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his_o royal_a seat_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o second_o concerning_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o the_o beast_n and_o ten_o king_n be_v to_o arise_v it_o will_v evident_o appear_v to_o be_v out_o of_o where_o the_o dominion_n that_o the_o seven_o head_n be_v to_o have_v though_o daniel_n seem_v to_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o six_o head_n or_o four_o beast_n in_o his_o 7._o chapter_n 23_o 24_o yet_o compare_v with_o other_o scripture_n it_o will_v plain_o appear_v that_o they_o will_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o seven_o head_n see_v the_o 17._o revelation_n 11_o 12._o and_o daniel_n 11._o 21._o but_o they_o must_v arise_v out_o of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o dominion_n that_o be_v under_o the_o six_o head_n or_o roman_a monarchy_n in_o john_n time_n for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o seven_o head_n will_v be_v of_o a_o far_o large_a extent_n than_o ever_o the_o six_o be_v in_o john_n day_n in_o regard_n of_o that_o large_a part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o 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compare_v with_o the_o 13._o isaiah_n 19_o 20._o 21_o 22._o and_o chap._n 14._o 22_o 23._o you_o will_v find_v how_o they_o agree_v in_o their_o prophecy_n and_o vision_n concerning_o the_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n of_o that_o place_n i_o shall_v to_o conclude_v as_o concerning_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o caldea_n and_o chief_o in_o babylon_n relate_v a_o little_a at_o large_a what_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n have_v foretell_v concerning_o it_o who_o word_n be_v these_o therefore_o 40._o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o the_o desert_n with_o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o the_o island_n shall_v dwell_v there_o and_o the_o owl_n shall_v dwell_v therein_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o inhabit_v for_o ever_o neither_o shall_v it_o be_v dwell_v in_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n as_o god_n overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o neighbour_n city_n thereof_o say_v the_o lord_n so_o shall_v no_o man_n abide_v there_o neither_o shall_v any_o son_n of_o man_n dwell_v therein_o do_v the_o three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v of_o be_v what_o the_o ten_o horn_n and_o beast_n will_v do_v before_o and_o after_o the_o take_n up_o of_o the_o saint_n first_o before_o the_o take_n up_o of_o the_o saint_n the_o ten_o horn_n will_v arise_v and_o hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a etc._n etc._n revel._n 17._o 16._o and_o this_o whore_n or_o woman_n be_v that_o great_a city_n which_o reign_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n verse_n 18._o viz._n in_o that_o time_n that_o john_n see_v the_o vision_n and_o write_v this_o book_n and_o god_n have_v put_v into_o their_o heart_n to_o fulfil_v his_o will_n and_o to_o agree_v with_o one_o consent_n to_o give_v their_o kingdom_n unto_o the_o beast_n until_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v verse_n 17._o so_o that_o they_o must_v first_o hate_v the_o whore_n and_o destroy_v she_o before_o they_o give_v up_o their_o power_n unto_o the_o beast_n second_o as_o to_o the_o beast_n what_o he_o will_v do_v first_o before_o the_o saint_n be_v take_v up_o we_o find_v much_o in_o the_o 21._o chapter_n of_o daniel_n prophecy_n after_o his_o rise_n as_o that_o arm_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v with_o a_o flood_n before_o he_o and_o shall_v be_v break_v and_o also_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o chief_a of_o those_o who_o have_v join_v in_o a_o league_n to_o oppose_v he_o and_o after_o the_o league_n make_v with_o he_o he_o have_v obtain_v his_o power_n and_o dominion_n at_o the_o first_o by_o flattery_n he_o shall_v work_v deceitful_o for_o he_o shall_v come_v up_o and_o overcome_v with_o a_o small_a people_n in_o regard_n the_o nation_n have_v no_o thought_n of_o a_o war_n a_o league_n be_v late_o make_v before_o between_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o quiet_a and_o plentiful_a province_n that_o be_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o barrenness_n shall_v then_o be_v heal_v as_o several_a of_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v isaiah_n 32._o 15._o and_o in_o his_o 51._o chapter_n 3._o he_o faith_n for_o the_o lord_n shall_v comfort_v zion_n he_o will_v comfort_v all_o her_o waste_a place_n and_o he_o will_v make_v her_o wilderness_n like_o eden_n and_o her_o desert_n like_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o lord_n joy_n and_o gladness_n shall_v be_v find_v therein_o thanksgiving_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o melody_n also_o the_o 30._o jeremiah_n 17._o and_o chap._n 33._o 6._o to_o the_o 14._o verse_n ezekiel_n 38._o 12._o and_o joell_n 2._o 19_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o he_o shall_v do_v that_o which_o his_o father_n have_v not_o do_v nor_o his_o father_n father_n he_o shall_v divide_v among_o they_o the_o prey_n and_o the_o spoil_n and_o the_o substance_n a_o thing_n which_o his_o father_n nor_o none_o of_o his_o predecessor_n ever_o do_v for_o they_o take_v all_o from_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n never_o divide_v any_o among_o they_o which_o he_o shall_v do_v yea_o he_o shall_v forecast_v his_o device_n against_o the_o 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