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endeavour_v to_o show_v brief_o what_o their_o use_n and_o meaning_n be_v wherefore_o we_o shall_v distinguish_v by_o their_o respective_a work_n or_o fruit_n they_o bring_v forth_o betwixt_o the_o seal_a and_o conscript-churche_n and_o betwixt_o both_o and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n nor_o his_o name_n in_o their_o forehead_n and_o first_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a etc._n etc._n gal._n 5.19_o such_o work_n be_v not_o seal_v work_v nor_o deceitful_a god_n set_v no_o seal_n to_o the_o doer_n of_o they_o vers_n 21._o nor_o be_v they_o much_o deceitful_a for_o there_o be_v no_o great_a deceit_n or_o mystery_n in_o the_o more_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v manifest_a of_o these_o i_o have_v write_v at_o large_a before_o and_o therefore_o need_v not_o now_o insist_v upon_o they_o but_o second_o the_o practice_n of_o truth-pretending_a formalist_n be_v justitia_fw-la insigillata_n &_o deceptiva_fw-la a_o unseal_v half-performed_n righteousness_n of_o deceit_n it_o be_v command_v they_o say_v the_o text_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o burt_v the_o grass_n neither_o any_o green_a thing_n nor_o any_o tree_n but_o only_o those_o man_n which_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forebead_n ch._n 9.4_o that_o be_v the_o locast_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o command_n from_o god_n ver_fw-la 5._o shall_v torment_v truth-pretending_a church-persecuting_a papist_n that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n with_o like_a retaliation_n as_o they_o have_v persecute_v and_o torment_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o have_v his_o seal_n in_o their_o forehead_n nor_o have_v these_o locust_n themselves_o his_o seal_n as_o neither_o type_n egypt_n nor_o the_o locust_n that_o torment_v she_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o papist_n and_o these_o locust_n that_o torment_v they_o be_v both_o alike_o unseal_v be_v a_o persecute_v practice_n and_o a_o righteousuess_v not_o seal_v but_o deceitful_a show_v that_o the_o doer_n of_o such_o rash_a violence_n have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n fiat_n tamen_fw-la justitia_fw-la right_a must_v be_v do_v to_o evil-doer_n and_o not_o withhold_v from_o the_o well-deserving_a to_o omit_v either_o or_o do_v both_o negligent_o be_v not_o the_o least_o pe_z secution_n as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o eli_n and_o other_o such_o persecution_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o leave_v be_v though_o almost_o universal_o practise_v by_o such_o as_o be_v seal_v the_o practice_n proper_o of_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o orehead_n three_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o 144000_o that_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n be_v justitia_fw-la sigillata_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la sedvix-manifesta_a true_a righteousness_n through_o much_o weakness_n and_o many_o deficiency_n not_o clear_o manifest_v these_o 144000_o be_v not_o the_o aggregate_v of_o the_o whole_a gospel-church_n but_o a_o select_a part_n of_o it_o exclude_v the_o outward_a court_n that_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o give_v to_o the_o gentile_n chap._n 11.2_o for_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n be_v to_o sit_v as_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v not_o seal_v or_o accept_v of_o he_o as_o a_o select_a member_n of_o his_o church_n 2_o thes_n 2.4_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n be_v inward_a or_o outward_a 2_o tim._n 2.19_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n stand_v sure_a have_v this_o seal_n the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v he_o and_o let_v every_o one_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n the_o lord_n know_v who_o be_v his_o there_o be_v the_o inward_a and_o invisible_a seal_n and_o let_v he_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n there_o be_v the_o outward_a and_o more_o visible_a seal_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o saint_n wherewith_o these_o 144000_o be_v seal_v primitive_a saint_n be_v wont_a to_o show_v their_o faith_n by_o their_o work_n jam._n 2.18_o and_o so_o these_o 144000_o especial_o at_o first_o do_v for_o a_o long_a time_n but_o they_o though_o seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n be_v not_o like_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n of_o who_o this_o record_n be_v give_v of_o god_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o charity_n and_o service_n and_o faith_n and_o thy_o patitience_n and_o thy_o work_n and_o the_o last_o to_o be_v more_o than_o the_o first_o rev._n 2.19_o but_o the_o work_n of_o these_o 144000_o be_v more_o and_o more_o perfect_a at_o first_o than_o at_o last_o for_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n though_o it_o may_v suffer_v some_o decay_n at_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n about_o or_o before_o 412_o continue_v competent_o visible_a near_o a_o thousand_o year_n tum_o vetus_fw-la ipsa_fw-la dies_fw-la extenuabat_fw-la opus_fw-la then_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n be_v much_o deface_v and_o their_o depart_n from_o iniquity_n less_o apparent_a wherefore_o god_n loose_v the_o first_o dragon_n