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a_o man_n may_v take_v any_o oath_n make_v any_o promise_n answer_v any_o question_n direct_o and_o plain_o according_a to_o the_o word_n propose_v and_o yet_o mean_v no_o such_o thing_n or_o the_o contrary_a keep_v another_o sense_n or_o intent_n in_o their_o mind_n garnet_n and_o tresmond_n two_o jesuit_n that_o be_v in_o the_o powder_n plot_n be_v examine_v apart_o tresmond_n say_v he_o have_v not_o see_v or_o speak_v with_o garnet_n for_o 14._o year_n before_o garnet_n confess_v that_o they_o two_o walk_v and_o discourse_v together_o in_o moorefield_n london_n about_o four_o month_n before_o they_o be_v take_v be_v ask_v what_o his_o fellow_n mean_v to_o say_v they_o have_v not_o meet_v so_o long_a a_o time_n he_o answer_v i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v to_o equivocate_v and_o this_o be_v excuse_n enough_o thus_o all_o bond_n of_o humane_a society_n
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be_v prophesy_v rev._n 17.16_o that_o the_o ten_o king_n that_o give_v their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n i.e._n some_o of_o they_o shall_v take_v the_o whore_n eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n chap._n 18.2_o a_o angel_n again_o foretell_v that_o babylon_n shall_v be_v cast_v down_o with_o violence_n as_o a_o great_a millstone_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o never_o rise_v again_o which_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v also_o say_v v._n 2_o 3._o as_o it_o be_v of_o old_a babylon_n that_o all_o unclean_a and_o hateful_a bird_n shall_v lodge_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o rome_n v._n 4_o 5._o christ_n command_v his_o people_n to_o come_v out_o of_o she_o that_o they_o may_v not_o partake_v of_o her_o plague_n v._n 6._o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v the_o executioner_n of_o god_n wrath_n upon_o she_o and_o to_o reward_v her_o double_a for_o all_o that_o she_o have_v do_v to_o they_o v._n 8_o 9_o some_o of_o the_o king_n that_o still_o adhered_a to_o she_o with_o other_o of_o all_o sort_n be_v describe_v to_o make_v great_a lamentation_n over_o she_o when_o they_o behold_v the_o smoke_n of_o her_o burn_a and_z chap._n 19_o be_v a_o triumphant_a song_n of_o the_o church_n for_o christ_n victory_n over_o babylon_n and_o their_o deliverance_n from_o she_o these_o thing_n be_v certain_a and_o show_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v deliver_v both_o from_o the_o seduction_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o pope_n some_o time_n before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o thousand_o year_n peace_n of_o the_o church_n foretell_v chap._n 20._o be_v to_o succeed_v the_o fall_n of_o rome_n all_o other_o conjecture_n about_o it_o be_v already_o confute_v by_o the_o event_n and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o heaven_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o that_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v to_o make_v insurrection_n against_o the_o church_n a_o little_a before_o the_o thousand_o year_n expire_v and_o the_o general_a judgement_n be_v describe_v to_o follow_v soon_o after_o use_v 1_o this_o shall_v keep_v man_n from_o embrace_v and_o persuade_v they_o to_o forsake_v the_o romish_a religion_n it_o be_v as_o all_o other_o carnal_a thing_n be_v a_o perish_a religion_n that_o church_n christ_n have_v promise_v to_o destroy_v and_o that_o with_o a_o desolation_n proportionable_a to_o all_o the_o magnificence_n and_o pomp_n she_o have_v enjoy_v with_o a_o overthrow_n that_o shall_v make_v a_o change_n as_o if_o the_o world_n be_v end_v 2._o let_v the_o godly_a strengthen_v their_o patience_n in_o bear_v all_o her_o violence_n and_o persecution_n there_o be_v a_o appoint_a end_n rome_n shall_v as_o certain_o fall_v and_o her_o power_n and_o policy_n be_v break_v as_o old_a babylon_n be_v ruin_v which_o be_v once_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v hold_v the_o empire_n near_o fourteen_o hundred_o year_n long_o than_o rome_n shall_v the_o blood_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v revenge_v upon_o