as_o that_o priority_n be_v work_v some_o space_n before_o yet_o come_v not_o to_o its_o perfaction_n till_o after_o so_o the_o consummation_n and_o end_n of_o this_o adverse_a condition_n be_v prepare_v a_o little_a before_o but_o not_o complete_v till_o some_o time_n after_o 1650._o by_o the_o end_n we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v the_o beginning_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o the_o bishop_n and_o national_a presbytery_n do_v trample_v upon_o the_o godly_a with_o their_o tyrannical_a exorbitance_n within_o the_o territory_n of_o britanny_n till_o this_o last_o parliament_n be_v convene_v and_o since_o in_o scotland_n 2._o the_o next_o revolution_n or_o time_n of_o the_o second_o begin_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o when_o the_o time_n of_o the_o tribulation_n procure_v by_o the_o antichristian_a apostasy_n be_v blow_v over_o the_o saint_n begin_v to_o lift_v up_o their_o head_n the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n to_o darken_v the_o enemy_n be_v reward_v by_o the_o law_n of_o retaliation_n and_o that_o double_a rev._n 18.6_o mark_n 13.24_o and_o this_o abide_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o vial_n wrath_n the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n be_v come_v if_o we_o be_v not_o obstinate_o blind_v we_o may_v observe_v the_o admire_a judgement_n of_o god_n prepare_v a_o little_a before_o but_o bring_v to_o a_o head_n about_o the_o year_n 1650._o for_o how_o have_v the_o lord_n make_v bare_a his_o holy_a arm_n in_o subdue_a the_o proud_a of_o edom_n son_n who_o cry_v raze_v it_o from_o the_o foundation_n both_o in_o england_n and_o ireland_n the_o very_o same_o year_n the_o beast_n in_o scotland_n receive_v a_o wound_n never_o to_o be_v cure_v the_o penal_a statute_n to_o force_v the_o conscience_n lie_v unrepealed_a till_o the_o year_n 1650_o and_o within_o the_o circuit_n thereof_o our_o honour_a worthy_n for_o ever_o to_o remove_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o former_a bond_n have_v utter_o break_v the_o snare_n restore_v unto_o our_o conscience_n our_o birthright_n purchase_v by_o our_o saviour_n near_o and_o at_o this_o time_n the_o discovery_n of_o the_o beast_n in_o his_o full_a latitude_n man_n begin_v to_o break_v forth_o in_o these_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o prophecy_n before_o veil_a to_o be_v unmask_v many_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n see_v the_o emptiness_n and_o formality_n of_o their_o constitution_n with_o the_o say_a division_n by_o they_o cause_v begin_v more_o zealous_o to_o affect_v a_o general_n unity_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o prize_v the_o power_n of_o godliness_n before_o their_o outward_a form_n which_o may_v short_o bring_v they_o into_o one_o way_n of_o separation_n these_o unparalleled_a mercy_n of_o god_n bring_v to_o our_o mind_n a_o prophetical_a carmen_fw-la of_o that_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n we_o do_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o we_o do_v give_v thanks_o for_o that_o thy_o name_n be_v near_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n declare_v psa_n 75.1_o it_o be_v also_o prophesy_v that_o these_o admire_a work_n shall_v begin_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n isa_n 52.10_o 11._o chap._n 24.14_o 15_o 16._o chap._n 42.10_o jer._n 31.10_o isa_n 30.27_o 28_o 29_o as_o if_o it_o shall_v point_v out_o to_o we_o who_o live_v in_o the_o further_a point_n then_o know_v west_n and_o by_o north._n virgil_n sing_v of_o our_o island_n et_fw-la penitus_fw-la toto_fw-la divisus_fw-la ab_fw-la orbe_fw-la britannus_n thou_o britain_v which_o amid_o the_o sea_n do_v stand_v divide_v be_v from_o all_o the_o world_n thy_o land_n the_o next_o thing_n considerable_a be_v what_o be_v the_o approve_a way_n and_o walk_v for_o the_o saint_n to_o trace_v with_o their_o qualification_n during_o this_o season_n the_o way_n and_o walk_n be_v a_o come_n out_o from_o nation_n and_o all_o false_a stating_n rev._n 7._o 9_o chap._n 18.4_o and_o stand_v immediate_o before_o the_o throne_n without_o any_o interposition_n of_o earthly_a power_n in_o a_o congregate_a assemble_v way_n as_o also_o upon_o a_o sea_n of_o glass_n in_o the_o abundant_a and_o perspicuous_a unfolding_n of_o the_o scripture_n compare_v to_o glass_n 2_o cor._n 3.18_o