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of_o such_o a_o full_a and_o swell_a sound_n and_o sense_n and_o that_o which_o immediate_o follow_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o little_a lank_a and_o dwindling_a the_o drowsy_a fancy_n of_o the_o scribe_n may_v heedless_o suggest_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v too_o lazy_a to_o mend_v it_o or_o too_o mindless_a to_o observe_v the_o error_n pass_v it_o glib_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o a_o slight_a salvo_n as_o this_o be_v more_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o herodotus_n than_o to_o fancy_n that_o he_o will_v willing_o produce_v the_o reign_n of_o darius_n about_o five_o year_n long_o than_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v that_o he_o may_v give_v he_o room_n enough_o to_o make_v vast_a preparation_n for_o war_n against_o the_o greek_n after_o his_o defeat_n at_o marathon_n and_o so_o have_v occasion_n to_o bring_v in_o the_o pretty_a story_n of_o demaratus_n assist_v xerxes_n in_o his_o plead_n for_o succession_n in_o the_o kingdom_n that_o his_o father_n darius_n as_o the_o persian_a use_n be_v will_v declare_v he_o his_o successor_n himself_o be_v now_o to_o go_v out_o sudden_o on_o a_o foreign_a expedition_n and_o that_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o vast_a preparation_n and_o eager_a purpose_n of_o revenge_a himself_o on_o his_o enemy_n and_o recover_v his_o credit_n he_o may_v die_v just_a in_o the_o very_a nick_n of_o time_n when_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v strut_v out_o with_o a_o mighty_a army_n and_o achieve_v glorious_a exploit_n what_o can_v be_v better_o contrive_v for_o the_o move_n of_o passion_n in_o the_o reader_n which_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o history_n and_o herodotus_n may_v well_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o very_a homer_n of_o historian_n and_o that_o his_o nine_o book_n be_v not_o name_v after_o the_o name_n of_o the_o nine_o muse_n for_o nothing_o and_o harpocration_n or_o aelius_n will_v easy_o surmise_v so_o and_o 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several_a potentate_n about_o he_o yet_o in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n he_o caress_v and_o oblige_v the_o king_n of_o arabia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o who_o trust_n and_o tutelage_n he_o commit_v his_o child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o daughter_n as_o well_o as_o son_n when_o he_o make_v war_n against_o aristobulus_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n he_o repeat_v again_o de_n bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o the_o latter_a part_n whereof_o he_o phrase_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n to_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la quoniam_fw-la bellum_fw-la cum_fw-la aristobulo_fw-la gerendum_fw-la susceperat_fw-la liberos_fw-la suos_fw-la fidei_fw-la ejus_fw-la commendans_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la misit_fw-la he_o send_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o depositum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o have_v undertake_v a_o war_n against_o aristobulus_n whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o 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private_a life_n when_o antipater_n see_v this_o he_o never_o cease_v from_o solicit_v hyrcanus_n to_o recover_v his_o right_n but_o within_o a_o year_n time_n suppose_v or_o thereabouts_o persuade_v he_o to_o fly_v to_o aretas_n king_n of_o arabia_n in_o who_o he_o have_v a_o great_a interest_n which_o in_o all_o probability_n according_a to_o josephus_n his_o account_n be_v do_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 178._o olympiad_n and_o here_o antipater_n undertake_v the_o war_n against_o aristobulus_n with_o the_o aid_n of_o aretas_n this_o must_v be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o convey_v his_o five_o child_n to_o his_o court_n for_o safety_n at_o what_o time_n it_o can_v be_v conceive_v but_o that_o herod_n be_v at_o least_o three_o year_n old_a salome_n be_v the_o four_o from_o he_o let_v he_o be_v go_v on_o his_o four_o from_o this_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 178._o olympiad_n to_o the_o consulship_n of_o calenus_n