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thyself_o that_o thou_o offer_v not_o thy_o burn_a offering_n in_o every_o place_n that_o thou_o see_v but_o in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v in_o one_o of_o the_o tribe_n there_o thou_o shall_v offer_v thy_o burn_a offering_n and_o there_o thou_o shall_v do_v all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o the_o particular_a offering_n be_v more_o distinct_o specify_v in_o the_o 11._o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n your_o burn_a offering_n and_o your_o sacrifice_n your_o tithe_n and_o the_o heave-offering_n of_o your_o hand_n and_o all_o your_o choice_a vow_n which_o you_o vow_v unto_o the_o lord_n final_o god_n have_v promise_v a_o blessing_n to_o all_o they_o who_o come_v up_o to_o zion_n to_o worship_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n at_o first_o there_o be_v a_o general_a promise_n give_v exo_fw-la 20._o 24._o in_o all_o place_n where_o i_o record_v my_o name_n i_o will_v come_v unto_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o but_o when_o god_n have_v 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the_o antichristian_a faction_n do_v so_o violent_o oppose_v all_o powerful_a preach_n but_o then_o for_o the_o temporal_a dominion_n of_o antichrist_n jesus_n christ_n have_v prepare_v a_o rod_n of_o iron_n which_o shall_v break_v in_o piece_n all_o his_o usurp_a power_n and_o dominion_n like_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n because_o he_o have_v his_o power_n from_o earth_n and_o not_o by_o any_o ordinance_n from_o heaven_n christ_n will_v come_v and_o over-rule_v he_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o tread_v the_o wine_n press_v of_o the_o fierceness_n and_o wrath_n of_o almighty_a god_n rev._n 19_o 15._o and_o in_o that_o day_n of_o wrath_n christ_n will_v have_v a_o army_n in_o the_o field_n rev._n 19_o 19_o and_o i_o see_v the_o beast_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o army_n gather_v together_o to_o make_v war_n against_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o horse_n and_o against_o his_o army_n behold_v the_o noble_a army_n of_o the_o lord_n â—esus_fw-la and_o observe_v 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strength_n to_o the_o beast_n these_o shall_v make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v overcome_v they_o for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n and_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o be_v call_v and_o choose_v and_o faithful_a rev._n 17._o 13_o 14._o you_o see_v the_o faithful_a people_n make_v no_o scruple_n at_o all_o of_o fight_v against_o the_o beast_n though_o their_o enemy_n be_v like_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o by_o fight_v against_o the_o beast_n they_o do_v rebel_n against_o their_o own_o king_n who_o have_v give_v their_o power_n and_o strength_n unto_o the_o beast_n mark_v what_o that_o text_n say_v they_o be_v call_v to_o this_o service_n choose_v and_o pick_v out_o on_o purpose_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v not_o be_v faithful_a have_v they_o desert_v the_o cause_n and_o refuse_v the_o service_n nay_o they_o be_v encourage_v to_o war_n by_o a_o promise_n of_o victory_n and_o therefore_o be_v resolve_v to_o fight_v against_o 261._o 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than_o it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v that_o the_o king_n and_o they_o will_v take_v warning_n and_o beware_v how_o they_o trust_v out_o their_o power_n another_o time_n we_o be_v engage_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o antichristian_a faction_n by_o our_o very_a martyr_n baptism_n vocati_fw-la sumus_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la militiam_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la iam_fw-la tunc_fw-la cum_fw-la in_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la verba_fw-la respondimus_fw-la as_o tertullian_n to_o the_o martyr_n socinianisine_v but_o the_o socinian_o and_o anabaptist_n so_o much_o complain_v of_o do_v here_o cast_v in_o a_o scruple_n we_o christian_n say_v they_o be_v call_v to_o faith_n and_o charity_n and_o therefore_o it_o do_v not_o become_v we_o to_o go_v to_o war_n it_o be_v true_a christian_n be_v call_v to_o faith_n and_o therefore_o to_o descend_v the_o faith_n they_o must_v contend_v earnest_o for_o the_o faith_n and_o be_v valiant_a for_o the_o truth_n the_o apostle_n reckon_v act_n of_o valour_n 34._o 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