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christ_n by_o receive_v his_o government_n over_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a then_o their_o kingdom_n become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n and_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o but_o we_o find_v chap._n 18.9_o how_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o have_v commit_v fornication_n and_o live_v delicious_o with_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n see_v her_o ruin_n shall_v bewail_v she_o and_o lament_v for_o she_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o chap._n 17._o that_o the_o ten_o horn_n the_o ten_o king_n that_o give_v their_o power_n and_o kingdom_n to_o the_o beast_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o shall_v eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n these_o two_o place_n seem_v to_o contradict_v one_o another_o but_o be_v right_o understand_v there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n for_o first_o most_o sure_a it_o be_v that_o the_o ten_o king_n aforesaid_a shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o be_v the_o 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vehement_o to_o quench_v it_o but_o can_v not_o prevail_v to_o rescue_v it_o so_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o smoke_n of_o babylon_n burn_a and_o shall_v thereupon_o be_v move_v to_o lament_v she_o say_v alas_o alas_o that_o great_a citiy_n babylon_n that_o mighty_a city_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o lord_n fury_n kindle_v against_o she_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a with_o all_o their_o power_n though_o they_o will_v never_o so_o fain_o to_o rescue_v she_o out_o of_o the_o flame_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v it_o so_o and_o therefore_o as_o he_o have_v put_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o fulfil_v his_o will_n in_o give_v their_o strength_n and_o kingdom_n to_o the_o beast_n until_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v so_o when_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v he_o will_v also_o put_v in_o their_o mind_n to_o fulfil_v his_o will_n in_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o babylon_n and_o from_o this_o time_n christ_n shall_v 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