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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la evangelizavit_fw-la as_o he_o tell_v the_o joyful_a news_n to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n wherefore_o this_o mystery_n of_o god_n contain_v that_o joyful_a news_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o conceive_v it_o not_o to_o contain_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o the_o millennial_a reign_n of_o christ._n which_o mystery_n be_v not_o finish_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n but_o rather_o at_o the_o end_n thereof_o but_o now_o render_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d save_v as_o it_o certain_o do_v signify_v sometime_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v sound_n as_o it_o natural_o signify_v and_o all_o will_v run_v as_o glib_a as_o can_v be_v according_a to_o the_o most_o approve_a copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n set_v out_o by_o isaac_n casaubon_n and_o dr._n winterton_n which_o be_v the_o cambridge_n greek_a new_a testament_n thus_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v time_n no_o more_o save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o 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be_v imperfect_a sense_n unless_o you_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o but_o to_o signify_v the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o except_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v sometime_o signify_v so_o it_o plain_o follow_v it_o signify_v so_o here_o this_o be_v more_o than_o enough_o to_o this_o remark_n i_o will_v only_o here_o note_v which_o i_o intimate_v above_o on_o v_o 3._o that_o this_o oath_n of_o the_o mighty_a angel_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v time_n no_o more_o save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o seven_o angel_n plain_o import_v that_o the_o sound_v of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n or_o of_o the_o scene_n
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that_o sing_v this_o song_n be_v say_v to_o stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v on_o the_o shore_n of_o that_o sea_n that_o be_v convert_v into_o glass_n or_o ice_n exod._n 15.8_o while_o the_o israelite_n pass_v over_o and_o to_o sing_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n four_o and_o last_o the_o song_n be_v exquisite_o frame_v to_o signify_v a_o thanksgiving_n for_o a_o victory_n and_o deliverance_n actual_o obtain_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o can_v be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v for_o such_o a_o actual_a deliverance_n and_o victory_n we_o can_v be_v certain_a of_o the_o sense_n of_o nothing_o this_o i_o hope_v be_v invincible_a evidence_n nor_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o demonstrable_a and_o may_v deserve_v better_a language_n than_o what_o the_o rude_a remarker_n give_v viz._n that_o nothing_o be_v here_o demonstrate_v but_o only_o how_o the_o weakness_n of_o argument_n be_v supply_v with_o strength_n of_o confidence_n and_o 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