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from_o heaven_n 1_o king_n 18.38_o vers._n 16_o 17_o 18._o some_o hold_n that_o the_o mark_n the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n name_n and_o the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o latter_a of_o all_o these_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o former_a the_o mark_n of_o antichrist_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o former_a beast_n contain_v the_o number_n of_o 666._o therefore_o rev._n 14.9.11_o &_o 20.4_o he_o reckon_v not_o these_o three_o as_o distinct_a but_o mention_n the_o mark_n alone_o vers._n 16._o to_o receive_v a_o mark_n in_o their_o right_a hand_n or_o in_o their_o forehead_n gerhard_n say_v the_o mark_n in_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v a_o oath_n by_o which_o the_o clergy_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o pope_n roman_n and_o the_o mark_n in_o the_o forehead_n note_v the_o subjection_n of_o the_o lay_v people_n to_o the_o pope_n mede_n interpret_v mark_v his_o name_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v the_o mark_n or_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v the_o mark_n of_o his_o name_n for_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o old_a custom_n by_o which_o servant_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v mark_v with_o the_o name_n of_o their_o master_n soldier_n the_o name_n of_o their_o commander_n the_o first_o especial_o in_o the_o forehead_n the_o other_o in_o their_o hand_n therefore_o the_o follower_n of_o the_o lamb_n also_o 14.1_o that_o they_o may_v be_v contrary_a to_o the_o follower_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v write_v in_o their_o forehead_n with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o his_o father_n with_o the_o same_o meaning_n of_o the_o type_n in_o both_o to_o show_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o for_o who_o each_o company_n fight_v those_o profess_v themselves_o servant_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o his_o image_n these_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o father_n vers._n 17._o and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v buy_v or_o sell_v that_o be_v live_v among_o they_o or_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o humane_a society_n pareum_fw-la vers._n 18._o his_o number_n be_v six_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o six_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lateinos_n the_o letter_n of_o which_o exact_o express_v the_o number_n of_o 666._o λ_n be_v 30._o α_n 1_o Ï„_n 300._o â—_o 5._o ι_n 10._o ν_fw-gr 50._o â—_o 70._o â—_o 200._o all_o join_v together_o make_v up_o the_o aforesaid_a sum_n irenaeus_n who_o master_n polycarpus_n have_v be_v saint_n john_n disciple_n a_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n mention_n this_o word_n as_o the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o common_a receive_v opinion_n in_o his_o time_n lap._n that_o the_o beast_n shall_v be_v so_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v not_o the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n proper_o 4._o but_o of_o the_o roman_a or_o latin_a state_n the_o last_o head_n of_o which_o be_v antichrist_n which_o yet_o have_v not_o be_v observe_v by_o some_o learned_a man_n who_o have_v diligent_o consider_v this_o place_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n because_o the_o letter_n of_o which_o the_o name_n consist_v comprehend_v that_o number_n for_o the_o hebrew_n &_o greek_n use_v their_o letter_n for_o note_n of_o number_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o alphabet_n it_o be_v call_v the_o number_n of_o a_o man_n either_o because_o man_n do_v number_n or_o because_o it_o be_v obvious_a and_o usual_a as_o occur_v more_o than_o once_o in_o scripture_n or_o because_o the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n contain_v this_o number_n be_v also_o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n supra_fw-la it_o may_v be_v question_v whether_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n or_o greek_a letter_n if_o the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v to_o be_v write_v in_o greek_a letter_n which_o be_v very_o probable_a because_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v in_o greek_a than_o the_o name_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o be_v before_o express_v latin_a chap._n fourteen_o vers._n 1._o have_v his_o father_n name_n write_v in_o their_o head_n admetus_n constantiam_fw-la confessionis_fw-la for_o the_o constancy_n of_o their_o confession_n 9.4_o vers._n 2._o and_o i_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n as_o the_o voice_n of_o many_o water_n and_o as_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o great_a thunder_n and_o i_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o harper_n harp_v with_o their_o harp_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v compare_v to_o many_o water_n for_o its_o irresistible_a force_n and_o admirable_a noise_n make_v man_n wonder_v forbes_n to_o thunder_v for_o its_o terror_n and_o power_n shake_v all_o thing_n to_o a_o gentle_a sound_n of_o harp_n for_o the_o work_n of_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o conscience_n gerh._n vers._n 6._o and_o i_o see_v another_o angel_n fly_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v another_o beside_o one_o of_o those_o finger_n for_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o no_o angel_n before_o this_o except_o we_o