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p._n 62_o 63_o 64_o 65_o 66_o 67_o 68_o antichrist_n fly_v out_o of_o one_o form_n into_o another_o p._n 69_o 70_o in_o verse_n 3._o we_o have_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o witness_n in_o six_o thing_n open_v p._n 70_o 1._o the_o witness_n be_v enable_v to_o prophesy_v 1._o from_o god_n original_o p._n 73_o 2._o from_o christ_n immediate_o p._n 74_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o witness_n be_v impower_v to_o prophesy_v 1._o by_o the_o word_n p._n 75_o 2._o by_o the_o spirit_n p._n 76_o 2._o the_o title_n of_o witness_n here_o give_v and_o why_o p._n 77_o 3._o the_o number_n of_o the_o witness_n and_o why_o they_o be_v call_v two_o p._n 78_o 4._o the_o office_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v to_o prophesy_v wherein_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n 1._o what_o it_o be_v to_o prophesy_v explain_v in_o three_o thing_n p._n 79_o 80_o 81_o 2._o what_o testimony_n the_o witness_n give_v forth_o 1._o against_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n p._n 82_o 2._o against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o beast_n 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63._o christ_n word_n do_v not_o go_v forth_o as_o a_o dead_a thing_n but_o as_o a_o quicken_a power_n not_o as_o a_o kill_a letter_n but_o as_o a_o powerful_a spirit_n so_o that_o the_o word_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o spirit_n nor_o the_o spirit_n from_o the_o word_n they_o both_o joint_o concur_v and_o agree_v in_o one_o the_o word_n be_v the_o habit_n or_o clothing_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o the_o word_n by_o these_o mean_n namely_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n be_v the_o witness_n impower_v to_o prophesy_v second_o the_o title_n give_v unto_o those_o that_o testify_v against_o antichrist_n they_o be_v call_v witness_n this_o appellation_n be_v give_v to_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o faithful_a witness_n revel_v 1._o 5._o and_o the_o true_a witness_n chap._n 3._o 14._o likewise_o he_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v give_v as_o a_o witness_n to_o the_o people_n isa_n 55._o 4._o therefore_o he_o tell_v pilate_n that_o he_o come_v 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from_o his_o beastly_a nature_n be_v most_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a most_o barbarous_a and_o dangerous_a so_o he_o be_v call_v a_o beast_n in_o chap._n 13._o 4_o 5._o because_o his_o mouth_n be_v full_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o his_o carriage_n full_a of_o inhumanity_n for_o his_o rage_n fury_n and_o madness_n he_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o beast_n be_v of_o a_o devour_a nature_n and_o of_o a_o beastly_a disposition_n the_o whorish_a woman_n be_v say_v to_o ride_v upon_o the_o beast_n chap._n 17._o 7._o the_o woman_n be_v that_o whorish_a and_o antichristian_a spirit_n that_o do_v ride_v forth_o and_o act_n by_o a_o beastly_a inhuman_a power_n and_o as_o a_o beast_n do_v devour_v and_o destroy_v and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n give_v their_o power_n unto_o the_o beast_n and_o so_o they_o become_v beastly_a fierce_a and_o untractable_a also_o the_o beast_n than_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o wicked_a one_o that_o son_n of_o perdition_n that_o spirit_n of_o wickedness_n that_o 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mean_v of_o all_o antichristian_a darkness_n and_o confusion_n second_o we_o read_v of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n chap._n 9_o 11._o which_o be_v satan_n call_v therefore_o apollyon_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o destroyer_n who_o work_n be_v to_o destroy_v other_o last_o we_o have_v the_o beast_n that_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n speak_v of_o here_o and_o also_o in_o chap._n 17._o 8._o first_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n be_v mean_v of_o that_o darkness_n and_o confusion_n of_o that_o ignorance_n &_o blindness_n that_o do_v arise_v upon_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o thick_a cloud_n from_o the_o fleshly_a act_n of_o the_o heart_n whereby_o