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the_o lamb._n v._o 11._o and_o all_o the_o angel_n etc._n etc._n v._o 12._o say_v amen_o blessing_n and_o glory_n and_o wisdom_n and_o thanksgiving_n &_o honour_n and_o power_n &_o may_v be_v unto_o our_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n v._o 13._o and_o one_o of_o the_o elder_n answer_v say_v unto_o i_o what_o be_v these_o which_o be_v array_v in_o white_a robe_n and_o whence_o be_v they_o v._o 14._o and_o i_o say_v unto_o he_o sir_n thou_o know_v and_o he_o say_v to_o i_o these_o be_v they_o which_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n and_o have_v wash_v their_o robe_n and_o make_v they_o white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb._n v._o 15._o therefore_o be_v they_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n in_o his_o temple_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n shall_v dwell_v among_o they_o v._o 16._o they_o shall_v hunger_n no_o more_o neither_o thirst_v any_o more_o neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n light_n on_o they_o nor_o any_o 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those_o who_o shall_v have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n and_o who_o shall_v reign_v a_o thousand_o year_n viii_o illustration_n of_o the_o silence_n in_o heaven_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n rev._n chap._n 8._o v._o 1._o and_o when_o he_o have_v open_v the_o seven_o seal_n there_o be_v silence_n in_o heaven_n about_o the_o space_n of_o half_a a_o hour_n v._o 2._o and_o i_o see_v the_o seven_o angel_n which_o stand_v before_o god_n and_o to_o they_o be_v give_v seven_o trumpet_n after_o that_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v overthrow_v and_o after_o that_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v establish_v by_o public_a authority_n and_o that_o a_o end_n be_v put_v to_o persecution_n st._n john_n see_v heresy_n and_o superstition_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o church_n but_o this_o do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v immediate_o there_o be_v a_o space_n before_o that_o have_v the_o face_n of_o a_o peace_n or_o truce_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v a_o a_o short_a interval_n that_o be_v it_o which_o have_v be_v already_o represent_v by_o the_o hold_v back_o of_o the_o four_o wind_n whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o five_o illustration_n and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o silence_n mention_v here_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o 7_o the_o seal_n for_o when_o no_o wind_n blow_v there_o be_v a_o general_a calm_a and_o a_o great_a silence_n in_o the_o air_n which_o be_v call_v heaven_n in_o scripture_n but_o in_o this_o place_n heaven_n signify_v the_o church_n and_o silence_n denote_v the_o peace_n that_o be_v establish_v under_o the_o reign_n of_o constantin_n call_v a_o silence_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n because_o that_o peace_n continue_v only_o for_o a_o few_o year_n so_o that_o if_o the_o hold_v the_o wind_n from_o blow_v signify_v a_o general_a peace_n the_o silence_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n mark_v the_o short_a while_n that_o it_o last_v ix_o illustration_n of_o the_o seven_o angel_n with_o the_o seven_o 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censer_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o fire_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o be_v voice_n and_o thundering_n and_o lighning_n and_o a_o earthquake_n have_v be_v use_v under_o the_o law_n for_o two_o use_n one_o be_v for_o war_n and_o to_o encourage_v the_o people_n to_o fight_v the_o other_o be_v for_o peace_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o a_o holy_a rejoice_n those_o speak_v of_o here_o be_v of_o the_o first_o sort_n the_o seven_o angel_n be_v the_o denouncer_n of_o those_o evil_n which_o god_n be_v to_o pour_v out_o upon_o the_o church_n to_o punish_v her_o decay_n in_o zeal_n and_o charity_n the_o other_o angel_n who_o stand_v before_o the_o golden_a altar_n with_o a_o golden_a censer_n be_v jesus_n christ_n that_o appear_v in_o the_o 7._o chap._n with_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n and_o appear_v now_o as_o a_o priest_n with_o a_o censer_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o a_o intercessor_n and_o his_o intercession_n appear_v here_o with_o 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that_o ensue_v upon_o the_o scatter_n of_o this_o fire_n do_v plain_o represent_v the_o strife_n quarrel_n and_o trouble_n which_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o constantin_n and_o his_o successor_n break_v out_o among_o the_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n who_o be_v give_v up_o to_o covetousness_n luxury_n and_o ambition_n raise_v such_o trouble_n as_o shake_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o