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vial_n rev._n 16._o 8._o and_o it_o mention_v a_o harvest_n and_o vintage_n rev._n 14._o v._n 15._o to_o the_o end_n which_o must_v relate_v to_o the_o latter_a vial_n rev._n 16._o 19_o and_o 19_o v._o 15._o and_o so_o rev._n 14._o declare_v the_o work_n of_o the_o angel_n or_o how_o they_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n as_o well_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n under_o they_o as_o to_o rev._n 15._o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v no_o prophecy_n of_o what_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v before_o the_o vial_n begin_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o but_o it_o give_v a_o compendium_n or_o general_a view_n of_o matter_n relate_v to_o the_o vial_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n like_o the_o content_n of_o a_o chapter_n set_v before_o it_o and_o it_o discover_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vial_n in_o a_o general_a way_n it_o contain_v a_o description_n of_o the_o virgin_n saint_n v._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o by_o their_o conquest_n over_o the_o beast_n and_o triumphant_a song_n for_o that_o victory_n and_o a_o subsequent_a privilege_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o testimony_n in_o heaven_n be_v open_v v._n 5._o i._n e._n not_o before_o but_o after_o vial_a judgement_n v._o 4._o and_o the_o vial_a angel_n more_o particular_o be_v describe_v v._o 5._o 6_o 7_o 8._o by_o their_o place_n from_o which_o they_o come_v not_o out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o church_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n v._n 6._o by_o their_o qualification_n clothe_v in_o pure_a and_o white_a linen_n by_o the_o instrument_n give_v they_o v._o 7._o golden_a vial_n by_o the_o person_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v these_o vial_n v._o 7
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the_o seven_n vial_n be_v so_o many_o dispensation_n or_o tempest_n of_o divine_a wrath_n not_o upon_o the_o saint_n but_o upon_o the_o papal_a and_o antichristian_a world_n upon_o the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o those_o that_o receive_v his_o mark_n rev._n 16._o 2._o upon_o such_o as_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n v._o 6._o upon_o such_o as_o blaspheme_n the_o lord_n v._o 9_o 11_o 21._o hence_o earth_n sea_n rivers_n sun_n &_o c._n can_v here_o be_v take_v literal_o for_o that_o will_v bring_v as_o much_o hurt_v to_o the_o true_a church_n as_o to_o the_o antichristian_a party_n but_o mystical_o for_o that_o which_o in_o the_o papal_a or_o antichristian_a world_n bear_v a_o resemblance_n unto_o earth_n sea_n rivers_n sun_n in_o the_o natural_a world_n and_o so_o the_o beast_n earth_n be_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o first_o vial_n his_o sea_n the_o subject_a of_o the_o second_o vial_n &_o c._n and_o observe_v that_o none_o of_o the_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o until_o after_o the_o second_o two-horned_a beast_n the_o pope_n be_v up_o rev._n 13._o 11._o for_o till_o then_o the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v not_o make_v nor_o worship_v v._o 14._o it_o be_v he_o that_o cause_v all_o to_o receive_v a_o mark_n v._o 16._o 17._o and_o the_o very_a first_o vial_n fall_v upon_o those_o that_o have_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o do_v worship_v his_o image_n rev._n 16._o 2._o and_o he_o be_v not_o up_o in_o his_o first_o horn_n till_o phocas_n ann._n 606._o and_o have_v not_o his_o mark_n till_o after_o ann._n 1000_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v and_o see_v seal_n be_v open_v and_o divers_a trumpet_n sound_v before_o this_o time_n hence_o they_o be_v much_o mistake_v who_o think_v that_o the_o first_o seal_n and_o the_o first_o trumpet_n and_o the_o first_o vial_n do_v contemporate_a and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n also_o note_n that_o the_o former_a vial_n do_v alter_v but_o do_v not_o utter_o destroy_v the_o subject_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o after_o these_o have_v be_v pour_v out_o yet_o the_o beast_n have_v recover_v again_o and_o seem_v to_o regain_v what_o he_o lose_v for_o even_o the_o five_o vial_n be_v not_o say_v to_o destroy_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n but_o to_o fill_v his_o kingdom_n with_o darkness_n and_o only_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o vial_n do_v destroy_v the_o subject_n of_o they_o rule_n 10_o that_o we_o be_v under_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o five_o or_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o vial._n i_o have_v before_o manifest_v that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n and_o how_o many_o vial_n be_v already_o pour_v out_o come_v now_o to_o be_v consider_v i_o shall_v brief_o declare_v when_o the_o vial_n as_o i_o conceive_v begin_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o and_o thereby_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o now_o ann._n 1680._o we_o be_v either_o under_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o five_o or_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o