which_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o fiery_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o burn_v up_o what_o be_v bestial_a and_o combustible_a and_o to_o administer_v light_n and_o heat_n to_o the_o truth_n chap._n 14.3_o chap._n 15.2_o the_o quality_n of_o these_o separate_a people_n be_v first_o their_o clothing_n with_o white_a robe_n of_o joy_n praise_n and_o purity_n second_o palm_n in_o their_o hand_n as_o symbol_n of_o their_o victory_n over_o the_o beast_n his_o image_n mark_n name_n and_o the_o number_n thereof_o chap._n 7.9_o three_o they_o be_v style_v harper_n chap._n 14.2_o as_o sing_v the_o song_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o lamb_n for_o their_o outward_a and_o inward_a redemption_n from_o bondage_n four_o these_o be_v not_o defile_v with_o woman_n or_o false_a church_n for_o they_o be_v virgin_n five_o they_o follow_v the_o lamb_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v in_o all_o his_o outgoing_n by_o separation_n and_o be_v the_o first_o beginner_n in_o this_o noble_a walk_n be_v call_v the_o first_o fruit_n unto_o god_n vers_fw-la 4._o six_o in_o their_o mouth_n or_o ministry_n be_v find_v no_o guile_n be_v therein_o without_o fault_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n here_o you_o may_v behold_v a_o alterable_a stand_n and_o condition_n differ_v from_o the_o former_a of_o the_o tribulation_n and_o a_o figure_n of_o separation_n with_o distinct_a assembling_n and_o a_o joyful_a harp_v in_o ministry_n prayer_n praising_n etc._n etc._n but_o not_o the_o least_o symbol_n of_o sit_v down_o in_o a_o visible_a marry_a way_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_n for_o first_o they_o be_v type_v out_o in_o the_o form_n of_o virgin_n when_o the_o marriage_n come_v they_o be_v decipher_v in_o the_o emblem_n of_o a_o marry_a wife_n chap._n 19.7_o 8._o second_o these_o virgin_n sit_v not_o down_o with_o but_o follow_v the_o lamb_n and_o that_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v the_o phrase_n whithersoever_o intimate_v a_o variety_n of_o christ_n outgoing_n and_o the_o saint_n follow_v he_o in_o several_a step_n and_o gradation_n to_o a_o high_a perfection_n their_o multitude_n purity_n of_o array_n and_o clearness_n of_o knowledge_n be_v not_o so_o exact_a at_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v a_o gradual_a work_n but_o be_v set_v forth_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o this_o prophecy_n in_o the_o first_o common_a type_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o their_o virginlike_a perfection_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o five_o section_n follow_v our_o saviour_n present_v a_o most_o pathetical_a platform_n of_o the_o separate_a saint_n in_o matth._n 25._o by_o the_o similitude_n of_o ten_o virgin_n that_o go_v forth_o to_o meet_v the_o bridegroom_n the_o time_n of_o this_o go_v forth_o be_v somewhat_o dark_o hint_v in_o vers_fw-la 1._o then_o shall_v the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n but_o because_o that_o be_v obscure_a therefore_o do_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n more_o bright_o declare_v in_o vers_fw-la 5_o 6._o that_o the_o time_n be_v after_o the_o long_a absence_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o antichristian_a desertion_n and_o the_o slumber_a nay_o deep_o sleep_v of_o all_o in_o that_o night_n and_o then_o vers_n 6_o at_o the_o midnight_n of_o security_n to_o wit_n at_o the_o harvest_n or_o entrance_n of_o the_o vial_n wrath_n when_o all_o error_n in_o their_o latitude_n be_v grow_v to_o their_o height_n and_o work_n of_o darkness_n in_o pride_n covetousness_n oppression_n self-seeking_a contention_n riot_n lasciviousness_n with_o all_o wickedness_n be_v commit_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o ripe_a for_o cut_v down_o then_o be_v the_o voice_n hear_v of_o the_o bridegroom_n come_v with_o a_o constrain_a force_n go_v you_o forth_o to_o meet_v he_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o separation_n the_o call_n must_v be_v before_o the_o go_v out_o rev._n 18.4_o for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o awaken_v raise_v and_o accompany_v they_o in_o their_o passage_n towards_o the_o marriage_n the_o spiritual_a commerce_n in_o buy_v and_o sell_v the_o shut_n of_o the_o door_n against_o the_o foolish_a while_o they_o be_v thus_o trade_v their_o knock_n at_o the_o door_n after_o shut_v in_o hope_n of_o admittance_n can_v no_o way_n agree_v with_o the_o last_o general_a resurrection_n but_o due_o ponder_v together_o with_o other_o circumstance_n must_v belong_v to_o the_o next_o marriage_n to_o come_v in_o this_o parable_n we_o may_v see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o space_n of_o time_n wherein_o the_o saint_n be_v virgin_n and_o a_o gradual_a prepare_v and_o trim_v before_o entrance_n into_o the_o wedding-chamber_n and_o after_o vers_n 10_o those_o that_o be_v ready_a go_v in_o with_o he_o to_o the_o marriage_n answerable_a to_o rev._n
