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into_o church-fellowship_n but_o now_o no_o man_n be_v able_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v so_o fill_v with_o smoke_n from_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o his_o power_n so_o then_o the_o meaning_n be_v upon_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n the_o church_n draw_v to_o primitive_a perfection_n both_o for_o light_n and_o life_n as_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o testimony_n shall_v be_v open_v that_o be_v large_a discovery_n of_o gospel-mystery_n so_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v shut_v as_o no_o entrance_n for_o man_n none_o but_o angel_n shall_v go_v in_o and_o out_o and_o though_o i_o be_o not_o of_o your_o opinion_n that_o this_o refer_v to_o the_o bless_a jerusalem-estate_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o forerunner_n and_o carry_v the_o character_n and_o likeness_n of_o that_o glorious_a time_n hence_o in_o part_n will_v be_v fulfil_v isa_n 35.8_o &_o 48.2_o joel_n 3.17_o isai_n 26.2_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o psal_n 15.1_o 2._o &_o 24.3_o 4._o isai_n 60.21_o rev._n 21.27_o &_o 22.15_o compare_v 1_o cor._n 3.3_o be_v you_o not_o carnal_a and_o walk_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o man_n now_o whereas_o mr._n tilling_n opinion_n be_v that_o saint_n before_o the_o vial_n begin_v shall_v not_o attain_v to_o that_o purity_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n enjoy_v before_o the_o corruption_n of_o antichrist_n creep_v into_o it_o i_o think_v otherwise_o and_o the_o scripture_n which_o he_o quote_v viz._n rev._n 4.6_o in_o my_o opinion_n be_v against_o he_o for_o then_o say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o primitive_a time_n there_o be_v a_o sea_n of_o glass_n clear_a as_o crystal_n here_o be_v a_o sea_n of_o glass_n but_o not_o yet_o so_o clear_a as_o crystal_n there_o be_v more_o in_o rev._n 15.2_o than_o a_o sea_n of_o glass_n for_o it_o be_v add_v mingle_v with_o fire_n now_o the_o reason_n why_o these_o word_n mingle_v with_o fire_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o chap._n 4.6_o it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o purity_n which_o the_o 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truth_n with_o time_n or_o certain_a reason_n prove_v that_o none_o of_o the_o seven_o last_o plague_n or_o vial_n be_v yet_o pour_v out_o neither_o will_v the_o time_n of_o their_o pour_v out_o begin_v till_o after_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o two_o witness_n and_o the_o forty_o two_o month_n of_o the_o beast_n reign_n be_v expire_v likewise_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o say_a reason_n with_o a_o reply_n further_o the_o author_n have_v here_o set_v down_o in_o a_o brief_a exposition_n his_o opinion_n of_o the_o first_o vial_n by_o john_n can_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n jer._n 51.10_o come_v let_v we_o declare_v in_o zion_n the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n dan._n 12.10_o but_o the_o wicked_a shall_v do_v wicked_o and_o none_o of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v understand_v but_o the_o wise_a shall_v understand_v london_n print_v by_o j.c._n for_o livewe_n chapman_n at_o the_o crown_n in_o popes-head-alley_n 1656._o to_o all_o the_o mourner_n in_o zion_n now_o wait_v by_o faith_n and_o 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but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 15.7_o &_o 4.6_o live_v creature_n or_o cherubim_n as_o ezek._n 1.5_o now_o this_o one_o i_o will_v not_o say_v as_o some_o do_v think_v to_o signify_v the_o first_o which_o be_v the_o lion_n in_o this_o place_n though_o in_o some_o place_n it_o do_v dan._n 10.13_o mar._n 16.2_o especial_o when_o we_o speak_v in_o order_n of_o number_n with_o other_o as_o rev._n 6.1_o but_o so_o it_o be_v not_o in_o rev._n 15.7_o wherefore_o here_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o the_o last_o as_o rev._n 21.9_o there_o come_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o angel_n be_v mean_v the_o last_o of_o the_o seven_o so_o here_o one_o of_o the_o live_a creature_n i_o do_v believe_v be_v mean_v the_o last_o of_o the_o four_o animal_n and_o so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n signify_v by_o bring_v up_o all_o with_o one_o or_o the_o one_o as_o the_o sum_n or_o utmost_a or_o conclude_v number_n of_o all_o beside_o this_o it_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o the_o description_n for_o the_o last_o 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fall_v from_o above_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o they_o under_o it_o hos_fw-la 8.1_o and_o there_o be_v no_o escape_v it_o the_o eagle_n fall_v sudden_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n say_v some_o upon_o his_o prey_n 7._o for_o that_o he_o be_v account_v the_o king_n of_o bird_n and_o so_o the_o vial_n be_v all_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n or_o the_o king_n of_o saint_n 8._o the_o eagle_n prey_n be_v blood_n or_o the_o carcase_n of_o they_o kill_v job_n 39.30_o where_o the_o slay_v be_v there_o be_v she_o luk._n 17.37_o and_o so_o he_o be_v the_o suitable_a administrator_n from_o the_o throne_n to_o give_v out_o the_o vial_n which_o turn_v water_n into_o blood_n and_o pour_v slaughter_n upon_o the_o beast_n follower_n 9_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o it_o be_v the_o eagle_n too_o by_o the_o content_n of_o what_o judgement_n he_o have_v to_o show_v in_o rev._n 6.7_o 8_o 9_o unto_o the_o end_n all_o bring_v what_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n or_o eagle_n say_v come_v 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