open_v a_o door_n to_o antichristianism_n which_o do_v appear_v under_o the_o trumpet_n x._o illustration_n of_o the_o first_o trumpet_n and_o of_o the_o hail_v fire_n and_o blood._n rev._n chap._n 8._o v._o 1._o and_o the_o seven_o angel_n which_o have_v the_o seven_o trumpet_n prepare_v themselves_o to_o sound_v v._o 7._o and_o the_o first_o angel_n sound_v and_o there_o follow_v hail_n and_o fire_n mingle_v with_o blood_n and_o they_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v burn_v up_o and_o all_o green_a grass_n be_v burn_v up_o we_o find_v not_o in_o history_n any_o change_n that_o befall_v the_o church_n so_o near_o to_o the_o withhold_v the_o wind_n and_o to_o the_o silence_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n i._n e._n so_o near_o to_o the_o peaceable_a reign_n of_o constantin_n which_o either_o more_o open_v a_o door_n to_o antichristianism_n or_o which_o better_o correspond_v to_o this_o hail_v to_o this_o fire_n and_o to_o this_o blood_n cause_v by_o this_o first_o trumpet_n than_o that_o so_o much_o note_v heresy_n of_o arius_n 1_o arianism_n begin_v to_o lift_v up_o its_o head_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o constantin_n the_o church_n have_v no_o soon_o peace_n than_o the_o devil_n let_v loose_v this_o heretic_n to_o trouble_v she_o 2_o this_o heresy_n infect_v the_o whole_a empire_n the_o world_n say_v st._n jerom_n tremble_v and_o be_v amaze_v to_o see_v itself_o become_v arian_n it_o last_v near_o three_o hundred_o year_n many_o council_n be_v assemble_v to_o stop_v its_o course_n and_o it_o be_v in_o these_o council_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o supremacy_n which_o make_v he_o afterward_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o fear_v as_o the_o head_n the_o judge_n and_o the_o absolute_a monarch_n both_o of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o church_n 3_o the_o hail_n the_o fire_n and_o the_o blood_n do_v admirable_o agree_v to_o that_o heresy_n it_o be_v call_v hail_n by_o reason_n both_o of_o its_o violence_n and_o of_o the_o noise_n which_o it_o make_v and_o because_o of_o the_o barrenness_n and_o coldness_n which_o it_o beget_v in_o man_n heart_n out_o of_o which_o it_o drive_v away_o godliness_n and_o charity_n it_o be_v style_v fire_n because_o of_o the_o contention_n which_o it_o kindle_v and_o it_o be_v call_v blood_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o bloody_a persecution_n which_o it_o raise_v and_o whereas_o she_o three_o part_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o every_o green_a herb_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v burn_v up_o it_o be_v because_o more_o than_o one_o half_a of_o the_o pastor_n who_o be_v design_v by_o tree_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n signify_v by_o all_o green_a grass_n be_v infect_v with_o it_o xi_o illustration_n of_o the_o second_o trumpet_n a_o mountain_n burn_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o a_o three_o part_n of_o it_o become_v blood._n rev._n chap._n 8._o v._o 8._o and_o the_o second_o angel_n sound_v and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mountain_n burn_v with_o fire_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n become_v blood_n v._o 9_o and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v life_n die_v and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o ship_n be_v destroy_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o mountain_n do_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o prophet_n signify_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n thus_o mount_v zion_n signify_v the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god._n and_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v isaiah_n chap._n 2._o v._n 14._o that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v against_o all_o the_o high_a mountain_n that_o be_v against_o all_o nation_n though_o never_o so_o fierce_a and_o against_o all_o kingdom_n how_o powerful_a soever_o so_o that_o this_o burn_a mountain_n throw_v into_o the_o sea_n can_v be_v better_a explain_v than_o of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o goth_n visigoth_n ostrogoth_n vandal_n and_o gepid_n that_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o valens_n about_o the_o year_n 378._o break_v in_o like_o a_o inundation_n upon_o the_o roman_a empire_n destroy_v rome_n and_o who_o abolish_v the_o very_a name_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o the_o west_n about_o the_o year_n 547._o these_o nation_n be_v style_v a_o burn_a mountain_n because_o of_o their_o violence_n and_o of_o their_o swiftness_n this_o mountain_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n because_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o these_o nation_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o be_v a_o great_a sea_n a_o heap_n of_o many_o people_n 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