2._o only_o they_o and_o none_o else_o have_v their_o stand_n thereon_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o common_a israelite_n be_v hurt_v by_o the_o withhold_n of_o the_o wind_n chap._n 7._o by_o the_o locust_n chap._n 9.3_o and_o be_v utter_o supplant_v by_o the_o beast_n chap_n 13.8_o matth._n 24.24_o hence_o i_o deduce_v this_o consequence_n that_o the_o elect_a alone_o must_v make_v up_o this_o temple_n zion_n and_o that_o all_o other_o christian_n that_o have_v but_o the_o externality_n bring_v in_o a_o false_a visibility_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o outward_a measurement_n but_o be_v whole_o the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o whore_n 2._o what_o be_v her_o condition_n here_o in_o chap._n 7_o that_o she_o be_v some_o of_o every_o tribe_n distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n only_o by_o the_o seal_n of_o true_a election_n 2_o cor._n 1.20_o 21_o 22._o in_o chap._n 11.2_o that_o all_o her_o outward_a court_n be_v take_v from_o she_o and_o it_o be_v excommunicate_v become_v another_o even_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o chap._n 12.6_o 14_o that_o she_o who_o vers_n 1._o in_o the_o primitive_a day_n be_v in_o heaven_n there_o clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n have_v the_o moon_n under_o her_o foot_n and_o upon_o her_o head_n a_o crown_n of_o twelve_o star_n all_o see_v in_o open_a type_n as_o be_v enrich_v beautify_v and_o complete_v with_o full_a power_n in_o her_o outward_a visibility_n afterward_o by_o this_o apostasy_n flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n beneath_o her_o former_a visible_a orb_n where_o all_o about_o she_o be_v dry_a barren_a and_o confuse_a earth_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v during_o this_o time_n within_o luke_n 17.21_o her_o place_n vers_fw-la 6_o 14._o must_v be_v the_o abovesaid_a temple_n void_a of_o the_o externality_n of_o order_n also_o the_o call_n for_o separation_n inter_n as_o much_o as_o cant._n 6.13_o return_v return_n o_o shulamite_n also_o isai_n 35.10_o the_o ransom_v of_o the_o lord_n shall_v return_v and_o come_v to_o zion_n the_o word_n ransom_v import_v their_o be_v captive_a before_o and_o their_o return_n their_o absence_n from_o that_o zion_n they_o come_v unto_o also_o chap._n 51.14_o the_o captive_a exile_n haste_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o pit_n which_o imply_v their_o former_a be_v in_o again_o rev._n 18.4_o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n intimate_v that_o they_o be_v a_o company_n in_o babylon_n before_o the_o time_n of_o this_o departure_n even_o in_o that_o city_n which_o be_v call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n chap._n 11.8_o by_o which_o the_o spirit_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o as_o lot_n be_v in_o outward_a sodom_n israel_n in_o egypt_n judah_n in_o babylon_n so_o the_o lord_n people_n shall_v be_v in_o such_o a_o visible_a constitution_n as_o spiritual_o be_v sodom_n for_o beastly_a idolatry_n egypt_n for_o bondage_n babylon_n as_o be_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n from_o the_o native_a canaan_n of_o a_o gospel-order_n where_o they_o be_v stranger_n under_o other_o lord_n and_o in_o which_o country_n there_o be_v another_o earth_n sea_n river_n and_o fountain_n sun_n throne_n rive_v viz._n euplwates_n and_o air_n chap._n 16._o they_o can_v proper_o be_v call_v out_o to_o reward_v she_o in_o these_o but_o they_o must_v be_v before_o within_o in_o chap._n 11.3_o 4_o the_o witness_n even_o those_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a administer_v of_o light_n to_o the_o temple_n have_v their_o outward_a clothing_n not_o with_o the_o sun_n as_o before_o but_o with_o