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judgement_n be_v opus_fw-la potestatis_fw-la a_o act_n of_o power_n therefore_o christ_n himself_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o mat._n 28.18_o 8._o the_o lord_n christ_n actual_o rule_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o exercise_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n 1_o king_n 2.12_o there_o sit_v solomon_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n his_o father_n that_o be_v he_o rule_v the_o kingdom_n and_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o it_o so_o christ_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n present_v to_o we_o his_o active_a rule_n the_o prophet_n may_v see_v he_o hold_v the_o globe_n of_o the_o world_n in_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o raise_v tempest_n out_o of_o the_o north_n send_v abroad_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o he_o order_v the_o wheel_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o stand_v or_o go_v at_o his_o pleasure_n the_o lord_n christ_n be_v not_o out_o 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coal_n be_v most_o fiery_a and_o lively_a and_o they_o that_o render_v the_o word_n colour_n vividissimus_fw-la a_o most_o lively_a colour_n or_o as_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o burn_a coal_n give_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n before_o it_o refer_v to_o the_o angel_n here_o to_o christ_n the_o word_n chasmal_a read_v backward_o be_v lammashach_n or_o lammashiach_n which_o be_v interpret_v the_o messiah_n it_o be_v the_o cabalist_n observation_n and_o the_o sum_n in_o general_n be_v this_o i_o see_v as_o the_o colour_n of_o amber_n i_o see_v christ_n that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n all_o of_o a_o intense_a fiery_a colour_n like_o the_o most_o hot_a burn_a coal_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n christ_n be_v set_v forth_o rev._n 1.14_o 15._o his_o eye_n be_v as_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n his_o foot_n like_v unto_o fine_a brass_n as_o if_o they_o burn_v in_o a_o furnace_n so_o here_o from_o head_n to_o foot_n christ_n be_v present_v in_o a_o fiery_a colour_n and_o it_o be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n when_o act_n of_o power_n and_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v execute_v against_o kingdom_n or_o church_n to_o have_v christ_n present_v in_o a_o fiery_a way_n so_o rev._n 10.1_o the_o mighty_a angel_n christ_n be_v bring_v in_o there_o with_o his_o face_n shine_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o foot_n at_o pillar_n of_o fire_n and_o present_o there_o be_v great_a thunder_n and_o dreadful_a thing_n so_o rev._n 2.18_o he_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o eye_n like_o fire_n and_o foot_n like_o brass_n and_o then_o tell_v thyatira_n he_o have_v a_o few_o thing_n against_o she_o so_o rev._n 19.11_o 12_o 13._o in_o righteousness_n he_o do_v judge_n and_o make_v war_n and_o then_o his_o eye_n be_v as_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n and_o his_o vesture_n dip_v in_o blood_n thus_o be_v he_o describe_v when_o some_o great_a design_n be_v afoot_a as_o sentence_v a_o church_n war_a against_o his_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n the_o particular_a description_n be_v next_o which_o fall_v into_o far_a 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