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and_o head_n or_o king_n be_v coincident_a one_o with_o another_o etc._n p._n du_fw-fr moulin_n pareus_n etc._n etc._n because_o he_o which_o be_v call_v the_o beast_n vers_fw-la 11._o be_v say_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o head_n which_o be_v expound_v to_o be_v king_n almost_o to_o this_o effect_n speak_v some_o of_o my_o most_o judicious_a author_n brightman_n brightman_n and_o brightman_n not_o much_o different_a will_v have_v this_o say_n the_o beast_n be_v expound_v of_o the_o pope_n under_o constantine_n be_v not_o of_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o shall_v be_v of_o he_o restore_v to_o his_o dignity_n by_o justinian_n and_o phocas_n after_o he_o but_o some_o hold_n that_o the_o vanancy_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o saint_n johns_n time_n by_o the_o decease_n of_o domitian_n be_v here_o mean_v bullinger_n nopier_n bullinger_n for_o thus_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v before_o but_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o be_v because_o nerua_n cocceius_n of_o base_a lineage_n succeed_v and_o depart_v short_o again_o for_o he_o die_v at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o year_n three_o month_n and_o nine_o day_n but_o be_v thus_o take_v that_o which_o follow_v can_v be_v apply_v as_o explain_v this_o nay_o it_o can_v be_v reconcile_v how_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v one_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o of_o the_o same_o be_v now_o quest_n 3._o 12._o verse_n 12._o who_o be_v the_o ten_o king_n which_o be_v say_v not_o to_o have_v receive_v any_o kingdom_n as_o yet_o but_o receive_v power_n as_o king_n at_o one_o hour_n with_o the_o beast_n and_o afterward_o again_o grow_v to_o hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a 16._o verse_n 16._o and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o
to_o show_v both_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o judgement_n that_o shall_v be_v note_n note_n and_o the_o terriblenesse_n of_o the_o judge_n to_o the_o wicked_a so_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o abide_v his_o presence_n and_o the_o just_a proceed_n according_a to_o which_o all_o shall_v be_v sentence_v because_o they_o shall_v be_v by_o book_n and_o according_a to_o man_n work_n and_o last_o the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o all_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a after_o this_o time_n they_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o joyful_a estate_n of_o those_o that_o have_v do_v well_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v abolish_v unto_o they_o so_o that_o they_o shall_v stand_v in_o fear_n of_o these_o enemy_n no_o more_o what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v keep_v so_o secret_a that_o we_o can_v know_v it_o but_o they_o who_o work_n be_v evil_a may_v be_v sure_a that_o they_o be_v not_o therein_o write_v the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o 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