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seal_n in_o which_o their_o companion_n and_o they_o both_o at_o the_o last_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v finish_v their_o testimony_n shall_v be_v kill_v and_o after_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_n shall_v true_o and_o bodily_a rise_n again_o to_o the_o terror_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n in_o the_o cloud_n their_o enemy_n behold_v they_o now_o that_o this_o have_v not_o be_v hitherto_o accomplish_v be_v evident_a in_o that_o the_o miracle_n which_o be_v here_o specify_v as_o for_o instance_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v forth_o in_o the_o power_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o elias_n and_o cause_n fire_n to_o fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o turn_v the_o water_n into_o blood_n and_o shut_v heaven_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_n as_o do_v elias_n jam._n 4._o to_o the_o end_n it_o rain_v not_o have_v not_o be_v yet_o see_v beside_o the_o judgement_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o twelve_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o day_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v which_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o second_o woe_n in_o the_o six_o trumpet_n after_o which_o shall_v quick_o succeed_v the_o three_o woe_n of_o the_o seven_o vial_n of_o wrath_n be_v the_o seven_o last_o plague_n in_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o the_o glorious_a bring_v forth_o of_o a_o better_a time_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v now_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n and_o also_o we_o give_v thou_o thanks_o o_o lord_n god_n almighty_a who_o be_v and_o waste_v and_o be_v to_o come_v because_o thou_o have_v take_v to_o thyself_o great_a power_n and_o dominion_n rev._n 11.15_o 17._o whereas_o at_o this_o time_n babylon_n be_v stand_v in_o its_o full_a vigour_n therefore_o the_o witness_n be_v still_o to_o come_v but_o about_o the_o time_n that_o babylon_n shall_v be_v judge_v the_o two_o witness_n which_o be_v send_v by_o christ_n shall_v before_o give_v their_o testimony_n by_o prophecy_n and_o miracle_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n in_o which_o his_o will_n be_v contain_v that_o god_n shall_v do_v such_o miracle_n as_o these_o in_o the_o last_o time_n be_v both_o foresee_v and_o believe_v by_o that_o dear_a man_n of_o god_n luther_n who_o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o first_o book_n of_o moses_n thus_o deliver_v himself_o a._n himself_o postquam_fw-la noah_n &_o fui_fw-la diu_fw-la clamaverunt_fw-la acccusante_n malitiam_fw-la mundi_fw-la ostendit_fw-la tandem_fw-la dominus_fw-la se_fw-la quoque_fw-la illam_fw-la malitiam_fw-la videre_fw-la &_o ulcisci_fw-la velle_fw-la hunc_fw-la secundum_fw-la gradum_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la hodie_fw-la expectamus_fw-la nec_fw-la dubium_fw-la est_fw-la quin_fw-la erunt_fw-la aliqui_fw-la homines_fw-la quibus_fw-la revelabitur_fw-la ista_fw-la mundi_fw-la perditio_fw-la futura_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr ea_fw-la perditio_fw-la erit_fw-la dies_fw-la novissimus_fw-la &_o extremum_fw-la judicium_fw-la quod_fw-la sane_fw-la optamus_fw-la et_fw-fr lat._n f._n m._n 122._o a._n when_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n have_v a_o long_a while_n preach_v accuse_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o world_n the_o lord_n at_o last_o show_v that_o he_o also_o see_v the_o wickedness_n and_o will_v revenge_v it_o this_o in_o some_o degree_n we_o also_o at_o this_o day_n expect_v nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o there_o will_v be_v some_o person_n to_o who_o this_o future_a destruction_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v reveal_v unless_o perhaps_o this_o destruction_n may_v be_v the_o last_o day_n and_o the_o final_a judgement_n which_o we_o indeed_o do_v hope_n and_o in_o his_o preface_n upon_o amos_n he_o say_v lat._n say_v hic_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la nostro_fw-la ut_fw-la quoties_fw-la insignis_fw-la aliqua_fw-la rerum_fw-la mutatio_fw-la instat_fw-la quoties_fw-la egregium_fw-la aliquod_fw-la malum_fw-la imminet_fw-la 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