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the_o lord_n for_o so_o this_o word_n original_o hebrew_a do_v signify_v see_v psal_n 146.1_o be_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o as_o it_o be_v here_o say_v have_v both_o judge_v that_o great_a harlot_n which_o with_o the_o lewdness_n of_o her_o whoredom_n corrupt_v the_o earth_n whereof_o we_o have_v before_o speak_v in_o our_o exposition_n on_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n and_o also_o have_v avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o servant_n at_o her_o hand_n and_o this_o vengeance_n be_v take_v in_o so_o strange_a a_o manner_n that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v parrallel_v in_o all_o the_o holy_a scripture_n save_v in_o the_o prediction_n concern_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o bozrah_n and_o the_o land_n of_o idumea_n whereof_o we_o read_v isa_n 34.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o which_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o though_o many_o city_n have_v be_v burn_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o man_n yea_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n with_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n yet_o 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will_v afford_v we_o very_o evident_a instance_n thereof_o by_o the_o cunning_a of_o which_o two_o prevail_a faction_n the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v for_o many_o age_n together_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n almost_o extinguish_v but_o that_o now_o in_o latter_a time_n god_n take_v pity_n on_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o his_o church_n have_v raise_v up_o sundry_a reformer_n who_o have_v detect_v many_o of_o those_o error_n wherewith_o the_o truth_n have_v before_o be_v obscure_v and_o so_o give_v a_o good_a essay_n to_o the_o restore_n of_o our_o holy_a faith_n to_o its_o primitive_a lustre_n the_o reason_n why_o satan_n be_v cast_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n rather_o than_o into_o another_o place_n be_v because_o many_o of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n have_v ever_o since_o their_o fall_n lie_v there_o bind_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n as_o both_o the_o word_n of_o peter_n epist_n 2._o chap._n 2.4_o where_o it_o be_v say_v god_n spare_v not_o the_o angel_n that_o sin_v but_o cast_v they_o down_o to_o hell_n and_o deliver_v they_o into_o chain_n of_o darkness_n to_o be_v reserve_v unto_o judgement_n and_o also_o of_o judas_n verse_n 6._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o angel_n which_o keep_v not_o their_o first_o estate_n but_o leave_v their_o own_o habitation_n he_o have_v reserve_v in_o everlasting_a chain_n under_o darkness_n unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n do_v perspicuous_o intimate_v and_o therefore_o certain_a of_o they_o who_o be_v permit_v to_o range_v up_o and_o down_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o execute_n of_o god_n judgement_n have_v enter_v into_o a_o man_n of_o gadara_n and_o be_v command_v by_o christ_n to_o come_v out_o of_o he_o beseech_v christ_n that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v he_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n for_o so_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v by_o luke_n in_o the_o relation_n of_o this_o story_n and_o which_o be_v translate_v in_o english_a the_o deep_a aught_o to_o be_v render_v as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o 20._o chapter_n of_o the_o revelation_n verse_n 4._o and_o i_o see_v throne_n and_o they_o sit_v upon_o they_o and_o judgement_n be_v give_v unto_o they_o and_o i_o see_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o be_v behead_v for_o the_o witness_n of_o jesus_n and_o for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o which_o have_v not_o worship_v the_o beast_n neither_o his_o image_n neither_o have_v receive_v his_o mark_n upon_o their_o forehead_n or_o in_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o christ_n a_o thousand_o year_n 5._o but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o dead_a live_v not_o again_o until_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v finish_v this_o be_v the_o first_o resurrection_n 6._o bless_a and_o holy_a 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 but_o they_o shall_v be_v priest_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n and_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o a_o thousand_o 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and_o fear_v not_o to_o gainsay_v the_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o scripture_n who_o hold_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o five_o kingdom_n or_o kingdom_n of_o the_o saint_n here_o on_o earth_n when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o angel_n express_o tell_v daniel_n chap._n 7.27_o that_o the_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a so_o be_v they_o no_o less_o out_o of_o the_o way_n