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the_o wicked_a horn_n in_o daniel_n be_v take_v and_o both_o cast_v alive_a into_o a_o lake_n of_o fire_n burn_v with_o brimstone_n rev._n 19_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n with_fw-mi mede_n ep._n 15_o they_o therefore_o who_o st._n john_n see_v sit_v on_o throne_n be_v the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a that_o be_v the_o jew_n the_o holy_a people_n as_o they_o be_v call_v dan._n 8._o 24._o 12._o 7._o and_o to_o they_o judgement_n be_v give_v i._n e._n dominion_n or_o empire_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o place_n even_o now_o cite_v the_o saint_n possess_v the_o kingdom_n ch_n 7._o 22._o when_o the_o course_n of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n be_v finish_v by_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n the_o time_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v fulfil_v and_o from_o thenceforth_o the_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a daniel_n 7._o 27._o 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be_v spread_v over_o the_o world_n christian_a prince_n pour_v in_o their_o treasure_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o contribute_v their_o assistance_n towards_o the_o rebuilding_n jerusalem_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o waste_n and_o desolate_a city_n the_o nation_n of_o they_o that_o be_v save_v shall_v walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v bring_v their_o glory_n and_o honour_n into_o it_o rev_n 21._o 24._o upon_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n meet_v with_o great_a opposition_n and_o obstruction_n from_o the_o envy_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n but_o now_o there_o will_v be_v no_o rehum_v or_o sanballat_n to_o obstruct_v their_o proceed_n the_o work_n will_v be_v vigorous_o carry_v on_o by_o the_o unite_a force_n and_o joint_a endeavour_n of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n this_o assistance_n of_o the_o gentile_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o chap._n 60._o 10_o 11._o the_o son_n of_o stranger_n shall_v build_v up_o thy_o wall_n and_o their_o king_n shall_v minister_v unto_o thou_o for_o in_o my_o wrath_n i_o smite_v thou_o but_o in_o my_o favour_n have_v i_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o therefore_o thy_o gate_n shall_v be_v open_a continual_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v shut_v day_n nor_o night_n that_o man_n may_v bring_v unto_o thou_o the_o force_n or_o wealth_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o again_o chap._n 61._o 4_o 5_o 6._o they_o shall_v build_v the_o old_a waste_n they_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o former_a desolation_n and_o they_o shall_v repair_v the_o waste_a city_n the_o desolation_n of_o many_o generation_n and_o stranger_n shall_v stand_v and_o feed_v your_o flock_n and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o alien_n shall_v be_v your_o plowman_n and_o your_o vine-dresser_n but_o you_o shall_v be_v name_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n man_n shall_v call_v you_o the_o minister_n of_o our_o god_n you_o shall_v eat_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n 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several_a age_n but_o when_o the_o thousand_o year_n of_o satan_n confinement_n be_v expire_v he_o shall_v be_v loose_v out_o of_o his_o prison_n and_o shall_v go_v out_o to_o deceive_v the_o nation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n gog_n and_o magog_n to_o gather_v they_o together_o to_o battle_n the_o number_n of_o who_o be_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n rev_n 20._o 7_o 8._o at_o who_o instigation_n they_o go_v up_o say_v st._n john_n on_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o compass_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n about_o and_o the_o belove_a city_n but_o this_o attempt_n end_v in_o the_o total_a overthrow_n and_o destruction_n of_o that_o numerous_a army_n for_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o vers_n 9_o a_o terrible_a expedition_n this_o and_o no_o less_o astonish_a than_o the_o issue_n and_o that_o which_o increase_v the_o wonder_n be_v the_o common_a opinion_n concern_v the_o amplitude_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n which_o long_o ere_o this_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o be_v arrive_v at_o its_o full_a extent_n for_o if_o all_o the_o nation_n under_o heaven_n have_v of_o a_o long_a time_n receive_v and_o profess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n as_o this_o opinion_n suppose_v it_o be_v very_o strange_a that_o such_o a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o christian_n from_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v all_o on_o a_o sudden_a conspire_v to_o invade_v judea_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o jew_n profess_v the_o same_o religion_n and_o who_o their_o late_a reestablishment_n proclaim_v to_o be_v in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n the_o favourite_n of_o heaven_n the_o present_a limit_n of_o the_o church_n no_o doubt_n will_v be_v great_o enlarge_v by_o the_o accession_n of_o many_o nation_n now_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n and_o this_o enlargement_n whatever_o increase_v it_o may_v receive_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n of_o which_o there_o be_v little_a prospect_n may_v reasonable_o be_v expect_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o jew_n conversion_n from_o which_o no_o less_o than_o from_o their_o infidelity_n the_o gentile_a world_n will_v receive_v great_a advantage_n if_o the_o fall_n of_o they_o be_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o diminish_n of_o they_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n how_o much_o more_o their_o fullness_n rom._n 11._o 12._o that_o be_v upon_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o gospel_n will_v be_v far_o propagate_v among_o the_o gentile_n which_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v conclude_v from_o that_o text._n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v several_a place_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o extend_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n over_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o foretell_v the_o reception_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o all_o people_n in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o it_o be_v foretell_v of_o christ_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o dominion_n and_o glory_n and_o a_o kingdom_n that_o all_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n shall_v serve_v he_o and_o that_o all_o dominion_n shall_v serve_v and_o obey_v he_o dan._n 7._o 14_o 27._o and_o thus_o of_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o without_o hand_n by_o which_o all_o agree_v be_v mean_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n dan._n 2._o 34_o 35._o but_o these_o and_o the_o like_a prophecy_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o the_o vast_a extent_n and_o largeness_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v confine_v within_o the_o narrow_a limit_n of_o a_o small_a country_n that_o these_o note_n of_o universality_n all_o whole_a be_v to_o be_v interpret_v in_o a_o limit_a and_o restrain_v sense_n be_v evident_a from_o other_o prophecy_n in_o this_o book_n of_o daniel_n concern_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o