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a_o army_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n 224._o he_o be_v 4_o not_o only_o guilty_a of_o much_o blood_n which_o cry_v for_o vengeance_n upon_o he_o but_o also_o he_o be_v drink_v with_o it_o therefore_o as_o he_o now_o staggers_n like_o one_o that_o be_v drink_v so_o he_o must_v likewise_o both_o stumble_v and_o fall_v isai_n 8.15_o jerem._n 25.27_o then_o 5_o solomon_n say_v pride_n go_v before_o destruction_n and_o a_o haughty_a spirit_n before_o a_o fall_n prov._n 16.18_o antichrist_n pride_n be_v relate_v before_o parag._n 52.55_o and_o from_o 89._o to_o 97._o all_o which_o must_v bring_v his_o fall_n and_o destruction_n 225._o but_o sixthly_a and_o last_o because_o so_o many_o batter_a engine_n be_v plant_v against_o he_o not_o by_o weak_a man_n but_o by_o the_o mighty_a god_n therefore_o down_o he_o must_v come_v for_o strong_a be_v the_o lord_n that_o judge_n he_o revel_v 18.8_o when_o joshua_n come_v against_o jericho_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o surround_v it_o with_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n and_o blow_v of_o trumpet_n this_o plain_o portend_v the_o downfall_n of_o it_o so_o when_o our_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n have_v batter_v babylon_n with_o those_o person_n and_o thing_n foremention_v for_o some_o year_n already_o since_o luther_n day_n especial_o this_o plain_o portend_v it_o can_v stand_v but_o must_v tumble_v down_o chap._n ix_o 226._o have_v thus_o demonstrate_v antichrist_n linger_a consumption_n and_o the_o mean_n whereby_o it_o be_v accomplish_v which_o be_v the_o 11_o clause_n i_o come_v now_o next_o to_o the_o 12_o and_o last_o part_n of_o the_o induction_n to_o wit_n his_o utter_a extirpation_n he_o must_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o brightness_n of_o christ_n come_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o elegancy_n in_o it_o as_o its_o simple_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v idle_a the_o beast_n have_v power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o mr._n mede_n read_v faciendi_fw-la to_o do_v 42._o month_n rev._n 13.5_o but_o the_o brightness_n of_o christ_n come_n put_v a_o period_n to_o his_o lease_n of_o do_v cut_v the_o trace_n of_o this_o wicked_a plougher_n and_o then_o he_o can_v plough_v or_o do_v no_o more_o ps_n 129.3,4_o he_o will_v be_v then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o out_o of_o employment_n and_o out_o of_o be_v also_o 227._o some_o indeed_o take_v this_o brightness_n of_o christ_n come_v to_o be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v say_v than_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n 2_o thess_n 1.8_o and_o then_o shall_v the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o lake_n rev._n 19.20_o this_o interpretation_n make_v the_o final_a abolishment_n of_o antichrist_n to_o be_v much_o late_a than_o indeed_o it_o shall_v be_v 228._o this_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o say_v dr._n sclater_n to_o be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o individual_a point_n of_o time_n wherein_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n at_o the_o last_o day_n but_o it_o must_v be_v take_v extense_o and_o with_o some_o latitude_n so_o as_o under_o it_o may_v be_v comprise_v the_o anterior_a part_n and_o the_o forego_n both_o sign_n and_o time_n thereof_o and_o he_o approve_v of_o that_o critic_n scholiast_n that_o say_v this_o phrase_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o come_n in_o person_n to_o general_n judgement_n but_o of_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o presence_n in_o the_o church_n by_o effect_n of_o power_n justice_n grace_n and_o mercy_n 229._o if_o this_o extirpation_n of_o antichrist_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o downfall_n of_o babylon_n that_o be_v describe_v revel_v 18._o then_o under_o correction_n say_v
