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what_o mystery_n or_o deceit_n can_v there_o be_v in_o the_o direct_a and_o profess_a deny_v of_o christ_n 3_o 1_o john_n 3_o or_o do_v not_o s._n john_n teach_v we_o plain_o that_o they_o mean_v it_o of_o pervert_v &_o heretical_a christian_n where_o he_o say_v they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o but_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o they_o will_v have_v continue_v with_o we_o they_o go_v out_o from_o the_o church_n and_o they_o will_v have_v continue_v with_o the_o church_n do_v not_o both_o these_o word_n signify_v that_o they_o be_v sometime_o of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o jew_n turk_n or_o pagan_n that_o be_v never_o of_o the_o church_n so_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o elect_a lady_n where_o he_o say_v such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o deceiver_n so_o s._n paul_n his_o come_n be_v with_o all_o deceiveablenes_n these_o admonition_n may_v seem_v very_o impertinent_a if_o they_o have_v understand_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o jew_n turk_n pagan_n or_o other_o profess_a enemy_n of_o christ_n so_o in_o another_o place_n they_o profess_v that_o they_o know_v god_n but_o by_o work_n they_o deny_v he_o and_o be_v abominable_a disobedient_a 1._o titus_n 1._o and_o to_o every_o good_a work_n reprobate_a the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o that_o fatherly_a and_o serious_a admonition_n and_o charge_n which_o the_o belove_a apostle_n give_v unto_o we_o 4._o 1_o john_n 4._o that_o many_o false_a prophet_n be_v go_v out_o into_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o shall_v try_v the_o spirit_n what_o trial_n need_v we_o make_v of_o any_o turk_n jew_n pagan_n or_o profess_a enemy_n of_o christ_n 2._o 2_o pet._n 2._o and_o the_o apostle_n peter_n seem_v also_o to_o warn_v we_o of_o such_o man_n who_o he_o call_v false_a teacher_n which_o shall_v privy_o bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o etc._n etc._n he_o say_v heresye_n shall_v we_o say_v judaisme_n turkism_n paganism_n he_o say_v privy_o shall_v we_o say_v open_o what_o manner_n of_o interpretation_n be_v this_o to_o contradict_v the_o text_n sure_o the_o ancient_a father_n will_v not_o so_o interpret_v it_o tertullian_n qui_fw-la pseudoprophetae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la falsi_fw-la praedicationes_fw-la prescript_n de_fw-fr prescript_n qui_fw-fr pseudoapostoli_fw-la nisi_fw-la adulteri_fw-la euangelizatores_fw-la qui_fw-fr antichristi_fw-la interim_n &_o semper_fw-la nisi_fw-la christi_fw-la rebel_n magnum_fw-la ad_fw-la magnum_fw-la cyprian_a indignandum_fw-la &_o dolendum_fw-la est_fw-la christianos_n antichristis_fw-la assistere_fw-la &_o praevaricatores_fw-la fidei_fw-la atque_fw-la proditores_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la intus_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la stare_n august_n august_n august_n opera_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la &_o verba_fw-la requirimus_fw-la magis_fw-la mendax_fw-la est_fw-la antichristus_fw-la qui_fw-la ore_fw-la profitetur_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o factis_fw-la 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himself_o answer_v we_o that_o they_o be_v the_o