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upon_o his_o altar_n p._n 28._o 6._o ob_fw-la that_o the_o true_a saint_n of_o god_n have_v always_o be_v measure_v of_o divine_a thing_n p._n 29._o from_o verse_n 2._o we_o have_v 1._o the_o outward_a court_n explain_v p._n 31_o 2._o the_o outward_a court_n reject_v p._n 32_o 3._o the_o outward_a court_n give_v to_o the_o gentile_n as_o their_o portion_n p._n 34_o 4._o the_o holy_a city_n be_v tread_v underfoot_n by_o the_o gentile_n p._n 35_o 5._o the_o time_n of_o forty-two_a monâ—ths_n explain_v and_o compare_v p._n 36_o 37_o 38_o observation_n from_o the_o wordâ—_n open_v 1._o ob_fw-la that_o all_o external_a form_n and_o profession_n of_o christ_n without_o life_n and_o power_n be_v but_o shadow_n p._n 39_o 40_o 41_o 2._o ob_fw-la that_o the_o true_a temple_n altar_n and_o worshipper_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o outward_a thing_n p._n 42_o 3._o ob_fw-la that_o the_o outward_a form_n of_o divine_a thing_n be_v give_v for_o a_o time_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o 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p_o 83_o the_o saint_n testify_v against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o beast_n by_o hold_v forth_o 1._o the_o pprophecy_n of_o christ_n p._n 83_o 84_o 2._o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n p._n 85_o 3._o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n p._n 86_o 87_o 5._o the_o form_n and_o state_n of_o the_o witness_n in_o sackcloth_n explain_v in_o three_o thing_n p._n 88_o 89_o 6_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n open_v p._n 90_o 91_o observation_n from_o the_o word_n 1._o ob_fw-la that_o none_o can_v give_v forth_o a_o testimony_n of_o christ_n but_o such_o as_o be_v impower_v thereto_o by_o christ_n p._n 92_o 2._o ob_fw-la that_o all_o those_o that_o hold_v forth_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n oppose_v antichrist_n be_v christ_n faithful_a witness_n p_o 93_o 3._o ob_fw-la that_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v a_o sufficient_a testimony_n p._n 94_o 4._o ob_fw-la that_o the_o whole_a bent_n of_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v have_v 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