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his_o posterity_n who_o family_n be_v a_o type_n of_o antichrist_n succession_n continue_v and_o be_v preserve_v and_o grow_v great_a for_o almost_o two_o thousand_o year_n till_o at_o last_o the_o flood_n sweep_v they_o all_o away_o but_o of_o rome_n you_o have_v better_a hope_n doubtless_o 6._o for_o you_o say_v god_n have_v preserve_v she_o for_o a_o better_a end_n doubtless_o than_o they_o have_v turn_v it_o to_o now_o doubtless_o i_o will_v show_v you_o what_o that_o better_a be_v for_o which_o god_n have_v hitherto_o preserve_v that_o woman_n which_o have_v be_v make_v drink_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n 2.8_o who_o say_v the_o apostle_n the_o lord_n shall_v consume_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n and_o shall_v destroy_v with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n and_o rev._n 14.8_o babylon_n be_v fall_v be_v fall_v that_o great_a city_n because_o she_o make_v all_o nation_n drink_v of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o her_o fornication_n and_o rev._n 18._o read_v the_o whole_a chapter_n of_o rome_n ruin_n yea_o and_o all_o that_o partake_v with_o rome_n shall_v drink_v of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n rev._n 14_o 9_o 10._o what_o the_o scripture_n have_v speak_v of_o rome_n fall_n will_v fill_v a_o volume_n and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o best_a end_n that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o preserve_v she_o for_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v glorify_v in_o execute_v his_o justice_n and_o judgement_n upon_o she_o for_o all_o her_o abomination_n and_o for_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o saint_n which_o she_o have_v shed_v and_o in_o her_o confusion_n god_n will_v magnify_v and_o exalt_v the_o honour_n and_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o thaâ—_n woman_n and_o her_o crew_n have_v oppress_v and_o the_o saint_n shall_v triumph_v over_o she_o yea_o say_v the_o lord_n 18.20_o rejoice_v over_o she_o thou_o heaven_n and_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o prophet_n for_o god_n have_v avenge_v you_o on_o she_o and_o 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