and_o to_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o his_o son_n heb._n 1.1,2_o 328._o a_o three_o argument_n or_o reason_n against_o this_o opinion_n be_v when_o a_o indefinite_a time_n be_v intend_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o a_o definite_a his_o manner_n be_v not_o to_o use_v phrase_n wherein_o break_v number_n be_v but_o whole_a as_o in_o those_o word_n of_o jacob_n to_o laban_n thou_o haste_v change_v my_o wage_n ten_o time_n gea_n 31.41_o so_o in_o numb_a 14.22_o in_o both_o which_o place_n a_o certain_a number_n be_v put_v for_o a_o uncertain_a this_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n as_o job_n 19.3_o zech._n 8.23_o leu._n 26.26_o but_o still_o by_o a_o whole_a not_o by_o a_o break_a number_n yea_o in_o christ_n word_n mat._n 18.22_o till_o 77_o time_n there_o be_v a_o round_a number_n use_v for_o peter_n 7_o be_v only_o multiply_v into_o seventy_o time_n 7._o to_o signify_v oft_o or_o many_o time_n but_o here_o in_o 42_o month_n and_o in_o 1260._o day_n break_v number_n be_v express_v as_o well_o as_o the_o whole_a and_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v any_o where_n in_o scripture-phrase_n use_v for_o indefinite_a time_n chap._n xii_o 329._o the_o four_o opinion_n to_o be_v refute_v in_o this_o negative_a part_n be_v the_o whole_a computation_n which_o all_o those_o learned_a and_o holy_a man_n aforesaid_a have_v make_v that_o have_v universal_o as_o one_o man_n fall_v short_a of_o the_o truth_n both_o those_o that_o have_v calculate_v by_o daniel_n and_o those_o by_o john_n distinct_o yea_o and_o those_o by_o both_o joint_o none_o of_o they_o reckon_v antichrist_n term_v beyond_o 1666._o y._n which_o be_v now_o expire_v yet_o antichrist_n live_v and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n stand_v this_o confutation_n be_v not_o by_o i_o but_o by_o time_n the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o this_o book_n only_o some_o of_o they_o have_v a_o reserve_n of_o 45_o year_n 330._o have_v not_o time_n itself_o which_o bring_v forth_o the_o most_o infallible_a comment_n upon_o abstruse_a prophecy_n yea_o turn_v dark_a prophecy_n into_o plain_a history_n break_v the_o ice_n for_o i_o in_o my_o praevaricate_a from_o their_o opinion_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v adventure_v to_o have_v grapple_v with_o they_o for_o it_o be_v impar_fw-la congressus_fw-la a_o unequal_a match_n as_o that_o of_o troitus_fw-la with_o achilles_n especial_o with_o they_o all_o at_o once_o if_o hercules_n himself_n may_v not_o contend_v with_o two_o at_o once_o much_o less_o poor_a i_o who_o be_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o least_o of_o saint_n and_o the_o great_a of_o sinner_n may_v contradict_v such_o great_a light_n of_o the_o church_n famous_a in_o their_o generation_n and_o man_n of_o renown_n that_o be_v but_o a_o ridiculous_a confutation_n of_o bellarmine_n by_o two_o word_n mentiris_fw-la bellarmine_n and_o such_o a_o one_o may_v i_o of_o those_o bless_a soul_n seem_v to_o be_v have_v not_o the_o issue_n of_o providence_n make_v for_o i_o a_o unanswerable_a argument_n against_o they_o 331._o notwithstanding_o those_o eminent_a servant_n of_o christ_n have_v seem_v to_o miss_v the_o mark_n and_o their_o conjecture_n do_v none_o of_o they_o hold_v consonancy_n with_o present_a dispensation_n of_o time_n and_o providence_n yet_o may_v we_o find_v out_o some_o salvo_n beside_o the_o reserve_v of_o 45_o y._n hereafter_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o paragr_n 441._o whereby_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v of_o from_o any_o disgraceful_a mistake_n as_o one_a the_o uncertainty_n of_o chronology_n 2_o the_o variety_n of_o computation_n from_o several_a period_n of_o antichrist_n 3_o the_o difficulty_n of_o compute_v the_o time_n both_o of_o the_o church_n bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o of_o her_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n though_o the_o period_n of_o both_o be_v plain_o record_v 332._o of_o all_o those_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o order_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o sobriety_n of_o those_o holy_a man_n in_o their_o conjecture_n and_o their_o disclaim_v all_o confidence_n therein_o which_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o prologue_n to_o the_o positive_a part_n that_o be_v next_o to_o be_v speak_v to_o wherein_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o my_o own_o apprehension_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v too_o positive_a nor_o peremptory_a or_o dogmatical_a therein_o but_o so_o far_o as_o i_o think_v i_o have_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 2.16_o &_o 7.6_o 333._o first_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o chronology_n a_o mistake_n may_v fall_v out_o either_o soon_o or_o late_a in_o those_o computation_n from_o the_o vulgar_a reckon_a of_o the_o y._n 1666._o it_o may_v fall_v over_o this_o account_n that_o be_v common_a as_o well_o as_o under_o because_o chronologer_n confess_v themselves_o that_o the_o vulgar_a account_n of_o year_n from_o christ_n have_v not_o be_v