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notorious_a qualification_n or_o condition_n thereof_o for_o so_o we_o say_v the_o primitive_a church_n the_o apostatise_v church_n the_o reform_a church_n etc._n etc._n denote_v not_o their_o place_n but_o rather_o their_o time_n and_o quality_n which_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n if_o it_o be_v to_o express_v they_o will_v exhibit_v as_o so_o many_o church_n distinct_o situate_a 2._o but_o beside_o this_o it_o be_v far_a to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o omission_n of_o the_o appropriate_a these_o seven_o church_n to_o asia_n do_v also_o fair_o quit_v the_o mystical_a interpreter_n of_o give_v any_o account_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o that_o name_n it_o be_v omit_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n which_o i_o think_v worth_a the_o note_n tâ—â—â—_n all_o pretence_n of_o cavil_v may_v be_v take_v from_o they_o that_o may_v haply_o prove_v less_o satisfy_v with_o our_o give_v a_o account_n of_o that_o greek_a name_n from_o a_o 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not_o repeat_v in_o vain_a for_o these_o word_n i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o special_a correspondence_n to_o the_o reward_n promise_v in_o the_o 7._o verse_n he_o that_o will_v not_o labour_n shall_v not_o eat_v but_o he_o that_o labour_v very_o much_o and_o break_v not_o off_o by_o reason_n of_o any_o lazy_a faint_a or_o culpable_a lassitude_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n but_o beside_o this_o labour_n and_o patience_n in_o the_o high_a circumstance_n be_v here_o repeat_v the_o better_a to_o set_v off_o the_o present_a remissness_n of_o some_o in_o this_o ephesine_fw-la church_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 8._o nevertheless_o i_o have_v something_o 4._o against_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v leave_v thy_o first_o love_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grotius_n and_o dr._n hammond_n expound_v it_o because_o thou_o have_v remit_v of_o thy_o first_o love_n and_o so_o allow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 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roman_a as_o this_o sense_n plain_o imply_v the_o woman_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n elsewhere_o express_v it_o these_o thing_n say_v he_o that_o have_v the_o sharp_a sword_n with_o two_o edge_n christ_n be_v set_v out_o thus_o in_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o pergamn_n because_o this_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n understand_v and_o rellish_v by_o the_o divine_a spirit_n in_o we_o be_v the_o main_a weapon_n whereby_o the_o church_n in_o pergamus_n defend_v herself_o from_o the_o pergamenian_a corruption_n and_o so_o keep_v herself_o pure_a from_o the_o false_a gloss_n and_o unsound_a tradition_n of_o either_o superstitious_a man_n or_o crafty_a deceiver_n 5._o i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o where_o thou_o 13._o dwell_v even_o where_o satan_n seat_n be_v and_o thou_o hold_v fast_v my_o name_n and_o have_v not_o deny_v my_o faith_n even_o in_o those_o day_n wherein_o antipas_n be_v my_o faithful_a martyr_n who_o 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