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which_o be_v think_v so_o invincible_a that_o no_o humane_a power_n can_v dissolve_v they_o yet_o as_o you_o have_v see_v the_o breath_n of_o their_o own_o general_n without_o one_o blow_n give_v without_o one_o drop_n of_o blood_n spill_v do_v blow_v away_o that_o indissoluble_a conceive_a parliament_n who_o member_n now_o be_v metamorphose_v from_o cruel_a tiger_n to_o most_o timorous_a hare_n that_o fly_v away_o from_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o hunter_n and_o thus_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v like_v as_o the_o smoke_n perish_v so_o do_v the_o lord_n drive_v away_o that_o cruel_a company_n and_o herein_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n do_v a_o work_n to_o his_o poor_a servant_n worthy_a of_o everlasting_a thanks_o and_o praise_n for_o remember_v we_o when_o we_o be_v in_o trouble_n &_o deliver_v we_o out_o of_o our_o distress_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v well_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n o_o that_o man_n will_v therefore_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n &_o show_v the_o wonder_n that_o he_o do_v for_o the_o child_n of_o man_n &_o special_o for_o this_o favour_n to_o dissipate_v &_o scatter_v so_o many_o hundred_o tyrant_n that_o will_v have_v entail_v the_o mastery_n both_o of_o church_n &_o kingdom_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o successor_n for_o ever_o to_o perpetuate_v the_o slavery_n of_o these_o nation_n far_o worse_a than_o the_o athenian_n under_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n be_v justin_n l._n 5._o versus_fw-la finem_fw-la 2._o the_o final_a and_o total_a destruction_n of_o the_o antichrist_n when_o to_o be_v 2._o though_o we_o acknowledge_v a_o threefold_a advent_n or_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o 1._o in_o humility_n when_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n the_o 2._o in_o power_n when_o by_o his_o spirit_n he_o do_v powerful_o regenerate_v his_o elect_a and_o protect_v they_o from_o all_o their_o enemy_n and_o destroy_v their_o ungodly_a adversary_n and_o his_o despiser_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o the_o 3._o in_o glory_n and_o majesty_n 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down_o and_o instead_o thereof_o raise_v flatter_a and_o false_a prophet_n and_o parasite_n to_o countenance_v he_o in_o his_o impiety_n but_o by_o some_o powerful_a strength_n that_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n shall_v work_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o servant_n beyond_o our_o capacity_n to_o conceive_v how_o as_o moses_n say_v one_o man_n shall_v chase_v a_o thousand_o and_o two_o put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n that_o shall_v rise_v against_o the_o antichrist_n to_o overthrow_v he_o yet_o we_o find_v two_o word_n in_o this_o expression_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o assure_v i_o that_o his_o utter_a destruction_n can_v be_v refer_v to_o any_o other_o come_v of_o christ_n judgement_n that_o the_o utter_a ruin_n and_o total_a destruction_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v not_o to_o be_v till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n then_o to_o his_o three_o and_o glorious_a come_n to_o the_o last_o judgement_n for_o 1._o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o abolish_v to_o make_v to_o cease_v to_o be_v and_o inanem_fw-la reddere_fw-la and_o to_o render_v he_o void_a the_o word_n be_v compound_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ocior_fw-la to_o be_v at_o rest_n and_o be_v a_o word_n seldom_o find_v in_o classic_n author_n same_o two_o word_n prove_v the_o same_o but_o often_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o s._n paul_n as_o rom._n 7.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o now_o soluti_fw-la sumus_fw-la we_o be_v loosen_v or_o as_o the_o syriac_n have_v it_o aboliti_fw-la sumus_fw-la we_o be_v abolish_v from_o the_o law_n and_o in_o gal._n 5.4_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exclusi_fw-la estis_fw-la separati_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la you_o be_v make_v void_a and_o separate_v from_o christ_n whosoever_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n say_v beza_n and_o in_o 1._o cor._n 15.26_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o last_o enemy_n qui_fw-la abolebitur_fw-la say_v tremellius_n or_o qui_fw-la aboletur_fw-la say_v beza_n which_o shall_v be_v abolish_v and_o quite_o take_v away_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o be_v death_n so_o here_o the_o apostle_n by_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mean_v that_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o appearance_n will_v exclude_v separate_v abolish_v and_o quite_o take_v from_o himself_o and_o from_o his_o choose_a saint_n and_o servant_n this_o wicked_a antichrist_n and_o all_o his_o ungodly_a adherent_n that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o and_o this_o separation_n of_o the_o goat_n from_o the_o sheep_n and_o of_o the_o tare_n and_o darnel_n from_o the_o wheat_n be_v not_o make_v until_o christ_n shall_v set_v the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a hand_n and_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n because_o the_o tare_n shall_v not_o be_v weed_v and_o root_v up_o nor_o the_o wicked_a be_v make_v to_o cease_v to_o be_v but_o shall_v remain_v as_o the_o canaanite_n among_o the_o israelite_n and_o as_o the_o heretic_n faithful_a why_o the_o limb_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v still_o suffer_v to_o remain_v among_o the_o faithful_a that_o be_v once_o spring_v be_v never_o quite_o root_v out_o of_o the_o church_n but_o their_o proselyte_n remain_v more_o or_o less_o in_o one_o place_n or_o other_o continual_o to_o be_v as_o thorn_n in_o the_o side_n of_o god_n child_n to_o exercise_v their_o patience_n and_o to_o make_v they_o more_o watchful_a over_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o way_n while_o they_o walk_v and_o wander_v among_o such_o brier_n so_o shall_v the_o member_n of_o the_o antichrist_n remain_v among_o we_o and_o the_o final_a and_o total_a destruction_n and_o abolition_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o quite_o take_v away_o of_o all_o his_o limb_n head_n and_o foot_n root_n and_o branch_n that_o be_v the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o antichrist_n and_o all_o his_o follower_n and_o adherent_n can_v be_v understand_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v until_o christ_n shall_v come_v at_o the_o last_o day_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o they_o and_o to_o evacuate_v and_o bring_v to_o nothing_o both_o they_o and_o their_o device_n plot_n and_o success_n and_o to_o render_v vengeance_n unto_o they_o according_a to_o their_o just_a defert_n 2._o the_o other_o word_n that_o show_v the_o antichrist_n shall_v not_o be_v quite_o abolish_v 〈◊〉_d 2._o the_o other_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o destroy_v till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v he_o that_o be_v quite_o take_v he_o away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_n say_v our_o translation_n revelatione_fw-la adventus_fw-la svi_fw-la by_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o come_v say_v tremellius_n or_o illustri_fw-la adventu_fw-la svo_fw-la say_v beza_n by_o his_o illustrious_a or_o glorious_a come_n and_o this_o come_n of_o christ_n thus_o express_v can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o understand_v than_o of_o the_o last_o come_n to_o judgement_n for_o though_o each_o and_o every_o of_o the_o three_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v illustrious_a and_o glorious_a in_o some_o respect_n yet_o the_o proper_a title_n and_o the_o usual_a epithet_n of_o each_o come_n be_v that_o his_o first_o come_n 16._o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n be_v proper_o call_v his_o glorious_a come_n math._n 16._o be_v call_v his_o humble_a come_n or_o his_o come_n in_o humility_n his_o second_o come_v be_v style_v his_o gracious_a come_n or_o his_o come_n by_o his_o spirit_n to_o offer_v his_o grace_n unto_o we_o all_o and_o his_o three_o come_v be_v term_v his_o glorious_a come_n when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o