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in_o his_o own_o personal_a case_n joh._n 19_o 11._o and_o as_o power_n be_v give_v from_o above_o against_o that_o great_a master_n &_o lord_n so_o be_v it_o also_o give_v to_o they_o to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o overcome_v they_o rev._n 13._o 7._o but_o though_o at_o present_a they_o be_v so_o overset_v by_o worldly_a power_n that_o they_o can_v work_v any_o deliverance_n in_o the_o earth_n neither_o do_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n fall_v before_o they_o isa_n 26._o 18._o yet_o at_o this_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n he_o will_v call_v up_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o these_o his_o crucify_a saint_n and_o faithful_a witness_n not_o only_o into_o a_o state_n of_o security_n from_o the_o destroyer_n but_o into_o a_o sing_n and_o triumph_v condition_n ver_fw-la 19_o thy_o dead_a man_n shall_v live_v together_o with_o my_o dead_a body_n shall_v they_o arise_v awake_v and_o sing_v you_o that_o dwell_v in_o dust_n both_o these_o state_n of_o the_o true_a 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