v by_o hypocrite_n and_o that_o she_o do_v believe_v such_o a_o service_n to_o be_v acceptable_a to_o he_o yea_o it_o import_v rome_n oblige_v she_o pretend_v convert_v to_o profane_v the_o most_o august_n and_o sacred_a thing_n in_o their_o religion_n which_o be_v the_o height_n of_o impiety_n and_o which_o can_v proceed_v from_o nothing_o but_o a_o ignorance_n as_o gross_a and_o palpable_a as_o the_o egyptian_a darkness_n be_v for_o though_o the_o gentile_n have_v profane_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o though_o the_o pagan_n have_v profane_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o though_o the_o mahometan_n and_o the_o protestant_n have_v profane_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o papist_n yet_o nothing_o of_o all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v wonder_v at_o see_v 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16._o that_o king_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n the_o flesh_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o vast_a riches_n of_o rome_n the_o treasure_n which_o she_o suck_v out_o of_o kingdom_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o tribute_n the_o revenue_n and_o benefice_n of_o her_o clergy_n which_o king_n shall_v seize_v into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o grow_v weary_a of_o be_v any_o long_a tributary_n to_o she_o all_o know_v that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o monarch_n by_o the_o title_n of_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v the_o last_o in_o throw_v off_o the_o yoke_n and_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n to_o set_v such_o a_o example_n rather_o than_o to_o follow_v it_o have_v say_v that_o rome_n shall_v perish_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n i_o do_v further_o add_v that_o she_o shall_v also_o perish_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o 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call_v both_o a_o resurrection_n and_o a_o first_o resurrection_n not_o only_o because_o it_o go_v before_o the_o general_a but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o pledge_n and_o a_o forerunner_n of_o it_o they_o who_o babylon_n have_v condemn_v to_o death_n as_o heretic_n be_v esteem_v by_o her_o follower_n to_o be_v damn_v and_o to_o undergo_v the_o second_o death_n but_o when_o the_o church_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o her_o enemy_n her_o martyr_n shall_v then_o be_v full_o justify_v and_o when_o she_o come_v to_o reign_v a_o thousand_o year_n her_o martyr_n shall_v then_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v happy_a and_o to_o be_v reign_v with_o christ_n thus_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v who_o have_v part_n in_o this_o first_o resurrection_n and_o herein_o the_o martyr_n will_v have_v a_o part_n because_o their_o honour_n shall_v be_v establish_v and_o their_o memory_n universal_o bless_v but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o this_o seem_v to_o import_v that_o 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represent_v have_v seven_o which_o be_v a_o mystic_a number_n to_o signify_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o that_o his_o power_n have_v no_o limit_n the_o seven_o eye_n and_o seven_o spirit_n be_v of_o the_o same_o importance_n and_o do_v denote_v a_o omniscient_a knowledge_n and_o a_o immense_a wisdom_n by_o which_o he_o be_v every_o where_o present_a and_o conduct_v all_o event_n as_o the_o sovereign_a arbiter_n and_o disposer_n v._o 8._o and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v the_o book_n the_o four_o live_a creature_n and_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n fall_v down_o before_o the_o lamb_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o harp_n and_o golden_a vial_n full_a of_o odour_n which_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o saint_n v._o 9_o and_o they_o sing_v a_o new_a song_n say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o take_v the_o book_n and_o to_o open_v the_o seal_n thereof_o for_o thou_o be_v slay_v and_o have_v redeem_v we_o to_o god_n by_o thy_o blood_n out_o of_o every_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o people_n and_o nation_n v._o 10._o and_o have_v make_v we_o unto_o our_o god_n king_n and_o priest_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o same_o worship_n give_v to_o jesus_n christ_n by_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n and_o by_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n that_o in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n have_v be_v render_v to_o he_o who_o create_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o pleasure_n which_o show_v christ_n be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o true_a god_n by_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n and_o by_o the_o 24._o elder_n the_o harp_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o hand_n be_v for_o the_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o the_o vial_n full_a of_o odour_n be_v for_o the_o invocate_a of_o he_o which_o be_v the_o two_o act_n of_o adoration_n these_o odour_n be_v call_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n because_o the_o incense_n offer_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o old_a be_v a_o symbol_n of_o