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11._o 9_o 14_o 23_o 26._o therefore_o the_o lord_n correct_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n by_o stir_v up_o adversary_n against_o he_o which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v have_v he_o be_v constant_a as_o at_o that_o day_n when_o another_o promise_n be_v propound_v upon_o that_o condition_n in_o the_o good_a way_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n 28._o 7._o solomon_n have_v be_v well_o educate_v both_o by_o his_o father_n prov._n 4._o 4._o and_o by_o his_o mother_n prov._n 31._o 1._o and_o at_o that_o day_n while_o young_a keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v both_o church_n and_o state_n to_o the_o high_a point_n of_o sublunary_a happiness_n so_o that_o as_o david_n reign_n represent_v the_o church_n militant_a upon_o earth_n so_o solomon_n reign_n resemble_v the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n yet_o as_o man_n that_o be_v in_o honour_n abide_v not_o psal_n 49._o 12._o so_o solomon_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o temporal_a thing_n and_o by_o the_o 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orthodox_n with_o most_o monstrous_a malice_n and_o malignity_n especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o constans_n constantius_n and_o valens_n the_o arrian-emperour_n this_o may_v be_v the_o hail_n and_o fire_n mingle_v with_o blood_n after_o the_o one_a trumpet_z v._o 7._o and_o till_o that_o woe_n be_v over_o one_o part_n of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o martyr_n prayer_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v rest_v yet_o for_o a_o little_a season_n until_o their_o fellow-servant_n be_v kill_v by_o those_o curse_a arrian_n rev._n 6._o 11._o and_o under_o this_o 2d_o period_n of_o event_n it_o may_v be_v say_v at_o least_o by_o way_n of_o exemplification_n as_o in_o the_o 2d_o and_o 3d._a trumpet_n revel_v 8._o 8_o 13._o that_o a_o great_a star_n fall_v from_o heaven_n to_o wit_n arrius_n a_o great_a mountain_n fall_v
resign_v his_o throne_n and_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n which_o do_v his_o master_n work_n thorough_o ch._n 13._o till_o the_o lamb_n conquer_v and_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o lake_n chap._n 19_o till_o then_o the_o dragon_n be_v not_o only_o a_o spectator_n but_o also_o a_o instigator_n hiss_v on_o the_o beast_n to_o his_o beastly_a work_n till_o he_o get_v his_o beastly_a wage_n slaughter_n at_o last_o now_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o beast_n come_v that_o of_o the_o dragon_n the_o master_n of_o his_o misrule_n 3_o as_o the_o 5_o vial_n be_v reassume_v to_o declare_v the_o ruin_n of_o rome_n more_o full_o after_o ch._n 17._o 18._o and_o the_o 6_o vial_n that_o of_o the_o beast_n after_o that_o ch._n 19_o so_o this_o seven_o that_o of_o the_o dragon_n who_o set_v they_o on_o work_n ch._n 20._o for_o it_o will_v be_v improper_a to_o relate_v so_o large_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o instrument_n and_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o principal_a agent_n our_o michael_n have_v 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consist_v of_o the_o convert_v jew_n and_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n remain_v after_o all_o in_o a_o flourish_a state_n and_o be_v marry_v as_o a_o bride_n to_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 21.7_o 22._o where_o the_o triumphant_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n after_o her_o militant_a estate_n at_o the_o destruction_n of_o all_o her_o enemy_n be_v end_v be_v most_o graphical_o describe_v one_a general_o 1._o by_o thing_n see_v as_o a_o new_a 1_o heaven_n 2_o new_a earth_n ch._n 21._o 1._o 3_o new_a jerusalem_n descend_v from_o heaven_n v._o 2._o and_o 10._o 2._o by_o thing_n hear_v as_o 1_o of_o god_n presence_n with_o man_n v._o 3._o 2d_o of_o remove_v all_o fear_n and_o tear_n v._o 4._o 3d._n of_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a v._o 5._o 2ly_n more_o particular_o the_o transcendent_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n have_v a_o most_o exact_a and_o special_a delineation_n as_o one_a her_o advancement_n above_o all_o hill_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o isa_n 2._o 2_o 2_o her_o dimension_n of_o longitude_n and_o latitude_n etc._n etc._n v._n 12_o to_o 17._o 3ly_n her_o rich_a material_n of_o gold_n and_o jewel_n v._o 9_o to_o 22._o 4ly_n the_o confluence_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o this_o new_a jerusalem_n v._o 24_o 26._o isa_n 60._o 3_o etc._n etc._n 5ly_n the_o affluence_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v make_v the_o church-state_n happy_a typify_v 1_o by_o the_o river_n of_o live_a water_n ch._n 22._o 1._o 2_o by_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n that_o bear_v fruit_n every_o month_n v._o 2._o 6ly_n the_o perpetuity_n of_o this_o happy_a estate_n which_o be_v illustrate_v one_a by_o a_o freedom_n from_o all_o evil_a not_o only_o from_o sorrow_n death_n etc._n etc._n ch._n 21.4_o but_o also_o 1._o from_o danger_n v._o 25._o 2._o from_o sin_n v._o 27._o and_o 3._o from_o the_o curse_n ch._n 22._o 3._o and_o 2_o by_o a_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a as_o 1._o a_o immediate_a communion_n with_o god_n and_o christ_n who_o will_v be_v 1._o a_o 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