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christ_n by_o receive_v his_o government_n over_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a then_o their_o kingdom_n become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n and_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o but_o we_o find_v chap._n 18.9_o how_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o have_v commit_v fornication_n and_o live_v delicious_o with_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n see_v her_o ruin_n shall_v bewail_v she_o and_o lament_v for_o she_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o chap._n 17._o that_o the_o ten_o horn_n the_o ten_o king_n that_o give_v their_o power_n and_o kingdom_n to_o the_o beast_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o shall_v eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n these_o two_o place_n seem_v to_o contradict_v one_o another_o but_o be_v right_o understand_v there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n for_o first_o most_o sure_a it_o be_v that_o the_o ten_o king_n aforesaid_a shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o be_v the_o 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be_v so_o enrage_v that_o not_o only_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n but_o the_o most_o beautiful_a temple_n itself_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n he_o behold_v it_o weep_v over_o it_o to_o see_v such_o a_o goodly_a and_o glorious_a building_n so_o miserable_o destroy_v the_o like_a compassion_n may_v even_o those_o king_n have_v in_o weep_v over_o babylon_n when_o they_o shall_v behold_v the_o ruin_n thereof_o wherein_o themselves_o notwithstanding_o with_o their_o people_n be_v the_o chief_a actor_n thus_o the_o same_o king_n who_o the_o lord_n shall_v employ_v in_o the_o make_n desolate_a of_o babylon_n may_v be_v move_v with_o humane_a compassion_n when_o they_o behold_v even_o those_o ruin_n which_o themselves_o by_o divine_a instigation_n have_v make_v and_o as_o the_o same_o titus_n though_o he_o cry_v to_o his_o soldier_n to_o save_v that_o glorious_a monument_n the_o temple_n and_o not_o to_o burn_v it_o and_o see_v it_o notwithstanding_o all_o on_o a_o flame_n cry_v out_o the_o more_o 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but_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o two_o witness_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o their_o prophecy_n cry_v as_o in_o zechariah_n 7._o zechariah_n zech._n 4_o 7._o grace_n grace_n unto_o it_o and_o for_o our_o further_a confirmation_n in_o the_o truth_n hereof_o have_v we_o not_o a_o clear_a and_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o it_o in_o that_o admirable_a work_n of_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_fw-mi of_o scotland_n at_o this_o day_n whereof_o we_o be_v all_o eye-witness_n and_o be_v this_o do_v by_o might_n and_o power_n of_o man_n no._n they_o indeed_o as_o 18_o as_o neh._n 4_o 17_o 18_o those_o jewish_a bvilder_n and_o repayrer_n as_o aforesaid_a begin_v to_o build_v work_v with_o the_o one_o hand_n &_o with_o the_o other_o hold_v a_o weapon_n or_o have_v their_o sword_n at_o their_o side_n to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o antichristian_a yoke_n of_o the_o herarchie_n as_o against_o sanballet_n and_o tobiah'ss_n and_o chief_o to_o vindicate_v the_o honour_n crown_n throne_n sceptre_n and_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n over_o his_o people_n from_o antichrist_n proud_a and_o impious_a usurpation_n which_o all_o christian_a prince_n and_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v as_o also_o they_o have_v their_o prophet_n with_o public_a fast_v &_o prayer_n such_o as_o the_o jew_n also_o use_v at_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o temple_n whereby_o they_o so_o prosper_v and_o god_n give_v they_o such_o favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o sovereign_n that_o they_o altogether_o lay_v aside_o their_o weapon_n and_o so_o not_o by_o might_n nor_o by_o power_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o great_a work_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o adversary_n plot_v and_o labour_v against_o it_o be_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n accomplish_v to_o the_o everlasting_a honour_n and_o praise_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o renown_n of_o that_o king_n the_o lord_n 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