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death_n while_o he_o live_v the_o peculiar_a and_o different_a manner_n of_o s._n john_n the_o evangelist_n end_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o foreshowing_a and_o describe_v to_o his_o disciple_n the_o most_o extreme_a and_o cruel_a persecution_n that_o shall_v ensue_v unto_o christian_n for_o his_o sakeâ—_n a_o thing_n at_o that_o time_n not_o probable_a in_o reason_n for_o that_o the_o roman_n permit_v the_o exercise_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o religion_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o pressure_n and_o intolerable_a affliction_n his_o faithful_a follower_n shall_v not_o shrink_v but_o hold_v out_o and_o daily_o increase_v in_o zeal_n fortitude_n and_o number_n and_o final_o shall_v atchive_v the_o victory_n and_o conquest_n oâ—_n all_o the_o world_n a_o thing_n much_o more_o unlikely_a at_o that_o day_n and_o so_o far_o pass_v all_o human_a probability_n as_o no_o capacity_n reason_n or_o conceit_n of_o man_n may_v reach_v or_o attain_v the_o foresight_n 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