and_o vatinius_n when_o herod_n be_v make_v perfect_a of_o 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be_v no_o lapse_n of_o the_o scribe_n in_o this_o compute_v but_o that_o it_o be_v set_v down_o according_a to_o josephus_n his_o own_o mind_n i_o have_v abundant_o prove_v chap._n 9_o and_o the_o matter_n be_v so_o plain_o true_a that_o petavius_n himself_o do_v acknowledge_v it_o no_o lapse_n of_o the_o scribe_n but_o that_o josephus_n in_o that_o place_n write_v as_o he_o think_v de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la temp._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 65._o and_o how_o consentaneous_a to_o this_o position_n his_o story_n of_o glaphyra_n be_v and_o his_o make_v quirinius_n to_o confiscate_v the_o good_n of_o archelaus_n in_o the_o year_n when_o statilius_n taurus_n and_o scribonius_n libo_n be_v consul_n as_o also_o the_o make_v herod_n the_o tetrarch_n reign_v end_n with_o the_o four_o year_n of_o caligula_n and_o last_o his_o take_a notice_n of_o the_o eclipse_n that_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o herod_n death_n i_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n to_o which_o i_o will_v only_o add_v how_o consequential_a to_o this_o be_v josephus_n his_o calling_n phasaelus_n and_o herod_n antiq._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adolescentuli_fw-la when_o m._n antony_n make_v they_o tetrarch_n of_o judaea_n but_o if_o herod_n be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v make_v perfect_a of_o galilee_n he_o be_v above_o thirty_o now_o and_o his_o brother_n phasaelus_n haply_o betwixt_o thirty_o and_o forty_o both_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o persian_a account_n the_o utmost_a bound_n of_o their_o adolescentia_fw-la be_v but_o twenty_o seven_o year_n after_o that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o xenophon_n and_o yet_o here_o phasaelus_n and_o herod_n the_o one_o betwixt_o thirty_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n the_o other_o a_o year_n or_o two_o above_o thirty_o be_v not_o only_o call_v adolescentes_fw-la but_o adolescentuli_fw-la wherefore_o that_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adolescentuli_fw-la be_v plain_o consequential_a to_o this_o assure_a parcel_n of_o josephus_n his_o historical_a material_n that_o herod_n when_o he_o be_v make_v perfect_a of_o galilee_n be_v but_o about_o fifteen_o year_n of_o age._n and_o the_o other_o assure_a parcel_n of_o his_o materia_fw-la historica_fw-la be_v this_o that_o herod_n be_v about_o seventy_o year_n of_o age_n when_o he_o die_v and_o that_o he_o reign_v thirty_o seven_o year_n this_o he_o be_v ascertain_v of_o by_o some_o record_n that_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o and_o can_v confide_v in_o nor_o be_v there_o with_o i_o any_o question_n make_v but_o that_o both_o these_o parcel_n of_o his_o materia_fw-la historica_fw-la be_v true_a but_o that_o he_o reckon_v the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o herod_n reign_n from_o his_o first_o be_v make_v king_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o m._n antony_n and_o the_o senate_n i_o deny_v that_o he_o have_v any_o authentic_a record_n for_o that_o but_o i_o deem_v 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vinces_fw-la annis_fw-la auspiciisque_fw-la patris_fw-la wherefore_o though_o he_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o pleasant_a poet_n and_o true_a witness_n of_o the_o age_n of_o caius_n which_o if_o he_o be_v the_o expedition_n will_v natural_o fall_v into_o the_o consulate_a of_o lentulus_n and_o piso_n as_o be_v above_o note_v then_o be_v he_o on_o his_o expedition_n with_o his_o rector_n or_o governor_n m._n lollius_n whence_o we_o see_v plain_o that_o augustus_n send_v not_o caius_n into_o the_o east_n before_o his_o thirteen_o consulate_v but_o that_o t._n l._n his_o chronology_n which_o i_o have_v propose_v by_o consulship_n and_o julian_n year_n be_v true_a now_o as_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o time_n when_o caius_n be_v upon_o his_o parthian_a expedition_n by_o the_o expiration_n of_o tiberius_n his_o quinquennial_a tribunitian_a power_n anno_fw-la jul._n 45._o lentulus_n and_o piso_n be_v consul_n so_o we_o be_v by_o the_o same_o assure_a that_o it_o be_v 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new_a