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light_n and_o help_v from_o the_o spirit_n and_o see_v what_o it_o do_v amount_v unto_o however_o wait_v for_o a_o while_n loâ—ger_n and_o time_n will_v prove_v a_o sure_a interpreter_n rev._n xi_o 12._o and_o they_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v unto_o they_o come_v up_o hither_o and_o they_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o their_o enemy_n behold_v they_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n we_o find_v the_o witness_n upon_o their_o foot_n in_o this_o we_o find_v they_o upon_o the_o wing_n in_o the_o word_n you_o may_v observe_v 1._o a_o call_v give_v they_o and_o it_o be_v by_o a_o voice_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o great_a call_v for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a voice_n 3._o from_o whence_o it_o come_v from_o heaven_n 4._o the_o witness_n hear_v it_o they_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n 5._o what_o it_o say_v viz._n come_v up_o hither_o i_o shall_v only_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o verse_n and_o conclude_v with_o application_n and_o they_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n 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be_v those_o who_o late_o slay_v they_o and_o therefore_o be_v man_n of_o place_n and_o power_n and_o still_o they_o be_v the_o man_n they_o be_v as_o very_a enemy_n at_o the_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o the_o witness_n as_o when_o they_o slay_v they_o therefore_o sure_o these_o can_v not_o call_v they_o they_o who_o behold_v they_o as_o enemy_n when_o they_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n will_v never_o call_v they_o up_o to_o heaven_n 2._o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o in_o the_o same_o hour_n there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o city_n fall_v and_o in_o the_o earthquake_n be_v slay_v of_o man_n seven_o thousand_o these_o be_v the_o enemy_n speak_v of_o in_o my_o text_n as_o i_o shall_v further_o show_v you_o when_o i_o come_v to_o ver_fw-la 13._o so_o that_o this_o call_v here_o come_v not_o from_o man_n in_o public_a place_n they_o be_v enemy_n you_o see_v after_o the_o resurrection_n and_o at_o the_o ascension_n of_o 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