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these_o sin_n and_o pay_v dear_a for_o their_o semi-advertencies_a and_o half_a performance_n for_o moses_n omit_v to_o circumcise_v his_o son_n therefore_o god_n meet_v he_o and_o will_v have_v kill_v he_o it_o be_v like_a he_o lay_v sick_a near_o unto_o death_n so_o the_o prophet_n send_v to_o bethel_n have_v perform_v within_o a_o very_a little_a all_o the_o task_n that_o god_n send_v he_o to_o do_v but_o a_o lion_n meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o because_o he_o leave_v part_n a_o very_a little_a part_n of_o his_o work_n undo_v little_o do_v many_o true_a saint_n imagine_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o loss_n languish_v sickness_n and_o oft_o untimely_a death_n be_v their_o semi-advertency_a cause_v careless_a half-performance_n and_o keep_v they_o back_o from_o perfect_v any_o good_a work_n such_o saint_n can_v scarce_o be_v discern_v by_o they_o work_v from_o locust_n and_o hypocrite_n semi-advertency_a be_v so_o much_o worse_a than_o non-advertency_a as_o apostasy_n be_v worse_a than_o profaneness_n or_o as_o to_o know_v and_o profess_v the_o truth_n and_o oppose_v it_o be_v worse_a than_o
make_v up_o that_o mystical_a body_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n the_o persecute_a scatter_a and_o afflict_a true_a church_n that_o be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n for_o forty_o two_o month_n and_o those_o church-member_n that_o fall_v whole_o to_o the_o apostasy_n of_o antichrist_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a body_n of_o that_o city_n of_o apostasy_n and_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o those_o gentile_n that_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o holy_a city_n the_o revolt_a true_a church_n for_o forty_o two_o month_n which_o we_o shall_v find_v be_v 1260_o year_n rev._n 11.2_o 3._o wherefore_o the_o gospel_n church_n while_o in_o heaven_n clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n whilst_o her_o conversation_n be_v contrary_a to_o that_o triplicit_a iniquity_n of_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v conspicuous_a because_o in_o heaven_n so_o clothe_v and_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v that_o when_o she_o even_o her_o witness_n change_v her_o shine_a raiment_n for_o sable_a sackcloth_n fall_v and_o flee_v she_o fall_v but_o in_o part_n be_v even_o then_o though_o much_o less_o distinguishable_a from_o apostate_n à _fw-la toto_fw-la that_o about_o four_o hundred_o and_o seven_o ten_o or_o twelve_o begin_v to_o constitute_v as_o the_o major_a 2._o or_o chief_a part_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n the_o antichrist_n predict_v by_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n dâ—_n plessis_n say_v that_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o estate_n whereof_o the_o apostasy_n be_v the_o body_n that_o be_v not_o a_o single_a person_n but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o political_a body_n apostatical_a 13._o antichrist_n say_v aquinas_n be_v a_o body_n or_o corporation_n not_o a_o man_n that_o be_v not_o a_o single_a person_n either_o individual_a or_o successive_a but_o a_o body_n politic_a augustine_n keep_v also_o the_o conformity_n of_o a_o city_n call_v he_o proper_o though_o not_o so_o comprehensive_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o 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confusion_n but_o all_o refer_v and_o confine_v in_o the_o text_n to_o three_o more_o general_a class_n or_o order_n of_o professor_n these_o three_o sort_n of_o professor_n conform_a to_o the_o filthy_a manner_n of_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n and_o of_o cruel_a and_o hypocritical_a jerusalem_n constitute_v as_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o it_o the_o tenfold_a body_n of_o antichrist_n nor_o be_v there_o nor_o can_v there_o be_v any_o other_o substance_n or_o matter_n in_o that_o body_n but_o these_o three_o sort_n of_o professor_n only_o for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o joh._n 2.16_o be_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n and_o these_o be_v the_o threefold_a form_n of_o that_o matter_n which_o make_v that_o matter_n be_v what_o it_o be_v but_o may_n some_o say_v there_o be_v