Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	beast_n	time_n	wilderness_n	1,417	5	10.0984	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47362	Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be the present Church of Rome wherein all objections are fully answered : to which is added, the time of the end, or a clear explanation of Scripture prophecies, with the judgment of divers learned men concerning the final ruine of the Romish Church, that it will be in this present age : together with an account of the two witnesses, who they are, with their killing, resurrection & ascention : also an examination and confutation of what Mr. Jurieu hath lately written concerning the effusion of the vials ... : likewise a brief review of D. Tho. Goodwins exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelations, concerning the witnesses, and of that street in which they should lie slain, proving it to be meant of Great Brittain : and a brief collection of divers strange prophecies, some very antient / by Benj. Keach ... ; to which is annext, a short treatise in two parts : 1. The calculation of Scripture numbers by Scripture only, without the help of humane history, 2. Upon the witnesses, giving light to the whole book.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1689 (1689)	Wing K44; ESTC R19009	133,186	254

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these_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n &_o shall_v make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n which_o the_o power_n of_o rome_n in_o its_o heathen_a state_n feel_v not_o but_o end_v its_o course_n without_o be_v destroy_v by_o good_a people_n and_o the_o ten_o horn_n which_o be_v the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o image_n government_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o king_n viz._n ten_o toe_n ten_o horn_n ten_o king_n shall_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n set_v up_o a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v le●t_v to_o another_o people_n but_o it_o shall_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o consume_v all_o these_o kingdom_n and_o it_o shall_v stand_v for_o ever_o which_o can_v not_o be_v fulfil_v in_o what_o constantine_n do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o maxentius_n as_o dr._n hammond_n will_v have_v we_o believe_v for_o these_o three_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o ten_o horn_n that_o afterward_o 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her_o flesh_n with_o fire_n i_o see_v another_o angel_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n have_v great_a power_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v lighten_v with_o his_o glory_n and_o he_o cry_v mighty_o with_o a_o strong_a voice_n say_v babylon_n the_o great_a be_v fall_v be_v fall_v and_o be_v become_v the_o habitation_n of_o devil_n and_o the_o hold_v of_o every_o foul_a spirit_n and_o a_o cage_n of_o every_o unclean_a and_o hateful_a bird._n now_o you_o papist_n if_o you_o will_v have_v babylon_n to_o be_v rome_n heathen_a take_v it_o but_o then_o make_v rome_n papal_z better_o than_o a_o habitation_n of_o devil_n if_o you_o can_v if_o it_o be_v not_o rome_n heathen_a then_o adieu_n to_o dr._n hammond_n and_o the_o rhemist_n we_o have_v what_o we_o desire_v if_o it_o be_v than_o rome_n papal_n ●s_v a_o far_o worse_a if_o possible_a than_o rome_n heathen_a ●n_a babylon_n never_o be_v and_o than_o what_o a_o fine_a church_n do_v the_o people_n make_v themselves_o 10._o if_o the_o place_n seat_n and_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o utter_o ruin_v so_o as_o to_o be_v no_o more_o for_o ever_o as_o a_o place_n of_o commerce_n trade_n and_o humane_a society_n when_o the_o heathen_a power_n cease_v than_o rome_n heathen_a can_v be_v this_o babylon_n because_o at_o the_o end_n and_o downfall_n of_o this_o babylon_n the_o place_n seat_n and_o city_n will_v be_v utter_o ruin_v so_o as_o to_o be_v no_o more_o a_o place_n of_o trade_n commerce_n or_o humane_a society_n rev._n 17._o 16._o and_o the_o ten_o horn_n which_o thou_o see_v upon_o the_o beast_n these_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o shall_v make_v her_o desolate_a and_o shall_v eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o bur●_n she_o with_o fire_n v_o 18._o and_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o see_v

to_o lie_v swear_v and_o for-swear_a to_o kill_v slay_n and_o murder_n such_o they_o call_v heretic_n though_o never_o so_o godly_a if_o it_o be_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o holy_a church_n with_o a_o thousand_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n which_o the_o people_n do_v believe_v and_o dare_v not_o disow_v upon_o their_o salvation_n but_o bold_o adventure_v to_o engage_v at_o all_o opportunity_n to_o fight_n and_o make_v war_n burn_v city_n lay_v waste_a country_n and_o kingdom_n and_o destroy_v by_o massacre_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o murder_v way_n all_o rank_n and_o degree_n of_o man_n who_o oppose_v the_o horrid_a principle_n of_o this_o vile_a church_n and_o curse_a practice_n of_o these_o son_n of_o belial_n nay_o they_o will_v go_v bold_o to_o their_o own_o death_n when_o convict_v and_o just_o condemn_v for_o such_o like_a villainy_n and_o deny_v to_o day_n what_o they_o be_v convict_v of_o yesterday_o and_o though_o never_o so_o notorious_o guilty_a yet_o will_v take_v it_o 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woman_n be_v mean_v the_o false_a church_n by_o the_o beast_n be_v mean_v the_o secular_a power_n or_o civil_a state_n or_o the_o antichrist_n or_o that_o government_n that_o be_v the_o eight_o and_o of_o the_o seven_o who_o assume_v both_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n by_o who_o the_o whore_n false_a church_n and_o worship_n be_v support_v that_o the_o beast_n and_o whore_n be_v distinct_a be_v evident_a 1._o from_o other_o prophecy_n relate_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n 2._o from_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n 3._o from_o argument_n ground_v on_o reason_n 4._o from_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o whore_n herself_o 1._o from_o the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o scripture_n describe_v the_o same_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a monarchy_n dan_o 2._o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o image_n be_v partly_o iron_n and_o partly_o clay_n two_o state_n that_o be_v real_o distinct_a that_o can_v never_o so_o in_o corporate_a as_o to_o become_v one_o 2._o from_o the_o letter_n of_o 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