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the_o four_o and_o thirtith_a jubilee_n which_o make_v one_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o year_n second_o as_o after_o the_o first_o adam_n in_o the_o four_o and_o thirtith_a jubilee_n there_o come_v a_o consumption_n of_o sin_n by_o water_n for_o the_o flood_n be_v one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o six_o year_n after_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o in_o the_o four_o &_o thirtith_a jubilee_n after_o the_o second_o adam_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o final_a consumption_n of_o sin_n by_o fire_n other_o conjecture_n he_o have_v but_o be_v but_o conjecture_n i_o let_v they_o pass_v say_v with_o augustine_n de_fw-fr saluatoris_fw-la reditu_fw-la qui_fw-la expectatur_fw-la in_o fine_a tempora_fw-la dinumerare_fw-la non_fw-la audeo_fw-la 28._o aug._n in_o epist_n 28._o nec_fw-la aliquem_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la hac_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la numerum_fw-la annorum_fw-la existimo_fw-la praescivisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o our_o saviour_n return_n which_o be_v expect_v in_o the_o 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he_o detest_v sinne._n second_o by_o allegory_n a_o example_n hereof_o we_o have_v in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n where_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v 23.2.3.4_o say_v ezech._n 23.2.3.4_o son_n of_o man_n there_o be_v two_o woman_n the_o daughter_n of_o one_o mother_n and_o they_o commit_v fornication_n in_o egypt_n they_o commit_v fornication_n in_o their_o youth_n there_o be_v their_o breast_n press_v and_o there_o they_o bruise_v the_o teat_n of_o their_o virginity_n and_o the_o name_n of_o they_o be_v aholah_n the_o elder_a and_o aholibah_n her_o sister_n and_o they_o be_v i_o and_o they_o bare_a son_n and_o daughter_n thus_o be_v their_o name_n samaria_n be_v aholah_n and_o jerusalem_n aholibah_n etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n allegorical_o god_n invey_v most_o bitter_o against_o the_o idolatry_n of_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o that_o as_o a_o token_n of_o detestation_n he_o compare_v they_o to_o two_o harlot_n be_v he_o most_o odious_a and_o loathsome_a of_o all_o 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pursue_v his_o enemy_n or_o be_v in_o his_o journey_n or_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o sleep_v and_o must_v be_v awake_v thus_o god_n to_o show_v his_o hatred_n of_o sin_n laugh_v as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o mock_v when_o their_o fear_n come_v four_o by_o figure_n and_o character_n sin_n be_v most_o lively_o express_v by_o a_o foul_a picture_n and_o therefore_o god_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o own_o hatred_n and_o to_o breed_v in_o we_o a_o loathe_n of_o it_o use_v sometime_o character_n whereof_o there_o be_v diverse_a pattern_n and_o instance_n as_o for_o example_n 30.14_o example_n prou._n 30.14_o that_o generation_n who_o tooth_n be_v as_o sword_n and_o their_o jaw_n as_o knife_n to_o eat_v up_o the_o afflict_a out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o poor_a from_o among_o man_n i_o mean_v tyrannical_a oppressor_n procustes_n his_o progeny_n land-racker_n which_o measure_n their_o tenant_n upon_o a_o bed_n of_o iron_n cut_v they_o short_a 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