more_o in_o the_o body_n of_o antichrist_n than_o these_o three_o lust_n for_o the_o mahometan_n be_v fill_v with_o infidelity_n modern_a sect_n with_o deceit_n the_o jew_n be_v fast_o bind_v in_o chain_n of_o blindness_n though_o they_o can_v be_v account_v so_o proper_o any_o part_n of_o the_o apostasy_n the_o present_a papist_n surpass_v their_o predecessor_n in_o unsound_a doctrine_n and_o idolatry_n and_o gross_a ignorance_n and_o barrenness_n in_o good_a work_n overspread_v almost_o all_o professor_n i_o answer_v that_o though_o all_o these_o iniquity_n superabound_v in_o the_o body_n of_o antichrist_n yet_o they_o make_v and_o perfect_a no_o more_o nor_o any_o other_o than_o these_o three_o lust_n because_o all_o sin_n in_o all_o sect_n spring_n from_o this_o threefold_a fountain_n and_o be_v the_o very_a same_o lust_n exert_v or_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o they_o lust_n covetousness_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a therefore_o this_o threefold_a lust_n must_v be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o most_o prevalent_a in_o its_o proper_a subject_n this_o threefold_a body_n for_o spiritual_a sodom_n and_o her_o head_n the_o dragon_n be_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n who_o work_n be_v manifest_a gal._n 5.19_o spiritual_a egypt_n and_o her_o head_n the_o beast_n be_v the_o more_o proper_a subject_n of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n worldly_a avarice_n who_o work_n be_v more_o wicked_a and_o less_o manifest_a the_o antitype_n where_o or_o in_o who_o type_n our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v censorious_a proud_a blind_a pharisaical_a professor_n and_o her_o head_n the_o false_a prophet_n be_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o spiritual_a pride_n self-love_n self-elation_a who_o work_n be_v most_o wicked_a and_o least_o manifest_a 2_o thes_n 2.4_o 9_o 10._o such_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n such_o be_v this_o threefold_a lust_n in_o the_o body_n of_o antichrist_n haec_fw-la tria_fw-la pro_fw-la trino_fw-la numine_fw-la mundus_fw-la habet_fw-la these_o three_o lust_n be_v the_o trinity_n the_o threefold_a 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internal_a and_o more_o proper_o spiritual_a her_o grace_n be_v dead_a or_o ready_a to_o die_v therefore_o their_o fruit_n her_o work_n differ_v little_a perhaps_o in_o true_a appearance_n from_o dead_a work_n be_v not_o find_v perfect_a though_o their_o doctrine_n may_v be_v so_o sound_a and_o profession_n so_o strict_a that_o from_o thence_o she_o may_v be_v fame_v or_o have_v a_o name_n that_o she_o live_v chap._n 3.1_o 2._o for_o hypocrite_n judge_v of_o spiritual_a life_n by_o outward_a form_n and_o empty_a verbal_a profession_n and_o not_o by_o obedience_n conform_v to_o gospel-rule_a this_o inward_a death_n of_o the_o witness_n proper_o spiritual_a be_v presignify_v sometime_o by_o sleep_n like_o death_n sometime_o by_o death_n real_a and_o literal_a and_o first_o by_o sleep_n like_o death_n we_o read_v that_o a_o deep_a sleep_n and_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n the_o sun_n go_v down_o fall_v upon_o abrabam_fw-la gen._n 15.12_o abraham_n as_o a_o prophet_n suffer_v this_o passive_a pprophecy_n as_o the_o vision_n of_o outward_a affliction_n and_o inward_a darkness_n and_o desertion_n which_o be_v after_o fulfil_v literal_o upon_o his_o seed_n after_o the_o flesh_n in_o literal_a egypt_n and_o likewise_o upon_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n in_o egypt_n spiritual_a where_o such_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n and_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o they_o that_o the_o text_n say_v express_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v lie_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n call_v spiritual_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a because_o dead_a in_o spiritual_a egypt_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o resurrection_n from_o that_o death_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n enter_v into_o they_o that_o be_v their_o grace_n be_v dead_a or_o sick_a die_a grace_n they_o do_v not_o awake_v unto_o righteousness_n but_o sleep_v a_o sleep_n like_o death_n in_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n