rome_n abundant_o rev._n 18.7_o 8._o and_o they_o shall_v have_v abundant_a joy_n in_o her_o destruction_n and_o their_o own_o deliverance_n even_o such_o as_o israel_n have_v when_o they_o be_v escape_v out_o of_o egypt_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o see_v all_o their_o enemy_n dead_a on_o the_o shore_n rev._n 15.2_o 3_o 4._o 3._o the_o godly_a both_o minister_n and_o people_n shall_v be_v encourage_v to_o oppose_v and_o strive_v against_o popery_n to_o the_o utmost_a their_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a christ_n will_v consume_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n by_o his_o word_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o in_o time_n engage_v the_o prince_n that_o now_o favour_v she_o to_o destroy_v she_o the_o preach_v and_o write_v of_o godly_a minister_n the_o endeavour_n and_o suffering_n of_o godly_a people_n be_v so_o many_o testimony_n against_o rome_n and_o do_v weaken_v her_o interest_n and_o shall_v in_o time_n be_v all_o revive_v and_o prevail_v for_o her_o ruin_n notwithstanding_o all_o her_o art_n and_o force_n and_o cruelty_n to_o preserve_v herself_o of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o pledge_n in_o that_o by_o these_o mean_v many_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n have_v already_o forsake_v she_o 4._o though_o there_o be_v no_o power_n and_o strength_n to_o defend_v the_o church_n and_o the_o truth_n though_o few_o shall_v be_v valiant_a for_o it_o fear_v not_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n will_v turn_v about_o the_o heart_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n to_o hate_v the_o whore_n in_o due_a time_n the_o work_n be_v christ_n own_o he_o have_v undertake_v it_o and_o who_o can_v resist_v his_o spirit_n when_o he_o will_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n it_o seem_v that_o rome_n shall_v have_v great_a probability_n of_o prevail_v over_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o great_a confidence_n of_o her_o own_o prosperity_n immediate_o before_o her_o fall_n rev._n 18.7_o 8._o she_o say_v in_o 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word_n by_o who_o he_o shall_v be_v destroy_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o art_n and_o policy_n to_o preserve_v himself_o his_o come_n say_v the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o appear_v and_o attain_v supremacy_n in_o the_o church_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o effectual_a work_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o devil_n never_o show_v so_o much_o art_n and_o contrivance_n in_o the_o erect_n of_o any_o power_n or_o state_n as_o in_o that_o of_o the_o popedom_n for_o beside_o force_v the_o usual_a method_n whereby_o the_o four_o former_a great_a monarchy_n be_v raise_v and_o preserve_v which_o also_o the_o pope_n make_v use_v of_o here_o be_v other_o peculiar_a method_n suit_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o religious_a monarchy_n or_o tyranny_n under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n these_o be_v all_o power_n sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n which_o be_v various_a expression_n of_o miracle_n and_o miraculous_a operation_n to_o gain_v credit_n to_o their_o doctrine_n and_o pretence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o all_o unrighteous_a deceit_n and_o cheat_n as_o moses_n approve_v and_o confirm_v his_o law_n and_o institution_n by_o miracle_n and_o wonder_n and_o christ_n with_o his_o apostle_n confirm_v the_o gospel_n with_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o divers_a miracle_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n heb._n 2.4_o so_o antichrist_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v his_o power_n error_n and_o superstition_n by_o miracle_n sign_n and_o wonder_n so_o the_o word_n here_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v but_o the_o difference_n be_v great_a betwixt_o they_o the_o miracle_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v real_a weighty_a and_o useful_a thing_n frequent_a and_o innumerable_a apparent_a to_o all_o the_o world_n expose_v