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29._o and_o whereas_o thou_o see_v then_o under_o wing_n that_o go_v off_o towards_o the_o head_n which_o be_v on_o the_o right_a side_n this_o be_v the_o inpretation_n 30._o these_o be_v they_o who_o the_o most_o high_a have_v preserve_v for_o their_o end_n who_o kingdom_n be_v little_a and_o full_a of_o trouble_n as_o thou_o see_v 31._o and_o the_o lion_n which_o thou_o see_v rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o wood_n and_o roar_v and_o speak_v to_o the_o eagle_n and_o rebuke_v she_o for_o unrighteousness_n with_o all_o the_o word_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v 32._o this_o be_v the_o wind_n which_o the_o most_o high_a have_v keep_v for_o they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n unto_o the_o end_n and_o he_o shall_v reprove_v they_o and_o cast_v before_o they_o their_o spoil_n 33._o for_o he_o shall_v set_v they_o alive_a in_o the_o judgement_n and_o shall_v rebuke_v they_o and_o correct_v they_o 34._o for_o he_o shall_v deliver_v the_o residue_n of_o my_o people_n by_o affliction_n which_o be_v preserve_v upon_o my_o border_n and_o he_o shall_v make_v they_o joyful_a until_o the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o thou_o from_o the_o beginning_n 35._o this_o be_v the_o dream_n that_o thou_o see_v and_o these_o be_v the_o interpretation_n thus_o far_o the_o angel_n uriel_n to_o esdras_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o seven_o day_n i_o dream_v a_o dream_n by_o night_n 2._o and_o lo_o there_o arise_v a_o wind_n from_o the_o sea_n that_o it_o move_v all_o the_o wave_n thereof_o 3._o and_o i_o behold_v and_o lo_o that_o man_n wax_v strong_a with_o the_o thousand_o of_o heaven_n 25._o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o vision_n whereas_o thou_o see_v a_o man_n come_v up_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n 26._o the_o same_o be_v he_o who_o god_n the_o high_a have_v keep_v a_o great_a season_n which_o by_o his_o own_o self_n shall_v deliver_v his_o creature_n and_o he_o shall_v order_v they_o that_o be_v 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come_v and_o to_o overcome_v he_o by_o fight_v 35._o but_o he_o shall_v stand_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o zion_n 36._o and_o zion_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v be_v show_v to_o all_o man_n be_v prepare_v and_o build_v like_a as_o thou_o see_v the_o hill_n grave_v without_o hand_n 39_o and_o whereas_o thou_o see_v that_o he_o gather_v another_o peaceable_a multitude_n un-unto_a he_o 40._o those_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n nb._n that_o in_o the_o famous_a book_n by_o some_o call_v the_o baby_n prophecy_n sometime_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o marlborough_n or_o a_o copy_n of_o it_o see_v and_o remember_v by_o several_a person_n of_o honour_n yet_o alive_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n fulfil_v in_o innumerable_a particular_n crown_n particular_n generosa_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la non_fw-la sinet_fw-la ei_fw-la fieri_fw-la malum_fw-la the_o noble_n and_o gentry_n shall_v suffer_v no_o wrong_n to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o king_n nor_o his_o crown_n the_o 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fulfil_n of_o many_o prediction_n in_o they_o contain_v in_o the_o 11_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o of_o those_o book_n there_o be_v under_o the_o type_n of_o a_o eagle_n a_o manifest_a prophecy_n both_o of_o the_o roman_a heathenish_a empire_n as_o likewise_o of_o the_o papacy_n with_o her_o chief_a leaguer_n to_o this_o present_a time_n throughout_o the_o whole_a chapter_n this_o eagle_n be_v the_o roman_a heathenish_a empire_n her_o twelve_o feather_a wing_n be_v the_o twelve_o first_o emperor_n from_o julius_n caesar_n to_o nerva_n the_o three_o head_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n spain_n and_o germany_n preordain_v of_o god_n to_o maintain_v the_o power_n of_o her_o pride_n when_o all_o her_o wing_n her_o heathenish_a and_o tyrannical_a caesar_n shall_v fail_v she_o nevertheless_o under_o her_o twelve_o first_o caesar_n be_v comprehend_v in_o general_a all_o the_o emperor_n which_o reign_v in_o she_o from_o julius_n