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evening-morning_n so_o that_o this_o three_o collateral_a line_n as_o it_o be_v frame_v do_v but_o unjust_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o violence_n do_v to_o the_o seventi_v week_n which_o be_v a_o sore_a blemish_n derive_v not_o only_o upon_o it_o but_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o collateral_a line_n the_o weigh_v also_o of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o church_n two_o hundred_o and_o two_o year_n before_o it_o can_v be_v just_o pronounce_v light_n upon_o the_o balance_n and_o rejectaneous_a have_v something_o of_o harshness_n in_o it_o wherefore_o we_o see_v there_o be_v no_o solid_a reason_n to_o leave_v mr._n mede_n way_n of_o compute_v the_o space_n of_o the_o pure_a state_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o outer_a court_n to_o the_o inner_a and_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o this_o though_o otherwise_o witty_a yet_o lubricous_a and_o groundless_a device_n of_o the_o balance_n seven_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o 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the_o space_n of_o the_o whole_a seven_o trumpet_n i_o have_v irrefutable_o demonstrate_v in_o more_o place_n than_o one_o see_v the_o answer_n to_o s._n e._n the_o remarker_n on_o apoc._n chap._n 10._o wherefore_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o thunder_n be_v stretch_v from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n how_o can_v they_o be_v compress_v into_o the_o space_n of_o 30_o year_n beside_o that_o calend._n pag._n 68_o 69._o the_o seven_o ministerial_a voice_n there_o pitch_v upon_o can_v belong_v to_o the_o collateral_a line_n of_o thirty_o after_o the_o twelve_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o for_o that_o song_n of_o the_o 144000_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o evangelici_fw-la all_o along_o the_o six_o trumpet_n the_o angel_n preacher_n of_o the_o everlasting_a gospel_n respect_v the_o five_o and_o six_o wo-trumpet_n so_o that_o his_o voice_n can_v be_v the_o second_o as_o be_v not_o come_v to_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o the_o voice_n that_o declare_v the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n that_o it_o be_v fall_v be_v also_o before_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n as_o be_v coincident_a with_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n but_o the_o author_n of_o the_o calendar_n make_v his_o collateral_a line_n of_o thirty_o year_n commence_v with_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o to_o end_v before_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o vial_n but_o the_o four_o next_o voice_n as_o he_o will_v have_v they_o do_v plain_o fall_v into_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vial_n as_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o remarker_n on_o the_o apology_n so_o that_o this_o conceit_n of_o the_o seven_o ministerial_a voice_n antecedent_n to_o the_o seven_o vial_n be_v as_o i_o conceive_v quite_o out_o of_o door_n and_o now_o ninthly_a and_o last_o his_o six_o and_o last_o collateral_a line_n which_o add_v to_o daniel_n 1290_o day_n make_v his_o 1335_o day_n which_o expire_v with_o the_o 2300_o evening-morning_n this_o last_o collateral_a line_n of_o forty_o five_o day_n especial_o if_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v reckon_v from_o the_o right_a epocha_n seem_v too_o short_a a_o time_n for_o the_o seven_o vial_n to_o discharge_v themselves_o in_o for_o then_o all_o those_o great_a thing_n which_o the_o vial_n portend_v will_v be_v accomplish_v within_o these_o forty_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o which_o to_o cool_a and_o calm_a spirit_n must_v seem_v a_o thing_n incredible_a his_o interpretation_n of_o the_o four_o last_o vial_n pag._n 70_o 71._o be_v correspondent_a enough_o to_o mr._n mede_n and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v credible_o true_a but_o the_o three_o first_o vial_n which_o he_o conceive_v yet_o to_o come_v their_o fulfil_n have_v be_v manifest_o already_o nor_o be_v the_o first_o vial_n a_o representation_n of_o the_o loathsomeness_n of_o the_o mark_v slave_n of_o the_o beast_n but_o of_o their_o dementative_a anger_n and_o rage_n of_o this_o those_o angry_a boil_n be_v a_o symbol_n so_o obvious_a that_o scarce_o any_o interpreter_n miss_v of_o it_o and_o it_o plain_o answer_v to_o and_o the_o nation_n be_v angry_a chap._n 11.18_o which_o passage_n as_o be_v demonstrate_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o remarker_n on_o the_o apology_n respect_v the_o time_n of_o the_o vial_n and_o for_o the_o second_o vial_n it_o be_v not_o the_o innavigableness_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n for_o so_o much_o blood_n as_o to_o sail_v upon_o be_v a_o monstrous_a fancy_n huge_o out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o it_o be_v the_o dead_a fish_n there_o that_o be_v intimate_v wherein_o the_o stress_n of_o the_o symbol_n lie_v and_o artemidorus_n tell_v we_o that_o dead_a fish_n in_o the_o sea_n signify_v disappointment_n of_o hope_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o the_o pontifician_n fisherman_n after_o the_o full_a settlement_n of_o the_o reformation_n in_o the_o kingdom_n cut_v quite_o off_o from_o the_o pope_n and_o grow_v as_o cold_a as_o the_o cruor_fw-la of_o a_o dead_a man_n to_o her_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o last_o for_o the_o three_o vial_n that_o he_o interpret_v rivers_n of_o aqueduct_n of_o doctrine_n rather_o than_o of_o emissary_n agent_n from_o the_o roman_a see_v no_o man_n will_v see_v reason_n who_o consider_v what_o i_o have_v write_v in_o my_o alphabet_n of_o iconism_n in_o the_o iconism_n river_n but_o however_o the_o fulfil_n of_o these_o three_o first_o vial_n have_v be_v already_o since_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n in_o the_o reformation_n whenas_o the_o author_n of_o the_o calendar_n fancy_n they_o yet_o to_o come_v which_o be_v no_o slight_a evidence_n against_o his_o hypothesis_n but_o now_o beside_o all_o these_o allegation_n against_o his_o six_o collateral_a line_n the_o fix_v of_o the_o epocha_n of_o his_o principal_a line_n the_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o evening-morning_n in_o the_o year_n when_o daniel_n receive_v that_o vision_n viz._n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n as_o if_o because_o no_o more_o than_o three_o year_n be_v mention_v of_o belshazzar_n in_o scripture_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o that_o very_a year_n and_o then_o babylon_n take_v that_o so_o the_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o evening-morning_n may_v commence_v from_o the_o take_v literal_a babylon_n to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o mystical_a babylon_n and_o from_o cyrus_n his_o grant_n for_o the_o build_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o literal_a jerusalem_n to_o the_o appear_v of_o the_o mystical_a or_o new_a jerusalem_n or_o its_o descend_v from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o earth_n i_o say_v his_o fix_v the_o epocha_n thus_o have_v no_o ground_n from_o the_o text_n of_o the_o prophecy_n dan._n 8.13_o 14._o how_o long_o shall_v be_v the_o vision_n concern_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n it_o be_v answer_v unto_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o evening-morning_n then_o shall_v the_o sanctuary_n be_v cleanse_v here_o the_o author_n of_o the_o calendar_n gloss_n thus_o the_o vision_n and_o not_o so_o much_o the_o thing_n 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