grecian_a and_o roman_a empire_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v foretell_v of_o the_o three_o kingdom_n that_o it_o shall_v bear_v rule_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n chap._n 2._o 39_o and_o of_o the_o four_o kingdom_n that_o it_o shall_v devour_v the_o whole_a earth_n dan._n 7._o 23._o and_o yet_o neither_o the_o greek_n nor_o roman_n can_v pretend_v to_o a_o universal_a conquest_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n there_o be_v several_a nation_n never_o visit_v by_o the_o roman_a eagle_n and_o where_o the_o name_n of_o alexander_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o although_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v so_o vain_a as_o to_o weep_v for_o want_v of_o more_o world_n to_o conquer_v and_o thus_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n will_v never_o be_v actual_o subject_a to_o christ_n nor_o under_o the_o government_n of_o his_o law_n for_o as_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n bear_v rule_n over_o and_o devour_v all_o the_o earth_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o the_o greatness_n of_o 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the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n intimate_v the_o reception_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o a_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o state_n of_o heathenism_n and_o now_o the_o wonder_n of_o this_o invasion_n cease_v for_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o imagine_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n encompass_v by_o a_o army_n of_o infidel_n excite_v or_o provoke_v thereto_o by_o the_o devil_n but_o there_o be_v some_o difficulty_n in_o conceive_v how_o this_o army_n shall_v be_v draw_v together_o from_o so_o remote_a and_o distant_a place_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o nation_n of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v by_o a_o learned_a man_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v a_o critical_a signification_n and_o do_v peculiar_o refer_v to_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n and_o 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shall_v come_v against_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n that_o my_o fury_n shall_v come_v up_o in_o my_o face_n and_o i_o will_v plead_v against_o he_o with_o pestilence_n and_o with_o blood_n and_o i_o will_v rain_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o band_n and_o upon_o the_o many_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o a_o overflow_a rain_n and_o great_a hailstone_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n vers_fw-la 18_o 22._o st._n john_n vision_n rev._n 20._o and_o when_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v expire_v satan_n shall_v be_v loose_v out_o of_o his_o prison_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o shall_v go_v out_o to_o deceive_v the_o nation_n gog_n and_o magog_n to_o gather_v they_o together_o to_o battle_n the_o number_n of_o who_o be_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n verse_n 8._o and_o they_o go_v up_o and_o compass_v about_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o belove_a city_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n &_o devour_v they_o vers_n 9_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v object_v that_o gog_n in_o ezekiel_n come_v out_o of_o the_o north_n part_v vers_n 15._o whereas_o god_n and_o magog_n in_o the_o revelation_n be_v say_v to_o be_v nation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o seem_a difference_n admit_v of_o a_o easy_a solution_n for_o although_o gog_n with_o the_o people_n of_o magog_n come_v out_o of_o the_o north_n part_n yet_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o which_o his_o army_n consist_v come_v from_o other_o part_n some_o from_o persia_n some_o from_o ethiopia_n and_o lybia_n and_o other_o from_o the_o north_n quarter_n of_o the_o lesser_a asia_n viz._n gomer_n and_o togarmah_n vers_fw-la 5_o 6._o so_o that_o here_o be_v several_a nation_n in_o confederacy_n against_o the_o jew_n and_o these_o lie_v against_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o their_o land_n but_o whereas_o god_n and_o magog_n be_v chief_a in_o this_o expedition_n therefore_o they_o only_o be_v mention_v by_o st._n john_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o this_o army_n be_v in_o ezekiel_n denounce_v particular_o against_o gog._n so_o that_o here_o be_v no_o difference_n but_o a_o most_o exact_a harmony_n and_o consent_n between_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o divine_a but_o there_o be_v a_o far_a correspondence_n as_o to_o the_o time_n of_o this_o invasion_n very_o remarkable_a and_o which_o abundant_o confirm_v my_o interpretation_n this_o in_o the_o revelation_n be_v about_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o jew_n conversion_n and_o repossession_n of_o their_o native_a land_n and_o that_o in_o ezekiel_n succeed_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o their_o subjection_n to_o christ_n for_o in_o the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n be_v foretell_v the_o return_n of_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n vers_fw-la 11_o 12._o the_o reunion_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n after_o this_o return_n vers_fw-la 21_o 22._o and_o the_o perpetual_a government_n of_o david_n or_o christ_n over_o they_o vers_n 25._o and_o then_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n the_o prophecy_n of_o god_n invade_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n or_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 38._o 16._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o general_a judgement_n and_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o last_o vision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o general_a judgement_n which_o be_v the_o conclude_a scene_n and_o end_n with_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n and_o i_o see_v a_o great_a white_a throne_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o it_o from_o who_o face_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n flee_v away_o and_o there_o be_v find_v no_o place_n for_o they_o and_o i_o see_v the_o dead_a small_a and_o great_a stand_v before_o god_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o dead_a be_v judge_v out_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o the_o sea_n give_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o it_o and_o death_n and_o hell_n deliver_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o they_o and_o they_o be_v judge_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n and_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n this_o be_v the_o second_o death_n and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n rev_n 20._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o what_o st._n john_n here_o say_v of_o the_o dead_a stand_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o their_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o their_o work_n need_v not_o much_o explication_n the_o right_a of_o judge_v belong_v to_o none_o but_o god_n nor_o be_v any_o beside_o a_o god_n qualify_v for_o so_o mighty_a a_o performance_n but_o we_o be_v assure_v from_o scripture_n that_o this_o judgement_n shall_v be_v administer_v by_o god_n incarnate_a in_o the_o person_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v 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