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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 do_v it_o in_o work_n or_o practice_v and_o in_o word_n also_o though_o not_o in_o word_n altogether_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o it_o belong_v to_o minister_n prophesia_n est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la tum_fw-la verbis_fw-la tum_fw-la fact_n be_v verum_fw-la afferre_fw-la non_fw-la impugnationem_fw-la convitlum_fw-la vel_fw-la cavillationem_fw-la infer_v for_o they_o that_o prefer_v truth-opposing-contradiction_n or_o prefer_v not_o the_o truth_n conform_v to_o god_n command_n prophesy_v not_o or_o at_o least_o fill_v that_o golden_a vial_n their_o power_n and_o gift_n to_o prophesy_v with_o the_o plague_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o second_o other_o also_o perhaps_o true_a saint_n fill_v the_o golden_a vial_n of_o the_o gospel-witness_n with_o self-destroying_a temporal_a plague_n so_o a_o certain_a prophet_n say_v to_o a_o man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n smite_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o the_o man_n perhaps_o in_o favour_n to_o he_o as_o a_o prophet_n refuse_v 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 day_n death_n mourn_v famine_n fire_n chap._n 18.2_o 8._o a_o few_o sincere_a saint_n in_o that_o city_n stand_v and_o that_o city_n support_v by_o their_o stand_n stand_v firm_a a_o few_o sincere_a saint_n fall_v and_o babylon_n the_o great_a fall_v by_o their_o fall_n fall_v temporal_o by_o their_o spiritual_a fall_n in_o part_n their_o fall_n though_o but_o in_o part_n fill_v the_o vial_n of_o her_o faithful_a witness_n their_o reproof_n and_o prophecy_n with_o the_o plague_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o they_o pour_v forth_o upon_o that_o fall_a city_n true_a saint_n thus_o fill_v the_o golden_a vial_n of_o the_o witness_n with_o plague_n against_o themselves_o against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n against_o all_o man_n if_o while_o they_o sound_v their_o trumpet_n they_o shut_v their_o ear_n or_o be_v hearer_n of_o the_o word_n only_o not_o doer_n of_o it_o or_o do_v it_o careless_o or_o inconform_v to_o god_n command_n if_o they_o forget_v judgement_n mercy_n faith_n
and_o mind_n more_o the_o tthe_n of_o mint_n and_o cummin_n if_o they_o deny_v the_o witness_n their_o due_a honour_n or_o due_a maintenance_n or_o tread_v they_o or_o their_o testimony_n under_o their_o foot_n by_o a_o careless_a disregard_n or_o dilatory_a neglect_n of_o it_o or_o they_o three_o the_o anti-christian_n world_n fill_v the_o golden_a vial_n of_o the_o witness_n with_o plague_n and_o wrath_n against_o themselves_o when_o they_o design_n or_o seek_v to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o eliah_n prophesy_v the_o death_n of_o ahaziah_n then_o the_o captain_n of_o fifty_n fill_v that_o vial_n by_o attempt_v against_o he_o full_a of_o god_n wrath_n against_o themselves_o for_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o and_o their_o fifty_n 2_o king_n 1._o so_o if_o any_o man_n will_v hurt_v his_o antitype_n the_o gospel_n witness_n fire_n proceed_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n and_o devour_v their_o enemy_n that_o be_v they_o fill_v their_o golden_a 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