jerusalem_n with_o answer_n thereto_o the_o first_o objection_n upon_o apocalypsis_n apocalypseos_n pag._n 4._o to_o be_v king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o a_o sacerdotal_a kingdom_n as_o exod._n 9.6_o a_o kingdom_n because_o of_o the_o reign_a estate_n sacerdotal_a because_o of_o their_o priestly_n employ_v and_o in_o some_o place_n as_o apoc._n 20.6_o because_o of_o the_o unstainedness_n of_o their_o condition_n as_o to_o external_o now_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o kingdom_n design_v here_o on_o earth_n for_o christ_n and_o christianity_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o place_n that_o seem_v to_o promise_v all_o his_o faithful_a adherent_n at_o least_o his_o faithful_a suffer_a adherent_n of_o all_o time_n a_o share_n in_o the_o glory_n and_o felicity_n of_o that_o kingdom-estate_n as_o if_o the_o martyr_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o of_o all_o time_n shall_v have_v a_o recompense_n for_o their_o suffering_n in_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o thing_n as_o apoc._n chap._n 2._o v._n 26._o where_o you_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o rule_v the_o nation_n and_o the_o morningstar_n be_v matter_n political_a if_o these_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o successive_a interval_n of_o the_o church_n the_o sardian_n and_o philadelphian_a time_n suppose_v what_o will_v they_o signify_v in_o the_o literal_a interpretation_n and_o pag._n 23._o of_o apoc._n apocalypseos_n it_o be_v say_v the_o bright_a morningstar_n belong_v to_o the_o philadelphian_a interval_n which_o be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o thyatirian_a how_o shall_v the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n in_o the_o thyatirian_a interval_n have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o happy_a philadelphian_a state_n of_o thing_n or_o what_o will_v such_o a_o promise_a felicity_n signify_v to_o their_o encouragement_n wherein_o not_o they_o but_o their_o successor_n only_o of_o follow_v time_n be_v to_o have_v a_o interest_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o mention_v many_o other_o place_n that_o appertain_v to_o this_o matter_n but_o i_o can_v never_o untie_v this_o knot_n of_o difficulty_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n that_o be_v i_o can_v never_o conceive_v it_o possible_a that_o christian_a sufferer_n of_o all_o time_n and_o age_n shall_v partake_v of_o the_o jerusalem-state_n of_o thing_n nor_o how_o the_o apocalypse_n can_v be_v interpret_v so_o as_o not_o to_o assert_v it_o which_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o the_o kingdom-state_n which_o be_v design_v for_o christ_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o heavenly_a kingdom-state_n upon_o earth_n answ_n the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o true_o apostolic_a church_n emerge_v into_o universal_a power_n above_o their_o enemy_n into_o undisturbed_a peace_n and_o a_o heavenly_a holiness_n of_o conversation_n here_o upon_o earth_n which_o at_o last_o she_o will_v obtain_v and_o it_o be_v a_o encouragement_n to_o the_o present_a suffer_a martyr_n that_o the_o cause_n they_o suffer_v for_o will_v at_o last_o appear_v so_o glorious_a and_o triumphant_a here_o on_o earth_n while_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v better_o reward_v in_o heaven_n and_o it_o be_v a_o bid_v they_o to_o their_o loss_n to_o have_v they_o exchange_v their_o heavenly_a felicity_n for_o this_o earthly_a though_o glorious_o flourish_a condition_n and_o last_o look_v but_o on_o the_o apostolic_a church_n according_a as_o the_o prophetic_a style_n represent_v it_o as_o one_o continue_a body_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n and_o all_o these_o promise_n to_o the_o pergamenian_a and_o thyatirian_a sufferer_n be_v make_v good_a to_o they_o as_o be_v still_o the_o same_o body_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o successor_n nor_o be_v this_o heaventy_n kingdom_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n otherwise_o to_o be_v understand_v heavenly_a than_o that_o the_o spirit_n and_o conversation_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n will_v be_v true_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a so_o that_o i_o