they_o 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neither_o they_o nor_o she_o can_v be_v quite_o dead_a all_o this_o time_n but_o shall_v retain_v some_o inward_a sick_a secret_a but_o live_v grace_n all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o lie_v as_o dead_a in_o that_o threefold_a city_n for_o second_o i_o sleep_v say_v the_o church_n but_o my_o heart_n wake_v cant._n 5.2_o she_o sleep_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o her_o patriarch_n abraham_n a_o deep_a sleep_n like_o death_n but_o be_v not_o dead_a the_o member_n of_o her_o body_n both_o for_o action_n and_o understanding_n hand_n foot_n head_n be_v exceed_o drowsy_a or_o in_o a_o deep_a sleep_n but_o her_o heart_n awake_v she_o be_v not_o dead_a but_o live_v by_o some_o weak_a sick_a but_o live_v inward_a grace_n a_o inseparable_a sign_n of_o such_o a_o deep_a spiritual_a sleep_n be_v the_o difficulty_n to_o make_v she_o or_o her_o member_n know_v that_o such_o a_o lethargy_n lie_v upon_o they_o with_o a_o great_a impugn_a unwillingness_n to_o be_v awake_v second_o that_o inward_a spiritual_a death_n be_v also_o prefigure_v by_o death_n literal_a for_o the_o drybone_n be_v the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n not_o so_o much_o legal_a as_o evangelical_n and_o those_o bone_n be_v dead_a ezek._n 37.3_o 11._o for_o the_o witness_n the_o subordinate_a head_n of_o the_o church_n can_v not_o be_v dead_a but_o the_o member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n must_v be_v much_o more_o dead_a second_o i_o may_v here_o show_v that_o jonah_n &_o our_o bless_a saviour_n presignify_v prophetical_o not_o only_o that_o outward_a threefold_a death_n aforesaid_a but_o also_o this_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a death_n of_o the_o witness_n towit_n jonah_n by_o a_o seem_a death_n and_o our_o saviour_n by_o a_o real_a death_n the_o duration_n of_o both_o which_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a artificial_a or_o 42_o hour_n be_v exact_o conform_v as_o prophetic_a type_n to_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o witness_n to_o wit_n three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a that_o be_v three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a or_o forty_o two_o month_n of_o day_n annual_a which_o be_v 1260_o year_n as_o we_o shall_v more_o irrefellible_o show_v in_o the_o sequel_n the_o eight_o epoch_n be_v of_o the_o tread_n of_o the_o gospel-church_n and_o her_o witness_n under_o foot_n by_o those_o gentile_n the_o spiritual_a gentile_n of_o this_o threefold_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n who_o we_o find_v fit_o describe_v in_o the_o 8_o and_o 9th_o verse_n of_o the_o 11_o chapter_n to_o wit_n the_o spiritual_a ethnic_n gentile_n in_o practice_n by_o profession_n christian_n of_o anti-christ_n sensual_a secular_a and_o spiritual_a and_o the_o holy_a city_n the_o gospel-church_n and_o her_o witness_n shall_v they_o these_o very_a gentile_n tread_v under_o foot_n for_o forty_o two_o month_n say_v the_o text_n chap._n 11.2_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v persecute_v convitiate_v rash_o censure_n and_o contemn_v the_o gospel-church_n and_o her_o witness_n and_o she_o and_o their_o testimony_n for_o forty_o two_o month_n here_o need_v no_o daniel_n to_o read_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o revolt_a church_n too_o easy_a to_o be_v read_v in_o her_o just_a punishment_n and_o what_o be_v the_o gospel-churche_n chief_a sin_n she_o and_o her_o saint_n tread_v under_o foot_n contemn_v slight_v neglect_v at_o least_o too_o much_o substantial_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n true_a obedience_n and_o the_o witness_n of_o both_o and_o perhaps_o under_o a_o blind_a pretence_n of_o mind_v thing_n plain_a and_o most_o necessary_a espouse_v a_o trivial_a shallow_a superficial_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n with_o like_a obedience_n and_o where_o read_v you_o this_o her_o just_a punishment_n render_v it_o in_o capital_a letter_n she_o for_o tread_v under_o foot_n or_o not_o promote_a and_o advance_v with_o due_a diligence_n thing_n most_o sacred_a profitable_a and_o honest_a be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n forty_o two_o month_n and_o what_o those_o forty_o