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lord_n my_o god_n shall_v come_v 5._o verse_n 5._o and_o all_o his_o saint_n with_o he_o and_o when_o the_o lord_n christ_n speak_v of_o his_o come_n to_o judge_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o deliver_v his_o people_n he_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n and_o again_o say_v john_n 24.30_o matth._n 24.30_o behold_v he_o come_v with_o cloud_n and_o every_o eye_n shall_v see_v he_o and_o they_o that_o pierce_v he_o mean_v the_o jew_n 1.7_o rev._n 1.7_o who_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o christ_n in_o this_o age_n and_o enoch_n the_o seven_o from_o adam_n say_v behold_v the_o lord_n come_v with_o 10000_o of_o his_o saint_n to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o all_o for_o their_o ungodly_a deed_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v etc._n etc._n ☜_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o witness_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v now_o in_o heaven_n be_v very_o fit_o resemble_v to_o cloud_n in_o a_o twofold_a respect_n they_o serve_v for_o the_o same_o end_n and_o 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glory_n of_o god_n his_o father_n the_o same_o glory_n which_o god_n show_v unto_o moses_n when_o he_o desire_v to_o see_v his_o glory_n which_o be_v call_v all_o his_o goodness_n or_o excellency_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o his_o attibute_n and_o in_o this_o glory_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o come_v at_o this_o time_n when_o he_o come_v in_o mystical_a cloud_n first_o 11.12_o rev._n 11.12_o he_o be_v say_v to_o come_v in_o power_n what_o great_a power_n do_v christ_n manifest_v in_o raise_v up_o his_o saint_n and_o witness_n from_o such_o a_o low_a state_n a_o state_n of_o death_n and_o to_o set_v they_o upon_o their_o foot_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o enter_v into_o they_o the_o year_n 1639._o and_o raise_v they_o up_o to_o heaven_n and_o cast_v their_o enemy_n out_o here_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o great_a power_n see_v 6._o rach._n 4_o 6._o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v not_o by_o power_n of_o a_o army_n or_o by_o the_o might_n of_o a_o fleshly_a arm_n be_v they_o raise_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n second_o 11.8_o rev._n 11.8_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n mercy_n do_v shine_v forth_o in_o deliver_v his_o saint_n and_o people_n which_o be_v in_o a_o such_o miserable_a condition_n who_o be_v slay_v and_o lay_v as_o dead_a man_n in_o the_o street_n of_o that_o spiritual_a sodom_n &_o their_o dead_a body_n not_o suffer_v to_o be_v put_v into_o grave_n for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o send_v his_o spirit_n of_o life_n into_o they_o &_o to_o set_v they_o upon_o their_o foot_n and_o to_o raise_v they_o up_o to_o heaven_n whereby_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o rage_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o make_v lord_n and_o judge_n over_o they_o to_o reward_v their_o enemy_n as_o they_o reward_v they_o yea_o to_o return_v they_o double_a 18.6_o rev._n 18.6_o oh_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n towards_o his_o poor_a servant_n three_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n wisdom_n be_v much_o see_v in_o this_o great_a 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verse_n 6._o in_o execute_v justice_n upon_o such_o a_o ancient_a enemy_n of_o the_o church_n which_o with_o his_o predecessor_n have_v be_v a_o enemy_n this_o 2300_o year_n almost_o and_o so_o cruel_a and_o malicious_a a_o enemy_n who_o have_v magnify_v himself_o to_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n yea_o 11._o dan._n 8.10_o 11._o to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o host_n and_o cast_v he_o from_o his_o throne_n take_v his_o crown_n from_o his_o head_n cast_v he_o and_o his_o spouse_n out_o of_o his_o house_n and_o temple_n stripâ—_n she_o of_o her_o robe_n and_o will_v have_v force_v she_o to_o commit_v spiritual_a fornication_n and_o break_v the_o church_n all_o to_o piece_n devour_v many_o of_o they_o and_o trample_v the_o rest_n under_o his_o foot_n and_o last_o of_o all_o slay_v the_o witness_n of_o christ_n and_o lay_v their_o dead_a body_n in_o the_o street_n not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v put_v into_o grave_n all_o this_o villainy_n have_v he_o do_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o for_o the_o people_n of_o the_o antichristian_a earth_n 17._o ya_fw-mi 4.16_o 17._o who_o he_o have_v reign_v over_o so_o long_o he_o have_v make_v the_o very_a earth_n to_o tremble_v and_o do_v shake_v kingdom_n the_o world_n he_o make_v as_o a_o wilderness_n and_o destroy_v the_o city_n thereof_o by_o his_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n and_o loose_v not_o the_o house_n of_o his_o prisoner_n do_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n justice_n and_o severity_n appear_v wonderful_o in_o the_o ruin_n and_o utter_v destruction_n of_o such_o a_o grand_a notorious_a cruel_a malicious_a and_o insolent_a a_o enemy_n as_o this_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o holiness_n in_o destroy_v such_o a_o filthy_a whore_n and_o strumpet_n as_o antichrist_n be_v 17.2_o rev._n 17.2_o who_o have_v commit_v spiritual_a fornication_n with_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v make_v drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o her_o fornication_n 15.4_o rev._n 15.4_o therefore_o 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