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foresay_a title_n of_o seafaring_a man_n or_o sailor_n in_o ship_n who_o office_n and_o unlawful_a practice_n do_v all_o issue_n of_o the_o same_o source_n this_o i_o say_v may_v yield_v this_o point_n viz._n that_o the_o beast_n of_o rome_n together_o with_o the_o false_a prophet_n doct._n have_v change_v christ_n fish_v ship_n or_o true_a church_n into_o a_o very_a pirate_n ship_n or_o den_n of_o thief_n who_o in_o stead_n of_o gain_v soul_n to_o christ_n do_v lose_v they_o and_o in_o lieu_n of_o bring_v they_o to_o heaven_n cause_v their_o passenger_n to_o make_v shipwreck_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o hell_n as_o it_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n of_o his_o time_n the_o right_a predecessor_n of_o these_o both_o of_o they_o have_v be_v the_o murder_n and_o persecutor_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o mat._n 23._o 15._o woe_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o compass_v sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v one_o proselyte_n and_o when_o he_o be_v make_v you_o make_v he_o twofold_a more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n and_o again_o speak_v of_o they_o to_o his_o disciple_n he_o say_v mat._n 15._o 14._o let_v they_o alone_o they_o be_v blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n this_o truth_n be_v likewise_o manifest_a by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o particular_a of_o their_o follower_n revel._n 1â—_z 8._o that_o all_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dweller_n upon_o earth_n who_o shall_v worship_v the_o beast_n be_v not_o wrâ—tten_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lamb_n slâ—â—ne_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o especial_o it_o be_v â—lâ—â—re_o by_o that_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n viz._n 14