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of_o twelve_o thousand_o furlone_n and_o understand_v they_o in_o a_o more_o plain_a and_o obvious_a sense_n of_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o city_n that_o every_o side_n of_o the_o four_o square_n be_v three_o thousand_o furlong_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o this_o city_n of_o the_o church_n be_v twelve_o thousand_o round_n geographer_n for_o every_o four_o square_n be_v one_o hundred_o time_n as_o much_o every_o way_n from_o side_n to_o side_n as_o the_o length_n of_o that_o side_n be_v supspose_v a_o four_o square_n of_o 110._o furlong_n in_o each_o straight_a line_n of_o the_o side_n of_o that_o square_n thâ—s_fw-la four_o square_v measure_v all_o along_o overthwart_a from_o side_n to_o side_n be_v 3000_o furlong_n â—â—n_fw-la king_n so_o geographer_n and_o the_o whole_a plot_n of_o ground_n from_o each_o side_n to_o each_o side_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o furlong_n which_o be_v beyond_o all_o other_o city_n that_o ever_o we_o read_v of_o for_o old_a babylon_n the_o great_a be_v but_o a_o village_n in_o comparison_n every_o side_n of_o the_o square_a thereof_o be_v but_o 120_o furlong_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a plot_n of_o ground_n can_v be_v but_o four_o thousand_o furlong_n so_o nineveh_n be_v not_o comparable_a for_o the_o text_n in_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n 3_o 3._o be_v oâ—_n three_o day_n journey_n i.e._n as_o the_o learned_a will_v have_v it_o the_o wall_n be_v three_o day_n journey_n about_o a_o day_n jurney_n be_v according_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n twenty_o mile_n so_o that_o every_o â—â—â—e_a square_a oâ—_n side_n of_o the_o quadeâ—angle_n be_v 15._o mile_n i_o e._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d eight_o furlong_n i.e._n 120_o furlong_n and_o so_o be_v just_a of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o old_a babylon_n in_o the_o east_n and_o no_o more_o not_o be_v babylon_n in_o the_o west_n babylon_n the_o new_a rome_n comparable_a for_o at_o first_o it_o be_v but_o two_o mile_n in_o compass_n now_o at_o last_o but_o a-leaven_n mile_n in_o compass_n and_o in_o the_o middle_a age_n thereof_o but_o 50._o in_o compass_n so_o that_o it_o fall_v 10_o mile_n short_a of_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o nineve_n but_o if_o we_o read_v as_o aria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o sum_n of_o furlong_n 12._o time_n 12._o thousand_o then_o the_o city_n be_v 44._o thousand_o furlong_n about_o and_o the_o whole_a flore_fw-la a_o 100_o time_n more_o and_o just_o as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o new_a church_n under_o the_o notion_n or_o a_o city_n be_v great_a than_o other_o city_n so_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o church_n great_a than_o ever_o be_v any_o church_n for_o the_o large_a description_n of_o the_o former_a church_n be_v but_o 144_o thousand_o long_a and_o but_o 12._o thousand_o broad_a but_o this_o renew_a church_n be_v by_o this_o last_o read_n 144._o â—_o revel_v â—_o thousand_o in_o the_o whole_a square_a compass_n it_o about_o and_o by_o the_o former_a read_v 12_o thousand_o in_o the_o whole_a square_a bout_v the_o city_n and_o the_o whole_a floor_n or_o breadth_n every_o way_n 300._o thousand_o measure_n for_o it_o make_v no_o matter_n what_o you_o call_v they_o whether_o furlong_n or_o etc._n etc._n the_o bare_a number_n sufficient_o report_v the_o proportion_n and_o well_o may_v the_o new_a church_n proportion_n so_o exceed_v seieng_v this_o make_v one_o main_a difference_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v as_o wide_a as_o the_o world_n as_o we_o say_v before_o neeâ—e_v upon_o before_o the_o lord_n leave_v the_o work_n and_o so_o she_o shall_v be_v as_o great_a as_o good_a i.e._n great_a and_o better_a both_o then_o ever_o any_o church_n be_v 2._o figure_n which_o be_v express_v first_o more_o indefinite_o as_o if_o only_a a_o square_a upon_o a_o flat_a i.e._n square_a in_o regard_n of_o length_n and_o breadth_n