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the_o world_n and_o prepare_v for_o more_o glorious_a time_n approach_v under_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o therefore_o come_v up_o hither_o which_o intimate_v that_o former_o they_o preach_v live_v and_o converse_v at_o a_o low_a rate_n than_o now_o they_o must_v and_o be_v here_o call_v to_o do_v for_o the_o church_n be_v rise_v and_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n be_v high_a and_o get_v up_o near_o unto_o heaven_n and_o the_o saint_n must_v now_o live_v far_o above_o their_o former_a self_n wherefore_o abide_v no_o long_a where_o you_o be_v but_o come_v up_o hither_o and_o in_o this_o call_v there_o be_v a_o motion_n employ_v come_v which_o have_v a_o term_n from_o which_o 1._o the_o earth_n or_o a_o low_a condition_n of_o live_v before_o when_o the_o witness_n savour_v too_o much_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o when_o their_o spirit_n lay_v prostrate_a during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o slaughter_n for_o as_o the_o death_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n 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degree_n of_o glory_n matth._n 24.30_o there_o be_v now_o a_o spirit_n of_o glory_n rest_v upon_o they_o as_o it_o be_v with_o christ_n when_o he_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a he_o lay_v aside_o for_o ever_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n so_o do_v these_o witness_n they_o shall_v now_o prophesy_v in_o sackcloth_n no_o more_o they_o shall_v henceforth_o be_v clothe_v with_o a_o cloud_n of_o glory_n and_o as_o christ_n resurrection_n be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o his_o exaltation_n and_o his_o ascension_n the_o second_o even_o so_o it_o be_v here_o with_o his_o witness_n for_o this_o be_v the_o second_o degree_n of_o their_o exaltation_n the_o three_o will_v be_v when_o they_o shall_v die_v and_o enter_v into_o glory_n and_o the_o last_o when_o they_o shall_v come_v with_o christ_n to_o judge_v the_o world_n 2._o here_o be_v also_o power_n denote_v in_o this_o cloud_n as_o you_o may_v see_v from_o the_o former_a text_n matth._n 24.30_o for_o the_o witness_n be_v slay_v in_o 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ascend_a witness_n and_o their_o enemy_n 4._o this_o cloud_n signify_v the_o obscurity_n of_o this_o ascension_n as_o to_o their_o enemy_n who_o stand_v here_o look_v on_o they_o for_o cloud_n be_v sometime_o put_v for_o darkness_n ps_n 97.2_o and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n that_o stand_v between_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o egyptian_n 14.20_o exod._n 14.20_o it_o be_v a_o cloud_n and_o darkness_n to_o the_o egyptian_n but_o it_o give_v light_a by_o night_n unto_o the_o israelite_n even_o so_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o though_o there_o be_v many_o looker_n on_o here_o to_o see_v the_o ascend_a witness_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v what_o god_n be_v about_o to_o do_v in_o this_o so_o glorious_a a_o dispensation_n but_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v as_o samballat_n 4.2_o neh._n 4.2_o what_o do_v these_o feeble_a jew_n will_v they_o fortify_v themselves_o will_v they_o sacrifice_v will_v they_o make_v a_o end_n in_o a_o day_n will_v they_o 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by_o their_o enemy_n 1._o they_o behold_v they_o prophesy_v and_o that_o be_v with_o torment_n ver_fw-la 10._o 2._o they_o behold_v they_o sâ—ain_o and_o this_o be_v with_o joy_n for_o they_o rejoice_v over_o they_o and_o make_v merry_a and_o send_v gift_n one_o to_o another_o 3._o they_o behold_v they_o rise_v and_o that_o be_v with_o fear_n ver_fw-la 11._o 4._o they_o here_o behold_v they_o ascend_v and_o that_o be_v with_o grief_n and_o indignation_n but_o that_o which_o be_v here_o remarkable_a be_v 1._o the_o progress_n which_o the_o witness_n make_v in_o their_o reformation_n after_o their_o slaughter_n be_v finish_v for_o 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n enter_v into_o they_o 2._o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n 3._o they_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n for_o sure_o such_o a_o progression_n there_o will_v be_v 2._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o as_o the_o witness_n be_v call_v to_o this_o reformation_n by_o a_o great_a voice_n from_o heaven_n so_o a_o great_a 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