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year_n before_o whence_o it_o will_v be_v plain_a that_o this_o be_v the_o tax_n and_o time_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v viz._n in_o the_o year_n of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n according_a as_o the_o right_a epocha_n of_o daniel_n week_n require_v and_o the_o age_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v baptize_v of_o john_n demonstrate_v to_o be_v true_a see_v chap._n 8._o when_o the_o thing_n be_v bring_v so_o near_o even_o by_o profane_a history_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a the_o exquisite_a truth_n of_o it_o will_v reach_v to_o that_o which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v true_a by_o testimony_n divine_a but_o second_o it_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o same_o dion_n that_o such_o be_v the_o policy_n of_o augustus_n that_o he_o make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o government_n such_o as_o he_o receive_v of_o the_o senate_n which_o be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magister_fw-la correctorque_fw-la morum_fw-la which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o more_o fair_a and_o plausible_a title_n than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d censor_n and_o so_o for_o his_o be_v emperor_n that_o he_o use_v to_o resume_v this_o censorian_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o do_v the_o imperatorial_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o for_o a_o set_a time_n namely_o from_o ten_o year_n to_o ten_o year_n now_o the_o time_n of_o these_o resume_v power_n at_o a_o complete_a decennial_a interval_n follow_v the_o first_o of_o they_o the_o first_o tax_n of_o augustus_n begin_v agrippa_n be_v then_o his_o colleague_n but_o the_o latter_a viz._n the_o resumption_n of_o his_o imperatorial_n power_n follow_v the_o say_a tax_n transact_v and_o begin_v in_o the_o year_n when_o augustus_n be_v the_o seven_o time_n and_o agrippa_n the_o three_o time_n consul_n and_o end_n with_o the_o year_n when_o p._n cornelius_n lentulus_n and_o cn._n cornelius_n lentulus_n be_v consul_n as_o the_o other_o with_o the_o year_n before_o saturninus_n and_o vespillo_n be_v consul_n wherefore_o reckon_v on_o still_o by_o complete_a decennium_n the_o three_o decennium_fw-la from_o saturninus_n and_o vespillo_n of_o the_o censorian_a power_n will_v end_v in_o the_o year_n before_o the_o consulship_n of_o silius_n and_o munatius_n but_o the_o three_o of_o the_o imperatorial_n in_o that_o very_a year_n in_o which_o dion_n say_v that_o augustus_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o then_o enter_v upon_o the_o five_o ten-year_n of_o his_o imperial_a reign_n or_o government_n but_o now_o count_v backward_o from_o the_o year_n before_o inclusive_o his_o last_o ten_o year_n of_o censorian_a rule_n will_v reach_v into_o the_o year_n of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n the_o middle_a year_n in_o all_o likelihood_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n three_o the_o time-eaten_a name_n of_o the_o consul_n in_o that_o monumentum_n ancyranum_n abovementioned_a as_o riddle_v out_o by_o t._n l._n fair_o confirm_v that_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n be_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n for_o as_o he_o note_v well_o censorum_fw-la sinio_n choose_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o this_o in_fw-la consulatu_fw-la fi_n the_o former_a of_o these_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o asinius_n gallus_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o who_o be_v ten_o year_n before_o vinicius_n and_o alfinius_n because_o in_o dion_n lib._n 55._o neither_o in_o the_o consulship_n of_o drusus_n and_o crispinus_n immediate_o before_o he_o nor_o in_o tiberius_n and_o piso_n that_n immediate_o follow_v nor_o in_o his_o own_o be_v there_o any_o mention_n of_o any_o tax_n or_o lustral_a sacrifice_n wherewith_o they_o wont_v to_o be_v conclude_v to_o which_o i_o add_v it_o be_v say_v in_o that_o monument_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n nuper_fw-la lustrum_fw-la solus_fw-la feci_fw-la legi_fw-la censorum_fw-la sinio_n choose_fw-la it_o be_v at_o least_o twenty_o year_n from_o the_o erection_n of_o this_o monument_n