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their_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a comfort_n because_o they_o have_v put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o two_o prophet_n that_o their_o whoredom_n and_o profanation_n may_v not_o be_v reprove_v then_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v great_a torment_n to_o the_o wicked_a nor_o more_o unsavoury_a to_o they_o that_o perish_v verse_n 11._o and_o after_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n enter_v into_o they_o and_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n and_o great_a fear_n fall_v upon_o all_o that_o see_v they_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o death_n and_o extermination_n of_o antichrist_n by_o way_n of_o dependencie_n consist_v the_o life_n and_o resurrection_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o scripture_n the_o spirit_n foreshow_v that_o after_o the_o reign_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o here_o as_o in_o the_o nine_o verse_n be_v determine_v by_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a god_n will_v raise_v up_o faithful_a and_o prudent_a priest_n 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antichrist_n darkness_n the_o abominable_a and_o desolate_a profanation_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o have_v so_o long_a time_n overcast_v the_o earth_n be_v in_o such_o sort_n discover_v that_o the_o very_a root_n of_o his_o throne_n and_o usurp_a authority_n be_v dangerous_o shake_v which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n close_o fold_v up_o in_o say_v there_o be_v make_v a_o great_a earthquake_n and_o further_a fore_n show_v that_o out_o of_o this_o concussion_n there_o shall_v arise_v so_o great_a defection_n that_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o worshipper_n shall_v revolt_v from_o he_o and_o that_o this_o revolt_n and_o defection_n must_v cost_v the_o life_n of_o many_o thousand_o man_n which_o the_o spirit_n utter_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o speech_n strange_a to_o we_o butusual_a with_o the_o scripture_n call_v man_n name_n of_o man_n as_o chap._n 3._o 4._o and_o mean_v by_o seven_o thousand_o many_o thousand_o use_v the_o determinate_a number_n of_o seven_o indefinite_o and_o for_o a_o 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