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the_o pure_a faith_n of_o christ_n which_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o next_o interval_n in_o which_o this_o fight_n with_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o mouth_n continue_v so_o much_o in_o earnest_n that_o in_o the_o close_a it_o cut_v off_o whole_a kingdom_n from_o the_o idolatrous_a church_n of_o rome_n so_o well_o be_v the_o political_a sense_n of_o these_o threaten_n verify_v by_o the_o event_n see_v my_o exposition_n on_o chap._n 2._o v._n 16._o and_o now_o for_o the_o promise_v to_o those_o few_o name_n in_o sardis_n of_o be_v clothe_v in_o white_a raiment_n that_o that_o phrase_n signify_v prosperous_a success_n in_o affair_n in_o the_o prophetic_a style_n be_v a_o thing_n undoubted_a and_o so_o he_o that_o overcome_v the_o not_o blot_v out_o his_o name_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v the_o like_a indication_n of_o the_o continuance_n and_o increase_n of_o those_o few_o name_n or_o pure_a and_o unspotted_a christian_n till_o they_o emerge_n into_o the_o 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recommend_v to_o god_n by_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o holy_a angel_n and_o from_o who_o but_o these_o can_v the_o philadelphian_a church_n and_o new_a jerusalem_n spring_n so_o easy_a and_o natural_a be_v the_o application_n of_o those_o promise_v make_v to_o these_o few_o name_n in_o sardis_n to_o a_o external_a and_o political_a sense_n whence_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o that_o be_v the_o sense_n here_o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o such_o like_a promise_n in_o the_o other_o epistle_n before_o the_o epiphonema_n and_o now_o last_o for_o the_o promise_n to_o he_o that_o overcome_v in_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v sit_v down_o with_o christ_n in_o his_o throne_n etc._n etc._n that_o this_o promise_n be_v of_o a_o nature_n external_a and_o political_a or_o huge_o akin_a to_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o hence_o that_o the_o performance_n thereof_o will_v be_v at_o that_o general_a visible_a and_o indeed_o most_o illustrious_a assize_n 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according_a to_o the_o richness_n of_o the_o expression_n sometime_o of_o the_o scripture_n it_o will_v illustrate_v one_o thing_n by_o two_o metaphor_n at_o once_o and_o so_o the_o two-horned_a beast_n will_v seem_v to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o both_o a_o chirurgeon_n and_o conjurer_n at_o once_o of_o a_o chirurgeon_n in_o heal_v the_o deadly_a wound_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o a_o magician_n or_o conjurer_n in_o make_v the_o dead_a dragon_n appear_v alive_a in_o a_o breathe_n and_o speak_v image_n arg._n 6._o last_o mr._n mede_n argue_v very_o well_o that_o of_o the_o selfsame_a be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n say_v to_o be_v of_o who_o be_v the_o name_n and_o the_o number_n chap._n 15.2_o but_o i_o say_v the_o name_n and_o the_o number_n be_v of_o the_o ten-horned_n beast_n chap._n 13.18_o see_v the_o context_n and_o the_o follow_a note_n 2._o and_o his_o number_n be_v 666._o the_o chief_a meaning_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v six_o in_o opposition_n to_o twelve_o the_o 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