certain_o preserve_v this_o be_v testify_v by_o arnobius_n in_o his_o apology_n trecenti_fw-la sunt_fw-la anni_fw-la fermè_fw-la minus_fw-la vel_fw-la plùs_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la coepimus_fw-la 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that_o how_o much_o more_o in_o this_o 335._o of_o all_o kind_n of_o learning_n chronology_n be_v rude_a in_o the_o primitive_a time_n so_o that_o in_o the_o first_o century_n after_o christ_n there_o be_v much_o obscurity_n few_o christian_a chronology_n be_v then_o preserve_v for_o the_o pagan_n that_o be_v cruel_a to_o kill_v the_o author_n will_v not_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o preserve_v their_o book_n baronius_n himself_n despair_v of_o give_v any_o perfect_a story_n of_o this_o time_n and_o parker_n compare_v it_o to_o archimedes_n sepulchre_n which_o be_v so_o overgrow_v with_o weed_n that_o cicero_n can_v not_o get_v a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o it_o so_o say_v this_o good_a man_n antiqua_fw-la adeò_fw-la temporis_fw-la longinquitate_fw-la exesa_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o antichristi_fw-la dumetis_fw-la obsepta_fw-la ut_fw-la haud_fw-la ea_fw-la attingamus_fw-la we_o can_v get_v a_o infallible_a account_n thereof_o 336._o that_o there_o be_v difference_n in_o chronology_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o helvicus_n and_o other_o reckon_v two_o year_n short_a of_o the_o vulgar_a as_o 1664._o for_o 1666._o there_o be_v other_o chronologer_n that_o reckon_v as_o much_o over_o as_o 1666._o for_o 1664._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o their_o compute_v a_o prince_n reign_n a_o whole_a year_n be_v allow_v to_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o a_o whole_a year_n to_o his_o end_n though_o another_o begin_v in_o that_o year_n or_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o predecessor_n make_v but_o one_o with_o the_o first_o of_o the_o successor_n this_o bring_v a_o variation_n in_o chronology_n even_o in_o latter_a time_n beside_o the_o obscurity_n of_o former_a time_n so_o that_o 4._o or_o 5._o year_n difference_n break_v not_o the_o square_n 337._o i_o come_v 2_o to_o the_o 2d_o salvo_n take_v from_o the_o sundry_a period_n of_o antichrist_n and_o that_o in_o a_o two_o fold_v respect_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o rise_n and_o 2_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o ruin_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o rise_n there_o be_v various_a reckon_n 1._o some_o reckon_v the_o 42._o month_n from_o antichrist_n conception_n 2_o other_o from_o the_o sharp_a throe_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o rome_n before_o his_o birth_n 3_o other_o again_o do_v account_n from_o his_o birth_n and_o break_v out_o into_o the_o world_n there_o be_v some_o 4ly_n that_o reckon_v from_o his_o ascend_v the_o throne_n other_o 5ly_a from_o his_o high_a advancement_n and_o last_o some_o from_o his_o very_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o top-gallant_n of_o his_o luciferian_a pride_n and_o then_o be_v he_o both_o rise_v and_o reveal_v indeed_o 338._o no_o wonder_n then_o if_o from_o those_o several_a epocha_n or_o period_n of_o his_o rise_n many_o good_a man_n have_v make_v various_a calculation_n of_o those_o 42._o month_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v also_o 2_o the_o several_a period_n of_o his_o ruin_n to_o be_v reckon_v to_o as_o one_a
all_o heretic_n must_v be_v compel_v by_o force_n be_v a_o fair_a foundation_n for_o and_o a_o introduction_n to_o that_o force_n of_o arm_n which_o antichrist_n use_v afterward_o against_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o name_n of_o heretic_n in_o all_o his_o dominion_n the_o other_o war_n be_v not_o only_o describe_v in_o the_o party_n against_o who_o it_o be_v raise_v but_o also_o in_o the_o success_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saint_n be_v the_o party_n against_o who_o and_o victory_n be_v the_o success_n of_o the_o beast_n war_n whereof_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o former_a if_o we_o compare_v revel_v 12.17_o with_o revel_v 13.5.7_o in_o all_o which_o 3_o place_n this_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v revel_v 13.5_o hold_v out_o the_o term_n of_o the_o war_n revel_v 12.17_o the_o war_n itself_o and_o revel_v 13.7_o name_v not_o only_o the_o seed_n saint_n but_o the_o success_n too_o 389._o thus_o as_o we_o have_v a_o double_a account_n of_o 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