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all_o their_o malice_n force_n and_o entice_a hypocrisy_n as_o to_o the_o last_o puff_n of_o satan_n his_o mouth_n and_o of_o the_o vicar_n of_o his_o throne_n for_o underprop_a babylon_n but_o she_o can_v not_o be_v cure_v for_o the_o beast_n go_v to_o destruction_n here_o the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n 8._o be_v distinguish_v as_o the_o first_o and_o second_o beast_n chap._n 13._o that_o here_o may_v be_v show_v a_o join_a endeavour_n of_o the_o head_n and_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o state_n see_v upon_o the_o next_o chap._n sect._n 11._o 18._o and_o upon_o the_o 19_o sect._n 27._o 10_o the_o unlucky_a event_n of_o this_o their_o endeavour_n to_o themselves_o and_o happy_a to_o the_o church_n special_o these_o to_o who_o by_o this_o vial_n the_o way_n be_v prepare_v be_v show_v in_o these_o word_n that_o they_o gather_v they_o to_o a_o place_n call_v in_o hebrew_n armageddon_n wherein_o much_o matter_n be_v comprise_v and_o offer_v to_o our_o consideration_n partly_o in_o 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all_o that_o rise_v against_o she_o herein_o then_o be_v imply_v that_o this_o great_a destruction_n of_o antichrist_n and_o his_o aider_n by_o persuasion_n of_o the_o frog_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o high_a enterprise_n against_o the_o true_a church_n as_o god_n foil_v gog_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n enter_v in_o the_o pleasant_a land_n and_o plant_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o his_o palace_n in_o the_o glorious_a and_o holy_a mountain_n now_o as_o for_o this_o their_o purpose_n cause_v their_o destruction_n the_o place_n be_v call_v har_n a_o mountain_n so_o to_o express_v a_o double_a event_n of_o this_o their_o enterprise_n it_o be_v call_v megiddon_n by_o allusion_n to_o the_o two_o story_n before_o mention_v to_o that_o in_o the_o 5._o of_o judge_n to_o show_v that_o the_o same_o shall_v befall_v all_o these_o enemy_n assemble_v by_o the_o frog_n which_o do_v befall_v jabin_n and_o sisera_n at_o the_o water_n of_o megeddo_n and_o 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king_n of_o saint_n chap._n xix_o thus_o have_v be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o whore_n and_o her_o judgement_n follow_v now_o thereupon_o the_o joy_n of_o saint_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v full_a the_o final_a overthrow_n of_o the_o other_o enemy_n of_o the_o beast_n in_o this_o chapt._n and_o dragon_n in_o the_o next_o for_o a_o absolute_a victory_n 2_o this_o chapter_n have_v first_o the_o joy_n of_o saint_n in_o their_o song_n of_o praise_n and_o next_o the_o foil_n of_o the_o beast_n the_o song_n for_o the_o form_n matter_n and_o event_n be_v admirable_a in_o the_o form_n be_v the_o singer_n the_o strange_a manner_n of_o sing_v and_o the_o course_n or_o order_n of_o their_o song_n the_o singer_n according_a to_o the_o course_n and_o degree_n of_o the_o song_n be_v three_o first_o a_o great_a multitude_n in_o heaven_n second_o the_o 24._o elder_n and_o 4._o beast_n three_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o great_a multitude_n as_o the_o voice_n of_o many_o water_n etc._n etc._n stir_v 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