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60_o why_o please_v to_o the_o flesh_n 117_o power_n of_o the_o beast_n whence_o it_o iâ—_n p._n 22._o 115._o and_o what_o it_o be_v 23_o what_o power_n prince_n have_v over_o the_o church_n what_o not_o 39_o prince_n power_n ought_v to_o be_v limit_v 73_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o the_o beast_n ruin_n 95_o christ_n purchase_n for_o his_o people_n 171_o r._n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n a_o ransom_n for_o sin_n page_n 176_o popish_a repentance_n no_o better_o than_o judas_n repentance_n 212_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n the_o purchase_n of_o christ_n blood_n 171_o roman_a catholic_a visible_a church_n describe_v p._n 2._o 7._o and_o whence_o this_o first_o beast_n do_v arise_v 9_o when_o rome-pagan_a end_v and_o rome-christian_a begin_v 5_o s._n saint_n always_o victorious_a page_n 106_o no_o salvation_n in_o the_o romish_a church_n 215_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o sea_n 8_o christ_n slay_v p._n 168_o and_o wherefore_o p._n 170._o and_o how_o slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n 189_o the_o spirit_n be_v purchase_v by_o christ_n death_n 172_o sufferer_n for_o christ_n and_o his_o cause_n be_v bless_v 219_o sweden_n be_v one_o of_o the_o ten_o horn_n 50_o t._n ten_o be_v the_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n name_n pag._n 253._o 257_o thâ—odosius_n overthrow_v the_o temple_n 88_o the_o turk_n invincible_a whilst_o the_o pope_n stand_v 50_o v._n universality_n and_o prosperity_n no_o note_n of_o a_o true_a church_n page_n 57_o union_n purchase_v by_o christ_n death_n 172_o w._n waldenses_n and_o albingenses_n slay_v to_o the_o number_n of_o 1000000._o page_n 100_o saint_n be_v saint_n in_o war_n as_o well_o as_o in_o peace_n 108_o such_o as_o war_n against_o antichrist_n be_v call_v saint_n 106_o a_o warning_n from_o check_n of_o providence_n 44_o the_o beast_n make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n 98_o the_o great_a word_n of_o the_o beast_n 65_o work_n and_o grace_n opposite_a 210_o popish_a worship_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o devil_n 58_o errata_fw-la 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l._n 29._o r._n suiâ—â—_n p._n 124._o l._n 24._o r._n without_o p._n 129._o l._n 29_o r._n man_n p._n 132._o l_o 24._o r._n acceptation_n p._n 145_o l._n ult_n r._n irrevocable_a p._n 159._o l._n 6._o r._n unexcusable_a p._n 157._o l._n 31._o r._n many_o p._n 160._o l._n 6._o r._n antiquity_n p._n 178._o l._n 23._o r._n apply_v to_o p._n 181._o l._n 19_o r._n repetition_n p._n 182._o 29._o r._n the._n p._n 184._o 36._o r._n grace_n p_o 211._o l._n 28._o r._n stony_a p._n 229._o l._n 36._o r._n appeal_v finis_fw-la the_o analysis_n of_o this_o 13._o chapter_n of_o the_o revelation_n this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o war_n which_o the_o dragon_n or_o devil_n make_v against_o the_o woman_n or_o church_n mention_v in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n which_o be_v manage_v by_o two_o beast_n as_o his_o instrument_n first_o beast_n be_v describe_v v_o 1._o to_o 11_o by_o his_o 1_o original_a or_o fountain_n whence_o he_o spring_v viz._n the_o sea_n vers_fw-la 1._o 2._o 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