who_o dream_n of_o any_o humane_a force_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o erection_n of_o this_o kingdom_n for_o this_o will_v be_v to_o transform_v the_o people_n of_o the_o saint_n into_o a_o company_n of_o thief_n and_o robber_n but_o as_o the_o rise_n and_o fall_v of_o the_o beast_n the_o bind_n of_o satan_n and_o set_v up_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o saint_n here_o on_o earth_n be_v great_a and_o marvellous_a work_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o age_n here_o speak_v of_o so_o also_o be_v the_o first_o resurrection_n whereof_o all_o they_o shall_v be_v partaker_n and_o so_o reign_v with_o christ_n in_o heaven_n who_o be_v either_o prophet_n for_o none_o but_o such_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n or_o mere_a saint_n do_v suffer_v death_n for_o refuse_v to_o worship_v the_o beast_n for_o john_n plain_o testify_v that_o only_o such_o be_v raise_v up_o from_o the_o dead_a to_o reign_v with_o christ_n the_o thousand_o year_n as_o be_v for_o their_o piety_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o beast_n behead_v or_o smite_v with_o the_o axe_n as_o the_o greek_a word_n signify_v which_o expression_n do_v either_o intimate_a that_o the_o beast_n shall_v both_o in_o judicature_n as_o the_o roman_n his_o ancestor_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v &_o also_o in_o war_n make_v use_n of_o such_o a_o weapon_n as_o a_o axe_n to_o kill_v the_o saint_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n do_v to_o slay_v the_o egyptian_n jer._n 40.22_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o voice_n thereof_o that_o be_v of_o egypt_n shall_v go_v like_o a_o serpent_n for_o they_o shall_v march_v with_o a_o army_n and_o come_v against_o she_o with_o axe_n as_o hewer_n of_o wood_n or_o else_o under_o the_o most_o frequent_a and_o note_a kind_n of_o slaughter_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o use_n at_o that_o time_n all_o other_o way_n of_o inflict_a death_n upon_o the_o saint_n be_v comprehend_v for_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v imagine_v why_o those_o saint_n that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n with_o the_o axe_n shall_v share_v in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n rather_o than_o such_o as_o be_v dispatch_v with_o some_o other_o instrument_n of_o cruelty_n but_o lest_o any_o one_o shall_v think_v this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n take_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o holy_a text_n to_o be_v strange_a though_o to_o i_o it_o seem_v more_o strange_a that_o christian_n shall_v scruple_n at_o a_o thing_n so_o plain_o and_o punctual_o set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n for_o they_o may_v as_o well_o call_v into_o question_n whatsoever_o be_v here_o speak_v concern_v the_o resurrection_n that_o be_v to_o be_v afterward_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o to_o which_o this_o resurrection_n be_v oppose_v go_v to_o let_v we_o confirm_v this_o precious_a truth_n so_o much_o encourage_v christian_n to_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n for_o the_o gospel_n by_o other_o passage_n take_v out_o of_o this_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n where_o such_o a_o anticipate_v resurrection_n be_v hold_v forth_o as_o belong_v both_o to_o those_o saint_n that_o suffer_v death_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o also_o to_o those_o that_o die_v for_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n at_o any_o time_n whatsoever_o first_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n say_v of_o the_o two_o witness_n who_o be_v express_o there_o call_v prophet_n and_o so_o must_v needs_o be_v two_o man_n since_o none_o but_o man_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n term_v prophet_n that_o after_o they_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o beast_n and_o their_o dead_a body_n lyen_fw-we unbury_v three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a in_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o not_o rome_n but_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o great_a city_n where_o christ_n be_v slay_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n enter_v into_o they_o and_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n from_o which_o word_n it_o be_v undeniable_o manifest_a that_o the_o two_o witness_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a while_o the_o beast_n reign_v what_o hinder_v then_o but_o that_o the_o other_o prophet_n and_o saint_n put_v to_o death_n by_o he_o may_v likewise_o be_v restore_v to_o life_n present_o after_o his_o defeat_n as_o this_o 20._o chapter_n do_v in_o
