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35.2_o cor._n 36.20_o 21._o that_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o israel_n desolation_n for_o one_o generation_n be_v sabbath_n pollution_n so_o the_o grand_a cause_n of_o the_o woeful_a desolation_n for_o many_o generation_n in_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o temple_n the_o altar_n and_o worshipper_n be_v the_o little_a horn_n presumption_n in_o change_v the_o saint_n time_n and_o law_n 7.25_o rev._n 11.2_o dan._n 7.25_o here_o be_v judgement_n with_o a_o witness_n and_o now_o the_o only_a way_n to_o raise_v the_o desolation_n of_o many_o generation_n be_v to_o advance_v those_o holy_a time_n and_o law_n change_v by_o antichrist_n there_o be_v already_o since_o this_o truth_n sound_v many_o sign_n of_o high_a displeasure_n upon_o sabbath-breaker_n no_o plague_n like_o that_o of_o a_o hard_a heart_n no_o judgement_n like_o those_o strong_a delusion_n which_o have_v already_o seize_v upon_o ranter_n and_o quaker_n who_o enmity_n never_o appear_v so_o eminent_o against_o any_o one_o ordinance_n 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