by_o augustus_n to_o asinius_n gallus_n his_o consulship_n nuper_fw-la will_v be_v very_o improper_o apply_v in_o this_o case_n and_o circumstance_n but_o more_o natural_o to_o ten_o year_n late_a the_o true_a time_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n and_o therefore_o this_o sinio_n t._n l._n do_v not_o rash_o fancy_n to_o be_v for_o sentio_fw-la for_o the_o consul_n sentius_n saturninus_n which_o haply_o may_v proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o he_o that_o read_v this_o monument_n to_o the_o scribe_n that_o be_v to_o write_v it_o fair_a for_o the_o carver_n in_o stone_n pronounce_v the_o e_o in_o sentio_fw-la like_o a_o i_o as_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n of_o old_a serve_v for_o both_o e_o and_o i_o and_o in_o sundry_a word_n we_o may_v observe_v how_o e_o be_v change_v into_o i._o thus_o the_o jonians_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o derivation_n of_o word_n out_o of_o greek_a as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o say_v sicilia_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tingo_fw-la for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animus_n and_o the_o like_a which_o show_v how_o easy_o e_o runs_z into_o the_o sound_n of_o i._o whence_o we_o may_v fair_o conceive_v how_o either_o the_o reader_n sound_v sintio_n for_o sentio_fw-la or_o they_o be_v so_o near_o in_o sound_n the_o scribe_n take_v it_o for_o sintio_n and_o if_o we_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v a_o false_a pronunciation_n to_o sound_a s_n for_o t_o but_o that_o they_o pronounce_v it_o like_o the_o greek_a tau_n in_o old_a time_n before_o i_o as_o well_o as_o before_o other_o vowel_n and_o that_o this_o t_o after_o n_n be_v usual_o sound_v like_o d_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o it_o be_v sound_v by_o the_o reader_n sindio_n which_o d_o in_o this_o word_n make_v so_o faint_a a_o impress_n on_o the_o ear_n that_o the_o scribe_n may_v very_o well_o think_v the_o reader_n to_o he_o to_o say_v sinio_n and_o write_v so_o according_o and_o now_o for_o the_o latter_a in_fw-la consulatu_fw-la fi_n which_o all_o antiquary_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o desperate_a business_n to_o make_v sense_n of_o t._n l._n conceive_v the_o whole_a word_n be_v either_o alfinii_n or_o vinicii_n as_o if_o it_o be_v finicii_n for_o f_o and_o v_n consonant_n have_v muchwhat_o the_o same_o sound_n the_o digamma_n aeolicum_fw-la that_o be_v f_o be_v render_v by_o five_o consonant_n in_o latin_a word_n derive_v from_o the_o greek_a as_o from_o the_o aeolic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o latin_a vis_fw-fr vinum_fw-la vespera_fw-la and_o so_o the_o scribe_n may_v fancy_n he_o that_o read_v to_o he_o to_o have_v say_v finicii_n not_o vinicii_n and_o so_o to_o have_v write_v according_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o pick_v out_o sense_n out_o of_o old_a overworn_a marble_n monument_n from_o a_o eager_a desire_n of_o serve_v some_o hypothesis_n may_v just_o too_o often_o seem_v like_o the_o disease_n of_o young_a maid_n that_o have_v the_o green-sickness_n and_o 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postulatum_fw-la that_o we_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o sense_n of_o any_o passage_n of_o a_o prophecy_n whether_o it_o respect_v the_o epocha_n thereof_o or_o any_o other_o part_n to_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n that_o be_v least_o force_v or_o be_v most_o easy_a and_o natural_a and_o most_o plain_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n and_o that_o do_v the_o least_o or_o no_o violence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o that_o passage_n who_o sense_n be_v controvert_v this_o postulatum_fw-la be_v of_o itself_o so_o clear_o reasonable_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o make_v it_o more_o firm_a unless_o this_o ill_a consequence_n of_o deny_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o ever_o know_v when_o we_o have_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o any_o prophecy_n or_o indeed_o of_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n else_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o touchstone_n thereof_o the_o second_o postulatum_fw-la when_o historian_n disagree_v in_o their_o