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and_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v here_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v crucify_v at_o rome_n and_o they_o of_o the_o people_n and_o kindred_n &_o tongue_n 9_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o gentile_n shall_v see_v their_o corpse_n three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a and_o shall_v not_o suffer_v their_o corpse_n to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o grave_n hitherto_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o rage_n of_o antichrist_n against_o the_o two_o witness_n now_o further_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v of_o the_o malice_n and_o fury_n of_o all_o his_o adherent_n that_o be_v all_o papist_n atheist_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o blind_a people_n and_o seduce_v multitude_n which_o do_v allow_v the_o pope_n cruelty_n in_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o they_o do_v testify_v the_o allowance_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o pope_n fact_n and_o also_o their_o own_o malice_n and_o madness_n against_o they_o in_o this_o that_o they_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v they_o the_o honour_n of_o burial_n but_o cast_v out_o 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prophet_n say_v in_o thy_o presence_n be_v the_o fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o 6._o verse_n 6._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o these_o word_n be_v faithful_a and_o true_a and_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o holy_a prophet_n send_v his_o angel_n to_o show_v unto_o his_o servant_n the_o thing_n which_o must_v short_o be_v fulfil_v 7._o verse_n 7._o behold_v i_o come_v short_o blessed_n be_v he_o that_o keep_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o book_n 8._o verse_n 8._o and_o i_o be_o john_n which_o see_v and_o hear_v these_o thing_n and_o when_o i_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v i_o fall_v down_o to_o worship_n before_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o angel_n which_o show_v i_o these_o thing_n 9_o verse_n 9_o but_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o see_v thou_o do_v it_o not_o for_o i_o be_o thy_o fellow-servant_n and_o of_o thy_o brethren_n the_o prophet_n and_o of_o they_o which_o keep_v the_o word_n of_o this_o book_n worship_n god_n in_o these_o four_o verse_n be_v four_o principal_a reason_n bring_v to_o confirm_v and_o ratify_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o book_n the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v the_o affirmation_n of_o the_o angel_n the_o second_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n the_o three_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n pronounce_v they_o bless_a which_o keep_v this_o prophecy_n the_o four_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o saint_n john_n who_o hear_v and_o see_v these_o thing_n but_o because_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n i_o have_v more_o at_o large_a handle_v this_o argument_n and_o these_o same_o verse_n therefore_o here_o i_o do_v of_o purpose_n relinquish_v they_o and_o that_o also_o of_o john_n adoration_n and_o the_o angel_n refusal_n be_v thing_n most_o manifest_a and_o easy_a to_o understand_v and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o 10._o verse_n 10._o seal_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o book_n for_o the_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n he_o that_o be_v 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of_o this_o book_n to_o all_o people_n and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o conceal_v it_o or_o keep_v it_o close_o as_o former_o have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o epistle_n here_o be_v a_o further_a admonition_n that_o they_o which_o be_v unrighteous_a shall_v be_v unrighteous_a still_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v no_o allowance_n or_o encouragement_n grant_v unto_o wicked_a man_n to_o continue_v in_o their_o evil_a way_n but_o be_v rather_o a_o terrible_a threat_n if_o we_o take_v all_o the_o word_n together_o in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o man_n will_v needs_o continue_v in_o their_o filthiness_n yet_o certain_o christ_n will_v come_v short_o and_o reward_v they_o according_a to_o their_o work_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v a_o phrase_n of_o speech_n which_o they_o call_v a_o ironical_a concession_n as_o in_o another_o place_n the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o the_o young_a man_n 6.45_o eccles_n 11._o 1_o kin._n 22.15_o matth._n 6.45_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n but_o know_v that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o unto_o judgement_n so_o likewise_o in_o other_o place_n after_o this_o here_o be_v blessedness_n pronounce_v upon_o all_o such_o as_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o their_o right_n be_v in_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n not_o mean_v thereby_o that_o their_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o right_n in_o christ_n but_o only_o a_o effect_n or_o consequence_n for_o our_o good_a work_n do_v not_o go_v before_o as_o cause_n of_o our_o justification_n but_o follow_v after_o as_o declaration_n of_o the_o same_o for_o by_o do_v we_o be_v not_o make_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o only_o declare_v to_o be_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n and_o as_o for_o the_o keep_v the_o commandment_n we_o do_v it_o not_o in_o such_o perfection_n as_o god_n justice_n require_v but_o 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