shall_v say_v those_o musician_n be_v a_o choir_n of_o angel_n mede_n the_o everlasting_a gospel_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o future_a but_o of_o the_o time_n past_a viz._n that_o which_o be_v promise_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n time_n as_o the_o hill_n path_n and_o desolation_n be_v say_v to_o be_v everlasting_a or_o ancient_a isaiah_n 58.12_o and_o 61.4_o jer._n 6.16_o and_o 18.16_o deut._n 33.15_o gen._n 49.26_o isaiah_n 54.47_o so_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v call_v eternal_a say_v brightman_n as_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v of_o purpose_n meet_v with_o the_o offence_n of_o those_o time_n when_o the_o truth_n that_o be_v restore_v shall_v common_o be_v condemn_v for_o novelty_n vers._n 8._o and_o there_o follow_v another_o angel_n say_v babylon_n be_v fall_v be_v fall_v after_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o everlasting_a gospel_n present_o follow_v the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n that_o be_v rome_n it_o be_v already_o accomplish_v in_o part_n it_o be_v fall_v 〈◊〉_d purity_n of_o doctrine_n 2._o in_o the_o estimation_n which_o once_o it_o have_v 3._o in_o authority_n but_o thâ—â—_n prophecy_n note_v the_o certainty_n of_o her_o fall_n by_o a_o outward_a overthrow_n taylor_n this_o commination_n be_v take_v out_o of_o isaiah_n 21.9_o and_o jer._n 51.8_o in_o which_o word_n the_o prophet_n threaten_v the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n of_o the_o chaldee_n which_o have_v grievous_o oppress_v the_o people_n of_o god_n with_o a_o 70_o year_n captivity_n this_o can_v be_v that_o babylon_n 1._o because_o that_o neither_o be_v nor_o be_v nor_o shall_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n as_o this_o babylon_n shall_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o interpreter_n say_v pareus_n 7._o 2._o this_o babylon_n be_v that_o great_a city_n which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o john_n rule_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n rev._n 17.18_o but_o then_o that_o monarchy_n be_v with_o the_o roman_n not_o the_o babylonian_n ribera_n ingenious_o confess_v that_o this_o babylon_n be_v rome_n and_o the_o topographie_n of_o this_o great_a city_n agree_v to_o none_o more_o evident_o than_o rome_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v seat_v on_o seven_o mountain_n 17.9_o which_o agree_v to_o no_o city_n more_o than_o to_o rome_n set_v by_o romulus_n heretofore_o on_o seven_o hill_n beside_o this_o babylon_n be_v call_v the_o great_a city_n and_o that_o emphatical_o with_o a_o double_a article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vrbs_fw-la illo_fw-la magna_fw-la that_o great_a city_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o rome_n be_v common_o call_v the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o great_a city_n paul_n and_o no_o city_n but_o that_o in_o saint_n john_n time_n rule_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n all_o the_o shift_n the_o jesuit_n have_v be_v that_o babylon_n be_v rome_n ethnicall_a under_o the_o emperor_n not_o rome_n christian_n under_o the_o pope_n but_o this_o be_v a_o poor_a shift_n for_o antichrist_n be_v not_o then_o come_v while_n rome_n be_v ethnicall_a 2._o it_o be_v papal_a rome_n that_o make_v all_o nation_n drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o her_o fornication_n and_o with_o who_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n commit_v fornication_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v command_v to_o go_v out_o of_o rome_n papal_a ver._n 8._o because_o she_o have_v make_v all_o nation_n drink_v of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o her_o fornication_n with_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o poison_n of_o her_o fornication_n that_o be_v besot_v they_o with_o amorous_a potion_n be_v poison_a wine_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o have_v not_o the_o force_n of_o anger_n or_o wrath_n but_o as_o it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o seventy_o poison_n that_o be_v loc_n they_o will_v have_v it_o
battle_n shall_v be_v fight_v there_o but_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o of_o the_o near_a resemblance_n of_o the_o battle_n fight_v in_o this_o field_n unto_o those_o battle_n which_o be_v fight_v in_o megiddon_n in_o old_a time_n for_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o new-testament_n to_o allude_v unto_o thing_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o old_a here_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o three_o notable_a battle_n fight_v in_o megiddon_n judg._n 5.19_o 2_o king_n 23.29_o 1_o sam._n 31.28_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n because_o this_o shall_v befall_v the_o hebrew_n people_n the_o sum_n be_v that_o these_o spirit_n go_v forth_o to_o gather_v those_o popish_a and_o heathen_a prince_n together_o into_o a_o place_n call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n cotton_n armageddon_n where_o the_o battle_n shall_v have_v the_o like_a success_n that_o it_o have_v of_o old_a unto_o the_o destruction_n of_o god_n three_o enemy_n the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o antichrist_n as_o of_o saul_n the_o settle_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n upon_o david_n unto_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o shall_v upon_o this_o occasion_n mourn_v bitter_o over_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v it_o be_v a_o mourning_n of_o