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government_n and_o the_o man_n that_o make_v up_o his_o number_n six_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o six_o as_o we_o have_v prove_v in_o prison_n morn_n he_o be_v now_o come_v o_o up_o and_o be_v ready_a then_o like_o roar_a lion_n against_o the_o end_n of_o the_o time_n time_n &_o dividend_n with_o your_o ahud_o chereb_n not_o pe_n chereb_n two_o mouth_a sword_n like_o christ_n man_n of_o war_n pe_n chareb_n or_o sword_n with_o one_o mouth_n only_o as_o have_v be_v but_o joel_n 2.2.7_o 9_o 11._o to_o run_v &_o climb_v the_o wall_n like_o mighty_a man_n and_o jehovah_n shall_v utter_v his_o voice_n before_o you_o his_o dread_a shall_v be_v upon_o your_o enemy_n who_o have_v insult_v over_o you_o but_o shall_v fall_v before_o you_o josh_n 2.9_o rev_n 11.11_o yea_o they_o shall_v tremble_v and_o fear_n and_o wax_v feeble_a as_o woman_n jer_n 51.30_o nahum_n 3.13_o and_o become_v bread_n for_o your_o sword_n to_o eat_v as_o in_o jeremy_n acheleh_n cherbechem_n ne_fw-fr biechem_n because_o their_o defence_n be_v depart_v from_o they_o numb_a 14.9_o nor_o be_v the_o most_o godly_a among_o they_o that_o have_v apostatise_v these_o time_n any_o more_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o lamb_n number_n then_o dan_n and_o ephraim_n because_o of_o their_o apostasy_n judge_n 17_o 18._o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o seal_a one_o of_o the_o 144000_o rev_n 7_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o wherefore_o up_z o_o my_o dear_a â—arts_n who_o be_v of_o that_o number_n that_o stand_v before_o the_o throne_n rev_n 7.9_o or_o with_o the_o lamb_n in_o mount_n zion_n rev_n 14.1_o up_o and_o be_v ready_a with_o your_o ahod_a weapon_n awake_a arise_v o_o english_a shearjashub_n for_o out_o of_o judah_n christ_n with_o we_o gentile_n of_o lea_n come_v
forth_o the_o corner_n out_o of_o he_o the_o nail_n out_o of_o he_o the_o battle-bow_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o mighty_a man_n which_o tread_v down_o their_o enemy_n as_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n in_o the_o battle_n and_o they_o shall_v fight_v because_o the_o kord_n be_v with_o they_o zach_n 10.5_o wherefore_o i_o be_v sure_a you_o begin-your_a muster_n or_o to_o mount_v your_o horse_n zach_n 1.8_o upon_o a_o mount_n zion_n ground_n or_o in_o a_o new-covenant_n principle_n that_o be_v pure_o for_o or_o rather_o with_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n and_o for_o no_o earthly_a person_n thing_n or_o interest_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o such_o a_o war_n be_v never_o yet_o in_o the_o four_o monarchieâ—s_n and_o 2._o be_v sure_a that_o you_o be_v full_o separate_v from_o the_o beast_n dominion_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o in_o every_o ministration_n as_o well_o civil_a and_o military_a as_o ecclesiastic_a for_o the_o blessing_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o be_v 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zion_n isai_n 52.1_o 2._o and_o shake_v off_o thy_o dust_n to_o lie_v waste_v the_o land_n of_o nimrod_n with_o the_o sword_n mica_n 5.6_o 7._o and_o the_o remnant_n of_o jacob_n the_o worm_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o many_o people_n as_o a_o dew_n from_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o shower_n upon_o the_o grass_n that_o tarry_v not_o for_o man_z yea_o among_o the_o gentile_n as_o a_o lion_n who_o if_o he_o go_v through_o both_o tread_v down_o and_o tear_v in_o piece_n and_o none_o can_v deliver_v numb_a 23.24_o the_o holy_a city_n be_v the_o holy_a camp_n in_o the_o outward_a court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o be_v to_o arise_v with_o the_o two_o witness_n and_o root_v the_o beast_n that_o tread_v it_o under_o foot_n therefore_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n sir_n be_v valiant_a like_o david_n worthy_n yea_o king_n sclomons_n man_n cant_n 3_o 7_o 8._o who_o all_o hold_v sword_n be_v expert_a in_o war._n it_o be_v say_v of_o sadeel_n that_o with_o gener_n a_o citizen_n he_o 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antoninus_n day_n they_o run_v in_o voluntary_o to_o die_v and_o to_o be_v torment_v as_o do_v romanus_n gerdius_n menas_n and_o a_o many_o other_o in_o dioclesian_n day_n but_o ah_o where_o be_v they_o that_o run_v in_o flock_n to_o white_a hal_n now_o say_v we_o be_v five_o monarchy_n man_n or_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o will_v live_v and_o die_v with_o our_o brethren_n together_o see_v 1_o john_n 3.16_o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n sore_o the_o brethren_n but_o ah_o how_o iniquity_n abound_v and_o the_o love_n of_o many_o wax_v cold_a as_o gui_n de_fw-fr brez_n martyr_v in_o flanders_n so_o mr_n burrough_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o woman_n we_o hear_v of_o before_o who_o run_v for_o martirdom_n with_o the_o saint_n for_o fear_n she_o shall_v loose_v it_o and_o do_v we_o sit_v still_o for_o fear_n of_o suffering_n which_o be_v such_o jocularia_fw-la 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