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the_o world_n that_o shall_v favour_v the_o witness_n and_o withal_o be_v so_o potent_a as_o to_o awe_v the_o beast_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v generate_v work_v part_n 3_o chap._n 1._o sect._n 9_o who_o yet_o settle_v themselves_o upon_o a_o worldly_a interest_n as_o their_o high_a aim_n shall_v neither_o open_o declare_v for_o the_o witness_n cause_v nor_o against_o the_o beast_n these_o be_v call_v they_o of_o the_o people_n and_o nation_n and_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n revel_v 11.9_o which_o can_v be_v interpret_v the_o popish_a party_n though_o rev._n 17.15_o they_o be_v so_o describe_v because_o in_o this_o place_n they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o popish_a party_n which_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o another_o name_n viz._n the_o dweller_n on_o the_o earth_n whether_o or_o no_o such_o a_o people_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v find_v i_o also_o put_v the_o question_n four_o the_o scripture_n foretell_v that_o within_o this_o time_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a league_n and_o combination_n of_o nation_n the_o beast_n now_o gather_v together_o his_o power_n to_o defend_v himself_o the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o his_o dominion_n be_v to_o be_v take_v away_o as_o the_o four_o monarchy_n afterward_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o day_n when_o it_o be_v to_o go_v to_o ruin_v gather_v together_o all_o its_o power_n to_o that_o dreadful_a battle_n of_o armageddon_n to_o uphold_v itself_o whether_o a_o work_n like_o this_o be_v not_o now_o on_o foot_n likewise_o i_o propound_v as_o another_o quaere_fw-la five_o the_o scripture_n foretell_v that_o within_o this_o time_n there_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o world_n a_o wonderful_a triumph_n over_o the_o dead_a and_o suppress_v witness_n as_o suppose_v they_o and_o their_o cause_n likewise_o to_o be_v now_o dead_a and_o sink_v for_o ever_o revel_v 11.10_o chap._n 18.7_o whether_o do_v the_o present_a time_n afford_v nothing_o that_o have_v a_o look_n like_o this_o if_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v find_v true_a at_o this_o day_n have_v they_o not_o in_o they_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v upon_o the_o very_a end_a time_n of_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n arg._n 3._o the_o forty_o two_o month_n the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n may_v not_o be_v begin_v either_o high_a of_o low_a therefore_o they_o must_v be_v begin_v with_o the_o aforesaid_a year_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v begin_v any_o time_n high_o be_v clear_a because_o from_o such_o beginning_n the_o time_n be_v expire_v but_o this_o can_v be_v because_o the_o witness_n to_o this_o very_a day_n my_o opinion_n be_v throughout_o all_o europe_n but_o all_o must_v confess_v in_o most_o place_n as_o germany_n france_n etc._n etc._n do_v yet_o wear_v their_o sackcloth_n the_o woman_n as_o to_o this_o day_n abide_v in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o beast_n as_o to_o this_o day_n i_o real_o 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the_o elder_a and_o as_o some_o think_v uncle_n to_o cyrus_n thing_n may_v go_v most_o under_o his_o name_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o name_n of_o cyrus_n whilst_o darius_n live_v may_v be_v somewhat_o obscure_v therefore_o daniel_n mention_n he_o who_o of_o the_o two_o be_v vulgar_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o lead_a man_n in_o order_v affair_n and_o do_v not_o take_v so_o much_o notice_n of_o the_o other_o though_o yet_o he_o be_v in_o power_n equal_a with_o he_o and_o sure_o there_o may_v be_v a_o glorious_a design_n of_o providence_n in_o obscure_v the_o name_n of_o cyrus_n about_o the_o time_n babylon_n be_v take_v through_o that_o of_o darius_n for_o the_o name_n of_o cyrus_n by_o reason_n of_o isaiahs_n prophecy_n be_v grow_v so_o famous_a among_o the_o jew_n that_o have_v they_o but_o hear_v the_o name_n of_o commander_n inchief_n before_o babylon_n to_o be_v cyrus_n they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o surprise_v with_o their_o mercy_n as_o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o god_n to_o 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