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a_o four_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o his_o goodness_n to_o spare_v the_o great_a part_n and_o thereby_o to_o invite_v they_o to_o repentance_n v._o 9_o and_o when_o he_o have_v open_v the_o five_o seal_n i_o see_v under_o the_o altar_n the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o testimony_n which_o they_o hold_v v._o 10._o and_o they_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n say_v how_o long_o o_o lord_n holy_a and_o true_a do_v thou_o not_o judge_n and_o avenge_v our_o blood_n on_o they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n v._o 11._o and_o white_a robe_n be_v give_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v rest_v yet_o for_o a_o little_a season_n until_o their_o fellow_n servant_n also_o and_o their_o brother_n that_o shall_v be_v kill_v as_o they_o be_v shall_v be_v fulfil_v at_o the_o open_n of_o this_o seal_n there_o appear_v neither_o horse_n nor_o live_a creature_n 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and_o repair_v for_o even_o while_o it_o be_v christian_n it_o have_v two_o head_n one_o in_o the_o east_n at_o constantinople_n and_o another_o in_o the_o west_n at_o rome_n the_o difference_n that_o arise_v in_o their_o creed_n cause_v that_o the_o greek_a church_n can_v not_o unite_v with_o the_o latin_a yet_o these_o two_o empire_n do_v sometime_o mingle_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n in_o that_o they_o mutual_o assist_v each_o other_o with_o force_n when_o the_o eastern_a empire_n become_v mahometan_n it_o be_v then_o impossible_a to_o unite_v that_o empire_n with_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o west_n which_o be_v the_o papal_a nevertheless_o they_o have_v mingle_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n i._n e._n by_o the_o greek_n educate_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n with_o who_o the_o pope_n fill_v the_o greek_a church_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o turk_n for_o to_o this_o purpose_n there_o be_v seminary_n maintain_v at_o rome_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v missionary_n send_v 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