compunction_n whereby_o they_o see_v in_o this_o battle_n that_o christ_n be_v indeed_o the_o true_a messiah_n shall_v mourn_v that_o they_o have_v be_v so_o long_o estrange_v from_o he_o ve._n 17._o the_o air_n that_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n ephes._n 2.2_o see_v brightman_n rather_o thus_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v forth_o such_o a_o bright_a and_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o his_o christ_n and_o church_n and_o saint_n and_o holy_a thing_n which_o will_v prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o dispel_v all_o the_o mist_n of_o darkness_n in_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v do_v the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n be_v abolish_v and_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v vers._n 18._o and_o there_o be_v voice_n and_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n the_o lord_n will_v so_o terrible_o affright_v and_o amaze_v the_o son_n of_o man_n with_o the_o power_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n and_o will_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v sudden_o break_v forth_o all_o the_o world_n over_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n this_n import_v agitation_n and_o change_n not_o terror_n only_o it_o will_v shake_v out_o popery_n and_o when_o by_o it_o the_o popish_a air_n be_v smite_v the_o lord_n also_o will_v shake_v all_o the_o world_n by_o it_o and_o the_o time_n do_v hasten_v vers._n 19_o and_o the_o great_a city_n that_o be_v rome_n see_v 17.18_o &_o 18.20_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n it_o will_v be_v divide_v into_o three_o faction_n some_o will_v stick_v fast_o unto_o popery_n and_o other_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o before_o dare_v not_o open_o profess_v religion_n will_v now_o renounce_v popery_n the_o three_o part_n may_v be_v a_o neutral_a between_o both_o the_o other_o and_o the_o city_n of_o the_o nation_n fall_v the_o city_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v they_o who_o do_v subject_v themselves_o to_o the_o popish_a government_n 11._o to_o give_v unto_o thou_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n cupid_n be_v a_o part_n or_o portion_n psal._n 11.6_o and_o 16.5_o by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o master_n of_o feast_n brightman_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o measure_v out_o to_o every_o one_o as_o much_o as_o he_o shall_v drink_v god_n judgement_n be_v inflict_v upon_o man_n in_o a_o just_a measure_n and_o wine_n because_o they_o be_v please_v to_o god_n as_o man_n sin_n to_o they_o vers._n 20._o and_o every_o island_n flee_v away_o and_o the_o mountain_n be_v not_o find_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o mountain_n and_o island_n of_o the_o antichristian_a state_n the_o mountain_n be_v the_o place_n where_o they_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o their_o god_n in_o old_a time_n jer._n 3.6_o island_n place_n consecrate_v by_o popish_a devotion_n as_o churchyard_n and_o the_o like_a vers._n 21._o and_o there_o fall_v upon_o man_n a_o great_a hail_n it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o hail_n storm_n in_o egypt_n whereof_o the_o effect_n be_v that_o they_o sin_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n you_o more_o 17._o this_o kind_n of_o hailstorm_n be_v such_o a_o plague_n of_o god_n upon_o man_n as_o shall_v destroy_v all_o their_o lie_a refuge_n and_o discover_v all_o the_o counterfeit_a religion_n in_o the_o world_n chap_n xvii_o the_o nine_o and_o eighteen_o verse_n be_v the_o key_n for_o the_o open_n of_o this_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o beast_n and_o the_o whore_n 5._o the_o whore_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v rome_n the_o beast_n the_o roman_a state_n the_o last_o head_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n antichrist_n the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v take_v in_o this_o chapter_n two_o way_n either_o for_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o beast_n as_o v_o 3._o where_o the_o woman_n be_v say_v to_o sit_v on_o the_o beast_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o beast_n be_v the_o same_o 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〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la significat_fw-la caudae_fw-la ictibus_fw-la devol_fw-it veer_fw-mi indéque_fw-la mittere_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la ut_fw-la casu_fw-la elidantur_fw-la &_o occidantur_fw-la à _fw-la lapide_fw-la lapide_fw-la in_o loc_n loc_n brightman_n dr_n tailor_n ib._n woman_n signify_v here_o a_o multitude_n the_o church_n militant_a militant_a idem_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la ezek._n 4.5_o 6._o dr_n tailor_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la see_v josh._n 5.5.14_o &_o rev._n 9.11_o dr_n tailor_n draco_n iste_fw-la voco_fw-la magnus_fw-la 1._o ob_fw-la potentiam_fw-la in_o impios_fw-la eph._n 2.2.2_o ob_fw-la regni_fw-la amplitudinem_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la pertinent_a omnes_fw-la impii_fw-la gerh._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dr_n taylor_n luke_n 10.18_o dr_n taylor_n psal._n 118.16_o psal._n 2._o weemes_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la sponte_fw-la &_o imperterrito_fw-la animo_fw-la seize_v propter_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la agni_fw-la morti_fw-la &_o martyrio_fw-la 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