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unto_o the_o beast_n and_o they_o worship_v the_o beast_n rev_n 13._o 3_o 4._o the_o dragon_n be_v the_o devil_n the_o beast_n be_v that_o spirit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o raise_v up_o and_o feed_v in_o man_n with_o a_o form_n and_o appearance_n of_o truth_n to_o which_o he_o give_v his_o power_n and_o his_o seat_n and_o his_o authority_n and_o every_o man_n have_v a_o measure_n of_o this_o according_a to_o his_o state_n condition_n place_n and_o service_n in_o babylon_n and_o now_o what_o a_o man_n do_v here_o in_o religion_n be_v he_o never_o so_o devout_a and_o zealous_a and_o frequent_a in_o ordinance_n and_o duty_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o this_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o dragon_n who_o sit_v and_o rule_v in_o this_o spirit_n i_o be_o run_v into_o hard_a expression_n very_o hard_o because_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v hide_v from_o man_n eye_n and_o they_o be_v in_o the_o mist_n of_o antichrist_n raise_v in_o the_o smoke_n which_o come_v from_o the_o pit_n where_o there_o be_v no_o open_n of_o the_o true_a eye_n nor_o no_o true_a sight_n of_o thing_n but_o true_o if_o ever_o you_o espy_v the_o dragon_n the_o beast_n antichrist_n the_o whore_n the_o false_a prophet_n you_o must_v look_v at_o home_n and_o read_v within_o and_o there_o have_v find_v the_o thing_n and_o see_v it_o in_o the_o true_a light_n you_o will_v be_v able_a to_o read_v it_o certain_o abroad_o also_o now_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o distinguish_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o understanding_n but_o come_v to_o feel_v the_o life_n to_o unite_v with_o the_o life_n and_o the_o eye_n will_v open_v which_o can_v see_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o will_v behold_v all_o in_o its_o season_n for_o that_o eye_n which_o be_v so_o eager_a to_o see_v shall_v never_o see_v these_o thing_n but_o that_o eye_n alone_o which_o wait_v in_o stillness_n and_o quietness_n on_o the_o pleasure_n and_o good_a will_n of_o the_o opener_n now_o all_o this_o time_n 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inspiration_n the_o law_n be_v to_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o zion_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o jerusalem_n and_o this_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v preach_v to_o every_o nation_n and_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o people_n v_o 6._o mark_n there_o be_v not_o one_o nation_n not_o one_o kindred_n not_o one_o tongue_n not_o one_o people_n that_o keep_v the_o everlasting_a gospel_n but_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o zion_n it_o be_v carry_v with_o the_o church_n into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o there_o it_o have_v be_v hide_v all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostasy_n since_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o now_o zion_n be_v redeem_v the_o true_a woman_n bring_v back_o again_o out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n she_o bring_v back_o the_o true_a everlasting_a gospel_n with_o she_o and_o there_o be_v a_o angel_n choose_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n even_o in_o the_o same_o power_n and_o spirit_n that_o first_o preach_v it_o to_o preach_v it_o again_o to_o every_o nation_n 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