story_n or_o chronology_n forasmuch_o as_o 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which_o be_v dissonant_n thereto_o must_v necessary_o be_v false_a wherefore_o that_o historian_n that_o speak_v consonant_o and_o consistent_o with_o the_o infallible_a holy_a writ_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o so_o speak_v he_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v to_o speak_v true_a compare_v with_o the_o other_o that_o in_o the_o point_n contradict_v the_o holy_a writ_n or_o if_o one_o and_o the_o same_o historian_n speak_v repugnant_o to_o himself_o if_o one_o part_n of_o that_o repugnancy_n agree_v with_o the_o sacred_a text_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v the_o right_n the_o other_o a_o error_n or_o mistake_n now_o for_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o prophecy_n that_o respect_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o week_n the_o word_n be_v these_o dan._n 9.25_o know_v therefore_o and_o understand_v that_o from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o commandment_n to_o restore_v and_o build_v jerusalem_n unto_o the_o messiah_n the_o prince_n shall_v be_v seven_o week_n and_o threescore_o and_o two_o week_n the_o street_n shall_v be_v build_v again_o and_o the_o wall_n even_o in_o troublous_a time_n here_o the_o epocha_n be_v to_o be_v take_v without_o all_o controversy_n from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o a_o command_n or_o decree_n of_o which_o there_o be_v four_o one_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n another_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspis_n a_o three_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la and_o a_o four_o in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o the_o first_o decree_n and_o consequent_o the_o epocha_n from_o they_o be_v pitch_v so_o high_a that_o they_o fall_v many_o year_n short_a even_o of_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o they_o be_v plain_o shut_v out_o from_o any_o pretence_n of_o claim_n to_o be_v epocha_n of_o this_o prophecy_n the_o competition_n therefore_o be_v only_o betwixt_o the_o edict_n or_o decree_n give_v out_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la to_o ezra_n and_o that_o 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li._n fourteen_o query_n raise_v out_o of_o a_o letter_n write_v in_o favour_n of_o some_o passage_n of_o s._n e._n his_o remark_n with_o answer_n subjoin_v to_o each_o query_n i_o think_v to_o have_v conclude_v my_o paralipomena_fw-la prophetica_fw-la with_o the_o immediate_o forego_v chapter_n touch_v the_o triunity_n of_o the_o godhead_n but_o have_v a_o letter_n send_v unto_o i_o write_v in_o favour_n of_o some_o passage_n in_o s._n e._n his_o remark_n before_o my_o paralipomena_fw-la be_v print_v off_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o raise_v some_o query_n out_o of_o the_o same_o letter_n and_o answer_v to_o they_o and_o so_o conclude_v all_o with_o these_o query_n 1_o whether_o in_o those_o word_n rev._n 10.6_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v time_n no_o long_o time_n there_o signify_v the_o political_a order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o imply_v that_o in_o the_o millennial_a state_n all_o humane_a law_n and_o polity_n shall_v cease_v and_o the_o government_n be_v carry_v on_o mere_o by_o
the_o guidance_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o whether_o that_o voice_n rev._n 16.17_o from_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v do_v and_o the_o same_o voice_n rev._n 21.6_o do_v not_o answer_v to_o time_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o etc._n etc._n rev._n 10.6_o answ_n the_o true_a sense_n out_o of_o the_o original_a of_o that_o latter_a clause_n of_o rev._n chap._n 10._o v._n 6._o and_o of_o the_o follow_a verse_n be_v this_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o time_n save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o seven_o angel_n when_o he_o shall_v sound_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v make_v good_a in_o my_o note_n upon_o my_o exposition_n of_o that_o chapter_n and_o still_o further_o confirm_v by_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o remarker_n on_o the_o place_n so_o that_o no_o man_n of_o any_o competency_n of_o