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ver_fw-la 23._o true_o in_o vain_a be_v salvation_n hope_v for_o from_o the_o hill_n and_o from_o the_o multitude_n of_o mountain_n answerable_a unto_o which_o be_v the_o great_a temple_n build_v unto_o false_a god_n they_o shall_v flee_v away_o in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n rev._n 21.22_o there_o be_v no_o temple_n see_v no_o temple_n consecrate_v to_o this_o or_o that_o saint_n shall_v be_v find_v therein_o what_o be_v the_o island_n they_o be_v ground_n separate_v from_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o sea_n the_o sea_n be_v the_o corruption_n of_o religion_n upon_o which_o the_o second_o vial_n be_v pour_v therefore_o such_o place_n as_o be_v consecrate_v by_o popish_a devotion_n as_o church_n yard_n and_o such_o other_o popish_a ground_n they_o be_v these_o island_n that_o shall_v flee_v away_o you_o shall_v no_o more_o hear_v tell_v of_o consecrate_a churchyard_n or_o any_o such_o matter_n all_o the_o world_n over_o then_o will_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n all_o your_o cathedral_n church_n and_o all_o those_o high_a place_n that_o over-toppe_n the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n near_o about_o they_o though_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v superstitious_o set_v apart_o for_o holy_a end_n be_v never_o so_o glorious_a they_o shall_v be_v all_o banish_a and_o vanish_v away_o there_o will_v be_v no_o more_o noise_n of_o they_o 9_o and_o upon_o man_n there_o fall_v a_o great_a hail_n out_o of_o heaven_n the_o allusion_n by_o some_o be_v think_v to_o be_v unto_o the_o hail_n speak_v of_o josh_n 10.11_o which_o the_o lord_n cast_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o canaanite_n so_o that_o moâ—e_n die_v with_o hailstone_n than_o they_o which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n slay_v with_o the_o sword_n but_o i_o can_v say_v that_o hail_n storm_n be_v here_o allude_v unto_o for_o here_o man_n do_v not_o die_v upon_o it_o but_o blaspheme_v only_o unless_o it_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o their_o everlasting_a death_n in_o hell_n but_o that_o be_v a_o common_a judgement_n to_o all_o the_o wicked_a but_o i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o hail_n storm_n in_o egypt_n whereof_o the_o effect_n be_v that_o they_o sin_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n yet_o more_o exod._n 9.34_o well_o then_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o hail_n as_o do_v not_o kill_v man_n but_o provoke_v they_o to_o blaspheme_v what_o kind_n of_o judgement_n may_v it_o be_v interpreter_n do_v not_o tell_v we_o so_o that_o we_o can_v take_v no_o better_a course_n to_o know_v it_o then_o to_o see_v what_o allegorical_a hail_n stone_n mean_v in_o scripture_n for_o by_o compare_v scripture_n together_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o full_a meaning_n of_o every_o part_n of_o god_n counsel_n for_o this_o end_n let_v we_o look_v in_o esay_n 28.17_o where_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o hail_n shall_v sweep_v away_o the_o refuge_n of_o lie_n when_o once_o christ_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o foundation_n ver_fw-la 16._o then_o all_o the_o 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