sackcloth_n their_o external_a investment_n into_o membership_n and_o office_n be_v antichristian_a and_o their_o stand_n before_o the_o earthly_a god_n of_o humane_a hierarchy_n even_o in_o the_o abovesaid_a wilderness_n or_o great_a city_n vers_n 8._o where_o the_o beast_n those_o strange_a earthly_a lord_n have_v power_n to_o do_v and_o trample_v they_o under_o foot_n with_o tyranny_n vers_fw-la 2._o chap._n 13.5_o make_v their_o estate_n mournful_a and_o in_o this_o dark_a night_n of_o their_o desertion_n they_o be_v as_o those_o asleep_a as_o not_o altogether_o sensible_a of_o their_o outward_a state_n till_o god_n by_o his_o call_n awaken_v they_o out_o of_o this_o drowsy_a coma_n cant._n 5.2_o matth._n 25.5_o 6._o by_o these_o scripture_n i_o may_v gather_v that_o this_o mystical_a church_n or_o seal_v number_n be_v strip_v of_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o visible_a inheritance_n in_o church-order_n and_o outward_o in_o a_o false_a babylonish_n station_n as_o in_o a_o foreign_a country_n under_o strange_a lord_n where_o she_o be_v in_o a_o mix_a estate_n partly_o hurt_v defile_v and_o through_o blindness_n delude_v partly_o untouched_a undefiled_a undeceived_a they_o be_v endamage_v dim_v and_o seduce_v in_o the_o externality_n but_o in_o the_o radix_fw-la of_o the_o internal_a grace_n can_v not_o be_v subvert_v it_o be_v sustatine_v by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o heaven_n 3._o the_o next_o remarkable_a thing_n be_v how_o the_o church_n be_v feed_v in_o this_o desolation_n in_o chap._n 7.1_o 2._o we_o may_v deduce_v that_o there_o be_v some_o secret_a virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o secure_v and_o perpetuate_v the_o seal_a company_n in_o chap._n 11.1_o that_o as_o there_o be_v worshipper_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o a_o altar_n so_o their_o worship_n must_v flow_v immediate_o from_o those_o internal_a closert_n that_o be_v measure_v and_o not_o at_o all_o from_o the_o outward_a court_n of_o order_n which_o be_v exclude_v in_o vers_fw-la 3._o that_o christ_n himself_o give_v power_n to_o the_o witness_n by_o a_o immediate_a gift_n when_o there_o be_v none_o outward_a of_o office_n from_o man_n and_o by_o that_o they_o feed_v the_o woman_n in_o her_o place_n chap._n 12.14_o in_o zech._n 4.12_o that_o though_o there_o be_v not_o seven_o pipe_n a_o fullness_n of_o ordinance_n as_o be_v in_o the_o primitive_a day_n vers_fw-la 2._o yet_o there_o be_v two_o remain_v to_o empty_v out_o their_o golden_a oil_n as_o before_o that_o these_o must_v be_v such_o ordinance_n as_o be_v promise_v in_o the_o word_n to_o continue_v which_o be_v declare_v in_o this_o cessation_n above_o hence_o we_o may_v draw_v two_o observation_n first_o for_o the_o resolve_v of_o a_o grand_a paradox_n propound_v by_o the_o episcopalist_n and_o presbyterian_o against_o the_o separation_n viz._n how_o there_o can_v be_v conversion_n in_o a_o false_a church_n here_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v a_o temple_n within_o a_o woman_n zion_n and_o a_o feed_n by_o the_o witness_n where_o all_o the_o order_n be_v babylonish_n second_o that_o this_o more_o intrinsical_v dispensation_n be_v weak_a and_o spare_a and_o the_o saint_n under_o it_o in_o a_o low_a and_o almost_o famish_a condition_n amos_n 8.11_o 12._o their_o strength_n and_o perfection_n be_v then_o when_o this_o more_o internal_a work_n dilate_v and_o spread_v its_o virtue_n to_o the_o superficies_n therefore_o the_o way_n and_o journey_n of_o separation_n be_v not_o a_o retire_n in_o but_o a_o outgoing_a both_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o people_n isa_n 52.12_o revel_v 14.4_o mat._n 25.6_o and_o be_v compare_v by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o a_o spring_n mal._n 24.32_o 33._o as_o diffuse_v its_o vital_a sap_n more_o outward_o and_o blossom_a that_o magnificent_a kingdom_n of_o the_o marriage_n be_v liken_v to_o a_o summer_n luk._n 21.29_o 30_o 31._o the_o not_o observe_v this_o nor_o mark_v what_o ordinance_n be_v leave_v of_o god_n to_o be_v mere_o formal_a and_o what_o remain_v with_o some_o degree_n of_o power_n have_v occasion_v many_o to_o run_v into_o another_o extreme_a and_o draw_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o within_o its_o self_n as_o may_v stop_v all_o the_o expiration_n or_o out-breaking_n thereof_o