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of God, which is poured out without mixture, into the Cup of his Indignation; and he fhall be tormented with Fire and Brimstone, in the Prefence of the holy Angels, and in the Prefence of the Lamb:

11. And the Smoke of their Torment afcendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no Reft Day nor Night, who worship the Beaft and his Image, and whofoever receiveth the Mark of his Name.

Chap. xvi. 5. And I heard the Angel fay, Thou art Righteous, O Lord, which art, and wait, and fhalt be, becaufe thou hast judged thus:

6. For they have SHED the BLOOD of Saints and Prophets, and thou haft given them Blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Chap. xvii. 1. And there came an Angel and talked with me, faying unto me, Come hither, I will fhew unte thee the Judgment of the great WHORE, that fitteth upon many Waters:

2. With whom the KINGS of the Earth have committed FORNICATION, and the Inhabiters of the Earth have been made drunk with the Wine of her Fornication.

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3. So he carried me away in the Spirit into the Wildernefs and I faw a WOMAN fit upon à SCARLET coloured Beaft, full of Names of Blafphemy, having SEVEN Heads,

and TEN Horns.

4. And the Woman was arayed in PURPLE and SCARLET Colour, and decked with Gold, and precious Stones, and Pearls, having a golden Cup in her Hand, full of Abominations, and filthiness of her Fornication.

5. And upon her Forehead was a Name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

6. And I faw the WOMAN drunken with the BLOOD of the SAINTS, and with the Blood of the MARTYRS of Fefus: and when I faw her, I wondred with great Admira

tion.

7. And the Angel faid unto me, Wherefore didft thou marvel? I will tell thee the MYSTERY of the WOMAN, and of the Beaft that carried her, which hath the feven Heads, and ten Horns.

8. The Beaft that thou faweft, was, and is not; and fhall afcend out of the bottomlefs Pit, and go into Perdition: and they that dwell on the Earth fhall wonder,

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(whofe Names were not written in the Book of LIFE from the Foundation of the World) when they beheld the Beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

9. And here is the Mind which hath Wifdom. The feven HEADS are feven MOUNTAINS on which the Woman fitteth.

10. And there are feven KINGS: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a fhort space.

11. And the Beast that was, and is not, even he is the Eighth, and is of the feven, and goeth into Perdition.

12. And the TEN HORNS which thou faweft, are TEN KINGS, which have received no Kingdom as yet; but receive Power as Kings one Hour with the Beast.

13. These have one MIND, and fhall give their Power and Strength unto the Beast.

14. Thefe fhall make War with the LAMB, and the LAMB fhall overcome them: for he is Lord of Lords, and King of Kings; and they that are with him, are CALLed, and CHOSEN, and FAITHFUL.

15. And he faith unto me, The Waters which thou faweft, where the WHORE fitteth, are Peoples, and Multitudes, and Nations, and Tongues.

16. And the ten Horns which thou faweft upon the Beast, these fhall hate the Whore, and fhall make her defolate, and naked, and fhall eat her Flesh, and burn her with Fire.

17. For God hath put in their Hearts to fulfil his Will, and to agree, and give their Kingdom unto the Beast, until the Words of GOD fhall be FULFILLED.

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Of CHRIST's Spiritual Kingdom.

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was demanded of the Pharifees, when the KINGDOM of GOD fhould come; he anfwered them, and faid, The Kingdom of God cometh not with Obfervation.

21. Neither fhall they fay, Lo, here, or lo, there: for behold, the KINGDOM of GOD is WITHIN YOU,

John xviii. 36. Jefus anfwered, My KINGDOM is not of this WORLD: If my Kingdom were of this World, then would my Servants fight, that I fhould not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my KINGDOM not from hence.

Rom.

xiv. FOR the KINGDOM of GOD is not Meat and Drink, but Righteousness, and Peace, and Joy in the HOLY GHOST.

1 Cor. iv. 20. For the KINGDOM of God is not in WORD, but in PowER.

Heb. viii. to. I will put my Laws into their MINDS, and write them in their HEARTS.

Col. i. 12. Giving THANKS unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be Partakers of the Inheritance of the SAINTS in LIGHT.

13. Who hath delivered us from the Power of DARKNESS, and hath tranflated us into the KINGDOM of his dear SoN:

18. Who is the BEGINNING, the Firft-born from the DEAD, that in all Things he might have the Pre-eminence.

19. For it pleafed the Father, that in him fhould all FULNESS dwell.

Acts v. 31. Him hath GoD CIalted with his right Hand, to be a PRINCE and a SAVIOUR, for to give Repentance to Ifrael, and Forgivenefs of SINS.

Heb. ii. 10. For it became him, for whom are all Things, and by whom are all Things, in bringing many Sons unto GLORY, to make the Captain of their SALVATION perfect through Sufferings.

14. Forafmuch then as the Children are Partakers of Flesh and Blood, he alfo himself likewife took part of the fame that through DEATH he might destroy him that had the Power of Death, that is, the Devil; 15. And deliver them, who through Fear of DEATH were all their Life-time fubject to BONDAGE.

2 Cor. x. 3. For though we walk in the FLESH, we do not war after the Flesh:

4. (For the Weapons of our Warfare are not CARNAL, but MISHTY through God to the pulling down of STRONG-HOLDS)

5. Cafting down Imaginations, and every high thing that exaltech itself against the Knowledge of Gon, and bringing into Captivity every Thought to the Obedience of Chrift.

