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A62873 Saints no smiters, or, Smiting civil powers not the work of saints being a treatise, shewing the doctrine and atempts of Quinto-Monarchians, or, Fifth-Monarchy-Men about smiting powers, to be damnable and antichristian / by John Tombes ... Tombes, John, 1603?-1676. 1664 (1664) Wing T1816; ESTC R6979 110,523 126

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by_o their_o adhere_n to_o the_o lamb_n unto_o the_o death_n rev._n 2._o 10._o by_o which_o they_o be_v conqueror_n and_o be_v crown_v no_o where_o be_v they_o say_v to_o overcome_v by_o fight_v with_o the_o sword_n as_o for_o the_o reward_v double_a by_o god_n people_n to_o babylon_n rev._n 18._o 6._o it_o be_v answer_v before_o sect._n 9_o 3._o the_o description_n make_v of_o the_o external_a dispensation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o peace_n may_v be_v allow_v but_o than_o it_o will_v not_o agree_v to_o the_o thousand_o year_n reign_n mention_v rev._n 20._o 6._o for_o in_o that_o time_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v such_o a_o reign_n over_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o enemy_n nor_o sin_n if_o so_o how_o shall_v satan_n when_o he_o be_v loose_v out_o of_o prison_n at_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n 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 to_o battle_n 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