light_n and_o help_v from_o the_o spirit_n and_o see_v what_o it_o do_v amount_v unto_o however_o wait_v for_o a_o while_n loâ—ger_n and_o time_n will_v prove_v a_o sure_a interpreter_n rev._n xi_o 12._o and_o they_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v unto_o they_o come_v up_o hither_o and_o they_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o their_o enemy_n behold_v they_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n we_o find_v the_o witness_n upon_o their_o foot_n in_o this_o we_o find_v they_o upon_o the_o wing_n in_o the_o word_n you_o may_v observe_v 1._o a_o call_v give_v they_o and_o it_o be_v by_o a_o voice_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o great_a call_v for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a voice_n 3._o from_o whence_o it_o come_v from_o heaven_n 4._o the_o witness_n hear_v it_o they_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n 5._o what_o it_o say_v viz._n come_v up_o hither_o i_o shall_v only_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o verse_n and_o conclude_v with_o application_n and_o they_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n 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beast_n who_o slay_v the_o witness_n the_o same_o hour_n there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n great_a let_v we_o consider_v that_o a_o little_a and_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o other_o four_o earthquake_n for_o they_o be_v all_o great_a and_o as_o it_o seem_v great_a than_o this_o here_o in_o hand_n the_o first_o mention_v rev._n 6.12_o be_v express_o call_v a_o great_a earthquake_n and_o sure_o great_a than_o this_o in_o my_o text_n for_o that_o be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o shake_v the_o whole_a pagan_a empire_n and_o overthrow_v it_o funditùs_fw-la with_o a_o utter_a destruction_n as_o in_o the_o verse_n there_o follow_v it_o overthrow_v the_o pagan_a imperial_a world_n the_o heaven_n thereof_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n thereof_o and_o every_o mountain_n and_o island_n belong_v thereunto_o end_n rev._n 6.12_o to_o the_o end_n and_o all_o the_o person_n therein_o from_o the_o king_n to_o the_o bondslave_n this_o than_o be_v a_o dreadful_a earthquake_n which_o shake_v and_o 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open_n of_o the_o seven_o seal_n and_o immediate_o forego_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o first_o trumpet_n 8.5_o rev._n 8.5_o this_o also_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_o so_o call_v for_o 1._o a_o great_a change_n follow_v it_o as_o appeareth_z in_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o chapter_n 2._o whereas_o there_o be_v several_a expression_n of_o terror_n when_o it_o come_v as_o voices_z and_o thundering_n and_o lightning_n and_o a_o earthquake_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o gradation_n in_o the_o word_n and_o the_o sore_a dispensation_n bring_v up_o the_o rear_n and_o that_o be_v a_o earthquake_n so_o that_o this_o also_o look_v great_a than_o that_o in_o the_o text_n in_o hand_n 3._o compare_v the_o earthquake_n in_o my_o text_n with_o the_o next_o to_o it_o under_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o though_o this_o here_o be_v great_a yet_o that_o be_v great_a so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o text._n 1._o because_o accompany_v with_o lightning_n and_o voice_n 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