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meat_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o belshazar_n drink_v but_o they_o swell_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o die_v herod_n act_n 12._o have_v the_o cup_n at_o his_o head_n and_o take_v a_o draught_n of_o this_o wine_n but_o he_o be_v strike_v with_o worm_n papist_n prelate_n the_o irish_a good_a catholic_a subject_n the_o emperor_n spain_n rome_n the_o antichrist_n the_o power_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v now_o drink_v one_o to_o another_o and_o the_o cup_n of_o tremble_v go_v in_o a_o round_a to_o they_o all_o but_o consider_v how_o sick_a they_o shall_v be_v zach._n 14._o 12._o and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o plague_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v all_o the_o people_n that_o have_v fight_v against_o jerusalem_n their_o flesh_n shall_v consume_v away_o while_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n and_o their_o eye_n shall_v consume_v away_o in_o their_o eye-hole_n and_o their_o tongue_n shall_v consume_v away_o in_o their_o mouth_n babylon_n cupbearer_n and_o atheist_n and_o malignant_n to_o who_o the_o morning_n of_o a_o sound_a reformation_n be_v as_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n will_v then_o know_v how_o deadly_a a_o cup_n be_v now_o at_o their_o head_n four_o consider_v god_n promise_n to_o his_o church_n there_o be_v a_o true_a diurnal_a write_v from_o heaven_n that_o god_n be_v to_o make_v a_o glorious_a church_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n esa._n 30._o 26._o moreover_o the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n sevenfold_a as_o the_o light_n of_o seven_o day_n and_o when_o the_o new_a resurrection_n shall_v be_v i_o mean_v the_o incoming_n of_o that_o elder_a sister_n the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n rom._n 11._o 15._o and_o when_o all_o israel_n shall_v be_v save_v what_o a_o glorious_a house_n shall_v he_o build_v for_o the_o lord_n when_o that_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v isaiah_n 60._o 13._o and_o the_o glory_n of_o lebanon_n shall_v come_v unto_o there_o the_o firtree_n the_o pinetree_n and_o the_o box_n together_o to_o beautify_v the_o place_n of_o my_o sanctuary_n and_o i_o will_v make_v the_o place_n of_o my_o foot_n glorious_a v._n 14._o the_o son_n also_o of_o they_o that_o afflict_v thou_o shall_v come_v bend_v to_o thou_o and_o all_o they_o that_o despise_v thou_o shall_v bow_v themselves_o down_o at_o the_o sole_n of_o thy_o foot_n and_o they_o shall_v call_v thou_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o zion_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n v._n 19_o the_o sun_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v thy_o light_n by_o day_n neither_o for_o brightness_n shall_v the_o moon_n give_v light_n unto_o thou_o but_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v thy_o everlasting_a light_n and_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o mourning_n shall_v be_v end_v all_o which_o with_o many_o other_o place_n do_v make_v god_n say_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v stand_v and_o never_o be_v prevail_v against_o by_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o hell_n five_o christ_n can_v leave_v off_o to_o be_v a_o king_n therefore_o his_o kingdom_n must_v stand_v there_o be_v a_o seed_n and_o a_o reward_n promise_v to_o christ_n for_o his_o labour_n isaiah_n 53._o 10._o there_o be_v article_n of_o grace_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o his_o son_n which_o can_v be_v break_v six_o there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o church_n two_o thing_n most_o considerable_a first_o a_o turn_n second_o a_o contexture_n a_o turn_n or_o return_v gen._n 39_o 21_o 22._o joseph_n be_v cast_v in_o prison_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n gen._n 49._o 23._o the_o archer_n have_v sore_o grieve_v joseph_n and_o shoot_v at_o he_o and_o hate_v he_o but_o consider_v the_o return_n vers._n 24._o but_o his_o