out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n after_o he_o have_v be_v bind_v about_o 1000_o year_n upon_o the_o gospel-church_n fall_v from_o her_o first_o love_n and_o work_n but_o god_n have_v since_o great_o multiply_v as_o he_o do_v the_o type-fallen-womans_n her_o sorrow_n not_o by_o she_o bear_v many_o child_n but_o by_o suffer_v for_o her_o sin_n her_o child_n to_o wound_v she_o with_o many_o dart_n of_o afflict_a calamity_n and_o to_o rend_v she_o into_o schism_n &_o subdivision_n which_o balm_n can_v scarce_o heal_v nor_o any_o art_n bind_v up_o be_v any_o of_o her_o son_n so_o dutiful_a to_o she_o so_o faithful_a for_o she_o as_o to_o tell_v she_o and_o declare_v unto_o she_o her_o deplorable_a and_o desperate_a condition_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a she_o mind_v it_o not_o but_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v insensible_a upon_o her_o sleepy_a pillow_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v herself_o up_o to_o inanimadvertency_n and_o forgetfulness_n begin_v many_o good_a work_n forget_v to_o finish_v they_o torpor_fw-la corpus_fw-la totum_fw-la tenuit_fw-la sopor_fw-la animam_fw-la a_o desperate_a insensibility_n have_v seize_v upon_o the_o member_n of_o her_o body_n and_o a_o deep_a sleep_n on_o her_o sense_n she_o be_v quasi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la moritura_fw-la non_fw-la mortua_fw-la as_o a_o die_a church_n only_o not_o dead_a but_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o her_o eye_n ch._n 7.17_o ch._n 21.4_o he_o have_v promise_v it_o and_o will_v perform_v it_o which_o must_v be_v do_v if_o ever_o it_o be_v do_v by_o his_o writing_n the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o servant_n her_o son_n so_o may_v she_o be_v revive_v in_o her_o offspring_n for_o four_o these_o 144000_o in_o the_o 14_o chapter_n be_v the_o same_o gospel-church_n redeem_v as_o it_o be_v from_o death_n redeem_a from_o the_o earth_n say_v the_o text_n ver_fw-la 3._o both_o be_v the_o same_o church_n but_o in_o different_a respect_n and_o time_n for_o the_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o ch._n to_o the_o 9th_o vers_fw-la be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n feed_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o 1260_o year_n ch._n 12.6_o 14._o but_o these_o 144000_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o gospel-church_n fix_v upon_o mount_n zion_n ch._n 14.1_o that_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v ecclesia_fw-la sigillata_fw-la the_o seal_a church_n of_o god_n but_o these_o 144000_o shall_v be_v ecclesia_fw-la conscripta_fw-la the_o same_o gospel-church_n have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n write_v in_o her_o forehead_n that_o seal_a church_n triumph_v over_o primitive_a apostate_n rome_n ch._n 18.20_o ch._n 19_o to_o the_o seven_o vers_fw-la this_o conscript-church_n the_o same_o church_n in_o succeed_a time_n shall_v triumph_v over_o papal_a rome_n ch._n 15.2_o 3_o 4._o therefore_o both_o differ_v much_o in_o distance_n of_o time_n for_o that_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v seal_v long_o 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with_o the_o lamb_n upon_o mount_n zion_n ch._n 11.2_o ch._n 12_o 6.14_o ch._n 13.5_o that_o type-wilderness_n be_v the_o place_n of_o provocation_n wherein_o those_o in_o a_o figure_n seal_v servant_n of_o god_n err_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o not_o know_v the_o way_n of_o god_n provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n and_o they_o all_o perish_v in_o that_o place_n for_o their_o provocation_n that_o type-desert_n be_v a_o literal_a local_a barren_a part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o this_o antitype-wilderness_n be_v less_o literal_a more_o spiritual_a no_o less_o barren_a in_o good_a work_n and_o be_v in_o the_o aggregate_v of_o it_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o the_o prototype_n apostate-church_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n into_o the_o barren_a world_n that_o bring_v forth_o as_o a_o curse_n lay_v upon_o it_o briar_n and_o thorn_n and_o the_o antitype_n revolt_a woman_n the_o gospel-church_n flee_v from_o heaven_n her_o primitive_a station_n and_o be_v drive_v thence_o into_o the_o wilderness_n this_o wicked_a world_n where_o evil_a beast_n heathen_n heretic_n and_o proud_a and_o blind_a hypocrite_n in_o habit_n and_o which_o be_v a_o inextricable_a labyrinth_n of_o investigable_a entanglement_n and_o way_n all_o overgrow_v with_o brier_n and_o thorn_n of_o the_o care_n and_o pride_n of_o this_o life_n a_o place_n where_o the_o seal_a servant_n of_o god_n habituate_v themselves_o to_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o way_n with_o all_o confidence_n and_o continual_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n but_o the_o gospel_n church_n be_v not_o to_o continue_v scatrer_v over_o all_o this_o spiritual_a wilderness_n but_o to_o be_v more_o strict_o confine_v for_o 1260_o year_n to_o her_o more_o pecular_a place_n there_o prepare_v of_o god_n the_o pâ—â—ce_n prepare_v in_o the_o literal_a wilderness_n be_v egypt_n as_o we_o shall_v in_o the_o sequel_n full_o show_v another_o prophetick-place_n prepare_v of_o god_n and_o that_o more_o mystical_a 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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 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