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may_v bear_v proportion_n to_o her_o riso_n she_o have_v many_o step_n in_o her_o rise_n and_o shall_v have_v in_o her_o fall_n in_o the_o end_n come_v the_o doom_n of_o the_o former_a jezabel_n upon_o she_o sudden_a destruction_n in_o one_o day_n rev._n 18.8_o and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o own_o paramour_n revel_v 17.16_o with_o 13._o her_o carcase_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o as_o dung_n 2_o king_n 9.35.37_o 162._o as_o the_o wall_n of_o old_a jericho_n be_v not_o throw_v down_o the_o first_o day_n that_o it_o be_v besiege_v but_o israel_n must_v walk_v about_o it_o 6_o day_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o downfall_n of_o this_o curse_a city_n till_o the_o seven_o day_n heb._n 11.30_o &_o josh_n 6.13,14_o to_o 20._o so_o this_o mystical_a jericho_n fall_v not_o in_o the_o first_o day_n nor_o in_o the_o first_o vial_n that_o be_v pour_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o it_o but_o seven_o vial_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o for_o his_o utter_a extirpation_n which_o be_v call_v the_o seven_o 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human_a hindrance_n and_o opposition_n and_o preach_v the_o pure_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o opposite_a to_o the_o idolatrous_a and_o impure_a worship_n of_o antichrist_n 173._o this_o first_o angel_n or_o powerful_a preacher_n may_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v waldus_n and_o his_o follower_n from_o who_o spring_v the_o waldenses_n who_o spread_v the_o gospel_n in_o france_n picardy_n and_o the_o low_a and_o upper_a germany_n in_o bohemia_n savoy_n and_o lombardy_n about_o 1100_o ye_o after_o christ_n as_o the_o history_n of_o the_o waldenses_n show_v and_o bishop_n usher_n the_o successione_n ecclesia_fw-la cap._n 6.16_o 174._o the_o second_o angel_n light_n increase_v then_o in_o the_o world_n proclaim_v with_o open_a mouth_n that_o rome_n be_v babylon_n and_o
in_o germany_n in_o bohemia_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1618._o and_o in_o the_o palatinate_n 1621._o and_o late_a in_o piedmont_n at_o lucerne_n about_o 1655._o as_o mr._n tillinghast_n 408._o dr._n twiss_n judge_v that_o this_o slaughter_n of_o the_o witness_n have_v be_v on_o foot_n many_o year_n ago_o not_o by_o judicial_a proceed_n only_o in_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o god_n saint_n but_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o war_n also_o 1._o in_o the_o low-countries_n by_o duke_n d'_fw-fr alva_n then_o in_o france_n by_o the_o guiss_n in_o that_o bloody_a massacre_n of_o admiral_n coligni_n and_o many_o thousand_o protestant_n then_o in_o germany_n as_o above_o after_o that_o in_o ireland_n where_o some_o hundred-thousands_a be_v butcher_v by_o the_o irish_a rebel_n and_o since_o that_o in_o england_n by_o the_o antichristian_a brood_n with_o so_o manifest_a opposition_n unto_o truth_n and_o holiness_n under_o a_o protestant_a prince_n as_o he_o think_v the_o like_a be_v never_o know_v since_o the_o 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the_o holy_a people_n with_o which_o he_o shall_v accomplish_v his_o time_n dan._n 12.7_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o bite_v of_o the_o beast_n than_o his_o power_n to_o do_v mischief_n for_o 42._o month_n shall_v end_v at_o the_o same_o hour_n be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n revel_v 11.13_o say_v mr._n mede_n 2_o it_o must_v be_v about_o the_o end_n of_o their_o sackcloth-prophecy_n which_o evident_o continue_v still_o for_o god_n have_v not_o say_v yet_o to_o his_o witness_n as_o he_o say_v to_o joshuah_n come_v out_o of_o babylon_n take_v away_o those_o mournful_a garment_n and_o give_v change_n of_o raiment_n zech._n 3.4_o 412._o and_o 3_o upon_o the_o accomplish_n of_o 3._o year_n and_o half_a attend_v it_o also_o a_o glorious_a resurrection_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n cause_v set_v they_o upon_o their_o foot_n to_o preach_v against_o popery_n again_o to_o the_o great_a confusion_n of_o their_o enemy_n revel_v 11.11_o yea_o and_o a_o more_o glorious_a 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oppose_v 42._o in_o the_o 11_o century_n bernard_n write_v woe_n be_v to_o this_o generation_n for_o the_o leaven_n of_o the_o pharisee_n etc._n etc._n all_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o serve_v antichrist_n for_o he_o be_v antichrist_n which_o counterfeit_v himself_o not_o only_o the_o day_n but_o the_o midday_n extol_v himself_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n this_o be_v as_o he_o call_v he_o the_o meridian_n devil_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o in_o prayer_n mourn_v out_o those_o word_n oh_o god_n thy_o near_a friend_n in_o pretence_n come_v near_o to_o conspire_v against_o thou_o etc._n etc._n alas_o alas_o oh_o lord_n god_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a in_o persecution_n that_o be_v chief_a in_o the_o church_n and_o about_o their_o forbid_a marriage_n he_o say_v it_o fill_v all_o concubinariis_fw-la incestuosis_n seminifluis_fw-it mollibus_fw-la masculorum_fw-la concubitoribus_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la denique_fw-la 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