the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly broken.” The feet and toe governments were formed out of the territory which the legs of iron, or Roman Empire, stood upon. And as the toes grew out, a new element of weakness was incorporated with them—iron mixed with miry clay. So that their governments were partly strong and partly broken. This we think forcefully represents
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