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the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n where_o he_o find_v some_o good_a thing_n which_o he_o commend_v namely_o their_o constancy_n in_o profess_v of_o religion_n and_o their_o patience_n which_o he_o commend_v by_o two_o circumstance_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o place_n and_o of_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v verse_n 13._o concern_v the_o place_n it_o be_v there_o where_o the_o devil_n erect_v his_o throne_n that_o be_v where_o he_o seem_v at_o his_o pleasure_n to_o reign_v as_o prince_n in_o his_o subject_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v constant_a and_o keep_v their_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o time_n it_o be_v when_o the_o faithful_a man_n antipas_n be_v put_v to_o death_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o time_n wherein_o persecution_n be_v very_o hot_a against_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o start_v not_o from_o their_o profession_n verse_n 14._o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o have_v certain_a thing_n against_o they_o which_o he_o 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