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which_o happy_o a_o little_a time_n may_v determine_v true_o most_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v a_o absolom_n spirit_n and_o say_v in_o our_o heart_n what_o will_v i_o do_v if_o i_o be_v in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o one_o case_n wherein_o our_o own_o heart_n wonderful_o deceive_v we_o yet_o if_o any_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a impulse_n of_o spirit_n at_o this_o time_n as_o it_o may_v be_v some_o have_v have_v since_o this_o dispensation_n of_o give_v in_o their_o testimony_n it_o be_v bâ—st_a to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n without_o judge_v each_o other_o concern_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n i_o will_v humble_o say_v thus_o much_o that_o iâ—_n they_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o their_o particular_a practice_n faithful_a to_o the_o light_n and_o
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about_o his_o sovereignty_n to_o rule_v the_o nation_n with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n break_v they_o in_o piece_n as_o a_o porter_n vessel_n at_o which_o time_n as_o some_o eminent_a witness_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v well_o state_v it_o the_o little_a stone_n cut_v out_o without_o hand_n the_o separate_a saint_n in_o the_o nation_n begin_v in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n to_o smiâ—e_v the_o image_n dan._n 2._o 39_o for_o the_o stone_n begin_v to_o smite_v upon_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o image_n the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a monarchy_n which_o roe_n upon_o the_o foot_n ver_fw-la 41._o be_v the_o sâ—me_n with_o the_o ten_o horn_n as_o dan._n 7._o and_o the_o stone_n smite_v break_n in_o piece_n &_o consume_a the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n open_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o stone_n and_o its_o smite_v v._o 44._o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o king_n shall_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n set_v up_o a_o kingdom_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n which_o shall_v 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last_o slay_v of_o the_o witness_n be_v not_o about_o the_o time_n mention_v for_o the_o reason_n hint_v and_o other_o may_v be_v give_v but_o rather_o that_o great_a sore_a blow_n upon_o the_o protestant_a interest_n to_o be_v fix_v upon_o that_o foot_n of_o account_n namely_o of_o the_o beast_n make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o overcome_v they_o rev._n 13._o 7._o which_o war_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o waldensian_a people_n he_o have_v be_v carry_v on_o and_o overcome_v they_o and_o so_o in_o bohemia_n germany_n &c_n &c_n upon_o which_o word_n be_v all_o the_o former_a war_n and_o victory_n of_o the_o beast_n to_o be_v state_v and_o not_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o last_o slaughter_n when_o the_o beast_n make_v war_n with_o the_o witness_n and_o kill_v they_o and_o overcome_v they_o which_o be_v after_o a_o full_a testimony_n have_v be_v finish_v to_o all_o the_o office_n work_n and_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n and_o then_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o influence_v by_o he_o rise_v up_o by_o the_o wise_a and_o holy_a permission_n and_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o bring_v about_o his_o own_o glorious_a design_n and_o slay_v the_o testimony_n lay_v it_o dead_a especial_o in_o a_o civil_a sense_n in_o that_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o city_n where_o the_o kill_v most_o eminent_o be_v which_o be_v where_o the_o most_o eminent_a testimony_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o spirit_n have_v be_v of_o any_o of_o the_o nation_n and_o so_o all_o public_a prophesy_a in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n and_o with_o a_o allow_a liberty_n become_v cut_v off_o &_o the_o public_a assemble_v of_o church_n suppress_v in_o that_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o city_n so_o that_o the_o work_n &_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v likely_a to_o arise_v a_o few_o year_n since_o in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o most_o of_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o nation_n lo_o it_o be_v lay_v dead_a &_o say_v 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