prayer_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o 141._o ps_n v_o 2._o let_v my_o prayer_n be_v set_v 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song_n say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o take_v the_o book_n and_o to_o open_v the_o seal_n thereof_o for_o thou_o have_v redeem_v we_o etc._n etc._n which_o word_n seem_v to_o give_v light_n to_o that_o say_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o 13._o chap._n of_o mark_n v_o 32._o but_o of_o that_o day_n and_o hour_n of_o judgement_n know_v no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n neither_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o the_o father_n then_o the_o son_n as_o man_n know_v it_o not_o because_o he_o have_v not_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o death_n for_o the_o satisfy_a divine_a justice_n but_o now_o he_o know_v both_o the_o day_n
zechariah_n and_o they_o be_v withal_o say_v to_o be_v two_o in_o allusion_n to_o their_o testimony_n the_o old_a testament_n which_o bear_v witness_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v and_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o testisi_v of_o christ_n as_o come_v they_o be_v moreover_o style_v two_o because_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o have_v subsist_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o angrogna_n and_o piedmont_n from_o the_o time_n of_o sylvester_n and_o constantin_n become_v at_o last_o divide_v into_o two_o branch_n that_o be_v call_v protestant_n as_o if_o you_o will_v say_v attestants_n and_o witness_n against_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o these_o two_o be_v the_o calvinist_n and_o lutheran_n who_o together_o make_v up_o one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n with_o those_o that_o be_v style_v the_o waldenses_n and_o the_o albigenses_n the_o sackcloth_n in_o which_o these_o two_o witness_n prophesy_v for_o 1260_o day_n which_o be_v the_o same_o time_n with_o that_o design_v by_o 42_o month_n signify_v the_o contempt_n and_o persecution_n which_o the_o defender_n of_o the_o truth_n undergo_v all_o that_o time_n from_o and_o by_o the_o antichristian_a party_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o kind_n of_o injury_n and_o vexation_n which_o be_v not_o put_v in_o practice_n to_o weary_v they_o and_o to_o stop_v their_o mouth_n they_o be_v call_v berengarian_n stercorist_n waldenses_n albigenses_n leonist_n petrobrusian_o henrician_n wicliffist_n lollard_n etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v now_o style_v lutheran_n zwinglians_n calvinist_n sacramentarian_n hugonot_n heretic_n schismatic_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o these_o reproach_n there_o be_v add_v fine_n confiscation_n imprisonment_n banishment_n and_o condemnation_n to_o death_n but_o if_o they_o be_v treat_v with_o that_o contempt_n and_o rage_n by_o the_o antichristian_a church_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n who_o have_v give_v they_o in_o command_n to_o measure_v the_o temple_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o 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i_o will_v make_v my_o word_n in_o thy_o mouth_n fire_n and_o this_o people_n wood_n and_o it_o shall_v devour_v they_o final_o whereas_o these_o two_o witness_n be_v call_v two_o olive_n tree_n and_o two_o candlestick_n stand_v before_o the_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o zechariah_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o see_v a_o golden_a candlestick_n stand_v between_o two_o olive_n tree_n which_o distil_v down_o oil_n into_o the_o candlestick_n the_o candlestick_n there_o represent_v the_o church_n and_o the_o two_o olive_n tree_n represent_v zerobabel_n and_o jehoshua_n by_o who_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n be_v then_o conduct_v so_o that_o minister_n who_o teach_v the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o olive_n tree_n of_o zechariah_n and_o the_o flock_n that_o harken_v unto_o and_o obey_v they_o be_v the_o candlestick_n xxiii_o illustration_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v overcome_v and_o slay_v and_o leave_v unbury_v rev._n chap._n xi_o v._o 7._o and_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v finish_v their_o testimony_n the_o beast_n that_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n shall_v make_v war_n against_o they_o and_o shall_v overcome_v they_o and_o kill_v they_o v._o 8._o and_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v lie_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n which_o spiritual_o be_v call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n where_o also_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v v._o 9_o and_o they_o of_o the_o people_n and_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o nation_n shall_v see_v their_o dead_a body_n three_z day_n and_o a_o half_a and_o shall_v not_o suffer_v their_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v put_v in_o grave_n v._o 10._o and_o they_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n shall_v rejoice_v over_o they_o and_o make_v merry_a and_o shall_v send_v gift_n one_o to_o another_o because_o these_o two_o prophet_n torment_v they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n this_o beast_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o 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