see_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o in_o this_o point_n if_o we_o right_o conceive_v the_o matter_n and_o it_o will_v further_o ease_v the_o reader_n be_v mind_n if_o he_o consider_v what_o i_o have_v write_v chap._n 20._o that_o though_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o excellent_a state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n yet_o the_o description_n of_o that_o state_n be_v a_o intend_a type_n also_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n object_n 2._o upon_o pag._n 22_o 23._o to_o have_v power_n over_o the_o nation_n seem_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v of_o power_n over_o nation_n or_o of_o regal_a dignity_n in_o that_o kingdom-estate_n upon_o earth_n which_o be_v design_v for_o christ_n by_o his_o father_n chap._n 2.27_o and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o morningstar_n confirm_v such_o a_o interpretation_n for_o it_o be_v the_o star_n of_o empire_n and_o the_o white_a raiment_n promise_v chap._n 3.5_o be_v a_o ensign_n of_o regal_a dignity_n answ_n the_o ingenious_a objector_n seem_v to_o mistake_v in_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n which_o as_o in_o the_o symbol_n of_o a_o woman_n a_o man_n or_o beast_n do_v not_o intimate_v one_o single_a individual_a but_o a_o body_n of_o man_n and_o their_o succession_n so_o by_o the_o single_a person_n he_n be_v not_o mean_v this_o or_o that_o single_a man_n but_o the_o whole_a successive_a body_n of_o man_n that_o be_v overcomer_n which_o according_a to_o the_o prophetic_a style_n be_v signify_v by_o this_o single_a person_n he_n those_o that_o stand_v out_o through_o faith_n and_o patience_n to_o the_o last_o in_o those_o country_n where_o the_o paganochristians_a domineer_v over_o they_o these_o with_o their_o prince_n and_o ruler_n will_v have_v the_o dominion_n over_o the_o paganochristians_a and_o will_v become_v the_o beginning_n or_o commencement_n of_o the_o great_a empire_n of_o christ_n so_o far_o as_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n christ_n have_v enlarge_v his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o sardian_n succession_n so_o far_o these_o overcomer_n partake_v thereof_o with_o he_o and_o this_o sardian_n state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o promise_a morningstar_n but_o the_o jerusalem_n state_n the_o bright_a morningstar_n and_o last_o though_o white_a raiment_n may_v be_v a_o regal_a ensign_n yet_o it_o be_v most_o safe_o interpret_v of_o prosperous_a success_n and_o may_v answer_v to_o that_o in_o the_o next_o epistle_n v._o 8._o behold_v i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o a_o open_a door_n etc._n etc._n object_n 3._o upon_o pag._n 31_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v observable_a touch_v the_o church_n of_o philadelphia_n that_o there_o be_v many_o passage_n that_o represent_v she_o in_o a_o state_n of_o trial_n she_o be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o little_a strength_n and_o to_o have_v keep_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n patience_n she_o be_v exhort_v to_o hold_v fast_o that_o which_o she_o have_v that_o she_o lose_v not_o the_o crown_n for_o which_o she_o be_v conflict_v she_o be_v exhort_v to_o overcome_v and_o encourage_v to_o behave_v herself_o heroical_o now_o sir_n how_o will_v this_o agree_v with_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n beside_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o philadelphian_o as_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v chap._n 3.12_o but_o it_o be_v more_o observable_a that_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o philadelphian_o that_o their_o christian_a champion_n shall_v be_v citizen_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o that_o christ_n will_v write_v upon_o they_o his_o new_a name_n which_o i_o believe_v you_o right_o interpret_v king_n of_o king_n etc._n etc._n this_o therefore_o seem_v to_o countenance_v what_o i_o say_v before_o that_o all_o christ_n suffer_a adherent_n shall_v have_v a_o share_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem-felicity_n here_o on_o earth_n and_o have_v preferment_n in_o that_o kingdom-estate_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v further_o countenance_v from_o the_o promise_n to_o laodicea_n chap._n 3.21_o that_o