judgement_n can_v possible_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o exposition_n wherefore_o if_o time_n signify_v the_o political_a order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o world_n we_o be_v assure_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o angel_n that_o such_o government_n will_v continue_v all_o along_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o his_o swear_v there_o will_v be_v no_o long_o time_n save_v what_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n comprise_v imply_v that_o time_n which_o s._n e._n will_v have_v signify_v political_a government_n will_v continue_v all_o that_o trumpet_n long_o but_o now_o for_o the_o voice_n it_o be_v do_v in_o those_o place_n mention_v how_o it_o can_v answer_v to_o this_o place_n let_v any_o man_n of_o sense_n consider_v unless_o it_o be_v such_o a_o impertinent_a answer_n as_o be_v perstringe_v in_o that_o proverb_n which_o the_o way_n to_o london_n a_o poke_n full_a of_o plum_n the_o mention_a voice_n it_o be_v do_v tho_o time_n here_o signify_v political_a order_n and_o government_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o confirm_v that_o notion_n for_o rev._n 16.17_o it_o signify_v nothing_o but_o assurance_n of_o success_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n under_o the_o seven_o vial._n and_o rev._n 21.6_o the_o assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n on_o earth_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v as_o sure_a as_o if_o it_o be_v do_v already_o and_o therefore_o he_o present_o add_v i_o be_o alpha_n and_o omega_n etc._n etc._n as_o intimate_v his_o ability_n certain_o to_o effect_v it_o query_n 2._o whether_o the_o plague_n inflict_v by_o the_o witness_n be_v not_o inflict_v during_o their_o 1260_o day_n prophesy_v chap._n 11.6_o and_o therefore_o the_o same_o with_o the_o six_o first_o plague_n there_o be_v no_o other_o actual_o inflict_v plague_n prefigure_v but_o they_o this_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o remark_n pag._n 119._o answ_n this_o be_v make_v a_o query_n because_o the_o abovementioned_a letter_n pretend_v allegation_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o affirmative_a thereof_o as_o that_o most_o of_o the_o first_o six_o plague_n be_v expire_v before_o the_o witness_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v and_o that_o also_o those_o plague_n belong_v to_o the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n which_o the_o prophesy_a of_o the_o witness_n do_v not_o and_o be_v inflict_v by_o barbarous_a nation_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o prophesy_a of_o the_o witness_n and_o the_o six_o first_o plague_n or_o trumpet_n be_v synchronal_a according_a to_o mr._n mede_n and_o the_o truth_n itself_o and_o therefore_o none_o of_o the_o plague_n can_v expire_v before_o the_o witness_n begin_v to_o prophesy_v and_o although_o the_o prophesy_a witness_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n yet_o be_v synchronal_a to_o the_o first_o six_o trumpet_n of_o the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n they_o be_v so_o to_o the_o first_o six_o plague_n and_o therefore_o fall_v in_o to_o the_o same_o time_n bid_v fair_a for_o prove_v the_o inflicter_n of_o the_o say_a plague_n and_o those_o six_o to_o be_v the_o plague_n the_o witness_n be_v say_v to_o inflict_v during_o the_o 1260_o day_n of_o their_o prophesy_a in_o which_o they_o must_v inflict_v they_o or_o never_o for_o the_o scene_n of_o the_o witness_n go_v off_o at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n nor_o do_v these_o first_o six_o plague_n be_v execute_v by_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n hinder_v but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v inflict_v by_o the_o witness_n in_o that_o way_n they_o inflict_v any_o plague_n which_o if_o positive_o be_v only_o by_o denounce_v they_o as_o jeremy_n be_v say_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n he_o denounce_v jer._n 1.10_o the_o objector_n also_o seem_v not_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v itself_o and_o the_o plague_n attend_v their_o prophesy_a nor_o betwixt_o their_o power_n of_o inflict_a plague_n and_o their_o actual_o inflict_v they_o the_o thing_n therefore_o i_o say_v be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o