decemvir_n dictator_n and_o one_o than_o be_v viz._n pagan-emperour_n and_o the_o seven_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v viz._n christian_n emperor_n among_o who_o spring_v antichrist_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o eight_o and_o yet_o of_o the_o seven_o ver_fw-la 11._o so_o then_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman-pagan-emperor_n the_o dragon_n have_v but_o six_o head_n therefore_o by_o the_o dragon_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v the_o devil_n as_o act_v in_o that_o state_n but_o in_o the_o antichristian_a when_o he_o have_v his_o seven_o head_n complete_a the_o ten_o horn_n be_v also_o interpret_v rev._n 17.12_o to_o be_v ten_o king_n which_o have_v at_o that_o time_n of_o john_n writing_n receive_v no_o kingdom_n they_o respect_v a_o time_n when_o the_o roman-empire_n shall_v be_v divide_v into_o ten_o kingdom_n which_o be_v not_o while_o the_o empire_n be_v pagan_a but_o under_o the_o seven_o head_n about_o the_o year_n four_o hundred_o fifty_o six_o to_o which_o add_v that_o 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as_o be_v already_o prove_v call_v the_o bride_n the_o wife_n of_o christ_n say_v to_o be_v betroth_v espouse_v to_o he_o he_o be_v call_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ish_n lord_n husband_n 3._o the_o woman_n as_o relate_v to_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n set_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o whore_n or_o mother_n of_o harlot_n rev._n 17._o now_o she_o type_n out_o the_o false_a church_n therefore_o by_o the_o woman_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n 3._o by_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n some_o understand_v such_o as_o be_v bring_v forth_o by_o she_o in_o the_o wilderness_n or_o particular_a member_n of_o the_o church_n as_o other_o who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n can_v come_v together_o to_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o solemn_a assembly_n open_o as_o former_o yet_o separate_o and_o apart_o they_o do_v worship_n he_o now_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n that_o i_o humble_o conceive_v lie_v in_o the_o way_n of_o these_o interpretation_n i._o this_o war_n be_v not_o in_o but_o out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n for_o into_o the_o wilderness_n the_o dragon_n can_v not_o it_o seem_v pursue_v she_o therefore_o he_o cast_v a_o flood_n of_o water_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n to_o swallow_v she_o up_o but_o with_o little_a success_n for_o the_o earth_n help_v she_o open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_n up_o the_o flood_n rev._n 12.15_o 16._o beside_o he_o will_v if_o he_o can_v have_v attaque_v the_o mother_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o well_o as_o the_o child_n bring_v forth_o by_o she_o there_o whereas_o this_o be_v a_o particular_a war_n against_o the_o remnant_n of_o her_o seed_n nor_o 2._o can_v i_o see_v how_o their_o worship_v several_o and_o a_o part_n be_v consistent_a with_o the_o character_n give_v of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n ver_fw-la 17._o who_o be_v express_o say_v to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o to_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o 3._o will_v satan_n have_v look_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o divide_a state_n to_o be_v so_o considerable_a as_o to_o go_v about_o to_o make_v so_o formal_a a_o war_n against_o they_o as_o be_v intimate_v can_v he_o disunite_v break_v dissipate_v scatter_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n he_o will_v think_v he_o have_v do_v his_o work_n at_o least_o so_o far_o that_o he_o may_v pick_v they_o up_o by_o degree_n as_o he_o see_v meet_v and_o not_o put_v himself_o to_o the_o cost_n and_o trouble_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o raise_v a_o war_n against_o they_o little_o do_v some_o think_v how_o much_o they_o serve_v satan_n by_o drive_v on_o a_o design_n of_o scatter_v the_o saint_n and_o call_v they_o off_o their_o church-assembly_n a_o work_n he_o have_v be_v attempt_v by_o various_a artifices_fw-la and_o method_n ever_o since_o christ_n have_v his_o church_n in_o the_o world_n but_o hitherto_o without_o success_n this_o matter_n than_o must_v far_o be_v consider_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o first_o scripture-notion_n of_o that_o expression_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o messiah_n christ_n gen._n 3.15_o here_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o saint_n beget_v by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n because_o bear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n before_o that_o their_o flight_n into_o the_o wilderness_n mention_v v_o 14._o as_o also_o because_o like_v she_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n spirit_n temper_n walk_v in_o the_o same_o footstep_n own_v the_o same_o principle_n doctrine_n practise_v the_o same_o worship_n find_v in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o same_o institution_n ordinance_n with_o she_o by_o the_o remnant_n then_o of_o her_o seed_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v such_o as_o remain_v behind_o she_o when_o she_o fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n go_v not_o with_o she_o thither_o the_o wilderness_n point_v out_o a_o state_n of_o 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a_o ecstasy_n capable_a of_o see_v or_o behold_v they_o but_o to_o the_o inward_a mind_n 2._o he_o also_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o who_o he_o see_v be_v only_o like_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n ver_fw-la 13._o be_v not_o real_o substantial_o so_o 3._o if_o it_o be_v a_o real_a personal_a appearance_n than_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n must_v be_v seven_o real_a golden_a candlestick_n the_o white_a garment_n down_o to_o christ_n foot_n the_o golden_a girdle_n gird_v about_o the_o pap_n the_o seven_o star_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o sharp_a two-edged_a sword_n come_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n must_v also_o be_v real_a which_o be_v absurd_a ridiculous_a to_o imagine_v it_o be_v to_o make_v christ_n a_o monster_n 4._o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o he_o send_v and_o signify_v the_o revelation_n god_n give_v he_o by_o a_o angel_n rev._n 1.1_o the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n every_o particular_a the_o whole_a of_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o 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the_o personal_a appearance_n of_o christ_n two_o thing_n must_v be_v premise_v 1._o