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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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