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child_n we_o have_v be_v in_o pain_n but_o it_o be_v a_o male-spirit_n not_o a_o female_a low_a four_o monarchy-spirit_n but_o a_o most_o noble_a high_a courageous_a invincible_a heaven-borne_a spirit_n that_o must_v be_v bring_v forth_o by_o all_o these_o pain_n persecution_n and_o travel_n for_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n when_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o her_o travel_n of_o this_o malechild_n the_o dragon_n government_n do_v so_o persecute_v she_o that_o he_o stand_v ready_a to_o devour_v he_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o bring_v forth_o into_o the_o world_n and_o this_o manchild_n of_o government_n christ_n in_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o five_o kingdom_n isa_n 9.6_o 7._o be_v then_o catch_v up_o unto_o god_n and_o to_o his_o throne_n rev._n 12.5_o 6.4.2_o 3.5.6_o 13._o and_o the_o woman_n or_o spiritual_a church_n who_o after_o long_a travel_n and_o pain_n bring_v forth_o this_o bless_a truth_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o christ_n on_o earth_n or_o the_o five_o 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that_o diom_n non_fw-la pâ—rdidi_fw-la i_o have_v not_o loft_n a_o day_n in_o the_o prison_n nor_o hardly_o a_o day_n wherein_o i_o have_v health_n or_o be_v not_o hurry_v about_o without_o a_o improvement_n of_o my_o search_n into_o these_o bless_a and_o big-bellied_a mystery_n by_o write_v treasure_v up_o and_o prepare_v for_o the_o public_a as_o ap._n say_fw-la nulla_fw-la dies_fw-la sine_fw-la line_v for_o since_o my_o imprisonment_n i_o have_v prepare_v i_o think_v above_o 300._o sheet_n upon_o several_a subject_n to_o be_v print_v however_o it_o be_v that_o i_o be_o so_o betray_v or_o that_o they_o stick_v in_o the_o birth_n and_o the_o truthe_v lie_v bury_v yet_o the_o lord_n know_v to_o who_o i_o be_o thankful_a that_o i_o have_v not_o be_v idle_a in_o the_o prison_n see_v crux_fw-la pendentis_fw-la be_v such_o a_o cathedra_fw-la docentis_fw-la to_o my_o soul_n i_o have_v send_v to_o the_o press_n upon_o daniel_n apocalips_n and_o the_o prophet_n concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o 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