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the_o way_n that_o they_o shall_v public_o declare_v what_o they_o intend_v to_o do_v the_o work_n begin_v with_o a_o earthquake_n rev._n 11._o 13._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o earthquake_n as_o will_v shake_v the_o horn_n to_o purpose_n in_o his_o council_n guard_n army_z and_o relation_n every_o where_o insomuch_o as_o he_o will_v be_v miserable_o forsake_v and_o leave_v by_o most_o people_n few_o abide_n with_o he_o unless_o desperate_a man_n and_o such_o who_o be_v so_o deep_o engage_v with_o he_o as_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o bodily_a punishment_n by_o repentance_n the_o saint_n know_v the_o set_a time_n be_v come_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o zion_n and_o be_v call_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n to_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n upon_o the_o earth-apostacy_n be_v ready_a go_v forth_o in_o the_o name_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o though_o they_o may_v have_v some_o opposition_n at_o first_o yet_o i_o think_v they_o will_v be_v conqueror_n at_o last_o without_o much_o loss_n i_o say_v fight_v for_o the_o lamb_n for_o so_o wonderful_a will_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v with_o they_o and_o so_o dreadful_a to_o the_o enemy_n that_o this_o war_n will_v be_v short_a and_o none_o of_o they_o after_o once_o break_v to_o piece_n will_v dare_v lift_v up_o their_o hand_n any_o more_o in_o the_o horn_n behalf_n thus_o i_o have_v end_v with_o the_o little_a horn._n and_o in_o the_o close_a this_o i_o can_v true_o say_v what_o i_o have_v write_v be_v my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_v no_o otherwise_o than_o i_o understand_v the_o prophecy_n neither_o have_v i_o say_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o truth_n in_o jesus_n and_o further_o i_o have_v all_o along_o with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n beseech_v the_o father_n of_o light_n that_o i_o may_v be_v lead_v by_o his_o spirit_n into_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n the_o meek_a will_v he_o guide_v in_o judgement_n and_o the_o meek_a will_v he_o teach_v his_o way_n psal_n 25._o 9_o call_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o show_v thou_o great_a and_o mighty_a thing_n which_o thou_o know_v not_o jer._n 33._o 3._o job_n 20._o v_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o know_v thou_o not_o this_o of_o old_a since_o man_n be_v place_v upon_o earth_n that_o the_o triumph_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v short_a and_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n but_o for_o a_o moment_n though_o his_o excellency_n mount_v up_o to_o the_o heaven_n and_o his_o head_n reach_v unto_o the_o cloud_n yet_o he_o shall_v perish_v for_o ever_o like_o his_o own_o dung_n they_o that_o have_v see_v he_o shall_v say_v where_o be_v he_o he_o shall_v flee_v away_o like_o a_o dream_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v yea_o he_o shall_v be_v chase_v away_o as_o a_o vision_n of_o the_o night_n the_o eye_n also_o which_o see_v he_o shall_v see_v he_o no_o more_o neither_o shall_v his_o place_n any_o more_o be_v hold_v he_o the_o character_n of_o the_o beast_n slay_v the_o witness_n open_v that_o general_n head_n which_o remain_v be_v the_o beast_n slay_v the_o witness_n in_o the_o open_n and_o handle_v whereof_o we_o shall_v propound_v four_o thing_n 1._o what_o this_o beast_n be_v 2._o who_o be_v the_o witness_n and_o how_o they_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o beast_n 3._o how_o it_o do_v appear_v the_o witness_n slay_v by_o the_o beast_n lie_v three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a unburied_a be_v the_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a contemporize_a with_o the_o latter_a apostasy_n and_o little_a horn_n 4._o whether_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o beast_n slay_v the_o witness_n be_v fulfil_v in_o our_o time_n first_o i_o will_v have_v the_o reader_n take_v notice_n howsoever_o i_o handle_v these_o thing_n distinct_o and_o a_o part_n yet_o i_o understand_v the_o ap_fw-mi stacie_n and_o the_o little_a horn_n and_o the_o beast_n that_o slay_v the_o witness_n to_o make_v up_o but_o one_o government_n or_o state_n the_o apostasy_n part_n be_v the_o body_n &_o 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