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the_o world_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o that_o reform_v victorious_a conqueror_n the_o emperor_n constantine_n the_o great_a when_o god_n hand_n be_v so_o heavy_a upon_o dioclesian_n maximianus_n galerius_n maximinus_n maxentius_n licinius_n and_o many_o governor_n under_o their_o command_n with_o their_o army_n and_o particular_o on_o ponticius_n culianus_fw-la theotimus_n with_o many_o other_o as_o story_n testify_v and_o afterward_o by_o take_v away_o by_o degree_n the_o seat_n and_o throne_n of_o the_o former_a beast_n who_o receive_v afterward_o the_o deadly_a wound_n upon_o which_o the_o dragon_n have_v so_o prevail_v before_o to_o persecute_v the_o saint_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o trumpet_n follow_v which_o proceed_v out_o of_o that_o seven_o seal_n all_o of_o which_o sound_v their_o several_a wrath_n and_o judgement_n against_o it_o till_o it_o go_v into_o utter_a perdition_n under_o every_o form_n both_o east_n and_o west_n but_o before_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o wrath_n 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to_o be_v apply_v by_o they_o afterward_o the_o seal_a one_o in_o the_o east_n chap._n 7._o under_o the_o wo-trumpet_n as_o rev._n 9.4_o they_o have_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n habit_n upon_o they_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v there_o happy_a and_o celebrate_v god_n praise_n and_o so_o do_v the_o innumerable_a company_n of_o all_o nation_n after_o they_o chap._n 7._o as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o that_o chapter_n again_o the_o four_o angel_n be_v stay_v from_o their_o blow_v the_o four_o first_o trumpet_n which_o fall_v for_o the_o most_o part_n upon_o the_o western_a empire_n until_o the_o angel_n chap._n 8.3_o 4_o 5._o probable_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n have_v make_v intercession_n for_o the_o faithful_a christian_n under_o those_o four_o first_o trumpet_n with_o much_o incense_n with_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n there_o abide_v that_o they_o may_v be_v accept_v who_o be_v their_o spiritual_a priest_n to_o intercede_v for_o they_o and_o their_o 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of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n in_o the_o thousand_o year_n second_o because_o the_o whole_a continuance_n of_o that_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o another_o title_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o church_n namely_o of_o the_o saint_n reign_v with_o christ_n a_o thousand_o year_n as_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o distinction_n from_o the_o former_a suffer_a time_n of_o the_o church_n three_o there_o be_v nothing_o clear_o say_v in_o the_o text_n that_o it_o shall_v continue_v long_o than_o to_o bring_v the_o woe_n upon_o antichrist_n kingdom_n &_o other_o enemy_n in_o the_o world_n and_o seem_v to_o end_v with_o the_o last_o plague_n so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o church_n persecutor_n before_o the_o thousand_o year_n and_o utter_o bring_v they_o to_o perdition_n and_o as_o the_o six_o vial_n seem_v to_o end_v with_o the_o armageddon-battel_n chap._n 19_o so_o the_o seven_o bind_v and_o shut_v up_o satan_n for_o that_o thousand_o year_n wherein_o he_o must_v no_o 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