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truth_n light_n see_v spirit_n 4,161 5 5.1950 4 true
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B09348 A voice out of the wildernes, crying with many tears and strong perswasions to the world for repentance. Proving by undeniable grounds from the word of God, that the great day of his righteous judgment will certainly be in this present age, namely about the 45th. yeer after the ruine of Rome, in 1666. Wherein are unfolded many great and wonderful mysteries of God, foretold in his word to come to pass unto th' end of the world. This work consists of five small tracts: 1. To the church of Rome, printed first in an. 1588. 2. To Qu. Elizabeth, presented to her in an. 1589. 3. To the E. of Essex in her days, called, Babylon is fal'n 4. To K. James, being an exposition of the 11. 12, 13. ch. Apoc. 5. De fide, against Baro, since translated into English. / By T.L. sometime a student in the University of Cambridge in the daies of Q: Elizabeth. T. L. 1661 (1661) Wing L83A; ESTC R179227 116,012 190

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with_o her_o etc._n etc._n thus_o ribera_n to_o he_o consent_v viega_n of_o the_o same_o society_n ut_fw-la intelligeremus_fw-la say_v blas_n de_fw-fr vieg_n in_o apoc._n 17._o com._n 1._o sect._n 3._o n._n 5._o he_o sermonem_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la urbe_fw-la romana_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o the_o word_n be_v concern_v rome_n the_o angel_n conclude_v and_o the_o woman_n that_o thou_o see_v be_v the_o great_a city_n that_o reign_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o in_o st._n john_n time_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n have_v command_v over_o almost_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n again_o cum_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la id._n in_o apoc._n 18._o com._n 1._o sect._n 1._o n._n 16._o praecipitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o the_o faithful_a be_v command_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o rome_n lest_o they_o be_v involve_v in_o her_o calamity_n it_o be_v thence_o evident_a say_v he_o that_o not_o only_o ethnic_a rome_n be_v there_o by_o ment_fw-mi but_o that_o which_o shall_v flourish_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n with_o they_o accord_v cornelius_n a_o lapide_fw-la dico_fw-la babylonem_fw-la say_v cornel._n à_fw-fr lap._n in_o apoc._n 17._o 1._o he_o hic_fw-la &_o capite_fw-la sequenti_fw-la est_fw-la roma_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o affirm_v that_o babylon_n both_o here_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n be_v rome_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n john_n and_o as_o it_o will_v again_o ●e_v in_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n in_o another_o place_n thus_o he_o id._n in_o apoc._n 18._o 4._o write_v audiui_fw-la aliam_fw-la vocem_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la dicentem_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v depart_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n he_o warn_v the_o christian_n say_v he_o to_o flee_v out_o of_o rome_n heathenish_a in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v again_o
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