and_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o highness_n bring_v man_n into_o a_o low_a condition_n then_o that_o of_o the_o antichristian_a stand_n that_o be_v a_o narrow_a and_o spare_a breathe_a there_o be_v a_o stifle_a and_o suffocate_a of_o the_o spirit_n as_o obstruct_v all_o its_o passage_n by_o which_o it_o shall_v reflow_v in_o its_o working_n out_o 4._o the_o last_o consideration_n be_v the_o time_n of_o this_o great_a desertion_n and_o loss_n when_o it_o begin_v how_o long_o it_o abide_v and_o the_o computation_n thereof_o this_o time_n can_v begin_v with_o the_o first_o trumpet_n as_o master_n brightman_n and_o other_o carry_v it_o but_o must_v receive_v its_o initiation_n with_o the_o five_o decipher_v in_o chap._n 9_o for_o 1._o it_o can_v be_v with_o any_o clearness_n of_o sense_n begin_v till_o the_o woman_n have_v take_v her_o full_a flight_n into_o the_o wilderness_n chap._n 12.6_o in_o the_o former_a trumpet_n two_o part_n in_o three_o of_o the_o visibility_n remain_v true_a and_o the_o star_n in_o five_o be_v in_o heaven_n till_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o by_o that_o apostasy_n all_o the_o externality_n of_o church-policy_n become_v
a_o earthy_a bottomless_a and_o babylonish_n wilderness_n now_o the_o woman_n can_v not_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n while_o her_o officer_n be_v in_o heaven_n but_o they_o must_v both_o fall_v together_o 2._o this_o mournful_a season_n emphatical_o style_v by_o our_o saviour_n the_o time_n of_o tribulation_n mark_v 13.24_o must_v initiate_v with_o the_o first_o of_o those_o three_o grand_a woe_n sound_v by_o the_o angel_n fly_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o begin_v with_o the_o five_o trumpt_v chap._n 8.13_o the_o former_a four_o be_v gradual_a preparation_n the_o five_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o that_o great_a defection_n time_n the_o begin_n of_o this_o time_n the_o same_o as_o i_o conceive_v take_v its_o exordium_n about_o the_o year_n 390_o after_o christ_n at_o the_o time_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o asian_a african_a and_o europian_n bishop_n obtain_v the_o priority_n and_o bishopric_n of_o the_o first_o seat_n 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not_o from_o believer_n as_o believer_n but_o from_o the_o powerful_a dispensation_n of_o chirst_n jesus_n and_o that_o when_o if_o sink_v and_o the_o same_o open_a wind_n before_o animate_v be_v withhold_v it_o must_v return_v to_o he_o the_o fountain_n whence_o at_o first_o it_o flow_v for_o every_o thing_n resolu_v into_o its_o principle_n but_o leave_v the_o primitive_a we_o may_v search_v the_o scripture_n treat_v of_o this_o last_o marriage_n to_o come_v and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o same_o pour_v of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o that_o first_o gospel-day_n 19.7_o gospel-day_n rev._n 11.2_o chap._n 19.7_o isa_n 32.13_o 14_o 15._o the_o joyous_a city_n shall_v lie_v desolate_a until_o the_o spirit_n be_v pour_v out_o from_o on_o high_a whereby_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v be_v a_o fruitful_a field_n and_o the_o fruitful_a field_n count_v for_o a_o forest_n also_o zech._n 17.10_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n 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the_o beast_n from_o who_o they_o distinguish_v in_o his_o rise_n foundation_n and_o whole_a latitude_n present_a whereby_o to_o know_v the_o way_n and_o walk_v now_o approve_v and_o to_o come_v so_o as_o to_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o zion_n and_o marriage_n which_o be_v terminus_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la the_o end_n scope_n or_o rest_a place_n which_o this_o their_o passage_n aim_v at_o a_o traveller_n have_v some_o apprehension_n of_o the_o place_n he_o travel_v to_o therefore_o have_v they_o their_o station_n on_o a_o glassy_a sea_n rev._n 15.2_o and_o be_v promise_v to_o see_v eye_n to_o eye_n when_o the_o lord_n return_v again_o zion_n isa_n 52.8_o this_o will_v be_v full_o at_o the_o upshot_n and_o yet_o so_o far_o for_o the_o present_a as_o to_o guide_v they_o in_o their_o walk_n and_o alm_n object_n you_o further_o charge_n against_o we_o that_o these_o prophecy_n be_v subject_a to_o various_a interpretation_n and_o that_o the_o mistake_n and_o difference_n 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