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he_o who_o come_v to_o be_v his_o saviour_n a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v and_o give_v his_o parent_n private_a intelligence_n about_o the_o tyrant_n bloody_a intention_n and_o advertise_v they_o to_o go_v into_o egypt_n which_o be_v make_v his_o harbour_n and_o receptacle_n till_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v and_o so_o he_o keep_v out_o of_o his_o clutch_n and_o escape_v his_o barbarous_a and_o bloody_a hand_n math._n 2.13_o thus_o the_o woman_n a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n have_v a_o privilege_a place_n assign_v she_o and_o prepare_v of_o god_n for_o she_o in_o the_o wilderness_n whether_o she_o be_v to_o flee_v and_o be_v feed_v there_o a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o day_n revelat._n 12.6_o thus_o in_o the_o ten_o persecution_n and_o the_o late_a marian_n day_n many_o
though_o their_o bone_n be_v scatter_v as_o at_o the_o grave_n mouth_n yet_o will_v he_o overthrow_v their_o judge_n in_o stony_a place_n psal_n 141.6_o if_o they_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n which_o comparative_o be_v not_o worthy_a they_o shall_v not_o escape_v unpunished_a but_o shall_v certain_o drink_v the_o dregs_n thereof_o jer._n 49.12_o when_o he_o have_v perform_v his_o whole_a work_n on_o mount_n zion_n he_o will_v then_o punish_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o stout_a heart_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n isa_n 10.12_o judgement_n begin_v indeed_o at_o his_o house_n and_o sanctuary_n but_o jerusalem_n do_v but_o hand_n the_o cup_n to_o the_o nation_n and_o when_o god_n have_v use_v the_o wicked_a as_o rod_n to_o lash_v his_o people_n have_v do_v with_o they_o he_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n babylon_n be_v deal_v with_o as_o she_o deal_v with_o israel_n jer._n 51.6_o 49._o and_o so_o amalek_n deut._n 25._o ult_n god_n will_v be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o 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