they_o shall_v sit_v with_o christ_n on_o his_o throne_n answ_n this_o objection_n be_v ground_v on_o a_o mistake_n as_o if_o the_o philadelphian_a interval_n and_o new_a jerusalem-state_n do_v synchronize_v whenas_o the_o philadelphian_a interval_n begin_v soon_o and_o end_n soon_o than_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n wherefore_o those_o exhortation_n belong_v to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o philadelphian_a interval_n that_o go_v before_o the_o jerusalem-state_n whence_o their_o emerge_n at_o last_o into_o that_o state_n be_v promise_v to_o they_o as_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v now_o as_o for_o their_o christian_a champion_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o some_o select_a person_n this_o difficulty_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o old_a mistake_n viz._n that_o he_n signify_v a_o particular_a person_n whenas_o in_o the_o prophetic_a sense_n and_o style_v it_o here_o signify_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o faithful_a philadelphian_o predict_v that_o that_o
the_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v literal_o with_o answer_n thereto_o six_o particular_n in_o order_n to_o or_o compliance_n with_o the_o make_v the_o war_n of_o the_o heros_n on_o the_o white_a horse_n apoc._n 19_o literal_a only_a or_o carnal_a with_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o say_a particular_n in_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o pergamus_n i_o interpret_v the_o nicolaitan_n to_o be_v a_o people_n that_o sit_v loose_a enough_o as_o to_o the_o romish_a church_n but_o be_v also_o unchaste_a and_o loose_a of_o their_o body_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o within_o the_o pergamenian_a interval_n which_o reach_v from_o an._n dom._n 324._o to_o an._n dom._n 1242._o be_v apparent_a from_o history_n this_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a dean_n of_o paul_n dr._n stillingfleet_n have_v make_v good_a to_o our_o hand_n in_o the_o fanaticism_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o nicolaitan_a doctrine_n which_o afterward_o prove_v the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o henry_n nicolas_n the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o love_n do_v obtain_v among_o they_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o thirteen_o century_n viz._n that_o every_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n have_v his_o successive_a time_n of_o rule_v the_o world_n that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o father_n continue_v till_o christ_n come_v the_o law_n of_o the_o son_n till_o their_o time_n and_o then_o the_o time_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v to_o begin_v in_o which_o the_o use_n of_o sacrament_n be_v to_o cease_v and_o all_o external_a administration_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o so_o high_o extol_v love_n that_o what_o will_v have_v be_v a_o sin_n without_o it_o they_o think_v to_o be_v none_o with_o it_o as_o fornication_n adultery_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o primitive_a nicolaitism_n which_o be_v again_o renew_v by_o h._n n._n alias_o henry_n nicolas_n from_o whence_o our_o modern_a familist_n spring_n as_o also_o at_o first_o the_o quaker_n who_o still_o cast_v away_o the_o sacrament_n and_o make_v nothing_o of_o external_a administration_n this_o business_n be_v relate_v in_o nauclerus_fw-la and_o that_o before_o an._n dom._n 1190._o so_o full_o be_v it_o within_o the_o pergamenian_a interval_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o set_v down_o his_o word_n concern_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o their_o description_n charitatis_fw-la etiam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la sic_fw-la ampliabant_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la alias_o peccatum_fw-la esset_fw-la si_fw-la fieret_fw-la in_o charitate_fw-la jam_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la peccatum_fw-la unde_fw-la stupra_fw-la &_o adulteria_fw-la &_o caeteras_fw-la corporis_fw-la voluptales_fw-la nomine_fw-la charitatis_fw-la perpetrabant_fw-la mulieribusque_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la peccabant_fw-la &_o simplicibus_fw-la quos_fw-la decipiebant_fw-la impunitatem_fw-la promittebant_fw-la