Rev. iii. 21. To him that OVERCOMETH, will I grant to fit with me in my Throne, even as I alfo OVERCAME, and am fet down with my Father in his Throne.

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A Defcription of the GLORY, MAGNIFICENCE, and UNIVERSALITY, of the Meffiah's KINGDOM, with the Prophecies relating thereto.

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i. 31. unto Mary, Thou fhalt bring forth a Son, and fhalt call his Name JESUS.

32. He fhall be GREAT, and fhall be called the SON of the HIGHEST; and the Lord God fhall give unto him the Throne of his Father David.

33. And he fhall REIGN over the Houfe of Jacob for ever, and of his KINGDOM there fhall be no END.

Matt. xxv. 31. When the Son of Man fhall come in his GLORY, and all the HоLY ANGELS with him, then fhall he SIT upon the Throne of his GLORY.

Chap. xxvi. 64. Hereafter fhall ye fee the Son of Man SITTING on the right Hand of POWER, and COMING in the Clouds of Heaven.

Chap. xxviii. 18. And fefus came and fpake unto them, faying, ALL POWER is given unto me in Heaven and in Earth.

19. Go ye therefore and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the Name of the FATHER, and of the Son, and of the HOLY GHOST:

20. Teach

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4. He that fitteth in the Heavens

fhall laugh: the LORD fhall have

them in DERISION.

5. Then fhall he SPEAK unto them in his WRATH, and vex them

in his fore Difpleasure.

6. Yet have I fet my KING upon my holy Hill of Zion.

7. I will declare the Decrce: the

Lord hath faid unto me, Thou art my Son, this Day have I begotten thee.

8. Ask of me, and I fhall give thee the Heathen for thine Inheri

tance, and the uttermoft Parts of the Earth for thy Poffeffion.

9. Thou shalt break them with a RoD of Iron, thou shalt dafh them in pieces like a POTTER's Veffel.

10. Be wife now therefore, O ye KINGS: be inftructed, ye JUDGES

of the Earth.

11. Serve the Lord with FEAR, and rejoice with TREMBLING.

12. Kifs the SON left he be angry, and ye perifh from the Way, when his Wrath is kindled but a little Bleffed are all they that put

their Trust in him.

Pf. xlv. 6. Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the Sceptre of thy KINGDOM is a right Sceptre.

7. Thou loveft Righteoufnels. and hateft Wickedness: therefore God, thy God hath ANOINTED thee with the Oil of Gladness above thy Fellows. 3. Gird

20. Teaching them to obferve all Things whatfoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the END of the WORLD. Amen.

3. Gird thy Sword upon thy Thigh, O MOST MIGHTY: With thy Glory and thy Majesty.

4. And in thy MAJESTY ride profperoufly because of Truth, and Meeknefs, and Righteousness: and thy RIGHT HAND fhall teach thee terrible Things.

Pf. lxviii. 4. Sing unto God, fing Praises to his Name: EXTOL him that rideth upon the Heavens by his Name JAH, and rejoice before him.

s. A Father of the Fatherlefs, and a Judge of the Widows, is God in his holy Habitation.

17. The Chariots of Gop are twenty thousand, even thousands of ANGELS: the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the HOLY Place.

18. Thou haft afcended on high, thou haft led Captivity captive: thou haft received GIFTS for Men; yea, for the Rebellious alfo, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

20. He that is our God, is the God of SALVATION; and unto God the Lord belong the Iffues from Death.

32. Sing unto God, ye Kingdoms of the Earth: O fing Praises unto the Lord.

33. To him that rideth upon the Heavens of Heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth fend out his Voice, and that a MIGHTY VOICE.

34. Afcribe ye STRENGTH unto God: his Excellency is over Ifrael, and his Strength is in the CLOUDS.

Pf. lxxii. 4. He thall JUDGE the Poor of the People, he shall fave the Children of the Needy, and fhall break in pieces the Oppreffor. 5. They fhall fear thec as long as the SUN and MOON endure, through out all Generations.

7. In his Days fhall the RIGHTEOUS flourish: and Abundance of Peace fo long as the Moon endureth.

8. He fhall have DOMINION alfo from Sea to Sea, and from the River unto the ENDS of the EARTH.

11. Yea, all KINGS fhall fall down before him: all NATIONS shall ferve him.

12. For he fhall deliver the Needy when he crieth: the Poor alfo, and him that hath no Helper.

14. He fhall redeem their SouL from Deceit and Violence: and precious fhail their BLOOD be in his Sight.

15. Prayer alfo fhall be made to him continually, and daily fall he be praised.

17. His Name fhall endure for ever: his Name fhall be continued as long as the SUN, and Men fhall be blefied in him; all Nations fhall call him blefled.

19. And bleffed be his GLORIOUS NAME for ever, Earth be filled with his GLORY.

and let the whole

Pf. lxxxix. 27. I will make him my FIRST-BORN, higher than the Kings of the Earth.

28. My MERCY will I keep for him for evermore, and my COVENANT fhall ftand faft with him.

29 His SEED alfo will I make to endure for ever, and his Throne as the Days of Heaven.

Pf. xcvi. 1. O fing unto the Lord a new Song: fing unto the Lord all the Earth.

2. Sing unto the Lord, blefs his Name : fhew forth his SALVATION from Day to Day,

3. Declare

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