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come_v now_o to_o make_v he_o understand_v what_o shall_v befall_v the_o jew_n 11.2_o chap._n 11.2_o and_o to_o tell_v he_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o vision_n will_v so_o sudden_o and_o at_o once_o make_v such_o a_o large_a step_n as_o be_v from_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n to_o antichrist_n or_o the_o turk_n and_o that_o without_o tell_v daniel_n that_o now_o he_o will_v show_v he_o another_o king_n and_o kingdom_n which_o see_v he_o do_v not_o here_o as_o he_o have_v do_v concern_v all_o the_o former_a 2.3.4.5.6.7.10_o former_a see_v vers_fw-la 2.3.4.5.6.7.10_o king_n and_o kingdom_n both_o here_o and_o also_o chap._n 8.20_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o so_o indeed_o whereas_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o south_n etc._n vers_fw-la 6.7_o etc._n etc._n viz._n syria_n and_o egypt_n in_o their_o several_a succession_n and_o come_v at_o last_o to_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o his_o act_n both_o against_o the_o king_n of_o the_o south_n and_o also_o against_o the_o jew_n he_o there_o without_o intermission_n or_o variation_n continue_v speak_v of_o they_o under_o the_o same_o title_n vers_fw-la 40._o which_o be_v a_o infallible_a argument_n that_o he_o continue_v speak_v of_o the_o same_o king_n kingdom_n and_o time_n iii_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o story_n answer_v to_o the_o prophecy_n for_o antiochus_n do_v all_o this_o as_o daniel_n as_o see_v d._n willet_n on_o daniel_n many_o have_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o maccabe_n and_o other_o history_n neither_o let_v any_o man_n think_v that_o antichrist_n can_v not_o be_v destroy_v till_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o bear_v arm_n against_o he_o and_o his_o supporter_n in_o these_o time_n for_o if_o it_o can_v be_v so_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v till_o then_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v be_v sure_a that_o the_o day_n be_v 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prop_n that_o so_o no_o man_n of_o power_n may_v seek_v to_o fulfil_v god_n will_n in_o aid_v the_o church_n or_o ruinate_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o beast_n but_o rather_o forsake_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n and_o leave_v her_o member_n in_o danger_n of_o the_o adversary_n that_o so_o papist_n may_v by_o degree_n recover_v or_o destroy_v all_o to_o this_o end_n he_o will_v labour_v what_o he_o can_v to_o get_v advantage_n out_o of_o all_o disposition_n and_o affection_n as_o of_o old_a out_o of_o the_o disposition_n and_o affection_n of_o ahasuerus_n a_o king_n benign_a munificent_a credulous_a void_a of_o suspicion_n great_o love_v &_o trust_v his_o servant_n the_o devil_n therefore_o labour_v that_o haman_n may_v be_v in_o grace_n because_o he_o know_v that_o no_o man_n will_v contradict_v he_o that_o shall_v be_v most_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o king_n but_o rather_o that_o every_o one_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o flatter_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o he_o go_v about_o 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4.12_o dan._n 3._o chap._n 6.13_o yea_o haman_n pretend_v that_o the_o slaughter_n will_v be_v very_o profitable_a to_o the_o king_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a 7.4_o chap._n 7.4_o if_o they_o have_v be_v sell_v for_o bondman_n &_o bondwoman_n the_o enemy_n can_v not_o countervail_v the_o king_n damage_n so_o good_a subject_n be_v they_o and_o profitable_a to_o the_o king_n nevertheless_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o have_v prevail_v with_o the_o king_n if_o god_n have_v not_o turn_v it_o so_o powerful_a be_v the_o man_n who_o the_o king_n do_v to_o much_o love_n and_o that_o the_o devil_n know_v well_o enough_o and_o that_o therefore_o he_o be_v a_o instrument_n the_o fit_a for_o such_o a_o work_n although_o indeed_o his_o life_n be_v most_o dangerous_a &_o his_o death_n most_o profitable_a to_o the_o king_n according_a to_o that_o 25.5_o pro._n 25.5_o take_v away_o the_o wicked_a from_o before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v establish_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v 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