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not_o who_o observe_v not_o four_o i_o argue_v out_o of_o the_o manner_n by_o which_o the_o antichristian_a false_a prophet_n do_v their_o miracle_n to_o wit_n reason_n 4_o they_o shall_v do_v they_o in_o the_o very_a name_n of_o christ_n himself_o many_o say_v christ_n speak_v of_o they_o shall_v come_v in_o my_o 23._o matth_n 24._o 5._o 23._o 24._o marc_n 13._o 6._o 21._o 22._o luc_n 17._o 22._o 23._o name_n to_o wit_n as_o pretend_v his_o faith_n his_o power_n for_o by_o no_o mean_n it_o can_v be_v understand_v in_o that_o sort_n as_o the_o pontifician_n common_o expound_v it_o that_o be_v that_o many_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n pretend_v themselves_o to_o be_v christ_n and_o deny_v christ_n himself_o for_o if_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v prophesy_v by_o christ_n how_o can_v his_o infinite_a wisdom_n have_v add_v that_o the_o very_o elect_v shall_v be_v in_o great_a danger_n to_o be_v seduce_v by_o they_o what_o be_v the_o elect_a such_o inconstant_a reed_n to_o be_v shake_v with_o that_o which_o every_o common_a christian_a at_o the_o first_o sound_n will_v abhor_v hate_v and_o detest_v no_o no_o sir_n antichrist_n and_o his_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n pretend_v his_o doctrine_n they_o shall_v make_v a_o apostasy_n from_o christ_n yet_o not_o profess_v the_o same_o by_o deny_v christ_n their_o work_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o apostle_n term_v it_o mysterium_fw-la iniquitatis_fw-la a_o mystery_n 5._o 2_o thess_n 2._o 7._o 10._o see_v apoc_n 7._o 5._o of_o iniquity_n in_o fallacia_fw-la erroris_fw-la in_o the_o deception_n of_o error_n now_o manifest_v it_o be_v that_o the_o miracle_n do_v in_o the_o pontifician_n church_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o be_v seduce_v by_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o when_o some_o christian_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n do_v hear_v of_o the_o same_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n begin_v to_o 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