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such_o a_o glory_n as_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o have_v dominion_n and_o glory_n as_o be_v say_v and_o which_o he_o will_v before_o his_o death_n the_o vision_n of_o to_o his_o saint_n john_n 17.24_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v where_o he_o be_v to_o behold_v his_o own_o glory_n not_o which_o he_o have_v with_o the_o father_n but_o that_o which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v he_o as_o mediator_n at_o the_o beast_n destruction_n dan._n 7.12_o 14._o and_o according_o rev._n 1._o there_o be_v a_o glorious_a description_n of_o his_o come_n at_o his_o kingdom_n and_o likewise_o rev._n 19.11_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n at_o his_o first_o come_v there_o be_v no_o form_n nor_o comeliness_n see_v by_o most_o in_o the_o world_n either_o in_o his_o person_n or_o outward_a condition_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n es_fw-ge 53.2_o he_o be_v call_v a_o king_n in_o scorn_n at_o his_o death_n and_o array_v like_o a_o king_n in_o mockery_n a_o 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and_o break_v in_o piece_n all_o those_o kingdom_n and_o c._n 7.23_o it_o shall_v devour_v the_o whole_a earth_n and_o tread_v it_o down_o and_o break_v it_o in_o piece_n observe_v the_o expression_n for_o that_o which_o be_v spiritual_a be_v prevalent_a and_o strong_a above_o that_o which_o be_v outward_a and_o temporal_a hence_o zac._n 4.6_o when_o the_o candlestick_n have_v its_o lamp_n supply_v with_o oil_n from_o the_o two_o olive_n tree_n christ_n there_o declare_v his_o church_n shall_v overcome_v not_o by_o power_n nor_o by_o may_v but_o by_o his_o spirit_n hence_o also_o he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v give_v power_n to_o his_o two_o witness_n that_o be_v prevalency_n to_o pprophecy_n though_o in_o sackcloth_n 1260_o day_n of_o year_n to_o consume_v the_o beast_n and_o bring_v he_o low_o rev._n 11._o the_o saint_n also_o overcome_v have_v wash_v their_o robe_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n by_o a_o spiritual_a powerful_a victory_n hence_o the_o faithful_a be_v style_v 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which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o christ_n reign_n with_o his_o saint_n a_o thousand_o year_n rev._n 20.4_o and_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o time_n in_o the_o same_o order_n of_o affair_n to_o be_v accomplish_v by_o christ_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o church_n and_o likewife_n rev._n 11.15_o relate_v to_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n when_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n will_v be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o god_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n as_o there_o he_o be_v praise_v for_o by_o it_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n and_o then_o judgement_n that_o be_v judicandi_fw-la potestas_fw-la power_n of_o judge_v will_v likewise_o be_v give_v to_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a as_o it_o be_v say_v dan._n 7.22_o and_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o dominion_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a dan._n 7.26_o 27._o answerable_a whereunto_o be_v that_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 27_o 28_o 29_o 30_o etc._n etc._n now_o what_o we_o read_v to_o be_v record_v of_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o daniel_n vision_n be_v sometime_o set_v down_o more_o general_o and_o sometime_o more_o particular_o as_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o make_v they_o know_v to_o he_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o church_n then_o and_o for_o the_o better_a and_o more_o orderly_a application_n of_o what_o be_v there_o more_o dark_o deliver_v to_o daniel_n to_o what_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v more_o full_o though_o mystical_o reveal_v to_o st._n john_n his_o belove_a disciple_n for_o his_o christian_a church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o say_a empire_n we_o shall_v by_o god_n gracious_a assistance_n endeavour_v to_o proceed_v in_o the_o ensue_a order_n first_o to_o set_v down_o what_o daniel_n set_v forth_o of_o the_o beginning_n and_o rise_v of_o that_o empire_n second_o of_o the_o time_n and_o continuance_n of_o it_o three_o of_o the_o 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