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〈◊〉_d to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o remnant_n of_o her_o seed_n v._o 17._o and_o who_o be_v they_o but_o those_o which_o be_v not_o flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n where_o the_o woman_n be_v this_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o order_n of_o the_o prophecy_n and_o i_o wonder_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v set_v his_o wit_n against_o it_o 3._o he_o will_v have_v the_o time_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o of_o the_o witness_n end_v together_o at_o the_o exit_z of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n and_o this_o he_o think_v to_o prove_v from_o rev._n 11.13_o 14_o 15._o but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o though_o the_o time_n of_o the_o witness_n do_v end_n at_o the_o exit_z of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n and_o we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o they_o afterward_o yet_o the_o time_n of_o the_o beast_n do_v not_o as_o may_v appear_v if_o these_o thing_n be_v consider_v 1._o the_o city_n there_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o babylon_n the_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o beast_n but_o jerusalem_n v._o 2._o and_o 8.2_o the_o whole_a city_n do_v not_o fall_v but_o the_o ten_o part_n only_o v._o 13.3_o that_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o city_n fall_v by_o a_o earthquake_n but_o babylon_n shall_v be_v consume_v by_o fire_n and_o not_o by_o a_o earthquake_n rev._n 17.16_o rev._n 18.8.4_o seven_o thousand_o man_n be_v slay_v and_o no_o more_o v._o 13._o and_o what_o be_v so_o small_a a_o number_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o beast_n 5._o though_o at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o christ_n yet_o this_o be_v but_o in_o fieri_fw-la at_o that_o time_n and_o not_o in_o facto_fw-la esse_fw-la it_o be_v then_o a_o do_v and_o not_o entire_o do_v it_o be_v then_o in_o esse_fw-la inchoato_fw-la in_o inchoation_n only_o not_o in_o esse_fw-la completo_fw-la in_o complete_a perfection_n it_o be_v then_o in_o the_o bud_n and_o in_o the_o blossom_n but_o not_o come_v to_o full_a maturity_n till_o afterward_o and_o as_o long_o as_o 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