six_o vial._n 1._o the_o first_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o upon_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n the_o popish_a earth_n rev._n 16._o 2._o earth_n be_v the_o most_o gross_a inferior_a part_n air_n of_o a_o more_o subtle_a nature_n and_o so_o must_v either_o be_v the_o grosser_n doctrine_n of_o popery_n or_o the_o common_a popish_a people_n those_o earthly_a churchman_n out_o of_o which_o the_o two-horned_a beast_n arise_v rev._n 13._o 11._o hence_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o vial_n be_v v._o 2._o a_o noisome_a sore_o upon_o those_o that_o have_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o worship_v his_o image_n i._n e._n they_o be_v fill_v with_o inward_a torment_n and_o vexation_n and_o also_o render_v noisome_a and_o very_a loathsome_a unto_o other_o as_o those_o that_o be_v full_a of_o grievous_a and_o filthy_a sore_n this_o vial_n begin_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o by_o berengarius_fw-la peter_n bruis_n and_o other_o who_o witness_v some_o say_v ann._n 1039._o other_o about_o ann._n 1049._o and_o after_o against_o the_o grosser_n corruption_n of_o rome_n as_o transubstantiation_n adoration_n of_o the_o host_n bow_v the_o knee_n before_o it_o &_o c._n and_o call_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n ecclesiam_fw-la maâ—â—gnantium_fw-la concilium_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la &_o sedem_fw-la satanae_n &_o leonem_fw-la nonum_fw-la non_fw-la pontificem_fw-la sed_fw-la pompisicem_fw-la atque_fw-la pulpificem_fw-la dictitabat_fw-la yea_o a_o anonymous_n author_n mention_v their_o conventicle_n in_o tours_n who_o deny_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o have_v transmutation_n into_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o here_o be_v the_o first_o visible_a or_o open_a separation_n from_o rome_n and_o a_o very_a great_a multitude_n in_o divers_a nation_n embrace_v their_o doctrine_n and_o be_v draw_v off_o from_o romish_a error_n by_o their_o mean_n whereupon_o the_o gospeler_n be_v call_v berengarian_n and_o petro-brusians_a they_o oppose_v antichrist_n not_o in_o one_o place_n only_o but_o fill_v most_o noble_a country_n matth._n westm_n roffens_n hist_o say_v eodem_fw-la tempore_fw-la berengarius_fw-la turonensis_n in_fw-la haereticam_fw-la prolapsus_fw-la pravitatem_fw-la omnes_fw-la gallos_n italos_n &_o anglos_n suis_fw-la jam_fw-la penè_fw-la corruperat_fw-la pravitatibus_fw-la see_v much_o more_o of_o this_o b._n usher_n graviss_v quaest_n histor_n explic._n c._n 7._o and_o this_o alone_o may_v argue_v that_o the_o beast-marked_n one_o and_o his_o image-worshipper_n be_v now_o smite_v as_o with_o a_o noisome_a sore_o for_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o party_n be_v so_o torment_v that_o it_o be_v say_v they_o condemn_v the_o opinion_n and_o the_o fautor_n of_o it_o as_o heretic_n seek_v their_o extirpation_n warn_v prince_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o and_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o their_o territory_n they_o call_v council_n against_o berengarius_fw-la one_o at_o rome_n by_o leo_n ix_o about_o an._n 1050._o where_o upon_o his_o letter_n to_o lanfrancus_fw-la they_o condemn_v he_o though_o absent_a as_o a_o heretic_n another_o the_o same_o year_n at_o vercellis_n another_o by_o victor_n ii_o at_o tours_n about_o an._n 1055._o another_o council_n assemble_v by_o pope_n nicolaus_n ii_o at_o rome_n about_o an._n 1059._o where_n berengarius_fw-la be_v present_a and_o some_o say_v they_o force_v he_o to_o a_o recantation_n other_o write_v that_o he_o never_o recant_v or_o that_o he_o die_v in_o his_o opinion_n about_o an._n 1083._o ib._n and_o bertold_v const._n the_o recantation_n of_o berengarius_fw-la if_o he_o make_v any_o can_v hinder_v his_o be_v instrumental_a in_o pour_v out_o this_o vial_n see_v he_o disown_v his_o recantation_n and_o there_o be_v many_o other_o beside_o he_o that_o firm_o teach_v the_o same_o true_a doctrine_n and_o many_o thousand_o in_o several_a nation_n steadfast_o own_v it_o and_o courageous_o oppose_v those_o corruption_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n to_o their_o great_a vexation_n as_o aaron_n and_o peter_n have_v their_o fall_n their_o blemish_n so_o may_v pourer_n out_o of_o vial_n for_o the_o harden_v of_o their_o enemy_n and_o humble_v of_o themselves_o which_o here_o i_o intimate_v once_o for_o all_o and_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o first_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o by_o these_o berengarian_o and_o petro-brusians_a because_o this_o be_v the_o first_o eminent_a storm_n of_o wrath_n upon_o the_o worshipper_n and_o mark_v once_o of_o the_o beast_n or_o the_o first_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o dregs_o of_o popery_n the_o first_o remarkable_a open_a separation_n from_o rome_n and_o be_v answerable_a to_o all_o that_o be_v say_v of_o that_o vial._n 2._o the_o second_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o upon_o the_o sea_n rev._n 16._o 3._o i_o e._n upon_o the_o popish_a sea_n and_o the_o effect_n be_v it_o become_v as_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n i._n e._n