the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n be_v whole_o darken_v and_o obscure_v according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o gentile_n say_v have_v their_o understanding_n darken_v be_v alienate_v from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n ephes_n 4._o 18._o blindness_n and_o darkness_n be_v upon_o all_o the_o thought_n and_o invention_n upon_o all_o the_o carnal_a act_n of_o the_o flesh_n second_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n be_v satan_n that_o prince_n of_o darkness_n that_o evil_a spirit_n that_o rule_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n ephes_n 2._o 2._o the_o prince_n and_o power_n of_o darkness_n by_o his_o instigation_n and_o suggestion_n do_v rule_v and_o sway_v man_n heart_n by_o the_o close_a of_o man_n heart_n with_o satan_n he_o be_v captivate_v &_o ensnare_v and_o so_o bring_v into_o subjection_n unto_o he_o as_o unto_o a_o mighty_a prince_n or_o ruler_n thus_o we_o see_v who_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n three_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n be_v antichrist_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o beast_n or_o act_v in_o his_o beastly_a inhuman_a power_n with_o much_o cruelty_n and_o fierceness_n now_o what_o be_v this_o bottomless_a pit_n or_o deep_a abyss_n that_o have_v no_o bottom_n it_o can_v be_v measure_v none_o can_v take_v a_o dimention_n of_o it_o now_o i_o say_v what_o be_v this_o but_o that_o hellish_a work_n those_o fleshly_a imagination_n those_o black_a and_o beastly_a device_n of_o man_n heart_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o measure_n or_o end_n none_o can_v fathom_v they_o none_o can_v search_v the_o bottom_n of_o they_o we_o tell_v you_o before_o that_o the_o frame_n and_o image_n of_o antichrist_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o antichrist_n so_o here_o this_o beast_n or_o power_n of_o darkness_n that_o slay_v the_o witness_n arise_v out_o of_o that_o hellish_a wickedness_n that_o rage_n and_o cruelty_n from_o that_o darkness_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n this_o be_v the_o pit_n
5._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o put_v for_o the_o true_a form_n or_o essence_n of_o godliness_n but_o for_o a_o external_a profession_n and_o conformity_n thereunto_o by_o a_o mere_a resemblance_n vizard_n or_o show_v of_o holiness_n so_o all_o the_o formality_n of_o antichrist_n do_v consist_v in_o external_a gesture_n behaviour_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n without_o the_o pure_a efficacious_a powerful_a inward_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n so_o all_o their_o formal_a profession_n be_v but_o as_o a_o dead_a body_n a_o carcase_n without_o the_o life_n or_o spirit_n of_o christ_n second_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o observe_v 2_o observe_v much_o the_o outward_a form_n or_o figure_n of_o worship_n that_o antichrist_n seek_v to_o suppress_v as_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o witness_n the_o world_n do_v patch_v up_o their_o whole_a religion_n from_o the_o external_a form_n or_o body_n of_o the_o witness_n these_o lie_n in_o every_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n in_o all_o the_o territory_n and_o dominion_n of_o the_o antichristian_a church_n there_o be_v not_o one_o street_n or_o part_n of_o the_o worldly_a church_n but_o have_v store_n of_o these_o monument_n and_o image_n of_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n that_o they_o have_v take_v up_o from_o the_o witness_n lay_v of_o they_o down_o when_o the_o saint_n worship_n god_n in_o the_o inward_a temple_n in_o the_o wilderness_n than_o these_o gentile_n possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o outward_a court_n take_v it_o as_o their_o portion_n and_o use_v it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n as_o mahomet_n take_v part_n of_o the_o jewish_a custom_n and_o part_n of_o the_o christian_n practice_n and_o so_o patch_v up_o his_o form_n of_o worship_n so_o antichrist_n have_v take_v the_o external_a form_n that_o the_o witness_n have_v before_o exercise_v in_o and_o add_v his_o own_o invention_n make_v up_o a_o formal_a r_o ligion_n that_o 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