this_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n be_v a_o discovery_n from_o god_n the_o father_n to_o jesus_n christ_n of_o thing_n especial_o relate_v to_o his_o church_n that_o be_v short_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v rev._n 1.1_o i_o e._n the_o accomplishment_n of_o some_o of_o the_o thing_n there_o prophesy_v of_o be_v immediate_o to_o take_v place_n yet_o 2._o it_o contain_v a_o prophetic_a discovery_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n from_o that_o time_n to_o the_o personal_a come_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n rev._n 20.1_o and_o i_o see_v a_o angel_n constantine_n say_v some_o a_o archangel_n so_o other_o christ_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n so_o rather_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n have_v the_o key_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n christ_n alone_a have_v so_o rev._n 1.18_o chap._n 21.3_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v with_o man_n and_o 22.20_o he_o which_o testify_v these_o thing_n say_v 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20.2_o so_o call_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o 1._o sublety_n 2._o malice_n enmity_n against_o mankind_n especial_o the_o saint_n 3._o cruelty_n in_o devour_v swallow_v they_o up_o 4._o strength_n power_n to_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o divine_a sufferance_n his_o enmity_n against_o they_o but_o yet_o the_o devil_n as_o act_v not_o in_o the_o roman-pagan-state_n but_o in_o the_o antichristian_a wherein_o he_o most_o evident_o display_v his_o enmity_n bloody_a cruelty_n subtlety_n and_o power_n now_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o evident_a for_o this_o dragon_n be_v say_v to_o have_v seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n and_o ten_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n the_o seven_o head_n be_v interpret_v rev._n 17.9_o 10._o not_o only_o to_o be_v seven_o mountain_n but_o also_o seven_o king_n or_o seven_o sort_n of_o government_n whereof_o five_o be_v fall_v when_o john_n write_v viz._n king_n consul_n tribune_n
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hear_v no_o more_o of_o this_o remnant_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n till_o the_o great_a randezvouz_n upon_o mount_n zion_n rev._n 14.1_o where_o they_o be_v the_o rise_v witness_n represent_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o one_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o with_o their_o father_n name_n upon_o their_o forehead_n go_v forth_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o lamb_n to_o execute_v the_o judgement_n write_v against_o antichrist_n ver_fw-la 7.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o to_o the_o end_n and_o no_o wonder_n for_o all_o this_o while_n viz._n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o slaughter_n to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o rise_n they_o lie_v dead_a as_o to_o any_o public_a visible_a witness_n for_o christ_n which_o former_o they_o bear_v till_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n re-enter_v into_o they_o and_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n 3._o this_o war_n against_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n be_v much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o her_o second_o flight_n 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commandment_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 17._o if_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n we_o understand_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n the_o father_n or_o of_o jesus_n christ_n it_o come_v all_o to_o one_o for_o one_o great_a commandment_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v to_o hear_v christ_n deut._n 18.18_o 19_o and_o on_o the_o holy_a mount_n a_o voice_n be_v hear_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n mat._n 17.5_o and_o christ_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o that_o have_v hear_v and_o learn_v of_o the_o father_n come_v to_o he_o viz._n to_o be_v instuct_v by_o he_o john_n 6.45_o and_o he_o that_o hear_v he_o i._n e._n obey's_n subject_n to_o he_o his_o in-doctrinations_a teach_n hear_v the_o father_n 3._o they_o be_v also_o say_v to_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n i_o e._n 1._o negative_o they_o hold_v not_o to_o the_o decree_n canon_n law_n institution_n of_o pope_n council_n father_n etc._n etc._n they_o abhor_v to_o comply_v with_o any_o antichristian_a superstition_n worship_n order_n ordinance_n will_v they_o have_v do_v so_o the_o devil_n have_v never_o go_v about_o to_o make_v war_n against_o they_o the_o spirit_n testifyes_n of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o defile_v with_o woman_n rev._n 14.4_o i_o e._n with_o none_o of_o the_o idolatry_n superstition_n fornication_n of_o the_o great_a whore_n or_o any_o of_o her_o daughter_n 2._o positive_o they_o do_v visible_o own_o jesus_n christ_n in_o all_o his_o office_n law_n institution_n nor_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v to_o leave_v they_o or_o cease_v to_o conform_v to_o they_o whatever_o it_o cost_v they_o the_o lord_n testify_v of_o they_o in_o their_o risen-state_n that_o they_o be_v virgin_n rev._n 14.4_o i_o e._n chaste_a to_o christ_n faithful_a to_o his_o institution_n and_o thus_o much_o touch_v the_o three_o period_n of_o time_n in_o which_o its_o evident_a there_o be_v church_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n that_o there_o be_v so_o 4._o at_o the_o witness_n 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revelation_n then_o make_v by_o he_o with_o respect_n to_o institution_n worship_n be_v in_o every_o day_n to_o be_v attend_v to_o by_o the_o saint_n a_o church-state_n be_v then_o bottom_v upon_o the_o prophetick-office_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o continue_v from_o the_o time_n of_o its_o erection_n by_o he_o to_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n ii_o as_o it_o be_v bottom_v upon_o the_o prophetick-office_n of_o christ_n so_o it_o be_v upon_o his_o sacerdotal_a or_o priestly_n the_o apostle_n argue_v from_o the_o change_n of_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n to_o the_o change_n of_o the_o whole_a of_o that_o church-polity_n its_o law_n and_o institution_n heb._n 7.12_o for_o the_o priesthood_n be_v change_v there_o be_v make_v of_o necessity_n a_o change_n also_o of_o the_o law_n if_o this_o be_v a_o cogent_a argument_n it_o follow_v strong_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o there_o be_v no_o change_n of_o the_o priesthood_n as_o the_o melchizedekian_n priesthood_n or_o the_o 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