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appoint_a time_n be_v come_v will_v go_v forward_o rise_v and_o always_o prosper_v until_o jehovah_n have_v fulfil_v his_o whole_a counsel_n upon_o the_o latter_a apostasy_n the_o little_a horn_n and_o beast_n which_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o depth_n i_o thank_v thou_o o_o father_n lord_n of_o heauâ—n_n and_o earth_n because_o thou_o have_v hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o prudent_a and_o have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o babe_n even_o so_o father_n for_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n mat._n 11._o 25_o 26._o this_o shall_v have_v be_v insert_v page_n 121._o he_o shall_v make_v war_n as_o by_o the_o witness_n i_o understand_v not_o person_n but_o a_o generation_n testimony_n so_o here_o no_o civil_a war_n as_o raise_v of_o army_n and_o make_v use_n of_o material_a weapon_n but_o war_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o kill_v it_o as_o a_o man_n blow_v out_o the_o light_n yet_o break_v not_o the_o candlestiks_a so_o this_o beast_n shall_v principal_o endeavour_v to_o put_v out_o the_o light_n of_o the_o testimony_n not_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v much_o suffer_v as_o to_o the_o person_n of_o man_n hence_o it_o be_v through_o the_o mistake_n of_o this_o that_o strange_a conceit_n have_v be_v take_v up_o to_o wit_n that_o in_o these_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a great_a battle_n will_v be_v fight_v infinite_a blood_n shed_v a_o general_a persecution_n of_o the_o saint_n by_o bannishment_n imprisonment_n burn_v hang_a drown_v etc._n etc._n and_o horrible_a commotion_n and_o hurliburly_n the_o world_n over_o whereas_o to_o i_o humble_o be_v it_o speak_v i_o see_v no_o such_o thing_n intend_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n no_o civil_a war_n nor_o civil_a kill_n intimate_v but_o as_o the_o thing_n slay_v be_v spiritual_a namely_o the_o testimomony_n of_o jesus_n so_o this_o war_n and_o kill_v be_v to_o be_v take_v not_o civil_o but_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n i_o say_v it_o be_v the_o truth_n that_o suffer_v rather_o than_o person_n for_o it_o and_o in_o this_o regard_n the_o beast_n will_v slay_v the_o witness_n without_o any_o great_a noise_n or_o notice_n this_o also_o may_v serve_v to_o remove_v another_o stone_n out_o of_o some_o man_n way_n occasion_v through_o our_o streightning_n thing_n to_o a_o particular_a country_n or_o isle_n as_o if_o the_o last_o apostasy_n the_o little_a horn_n and_o the_o beast_n which_o slay_v the_o witness_n shall_v be_v apply_v more_o general_n and_o large_a than_o we_o do_v answ_n 1._o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n will_v not_o come_v with_o observation_n i_o wish_v that_o this_o may_v be_v remember_v as_o the_o day_n break_v first_o but_o in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o sky_n though_o the_o light_n from_o thence_o swift_o spread_v itself_o all_o over_o so_o will_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o three_o year_n and_o half_a be_v expire_v begin_v not_o every_o where_o but_o in_o one_o country_n and_o from_o they_o proceed_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o until_o all_o christ_n enemy_n be_v make_v his_o foot_n stool_n 2._o i_o be_o ground_o convince_v that_o the_o work_n shall_v begin_v upon_o the_o last_o apostasy_n the_o little_a horn_n and_o beast_n but_o by_o these_o not_o the_o german_a emperor_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n nor_o any_o popish_a power_n or_o dominion_n can_v be_v mean_v for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v that_o there_o be_v any_o probable_a ground_n so_o to_o apply_v it_o and_o therefore_o if_o these_o man_n will_v but_o sober_o and_o impartial_o weigh_v thing_n themselves_o lay_v aside_o what_o other_o have_v hold_v they_o will_v see_v the_o apostasy_n the_o little_a horn_n and_o the_o beast_n slay_v the_o witness_n in_o one_o country_n and_o that_o one_o not_o within_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n but_o without_o at_o least_o i_o think_v so_o errata_fw-la page_n 36._o line_n 13._o see_v read_z see_v we_o p._n 57_o l._n 13._o this_o r._n he_o p._n 59_o l._n 6._o last_o r._n lofty_a p._n 70._o l._n 24._o charitates_fw-la r._n charitatis_fw-la p._n 76._o l._n 4._o indulgente_fw-la r._n indulgent_a p._n 77._o l._n 10._o withe_n r._n wither_v p._n 81._o l._n 23._o principitatum_fw-la r._n principatum_fw-la ibid._n marg_n tyrannides_fw-la r._n tyrannide_fw-la p._n 95._o l._n 27._o man_n r._n man_n p._n 144._o l._n 13._o understand_v r._n understanding_n p._n 236._o l._n 9_o angel_n r._n angel_n p._n 237._o l._n 2._o the_o r._n thy_o ibid._n l._n 4._o rouse_n r._n raise_v finis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o coâ—_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 24._o 1_o chro._n 12_o 32._o jer._n 50._o 58._o see_v a_o book_n entitle_v truth_n with_o time_n isa_n 52_o 12._o 12._o saâ—_n â—â—râ—m_fw-la l._n 1._o tit._n 7._o 7._o nich._n do_v s._n rom._n in_o glosâ—_n glosâ—_n jo._n de_fw-fr parisâ—is_fw-la potest_fw-la râ—x_n &_o