two_o month_n be_v the_o very_a next_o verse_n tell_v you_o express_o that_o they_o be_v 1260_o day_n to_o wit_n day_n annual_a or_o year_n swherefore_o the_o epoch_n of_o the_o thus_o tread_v underfoot_n of_o the_o gospel-church_n and_o her_o witness_n which_o also_o import_v their_o death_n &_o full_o show_v both_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a all_o synchronize_a the_o nine_o interval_n be_v of_o the_o witness_n sackcloth_n prophesy_v and_o i_o will_v give_v power_n to_o my_o two_o witness_n and_o they_o shall_v prophesy_v a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n clothe_v in_o sackcloth_n rev._n 11.3_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n prophesy_v as_o in_o sackcloth_n to_o the_o legal_a and_o jewish_a church_n a_o rebellious_a and_o gainsaying_n people_n for_o 1260_o day_n literal_a predict_v by_o daniel_n half_a week_n of_o year_n he_o also_o weep_v over_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o than_o chief_o 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six_o angel_n shall_v sound_v their_o trumpet_n that_o be_v the_o gospel-witness_n shall_v prophesy_v six_o time_n seven_o month_n of_o day_n annual_a which_o make_v 1260_o year_n so_o long_o they_o shall_v prophesy_v in_o sackcloth_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v lift_v up_o their_o voice_n like_o trumpet_n as_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o jericho_n six_o time_n but_o with_o somewhat_o feeble_a blast_n and_o in_o much_o frailty_n and_o without_o any_o great_a visible_a effect_n or_o event_n of_o their_o sound_a to_o convince_v sect_n or_o convert_v heretic_n but_o they_o shall_v sound_v their_o six_o trumpet_n pprophecy_n in_o sackcloth_n no_o long_o for_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o time_n say_v the_o text_n no_o long_o time_n of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n sound_v of_o the_o witness_n sackcloth_n prophesy_v nor_o any_o long_a time_n of_o the_o transaction_n and_o duration_n of_o all_o these_o twelve_o epochae_n but_o then_o or_o very_o soon_o after_o 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lip_n may_v preserve_v knowledge_n and_o they_o prophesy_v by_o power_n from_o god_n while_o they_o do_v not_o that_o duty_n or_o do_v it_o without_o sedulity_n thus_o the_o gospel-witness_n fill_v their_o golden_a vial_n the_o word_n of_o pprophecy_n in_o their_o own_o mouth_n with_o self_n destroy_v plague_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n last_o i_o will_v givepower_v to_o my_o two_o witness_n religious_a minister_n and_o magistrate_n and_o they_o shall_v prophesy_v and_o what_o be_v prophesy_v the_o spirit_n or_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n be_v say_v the_o text_n the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n or_o a_o faithful_a witness_n of_o sincere_a truth_n both_o in_o word_n and_o work_n without_o delay_n diminish_v or_o defalk_v so_o much_o as_o in_o circumstance_n any_o part_n of_o it_o which_o this_o prophet_n send_v to_o bethel_n find_v by_o sad_a experience_n this_o appertain_v as_o their_o duty_n to_o minister_n to_o do_v it_o in_o word_n and_o in_o work_n also_o and_o to_o magistrate_n to_o 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to_o smite_v he_o and_o so_o fill_v that_o golden_a vial_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o that_o prophet_n with_o a_o self-destroying_a plague_n for_o a_o lion_n also_o forthwith_o meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o 1_o king_n 20.35_o 36._o saint_n sometime_o too_o oft_o fill_v the_o golden_a vial_n of_o the_o witness_n with_o the_o sharp_a temporal_a plague_n against_o themselves_o oft_o with_o grievous_a spiritual_a plague_n and_o desertion_n which_o themselves_o sustain_v oft_o with_o most_o deadly_a plague_n upon_o all_o man_n babylon_n the_o great_a rome-pagan_a or_o rather_o rome_n christian_n and_o papal_n new_o apostate_n in_o manner_n fall_v that_o be_v the_o saint_n that_o stand_v in_o she_o and_o that_o only_o can_v fall_v indeed_o fall_v from_o their_o first_o love_n and_o work_n and_o some_o flee_v out_o of_o she_o therefore_o her_o plague_n her_o witness_n have_v finish_v their_o primitive_a testimony_n against_o her_o defection_n come_v in_o one_o 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