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which_o have_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v then_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o the_o wicked_a in_o all_o time_n and_o age_n since_o the_o first_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n some_o refer_v this_o vision_n to_o the_o tune_n after_o antichrists_n discovery_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v here_o set_v forth_o by_o what_o degree_n he_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o until_o his_o final_a utter_a destruction_n and_o last_o some_o do_v make_v these_o seven_o vial_n parallel_v to_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o so_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o persecutor_n in_o all_o age_n since_o the_o first_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n this_o last_o be_v coincident_a almost_o with_o the_o three_o touch_v preacher_n denounce_v god_n judgement_n in_o the_o several_a age_n of_o the_o gospel_n neither_o of_o which_o can_v stand_v here_o because_o these_o be_v the_o last_o effect_n of_o god_n anger_n in_o this_o book_n reucale_v and_o so_o necessary_o after_o all_o the_o 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person_n not_o walk_v by_o charity_n sin_v against_o this_o law_n and_o in_o a_o point_n of_o charity_n to_o sin_n against_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n because_o all_o the_o lawstand_v in_o this_o one_o thing_n viz._n love_n and_o so_o he_o be_v judge_v as_o do_v nothing_o according_a to_o the_o law_n that_o want_v love_n thus_o also_o beda_n and_o augustine_n touch_v the_o royal_a law_n here_o speak_v of_o august_n beda_n august_n it_o be_v clear_o the_o decalogue_n give_v exod._n 20._o thus_o abbreviate_v deut._n 6.5_o for_o proceed_v to_o speak_v further_o hereof_o he_o instance_v the_o command_n against_o murder_n and_o adultery_n it_o be_v royal_a because_o from_o the_o king_n of_o king_n touch_v the_o coherence_n that_o of_o pareus_n be_v not_o amiss_o that_o he_o do_v meet_v with_o they_o in_o a_o confidence_n which_o they_o may_v haply_o have_v yet_o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o respect_v of_o person_n they_o keep_v the_o law_n for_o 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