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towards_o heaven_n his_o kingdom_n that_o extend_v itself_o over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v thereupon_o darken_a the_o extremity_n of_o which_o plague_n be_v such_o that_o it_o cause_v man_n to_o gnaw_v their_o tongue_n for_o pain_n for_o consider_v how_o grievous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v bind_v for_o several_a day_n together_o in_o chain_n of_o thick_a and_o palpable_a darkness_n for_o it_o will_v be_v unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o this_o darkness_n of_o the_o beast_n kingdom_n shall_v be_v inferior_a either_o in_o duration_n or_o grossness_n to_o that_o of_o egypt_n so_o as_o neither_o to_o see_v one_o another_o nor_o to_o arise_v out_o of_o their_o place_n howbeit_o we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o saint_n of_o this_o time_n as_o well_o as_o the_o israelite_n heretofore_o during_o this_o dismal_a fog_n that_o bespread_v the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n have_v not_o light_v in_o their_o dwelling_n see_v this_o plague_n together_o 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six_o angel_n pour_v out_o his_o vial_n upon_o the_o great_a river_n euphrates_n and_o the_o water_n thereof_o be_v dry_v up_o that_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o east_n may_v be_v prepare_v verse_n 13._o and_o i_o see_v three_o unclean_a spirit_n like_o frog_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n verse_n 14._o for_o they_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o devil_n work_a miracle_n which_o go_v forth_o unto_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o gather_v they_o to_o the_o battle_n of_o that_o great_a day_n of_o god_n almighty_n verse_n 15._o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n bless_a be_v he_o that_o watch_v and_o keep_v his_o garment_n lest_o he_o walk_v naked_a and_o they_o see_v his_o shame_n verse_n 16._o and_o he_o gather_v they_o together_o into_o a_o place_n call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n ar-mageddon_a by_o 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passage_n of_o the_o eastern_a king_n so_o come_v not_o it_o to_o pass_v without_o a_o miracle_n that_o they_o be_v draw_v to_o undertake_v so_o desperate_a a_o design_n as_o to_o fight_v against_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n for_o three_o unclean_a spirit_n do_v by_o work_a miracle_n incite_v not_o only_o the_o foresay_a eastern_a king_n but_o also_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o exploit_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o these_o be_v see_v to_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o of_o the_o beast_n and_o of_o the_o false_a prophet_n this_o argue_v that_o not_o only_o the_o dragon_n but_o also_o the_o beast_n to_o who_o the_o dragon_n be_v say_v
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the_o king_n come_v and_o fight_v then_o fight_v the_o king_n of_o canaan_n in_o taanach_n by_o the_o water_n of_o megiddo_n they_o take_v no_o gain_n of_o money_n they_o fight_v from_o heaven_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n for_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o miraculous_a discomfiture_n that_o happen_v to_o sisera_n the_o captain_n general_n of_o jabins_n army_n and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n that_o side_v with_o he_o against_o god_n people_n be_v of_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o make_v they_o expect_v the_o like_a overthrow_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o king_n his_o follower_n in_o the_o same_o place_n verse_n 17._o and_o the_o seven_o angel_n pour_v out_o his_o vial_n into_o the_o air_n and_o there_o come_v a_o great_a voice_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o heaven_n from_o the_o throne_n say_v it_o be_v do_v verse_n 18._o and_o there_o be_v voice_n and_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o 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