no_o other_o receptacle_n of_o the_o dead_a beside_o these_o twain_o save_v only_o the_o grave_a thus_o we_o find_v that_o job_n do_v by_o death_n understand_v the_o grave_a chap._n 27.15_o when_o he_o say_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o those_o that_o remain_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o death_n and_o his_o widow_n shall_v not_o weep_v final_o hell_n not_o hell-fire_n give_v up_o the_o soul_n both_o of_o they_o that_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n under_o which_o name_n all_o water_n be_v comprehend_v and_o also_o of_o they_o that_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o that_o hell_n be_v design_v to_o be_v the_o mansion_n of_o separate_a soul_n appear_v from_o the_o word_n of_o peter_n act_v 2.31_o who_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o psalm_n concern_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n say_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o leave_v in_o hell_n neither_o do_v his_o flesh_n see_v corruption_n and_o also_o from_o that_o passage_n of_o david_n psalm_n 30.3_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v bring_v up_o my_o soul_n from_o hell_n thou_o have_v keep_v i_o alive_a that_o i_o shall_v not_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n for_o that_o i_o have_v right_o render_v the_o word_n in_o say_v from_o hell_n and_o not_o from_o the_o grave_n be_v manifest_a both_o from_o the_o greek_a version_n which_o here_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o also_o from_o the_o hebrew_n original_a not_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v proper_a to_o denote_v a_o grave_a or_o sepulchre_n see_v gen._n 23.6_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o hell_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v express_v and_o which_o lie_v in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n see_v the_o hebrew_n context_n of_o numb_a 16.30.33_o beside_o it_o be_v apparent_a to_o common_a sense_n that_o not_o the_o soul_n but_o only_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_n verse_n 14._o and_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n this_o be_v the_o second_o death_n verse_n 15._o and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n what_o the_o second_o death_n be_v and_o consequent_o those_o word_n mean_v which_o we_o read_v in_o the_o second_o clause_n of_o the_o six_o verse_n forego_v as_o also_o those_o chap._n 2.11_o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o overcome_v shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v of_o the_o second_o death_n be_v here_o by_o john_n explain_v for_o he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n be_v the_o second_o death_n so_o that_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o that_o lake_n and_o to_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o second_o death_n or_o hurt_v of_o it_o be_v expression_n of_o the_o same_o import_n thus_o have_v we_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n expound_v to_o we_o in_o the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n nevertheless_o how_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v both_o of_o they_o place_n and_o receptacle_n of_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o say_a lake_n be_v hard_o to_o comprehend_v yea_o be_v it_o not_o for_o a_o certain_a passage_n in_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o this_o prophecy_n i_o shall_v be_v inclineable_a to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o mystery_n which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o pry_v into_o as_o we_o have_v above_o show_v that_o sundry_a such_o mystery_n be_v to_o be_v meet_v withal_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o chapter_n aforesaid_a verse_n 8._o death_n be_v bring_v in_o ride_v upon_o a_o pale_a horse_n and_o hell_n follow_v he_o and_o consequent_o both_o of_o they_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o person_n we_o may_v from_o thence_o rational_o collect_v that_o in_o the_o passage_n here_o under_o debate_n the_o holy_a ghost_n intend_v to_o intimate_v that_o after_o the_o universal_a judgement_n there_o shall_v be_v neither_o burial_n nor_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n do_v exhibit_v two_o person_n represent_v 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paul_n 1_o cor._n 6.13_o say_v meat_n for_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o belly_n for_o meat_n but_o god_n shall_v destroy_v both_o it_o and_o they_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o paul_n speak_v of_o worldly_a meat_n and_o that_o vessel_n which_o god_n have_v make_v in_o the_o natural_a body_n to_o receive_v they_o so_o that_o this_o pertain_v not_o to_o the_o spiritual_a body_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o same_o epistle_n chap._n 15.44_o nor_o to_o those_o heavenly_a cate_n whereof_o john_n here_o discourse_v for_o certain_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v elsewhere_o so_o plain_o deliver_v that_o interpreter_n show_v themselves_o ridiculous_a whilst_o they_o go_v about_o to_o impose_v another_o sense_n upon_o the_o word_n hear_v therefore_o what_o christ_n himself_o say_v luke_n 22.15.16_o 17_o 18._o i_o have_v exceed_o desire_v to_o eat_v this_o passover_n with_o you_o before_o i_o suffer_v for_o i_o say_v unto_o 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