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A80630 The powring out of the seven vials: or An exposition, of the 16. chapter of the Revelation, with an application of it to our times. Wherein is revealed Gods powring out the full vials of his fierce wrath. 1. Upon the lowest and basest sort of Catholicks. 2. Their worship and religion. 3. Their priests and ministers. 4. The house of Austria, and the Popes supremacy. 5. Episcopall government. 6. Their Euphrates, or the streame of their supportments. 7. Their grosse ignorance, and blind superstitions. Very fit and necessary for this present age. Preached iu [sic] sundry sermons at Boston in New-England: by the learned and reverend Iohn Cotton BB. of Divinity, and teacher to the church there Cotton, John, 1584-1652. 1642 (1642) Wing C6449; Thomason E145_1; ESTC R22938 145,386 230

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whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o will_v bring_v he_o back_o again_o into_o this_o land_n then_o jacob_n chap._n 29_o 1_o lift_v up_o his_o heel_n and_o go_v on_o his_o way_n like_o a_o giant_n refresh_v with_o wine_n to_o run_v his_o course_n and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o jacob_n when_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a gen._n 45.27.28_o his_o spirit_n revive_v and_o he_o say_v he_o will_v go_v down_o to_o see_v he_o but_o first_o he_o go_v to_o beersheba_n and_o there_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o consult_v with_o the_o lord_n gen._n 46.1.2.3_o 4._o and_o the_o lord_n encourage_v he_o to_o go●_n down_o bide_v he_o not_o fear_v he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o there_o make_v a_o great_a nation_n of_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v to_o be_v bury_v thus_o be_v his_o hand_n full_o strengthen_v in_o his_o way_n the_o like_a also_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o man_n of_o samaria_n joh._n 4._o when_o the_o woman_n 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his_o spirit_n to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n afterward_o go_v on_o his_o way_n he_o meet_v with_o certain_a disciple_n act._n 21.4_o and_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o agabus_n concern_v paul_n vers_fw-la 11._o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o weep_v and_o beseech_v he_o not_o to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n what_o mean_v you_o say_v he_o to_o weep_v and_o to_o break_v my_o heart_n for_o i_o be_o ready_a not_o to_o be_v bind_v only_o but_o to_o die_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n behold_v here_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v reveal_v clear_o himself_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o paul_n to_o strengthen_v he_o to_o go_v up_o to_o heirusalem_n these_o disciple_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o agabus_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v bind_v at_o jerusalem_n say_v to_o paul_n through_o the_o spirit_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o go_v up_o by_o what_o spirit_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o love_n and_o their_o care_n of_o the_o 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pour_v out_o of_o this_o vial_n as_o we_o may_v read_v at_o large_a ezek._n 39.17_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n where_o the_o holy_a prophet_n speak_v of_o this_o very_a time_n when_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v come_v out_o against_o they_o there_o will_v be_v a_o final_a accomplishment_n of_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n and_o of_o all_o the_o hostility_n of_o the_o lord_n enemy_n against_o his_o church_n it_o be_v also_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o all_o his_o gracious_a promise_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v rev._n 21.6_o when_o once_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n than_o christ_n himself_o say_v it_o be_v do_v all_o his_o promise_n be_v now_o perform_v and_o his_o great_a work_n now_o fulfil_v this_o be_v mean_v when_o it_o be_v here_o say_v it_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lord_n voice_n it_o be_v for_o have_v it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o some_o church-officer_n alone_o it_o may_v have_v reach_v to_o the_o 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say_v to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o throne_n rev._n 4.5_o like_o unto_o that_o dispensation_n of_o old_a exod._n 20.18_o wherein_o be_v thundering_n and_o lightning_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o voice_n there_o be_v put_v in_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o these_o hold_v forth_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o give_v of_o the_o law_n in_o so_o much_o that_o moses_n himself_o say_v i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v and_o much_o more_o do_v the_o people_n fear_n and_o tremble_v for_o such_o be_v the_o convince_a dreadful_a power_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o let_v a_o man_n but_o hear_v it_o and_o have_v it_o effectual_o apply_v and_o it_o will_v make_v the_o meek_a and_o most_o innocent_a of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o tremble_v it_o will_v make_v the_o mountain_n and_o hill_n to_o tremble_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v like_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o trumpet_n esay_n 58.1_o pierce_v deep_a into_o the_o ear_n and_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o the_o voice_n 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