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20_o 21._o and_o most_o of_o these_o trumpet_n be_v the_o same_o with_o they_o 2._o the_o five_o trumpet_n be_v to_o last_v but_o five_o month_n rev._n 9_o 10._o which_o want_v a_o month_n of_o half_a a_o year_n 3._o the_o seal_v one_o be_v seal_v before_o any_o of_o the_o trumpet_n do_v begin_v rev._n 7._o 3._o and_o the_o same_o person_n be_v all_o of_o they_o alive_a after_o all_o the_o six_o trumpet_n be_v end_v and_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n also_o over_o rev._n 14._o 1._o 4._o all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o six_o seal_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n mention_v rev._n 19_o 11._o etc._n etc._n be_v but_o
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the_o seven_o church_n be_v write_v first_o and_o send_v unto_o the_o church_n by_o itself_o before_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n be_v write_v or_o reveal_v unto_o john_n and_o if_o that_o be_v true_a it_o be_v then_o out_o of_o question_n that_o the_o word_n c._n 1._o 1._o be_v a_o preface_n to_o the_o three_o first_o chapter_n and_o not_o unto_o the_o whole_a book_n but_o 3._o suppose_v the_o word_n c._n 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n which_o must_v short_o be_v do_v be_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o whole_a book_n as_o a_o preface_n thereunto_o upon_o that_o supposition_n i_o say_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o be_v not_o that_o all_o the_o prophecy_n of_o
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the_o revelation_n from_o the_o six_o seal_n to_o the_o nineteen_o chapter_n v_o 11._o where_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n do_v commence_v be_v to_o continue_v but_o a_o short_a time_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o four_o first_o seal_n do_v end_n and_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v begin_v 5._o the_o opposition_n between_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n that_o must_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v rev._n 1_o â—_o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n that_o must_v be_v do_v hereafter_o rev._n 4._o 1._o intimate_a so_o much_o the_o first_o be_v a_o preface_n to_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n and_o show_v they_o be_v to_o begin_v short_o after_o john_n time_n the_o second_o be_v a_o preface_n to_o the_o prophecy_n in_o this_o chapter_n and_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v and_o show_v they_o be_v not_o to_o begin_v so_o soon_o but_o a_o long_a time_n after_o 6._o the_o conjectural_a exposition_n of_o these_o prophecy_n signify_v as_o much_o for_o time_n be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o prophecy_n and_o if_o these_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v already_o man_n will_v not_o speak_v upon_o conjecture_n nor_o write_v so_o various_o and_o uncertain_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o prophecy_n as_o they_o do_v chap._n vii_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o seal_a which_o be_v to_o be_v secure_v from_o suffering_n 1._o and_o after_o these_o doleful_a sight_n be_v over_o i_o see_v farther_o what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o prophecy_n before_o the_o seven_o prophecy_n shall_v begin_v to_o wit_v that_o four_o angel_n shall_v stand_v upon_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n upon_o each_o corner_n one_o which_o shall_v have_v power_n over_o the_o four_o wind_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n to_o let_v they_o loose_v 31._o or_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o blow_v upon_o the_o earth_n nor_o upon_o the_o sea_n nor_o upon_o the_o tree_n but_o as_o they_o please_v 2._o and_o i_o see_v that_o another_o angel_n shall_v then_o come_v with_o a_o commission_n from_o the_o east_n and_o bring_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o live_a god_n along_o with_o he_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n to_o the_o four_o angel_n which_o have_v power_n to_o hurt_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n 3._o say_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v the_o earth_n nor_o the_o sea_n 6_o nor_o the_o tree_n until_o we_o have_v seal_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n 4._o and_o i_o hear_v the_o number_n of_o they_o which_o be_v to_o be_v seal_v and_o they_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o young_a man_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n which_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v in_o this_o manner_n 5._o of_o the_o young_a man_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n shall_v be_v seal_v twelve_o thousand_o of_o the_o young_a man_n of_o 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to_o fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o the_o place_n prepare_v for_o they_o where_o they_o shall_v be_v nourish_v and_o preserve_v three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n 15._o and_o when_o the_o devil_n shall_v perceive_v that_o they_o be_v flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n he_o shall_v send_v a_o flood_n of_o water_n after_o they_o to_o drown_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n or_o drive_v they_o out_o from_o thence_o 16._o but_o god_n shall_v cause_v the_o dry_a and_o thirsty_a earth_n to_o open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v up_o the_o flood_n of_o water_n which_o the_o devil_n shall_v send_v after_o they_o and_o the_o water_n thereupon_o shall_v do_v they_o no_o hurt_n 17._o at_o which_o the_o devil_n shall_v be_v very_o wroth_a and_o thereupon_o shall_v leave_v the_o wilderness_n where_o they_o be_v and_o make_v war_n with_o the_o remnant_n of_o that_o church_n and_o nation_n which_o shall_v not_o flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o the_o other_o shall_v but_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o profess_v the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o their_o know_a and_o open_a dwelling_n 18._o and_o to_o accomplish_v this_o design_n of_o he_o he_o shall_v stand_v upon_o the_o sea_n shore_n represent_v the_o heathen_a people_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n out_o of_o who_o he_o shall_v raise_v a_o beastly_a tyrant_n to_o make_v war_n against_o that_o part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n which_o shall_v flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o hereafter_o follow_v disputation_n viii_o 1._o quest._n whether_o this_o prophecy_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o be_v a_o part_n thereof_o ans._n 1._o the_o seven_o trumpet_n do_v not_o end_n with_o the_o former_a chapter_n