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and_o repair_v for_o even_o while_o it_o be_v christian_n it_o have_v two_o head_n one_o in_o the_o east_n at_o constantinople_n and_o another_o in_o the_o west_n at_o rome_n the_o difference_n that_o arise_v in_o their_o creed_n cause_v that_o the_o greek_a church_n can_v not_o unite_v with_o the_o latin_a yet_o these_o two_o empire_n do_v sometime_o mingle_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n in_o that_o they_o mutual_o assist_v each_o other_o with_o force_n when_o the_o eastern_a empire_n become_v mahometan_n it_o be_v then_o impossible_a to_o unite_v that_o empire_n with_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o west_n which_o be_v the_o papal_a nevertheless_o they_o have_v mingle_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n i._n e._n by_o the_o greek_n educate_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n with_o who_o the_o pope_n fill_v the_o greek_a church_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o turk_n for_o to_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v seminary_n maintain_v at_o rome_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v missionary_n send_v 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angel_n of_o god_n council_n isa_n 63._o 9_o the_o angel_n of_o his_o covenant_n malach._n 3._o 1._o and_o he_o who_o be_v call_v the_o eternal_a gen._n 18._o 31._o it_o be_v he_o indeed_o who_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o god_n whereby_o to_o mark_v the_o elect_a and_o this_o seal_n be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o we_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 24._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 13._o that_o whereby_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v we_o be_v seal_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n eph_n 3._o 30._o so_o that_o this_o angel_n can_v be_v none_o else_o but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v he_o alone_o who_o send_v the_o spirit_n joh._n 16._o 7._o and_o who_o know_v all_o the_o sheep_n who_o the_o father_n have_v give_v unto_o he_o joh._n 10._o 14._o vi_o illustration_n of_o the_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o which_o be_v seal_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n rev._n chap._n 7._o v._o 4._o and_o i_o hear_v the_o number_n of_o they_o which_o be_v seal_v and_o there_o be_v 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the_o tribe_n of_o dan._n this_o observation_n serve_v to_o overthrow_v all_o the_o reason_n which_o be_v allege_v for_o this_o omission_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o seek_v for_o any_o other_o reason_n of_o it_o but_o this_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n will_v retain_v the_o number_n of_o twelve_o because_o of_o a_o reference_n to_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n as_o have_v be_v already_o suggest_v in_o the_o forementioned_a illustration_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o 144000._o be_v seal_v in_o their_o forehead_n that_o imply_v that_o the_o elect_n shall_v make_v a_o open_a profession_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n who_o be_v the_o twelve_o patriarch_n of_o the_o christian_a
church_n they_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n seal_v of_o the_o spirit_n but_o outward_o they_o have_v no_o other_o mark_n save_v that_o of_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o mark_n that_o be_v in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v know_v of_o god_n and_o by_o that_o in_o their_o forehead_n they_o be_v know_v of_o man_n vii_o illustration_n of_o the_o multitude_n which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v that_o stand_v before_o the_o lamb_n with_o palm_n of_o their_o felicity_n and_o whence_o they_o come_v rev._n chap._n 7._o v._o 9_o after_o this_o i_o behold_v and_o lo_o a_o great_a multitude_n which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v of_o all_o nation_n and_o kindred_n and_o people_n and_o tongue_n stand_v before_o the_o throne_n and_o before_o the_o lamb_n clothe_v with_o white_a robe_n and_o palm_n in_o their_o hand_n v._o 10._o and_o they_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n say_v salvation_n to_o our_o god_n which_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o unto_o 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 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trumpet_n and_o of_o the_o angel_n who_o cast_v the_o censer_n into_o the_o earth_n rev._n chap._n 8._o 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 v._o 3._o and_o another_o angel_n come_v and_o stand_v at_o the_o altar_n have_v a_o golden_a censer_n and_o there_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o much_o incense_n that_o he_o shall_v offer_v it_o with_o the_o prayer_n of_o all_o saint_n upon_o the_o golden_a altar_n which_o be_v before_o the_o throne_n v._o 4._o and_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o incense_n which_o come_v with_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n ascend_v up_o before_o god_n out_o of_o the_o angel_n hand_n v._o 5._o and_o the_o angel_n take_v the_o
