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they_o have_v exercise_v force_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o people_n as_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v bid_v to_o flee_v out_o of_o babylon_n of_o old_a and_o deliver_v every_o man_n his_o own_o soul_n jer._n 51.6_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n concern_v the_o great_a babylon_n it_o be_v say_v come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n rev._n 18.4_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n both_o isaiah_n and_o jeremiah_n concern_v babylon_n of_o old_a seem_v to_o reach_v even_o to_o this_o babylon_n the_o great_a so_o that_o the_o old_a babylon_n seem_v to_o typisie_v this_o very_a much_o as_o they_o that_o read_v isa_n 47._o and_o jer._n 50_o and_o 51_o chapter_n may_v perceive_v and_o also_o that_o they_o both_o have_v a_o like_a destruction_n jer._n 51.63_o 64._o compare_v with_o rev._n 18.21_o both_o be_v to_o sink_v and_o not_o rise_v again_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o fall_n of_o 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be_v as_o her_o very_a flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o give_v her_o comeliness_n and_o vigour_n if_o you_o consume_v they_o you_o put_v she_o to_o torment_v and_o even_o eat_v her_o flesh_n as_o it_o be_v and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n and_o this_o even_o those_o king_n shall_v do_v who_o have_v give_v their_o power_n unto_o the_o beast_n that_o carry_v she_o and_o who_o she_o have_v draw_v in_o to_o commit_v fornication_n with_o she_o rev._n 17.16_o 17._o and_o bless_v be_v god_n who_o have_v put_v it_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o some_o ruler_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o make_v void_a one_o great_a innovation_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o god_n people_n that_o be_v to_o oppose_v that_o persecute_v of_o one_o another_o for_o conscience_n sake_n or_o worship_v god_n according_a to_o their_o conscience_n this_o be_v a_o great_a step_n of_o reformation_n and_o the_o king_n of_o king_n make_v they_o successful_a therein_o and_o bless_v their_o good_a 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