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the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n where_o he_o find_v some_o good_a thing_n which_o he_o commend_v namely_o their_o constancy_n in_o profess_v of_o religion_n and_o their_o patience_n which_o he_o commend_v by_o two_o circumstance_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o place_n and_o of_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v verse_n 13._o concern_v the_o place_n it_o be_v there_o where_o the_o devil_n erect_v his_o throne_n that_o be_v where_o he_o seem_v at_o his_o pleasure_n to_o reign_v as_o prince_n in_o his_o subject_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v constant_a and_o keep_v their_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o time_n it_o be_v when_o the_o faithful_a man_n antipas_n be_v put_v to_o death_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o time_n wherein_o persecution_n be_v very_o hot_a against_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o start_v not_o from_o their_o profession_n verse_n 14._o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o have_v certain_a thing_n against_o they_o which_o he_o reprehend_v namely_o that_o they_o permit_v certain_a false_a prophet_n among_o they_o and_o do_v not_o withstand_v they_o as_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n do_v but_o suffer_v they_o to_o teach_v dangerous_a doctrine_n of_o balaam_n which_o teach_v and_o maintain_v bodily_a whoredom_n and_o fornication_n whereby_o the_o people_n be_v bring_v to_o idolatry_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v those_o among_o they_o which_o hold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o nicolaitan_n to_o wit_n that_o spiritual_a and_o bodily_a whoredom_n the_o reformation_n whereof_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o in_o bid_v they_o repent_v and_o this_o he_o do_v by_o these_o reason_n to_o wit_n first_o if_o they_o will_v repent_v they_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o hide_v that_o be_v spiritual_a manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o ark_n in_o a_o pot_n by_o manna_n be_v mean_v as_o josh_n 6._o the_o grace_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o and_o that_o justification_n by_o he_o which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o none_o know_v but_o those_o which_o have_v it_o second_o another_o reason_n that_o he_o that_o do_v overcome_v he_o will_v give_v he_o a_o white_a stone_n which_o phrase_n of_o speech_n be_v a_o similitude_n take_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o in_o time_n past_o the_o prophet_n use_v to_o take_v borrow_a speech_n from_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o law_n because_o now_o the_o church_n be_v communicate_v with_o the_o gentile_n the_o gospel_n be_v now_o spread_v among_o they_o this_o custom_n be_v especial_o among_o the_o grecian_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v that_o when_o any_o one_o be_v accuse_v of_o some_o criminal_a matter_n he_o be_v straightway_o put_v to_o his_o trial_n if_o he_o be_v find_v clear_a he_o have_v a_o white_a stone_n give_v he_o if_o otherwise_o he_o be_v find_v guilty_a and_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v he_o have_v give_v he_o a_o black_a stone_n or_o some_o 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people_n with_o her_o whordome_n and_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o he_o charge_v the_o church_n because_o they_o do_v let_v she_o alone_o for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o do_v well_o themselves_o and_o to_o refrain_v from_o those_o that_o be_v evill-doer_n in_o the_o same_o but_o if_o it_o lie_v in_o they_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v to_o refrain_v other_o from_o those_o evil_n and_o to_o punish_v the_o offender_n so_o far_o as_o they_o may_v verse_n 22._o now_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o will_v execute_v judgement_n upon_o she_o by_o cast_v she_o into_o a_o bed_n that_o be_v lay_v a_o most_o grievous_a and_o heavy_a affliction_n upon_o she_o and_o not_o only_o upon_o she_o but_o upon_o all_o that_o commit_v fornication_n with_o she_o that_o be_v which_o be_v partaker_n with_o she_o in_o her_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n and_o idolatry_n namely_o those_o that_o be_v her_o upholder_n &_o maintainer_n and_o not_o only_o on_o they_o but_o this_o judgement_n shall_v also_o be_v manifest_v upon_o her_o child_n by_o child_n mean_v either_o her_o scholar_n which_o learn_v of_o she_o or_o her_o posterity_n and_o then_o he_o say_v he_o will_v kill_v that_o be_v clean_a root_n they_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o howsoever_o they_o will_v pretend_v great_a mystery_n and_o revelation_n as_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n as_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o our_o time_n also_o do_v and_o to_o have_v revelation_n yet_o see_v their_o manner_n and_o action_n be_v filthy_a abominable_a and_o detestable_a therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v execute_v judgement_n upon_o they_o and_o he_o will_v do_v it_o upon_o the_o transgressor_n themselves_o but_o as_o for_o the_o church_n albeit_o they_o have_v thus_o suffer_v they_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v they_o after_o this_o sort_n but_o he_o will_v hereby_o namely_o by_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o the_o evil_a doer_n be_v content_a to_o call_v they_o to_o 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