deum_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o justum_fw-la praedicantes_fw-la this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o christ_n say_v he_o hate_v and_o abhor_v apoc._n 2.15_o and_o it_o be_v a_o surprise_v hit_v that_o henry_n nicolas_n shall_v be_v so_o eminent_a a_o reviver_n of_o this_o nicolaitan_a doctrine_n but_o i_o have_v say_v enough_o already_o to_o confirm_v our_o exposition_n of_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n i_o will_v pass_v hence_o to_o chap._n 8._o v._n 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o three_o part_n mention_v at_o least_o half_a a_o score_n time_n i_o interpret_v to_o be_v a_o symbol_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o there_o be_v very_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o from_o what_o occur_v chap._n 12.4_o where_o the_o great_a red_a dragon_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n which_o most_o certain_o denote_v the_o roman_a empire_n according_a to_o all_o interpreter_n be_v say_v to_o have_v draw_v down_o with_o his_o tail_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o have_v cast_v they_o to_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v to_o have_v bring_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n under_o his_o subjection_n which_o passage_n be_v a_o intend_a key_n to_o that_o in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n as_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n be_v chief_o to_o the_o eleven_o and_o thirteen_o in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n v._o 8._o where_o the_o locust_n be_v say_v to_o have_v hair_n as_o the_o hair_n of_o woman_n i_o as_o mr._n mede_n before_o i_o interpret_v of_o the_o saracen_n which_o be_v arabian_n of_o who_o pliny_n write_v nat._n hist_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 28._o n._n 30._o arabe_n mitrati_fw-la degunt_fw-la aut_fw-la intonso_fw-la crine_fw-la and_o the_o vision_n describe_v the_o locust_n as_o have_v face_n of_o humane_a shape_n but_o that_o they_o wear_v their_o hair_n as_o woman_n as_o do_v the_o arabian_n as_o be_v mitrati_fw-la that_o be_v have_v woman_n head-tire_a on_o for_o so_o mitra_n signify_v pilea_fw-la virorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la mitrae_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la it_o be_v the_o head-cove_a also_o of_o the_o lydian_n and_o phrygian_n but_o account_v less_o manly_a whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o reproachful_a title_n give_v to_o the_o soft_a and_o effeminate_a though_o the_o arabian_n be_v not_o repute_v such_o see_v martinius_n mr._n mede_n cite_v rather_o the_o sense_n than_o the_o word_n of_o pliny_n but_o whether_o we_o read_v &_o or_o aut_fw-la it_o be_v plain_a these_o arabian_n order_v their_o hair_n as_o woman_n which_o therefore_o be_v a_o fit_a character_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o these_o locust_n in_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n v._o 23._o i_o content_v myself_o in_o note_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o bridegroom_n and_o bride_n be_v no_o more_o hear_v in_o babylon_n signify_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o propagate_a of_o their_o pseudo-catholick_n religion_n the_o end_n of_o marriage_n be_v propagation_n and_o this_o be_v a_o true_a sense_n and_o unexceptionable_a but_o it_o may_v have_v be_v full_a if_o we_o have_v note_v also_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o usurp_a title_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o call_v himself_o sponsus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la for_o then_o the_o proselyte_n of_o nation_n and_o country_n to_o the_o papal_a religion_n and_o jurisdiction_n will_v look_v ever_o like_o a_o new_a marriage_n but_o the_o joy_n of_o such_o marriage_n will_v cease_v after_o the_o final_a fall_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v describe_v in_o this_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n see_v gabriel_n powel_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 14._o in_o chapter_n 22._o v._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o curse_n this_o i_o expound_v of_o the_o furious_a papal_a anathema_n or_o excommunication_n to_o depose_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o to_o