pap._n pap._n peter_n de_fw-fr palud_v de_fw-fr potest_fw-la pap._n el._n 4._o 4._o inter_fw-la casus_fw-la papale_n papale_n de_fw-fr concessione_n p_o aebendae_fw-la gloss_n de_fw-fr constit_fw-la licet_fw-la duâ—an_n l._n 2._o 2._o trans_fw-la episc_n c._n quanto_fw-la in_o gloss_n gloss_n inno._n 3._o ext_fw-la d._n concess_n praeb_fw-mi c._n proposuit_fw-la proposuit_fw-la fran_n zorobel_n zorobel_n hugo_n in_o gloss_n dist_n 40._o c._n non_fw-la nos_fw-la â—_o bellarm._n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n â—_o 4._o e._n 5._o in_o fine_a fine_a greg._n q._n 3._o c._n quat_n quat_n ulricus_fw-la wald._n confessionale_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr sacr._n sacr._n cardinal_n cusan_fw-la exerâ—_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o 6._o in_o sept._n exeunt_n jo._n 22._o tit._n 14._o c._n cum_fw-la inter_fw-la l._n gloss_n gloss_n hoc_fw-la verbum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o re_fw-mi militari_fw-la ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la traductum_fw-la nam_fw-la inter_fw-la milites_fw-la be_v diciâ—ur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la ordâ—nem_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la in_o acie_n datum_fw-la deserit_fw-la turpiter_fw-la vel_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la host_n transâ—ugit_fw-la qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la transâ—uga_fw-la appellaâ—uâ—_n danaeus_n l._n 4_o the_o side_n cap._n â—5_n tempoâ—a_fw-la molesta_fw-la mquibus_fw-la dissicile_fw-la sit_fw-la concilium_fw-la capere_fw-la quomodo_fw-la te_fw-la geras_fw-la adversus_fw-la istiusmodi_fw-la monstra_fw-la que_fw-la ex_fw-la medio_fw-la ecclesiâ—_n sinu_fw-la prodâ—bunt_fw-la piscator_fw-la in_o loc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la a_o paulo_n diâ—iluâ—_n qui_fw-la sive_fw-la argentum_fw-la sive_fw-la aurum_fw-la sive_fw-la agros_fw-la sive_fw-la siumentum_fw-la sive_fw-la quasâ—â—bâ—t_fw-la alius_fw-la opes_fw-la aâ—dâ—ntâ—r_fw-la â—xpetit_fw-la &_o uâ—â—â—ose_fw-la danaeus_n in_o loc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joan_n bromiard_n sum_n pradic_fw-la c._n 17._o 17._o bonaf_n 6_o dec_fw-la de_fw-fr case_z cap._n licet_fw-la licet_fw-la syâ—aâ—â—us_n papa_n 9_o â—_o 3._o aliorum_fw-la aliorum_fw-la pelarg._n do_v planco_n eccles_n l._n 1._o art_n 6._o 6._o lib_fw-la council_n polyd_v distinc_fw-la 7._o synodum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speed_v chr._n l._n 9_o c._n 9_o pag._n 622._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sanche_n moral_a tom._n 1._o l._n 3._o n._n 15._o p._n 25._o fulliar_n moral_a tâ—a._n 25._o c._n 11._o n._n 323._o p._n 204._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remonstrance_n of_o the_o general_n &_o council_n of_o officer_n at_o st._n albon_n nou._n 16._o 1648._o meter_n bel._n â—â—st_n l._n b._n 3._o grimstone_n nether_a hist_o 311._o 311._o the_o mar._n have_v it_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o duke_n and_o his_o bloody_a council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barth_n kick_v systemat_n polit_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 28._o p._n 422._o barlolus_fw-la de_fw-la tyrannides_fw-la tyrannides_fw-la kicker_n ibid._n steph._n jun._n bâ—ul_a in_o vindic_n contra_fw-la tyrant_n quest_n 3._o althusius_n l._n 14._o pol._n tol._n l._n 6._o c._n 18_o &_o l._n 26._o c._n 7._o rod._n l._n 2._o c_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d army_n declaration_n to_o the_o people_n of_o scotland_n from_o muscleborough_n 1650._o army_n declaration_n sept._n 17._o 1648._o act_n of_o parliament_n jan._n 30._o 1648._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 13._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vol._n vol._n o._n p._n his_o speech_n in_o the_o paint_a chamber_n septem_n 4._o 1654._o 1654._o pope_n innoc._n 72_o ar._n 17_o q_o 4_o siquis_fw-la siquis_fw-la pope_n dâ—mase_n 25._o q._n â—_o c._n omne_fw-la omne_fw-la auto-mâ—n_a sum._n par_fw-fr â—_o tit._n 22._o c._n 5._o 5._o pop._n nich._n 15._o q._n 6._o aut._n the_o elect_a et_fw-fr elect_v significa_fw-la in_fw-la glos_n glos_n bellar._n de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la dei_fw-la greg._n distin_a 81_o c._n siquis_fw-la et_fw-la leo_fw-la cause_n q_o 6._o cap._n multa_fw-la multa_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont_n l._n 2._o c._n 26._o 26._o glos_n in_o c._n 24._o q._n 3_o si_fw-la inimicus_fw-la inimicus_fw-la a_o sine_fw-la &_o byssâ—â—_n quod_fw-la est_fw-la genus_fw-la lini_fw-la câ—nâ—idissimi_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la abissâ—â—_n dâ—ciâ—ur_fw-fr quasâ—_n sine_fw-la claritaâ—e_n alex._n de_fw-fr alice_n alice_n in_o rev._n 11._o 16._o the_o 24_o elder_n be_v mention_v but_o not_o the_o 4_o live_a creture_n to_o denote_v that_o near_o or_o about_o the_o time_n when_o christ_n be_v to_o take_v his_o great_a power_n to_o he_o and_o to_o reign_v there_o will_v be_v few_o minister_n of_o church_n to_o praise_v he_o but_o these_o have_v in_o the_o three_o year_n and_o half_a like_a demas_n forsake_v he_o have_v love_v this_o present_a world_n