positive_o and_o actual_o inflict_v plague_n prefigure_v but_o those_o contain_v under_o the_o first_o six_o trumpet_n to_o the_o close_a of_o the_o six_o whereof_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v referrible_a upon_o which_o it_o be_v say_v the_o second_o woe_n be_v past_a chap._n 11.14_o and_o the_o fall_v of_o the_o city_n or_o conversion_n of_o so_o considerable_a a_o part_n of_o the_o western_a empire_n to_o the_o pure_a gospel_n be_v referrible_a to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o fire_n proceed_v out_o of_o the_o witness_n mouth_n chap._n 11.5_o according_a to_o my_o interpretation_n query_n 3_o whether_o the_o open_v the_o temple_n rev._n 11.19_o be_v just_a before_o the_o first_o vial_n but_o the_o time_n of_o the_o see_v the_o ark_n there_o not_o till_o the_o six_o vial_n whenas_o yet_o the_o open_v the_o temple_n be_v for_o the_o immediate_a show_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o sight_n thereof_o the_o first_o thing_n relate_v upon_o the_o open_n the_o temple_n answ_n whoever_o read_v considerate_o and_o unprejudice_o the_o 23._o chapter_n of_o these_o paralipomena_fw-la can_v but_o be_v full_o assure_v that_o what_o follow_v the_o doxology_n of_o the_o elder_n rev._n 11._o and_o the_o joyful_a annunciation_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n rev._n 14._o fall_n into_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vial_n and_o be_v a_o more_o break_a and_o defectuous_a representation_n of_o they_o wherefore_o whereas_o after_o the_o song_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 15._o which_o answer_v to_o the_o doxology_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o joyful_a annunciation_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n the_o open_v of_o the_o temple_n there_o v._o 5._o be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o vial-angel_n and_o there_o be_v no_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o vial_n but_o by_o the_o vial-angel_n nor_o they_o do_v their_o work_n before_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o open_a temple_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o temple_n be_v open_a or_o stand_v open_a before_o the_o first_o vial_n rev._n 11._o though_o the_o mention_n of_o its_o stand_a open_a be_v not_o before_o the_o six_o vial_n the_o open_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v not_o simple_o for_o the_o show_v the_o ark_n but_o for_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o vial-angel_n but_o the_o temple_n stand_v all_o this_o time_n open_a the_o ark_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v see_v till_o some_o time_n after_o it_o denote_v the_o time_n of_o the_o call_v of_o the_o jew_n with_o who_o god_n have_v make_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n as_o this_o ark_n be_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n nor_o be_v it_o say_v that_o john_n see_v this_o ark_n but_o it_o be_v say_v indefinite_o to_o be_v see_v the_o eye_n of_o all_o at_o that_o time_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v upon_o that_o holy_a covenant_n which_o god_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o expect_v that_o god_n himself_o will_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o it_o then_o and_o make_v good_a his_o glorious_a promise_n to_o that_o long_o exercise_v and_o afflict_a people_n nor_o be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o ark_n the_o first_o thing_n relate_v upon_o the_o open_n the_o temple_n but_o though_o the_o temple_n stand_v open_a before_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v till_o now_o the_o more_o to_o set_v off_o the_o richness_n of_o this_o discovery_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o the_o jew_n which_o the_o apocalypse_n every_o where_o set_v such_o a_o excessive_a value_n upon_o as_o if_o this_o be_v such_o a_o weighty_a arcanum_n or_o mystery_n as_o s._n paul_n also_o call_v it_o that_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o open_n the_o temple_n though_o it_o be_v but_o for_o the_o discovery_n of_o that_o mystery_n alone_o query_n 4._o whether_o what_o happen_v in_o the_o allot_v time_n of_o the_o trumpet-angel_n and_o vial-angel_n may_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o angel_n to_o who_o