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force_v to_o drink_v and_o then_o grow_v mad_a spew_v and_o fall_v and_o rise_v no_o more_o jer._n 25.15_o 16.27_o 28._o last_o this_o word_n shall_v be_v a_o fire_n to_o burn_v they_o up_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o wood_n to_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v devour_v they_o jer._n 5.14_o for_o god_n will_v execute_v upon_o they_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o hot_a even_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o proud_a and_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o stubble_n easy_o and_o utter_o burn_v so_o it_o shall_v leave_v they_o neither_o root_n nor_o branch_n mal._n 4.1_o this_o fiery_a weapon_n of_o the_o word_n be_v one_o of_o those_o wherewith_o the_o poor_a sackcloath-prophet_n have_v defend_v themselves_o against_o antichrist_n and_o his_o gentile_n all_o his_o long_a reign_n and_o wherewith_o they_o have_v offend_v they_o rev._n 11.5_o and_o therefore_o still_o proper_a to_o be_v use_v against_o he_o the_o great_a wild_a beast_n for_o fire_n they_o say_v be_v the_o best_a weapon_n and_o of_o most_o excellent_a use_n against_o wild_a beast_n breathe_v out_o therefore_o this_o fire_n of_o the_o word_n into_o their_o face_n run_v with_o these_o flame_a torch_n and_o thrust_v they_o into_o the_o dry_a thatch_n of_o antichrist_n house_n that_o will_v set_v all_o on_o a_o light_a fire_n it_o have_v do_v it_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n already_o the_o enemy_n feel_v the_o heat_n thereof_o to_o their_o great_a pain_n rev._n 16.2.9_o 10_o 11._o they_o cast_v on_o all_o the_o cold_a water_n that_o hell_n can_v afford_v they_o to_o quench_v it_o as_o cruelty_n treachery_n but_o every_o thing_n prove_v oil_n to_o increase_v the_o flame_n this_o word_n at_o last_o will_v prove_v unto_o they_o unquenchable_a fire_n utter_o to_o consume_v they_o shake_v the_o beast_n kingdom_n by_o prayer_n use_v 2_o david_n shake_v saul_n and_o all_o his_o enemy_n down_o by_o this_o mean_n see_v psal_n 18.6.7_o 8._o compare_v with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n which_o david_n compose_v when_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n in_o my_o distress_n say_v he_o i_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o cry_v unto_o my_o god_n he_o hear_v my_o voice_n out_o of_o his_o holy_a temple_n and_o my_o cry_n come_v before_o he_o even_o into_o his_o ear_n then_o the_o earth_n shake_v and_o tremble_v the_o foundation_n also_o of_o the_o hill_n move_v and_o be_v shake_v because_o he_o be_v wroth_a god_n upon_o david_n cry_v lay_v about_o he_o and_o overthrow_v all_o his_o adversary_n for_o the_o more_o the_o saint_n pray_v the_o more_o they_o accelerate_v plague_n upon_o their_o wicked_a enemy_n which_o be_v often_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o saint_n deliverance_n by_o this_o the_o two_o witness_n do_v shut_v the_o heaven_n against_o the_o antichristian_a brood_n rev._n 11.6_o and_o therefore_o our_o fight_n be_v with_o their_o army_n be_v we_o be_v to_o be_v instant_a in_o prayer_n against_o they_o that_o be_v a_o weapon_n they_o have_v no_o skill_n at_o they_o can_v blaspheme_v and_o curse_v etc._n etc._n but_o not_o pray_v moses_n and_o eliah_n to_o who_o that_o text_n allude_v by_o this_o weopon_n and_o the_o word_n overcome_v whole_a nation_n alone_o moses_n do_v but_o speak_v to_o god_n spread_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o then_o as_o a_o god_n can_v tell_v pharaoh_n that_o a_o plague_n will_v come_v to_o morrow_n shall_v be_v such_o a_o plague_n or_o to_o morrow_n shall_v such_o a_o plague_n be_v remove_v eliah_n can_v but_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v and_o then_o confident_o tell_v ahab_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n but_o according_a to_o his_o word_n 1_o king_n 17.1_o open_v therefore_o o_o you_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o heaven_n by_o this_o key_n open_a god_n armoury_n and_o get_v from_o thence_o the_o best_a day_n for_o the_o church_n the_o help_n of_o god_n the_o father_n the_o mediation_n of_o the_o son_n the_o spirit_n of_o 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