have_v be_v grow_v young_a again_o we_o may_v very_o rational_o form_v such_o a_o idea_n of_o the_o papal_a or_o antichristian_a empire_n but_o we_o may_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_n go_v a_o little_a further_o than_o the_o historian_n florus_n have_v do_v and_o ascend_v to_o the_o very_a conception_n of_o this_o antichristian_a kingdom_n for_o it_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n paul_n because_o he_o write_v to_o the_o thessalonian_n 2_o ep._n chap._n 2._o v._n 7._o that_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v then_o work_n it_o be_v then_o as_o a_o embryo_n and_o a_o foetus_fw-la but_o it_o begin_v to_o stir_v in_o the_o second_o century_n when_o victor_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n upon_o a_o very_a frivolous_a occasion_n namely_o about_o the_o day_n on_o which_o easter_n shall_v be_v keep_v excommunicate_v the_o church_n of_o asia_n but_o he_o be_v too_o feeble_a to_o continue_v and_o justify_v what_o he_o have_v do_v after_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o 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whole_a day_n without_o show_v the_o least_o regard_n to_o his_o dignity_n and_o when_o he_o have_v admit_v he_o to_o audience_n treat_v he_o with_o the_o like_a haughtiness_n that_o the_o most_o absolute_a master_n will_v treat_v the_o mean_a domestical_a servant_n it_o be_v manhood_n extend_v from_o thence_o until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o great_a schism_n which_o endure_v 50_o year_n and_o be_v at_o last_o end_v by_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n in_o the_o year_n 1415._o and_o then_o begin_v its_o old_a age_n which_o be_v now_o so_o far_o advance_v that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v decrepit_a and_o extreme_o feeble_a and_o to_o have_v as_o it_o be_v one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_a xxix_o illustration_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n rev._n chap._n xx._n v._o 7._o and_o when_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v expire_v satan_n shall_v be_v loose_v out_o of_o his_o prison_n v._o 8._o and_o shall_v go_v out_o to_o deceive_v the_o nation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n gog_n and_o magog_n to_o gather_v they_o together_o to_o battle_n the_o number_n of_o who_o be_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea._n v._o 9_o and_o they_o go_v up_o on_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o compass_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n about_o and_o the_o belove_a city_n and_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o v._o 10._o and_o the_o devil_n that_o deceive_v they_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n where_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v torment_v day_n and_o night_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o destruction_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v not_o to_o arrive_v until_o after_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o satan_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o till_o after_o the_o millennian_a peace_n of_o the_o church_n we_o can_v discourse_v of_o it_o otherway'_v than_o by_o conjecture_n this_o prediction_n be_v unquestionable_o the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o ezekiel_n for_o there_o have_v not_o hitherto_o be_v any_o defeat_n like_o unto_o that_o which_o ezekiel_n chap._n 39_o relate_v concern_v gog_n and_o magog_n which_o he_o represent_v to_o be_v such_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v seven_o month_n in_o bury_v their_o dead_a body_n and_o that_o the_o fire_n in_o which_o their_o arm_n be_v burn_v shall_v last_v seven_o year_n v_o 9_o 12._o since_o ezekiel_n time_n until_o this_o day_n there_o have_v be_v see_v nothing_o proportionable_a unto_o it_o nor_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o whole_a know_a world_n that_o come_v near_o it_o this_o then_o be_v a_o seal_a prophecy_n we_o must_v wait_v for_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o till_o it_o come_v to_o be_v accomplish_v nor_o will_v it_o be_v fulfil_v until_o after_o satan_n imprisonment_n and_o the_o church_n rest_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o until_o after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n who_o be_v in_o this_o vision_n suppose_v to_o be_v in_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n so_o that_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o st._n john_n do_v only_o repeat_v the_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n for_o as_o ezekiel_n do_v not_o relate_v the_o destruction_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n until_o after_o he_o have_v describe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n so_o st._n john_n do_v not_o treat_v of_o this_o affair_n till_o after_o the_o description_n of_o the_o church_n re-establishment_n and_o of_o her_o peace_n for_o a_o 1000_o year_n and_o as_o ezekiel_n represent_v the_o people_n of_o god_n before_o they_o come_v to_o be_v assault_v by_o gog_n and_o magog_n as_o a_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o entire_a peace_n that_o dwell_v void_a of_o fear_n and_o who_o have_v neither_o wall_n nor_o gate_n nor_o barrs_n and_o who_o without_o be_v trouble_v look_v after_o their_o herd_n and_o their_o field_n so_o st._n john_n do_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n represent_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o 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