involve_v the_o christian_a world_n in_o blood_n which_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o be_v the_o proper_a 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find_v a_o sober_a and_o judicious_a writer_n w._n a._n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n to_o incline_v to_o the_o opinion_n that_o there_o will_v be_v even_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n i_o will_v a_o while_n here_o divert_v into_o what_o he_o say_v chap._n 10._o and_o produce_v the_o most_o material_a reason_n he_o have_v for_o the_o prove_v that_o in_o those_o day_n there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n natural_a as_o well_o as_o the_o world_n moral_a as_o he_o phrase_v it_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o seem_v to_o promise_v plenty_n of_o thing_n and_o increase_v of_o people_n i_o conceive_v imply_v no_o such_o radical_a change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a for_o mere_o from_o the_o moral_a temperance_n of_o man_n in_o those_o time_n there_o will_v be_v length_n of_o day_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o a_o
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well_o agree_v with_o all_o those_o moral_a exhortation_n and_o increpation_n precede_v this_o passage_n and_o last_o that_o door_n open_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o chap._n 4._o be_v a_o prophetical_a door_n through_o which_o john_n pass_v be_v admit_v to_o behold_v divine_a vision_n and_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o christ_n receive_v from_o his_o father_n and_o reveal_v the_o follow_a prophecy_n touch_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o easy_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o these_o three_o door_n from_o the_o very_a text_n of_o each_o place_n to_o he_o that_o will_v not_o nodum_fw-la in_o scirpo_fw-la quaerere_fw-la 5._o to_o the_o five_o i_o say_v that_o if_o the_o throne_n exhibit_v chap._n 4._o be_v intend_v for_o christ_n throne_n which_o be_v promise_n the_o victor_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n the_o scene_n seem_v to_o be_v very_o ill_o contrive_v for_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n be_v not_o 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blind_a as_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o at_o which_o i_o observe_v above_o how_o incident_a the_o objector_n be_v to_o stumble_v 6._o this_o six_o argument_n seem_v the_o most_o considerable_a of_o any_o but_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v offer_v that_o which_o be_v abundant_o satisfactory_a in_o answer_n thereto_o to_o any_o unprejudiced_a reader_n and_o because_o the_o main_a ground_n of_o the_o strength_n thereof_o be_v the_o rule_n i_o have_v note_v on_o apoc._n 2._o v._o 11._o we_o will_v here_o produce_v the_o rule_n which_o be_v this_o that_o the_o promise_n to_o the_o victor_n precede_v the_o parabolical_a epiphonema_n be_v of_o thing_n external_n and_o political_n but_o those_o promise_n that_o follow_v the_o say_v epiphonema_n be_v of_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o invisible_a upon_o which_o i_o will_v only_o advertise_v that_o the_o main_n antithesis_fw-la i_o intend_v lie_n betwixt_o visibility_n and_o invisibility_n to_o we_o man_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o thing_n promise_v though_o the_o thing_n be_v ordinary_o such_o as_o may_v be_v also_o call_v political_n from_o whence_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o this_o promise_n of_o a_o heavenly_a throne_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v at_o that_o visible_a and_o conspicuous_a nay_o glorious_a and_o illustrious_a general_a assize_n at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o with_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n and_o when_o the_o believer_n that_o remain_v alive_a shall_v be_v catch_v up_o in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n when_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v before_o he_o who_o he_o shall_v distinguish_v into_o sheep_n and_o goat_n and_o give_v the_o sheep_n the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o they_o but_o condemn_v the_o goat_n to_o everlasting_a fire_n be_v not_o this_o a_o performance_n visible_a in_o 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