caesar_n who_o first_o crack_v the_o string_n of_o her_o 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of_o antichrist_n ruin_n of_o rome_n and_o annihilation_n of_o the_o sodomitical_a order_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n and_o in_o the_o extirpation_n of_o all_o kingdom_n and_o free_a estate_n of_o papist_n adhere_v to_o they_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o north_n to_o erect_v his_o five_o our_o four_o monarchy_n in_o the_o ash_n of_o germany_n wherein_o shall_v be_v establish_v the_o eternal_a felicity_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n this_o he_o call_v in_o the_o same_o page_n the_o ministerial_a not_o personal_a reign_n of_o christ_n on_o earth_n §_o 15._o pag._n 10._o out_o of_o buxtorf_n letter_n to_o mr._n shirley_n fellow_n of_o trinity_n college_n date_v may_n 3._o 1624._o he_o bring_v in_o these_o word_n of_o baudensis_n concern_v the_o same_o comet_n and_o conjunction_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o northern_a astrologer_n behold_v thou_o then_o a_o prophecy_n if_o not_o 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as_o england_n be_v ever_o a_o monarchy_n within_o itself_o since_o it_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o roman_n so_o shall_v it_o in_o like_a manner_n continue_v and_o remain_v even_o then_o when_o all_o other_o kingdom_n and_o state_n in_o europe_n be_v swallow_v up_o of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n of_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o north._n and_o say_v that_o grebner_n never_o speak_v of_o england_n in_o all_o his_o famous_a manuscript_n but_o as_o the_o most_o warlike_a and_o potent_a kingdom_n of_o europe_n pag._n 25._o he_o say_v i_o baudensis_n from_o his_o uncle_n grebner_n as_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o eclipse_n happen_v two_o year_n before_o or_o after_o 1660_o portend_v the_o mutation_n of_o all_o the_o several_a state_n of_o austria_n silesia_n hungary_n holland_n france_n and_o portugal_n and_o that_o the_o revolution_n of_o time_n be_v come_v wherein_o they_o must_v give_v place_n to_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o north_n who_o sceptre_n shall_v bruise_v their_o power_n to_o nothing_o and_o his_o gauntlet_n lay_v their_o force_n prostrate_v at_o his_o foot_n §_o 17._o note_v well_o if_o all_o other_o kingdom_n be_v swallow_v up_o by_o this_o northern_a lion_n save_v england_n only_o neither_o france_n nor_o holland_n be_v except_v then_o without_o doubt_n the_o english_a monarchy_n will_v be_v too_o much_o concern_v and_o too_o near_o to_o stand_v still_o and_o consequent_o must_v be_v either_o the_o head_n or_o some_o confederate_a limb_n of_o this_o lion_n at_o least_o and_o that_o will_v yet_o more_o clear_o appear_v by_o the_o mournful_a ditty_n as_o he_o call_v it_o which_o he_o put_v into_o europe_n mouth_n to_o sing_v at_o that_o time_n which_o by_o its_o character_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o fragment_n of_o the_o ancient_a sibyline_n oracle_n for_o he_o tell_v not_o whence_o he_o or_o his_o author_n have_v it_o §_o 18._o heu_fw-la mala_fw-la progeny_n fatis_fw-la servata_fw-la nefandis_fw-la gens_n nefandarum_fw-la domitrix_fw-la altrixque_fw-la ferarum_fw-la quid_fw-la fueras_fw-la quid_fw-la sisque_fw-la vide_fw-la tua_fw-la prima_fw-la propago_fw-la bella_fw-la gerit_fw-la sobolemque_fw-la petit_fw-la lues_fw-la atra_fw-la secundam_fw-la at_o leo_fw-la terribilis_fw-la borealibus_fw-la editus_fw-la oris_fw-la flammi_fw-it feram_fw-la ex_fw-la *_o orco_fw-la &_o pelagi_fw-la plangentibus_fw-la undis_fw-la educens_fw-la aciem_fw-la pecudes_fw-la urbesque_fw-la virosque_fw-la sternet_n &_o antiquis_fw-la solemn_a lunamque_fw-la movebit_fw-la sedibus_fw-la ille_fw-la etiam_fw-la patrio_fw-la jure_fw-la infima_fw-la summa_fw-la reddet_fw-la &_o occasum_fw-la sub_fw-la legis_fw-la mittet_fw-la inermem_fw-la thus_o english_v §_o 19_o alas_o ill_n race_n to_o dismal_a fate_n reserve_v by_o who_o dire_a beast_n be_v tame_v and_o preserve_v see_v what_o thou_o be_v and_o art_n thy_o first_o issue_n incline_v to_o war_n plague_n do_v the_o next_o subdue_v thus_o sibyl_n or_o what_o ever_o other_o author_n pen_v this_o prophecy_n thus_o far_o do_v 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