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augustine_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr bapt._n con_v donat._n cap._n 24._o &_o ep_v 118._o to_o prove_v that_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n argue_v either_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o council_n or_o a_o apostolicali_n tradition_n though_o he_o corrupte_o translate_v traditum_fw-la ordain_v and_o likewise_o in_o the_o second_o place_n where_o s._n aug._n affirm_v that_o insolentissimae_fw-la insaniae_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v a_o most_o insolent_a madness_n to_o dispute_v against_o that_o which_o universa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la the_o whole_a church_n observe_v he_o add_v of_o his_o own_o the_o word_n primitive_a that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v some_o stare_v hole_n against_o we_o when_o he_o be_v urge_v with_o the_o same_o authority_n of_o s._n augustine_n which_o if_o he_o will_v follow_v himself_o as_o he_o will_v now_o have_v the_o puritan_n do_v he_o must_v of_o force_n retire_v himself_o from_o the_o protestant_n also_o and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o catholic_a church_n 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chrysostome_n and_o s._n cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n s._n ambrose_n upon_o the_o 2._o chap._n of_o the_o 2._o epist_n to_o the_o thessalonians_n s._n hierome_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o algasia_n the_o 11._o question_n s._n augustine_n in_o 29._o tract_n upon_o s._n john_n s._n irenaeus_n in_o the_o 5._o book_n against_o the_o herefy_v of_o valentinus_n theodoretus_n in_o the_o epitome_n of_o the_o divine_a decree_n in_o the_o chap._n of_o antichrist_n beside_o in_o this_o place_n our_o lord_n do_v oppose_v to_o himself_o another_o man_n that_o be_v person_n to_o person_n not_o kingdom_n to_o kingdom_n nor_o sect_n to_o sect_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o those_o word_n i_o another_o in_o the_o name_n of_o my_o father_n in_o his_o own_o name_n i_o hym._n wherefore_o as_o christ_n be_v one_o particular_a man_n so_o shall_v antichrist_n be_v one_o particular_a man_n moreover_o christ_n say_v in_o this_o place_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v receive_v for_o messiah_n by_o the_o jew_n 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reveal_v the_o son_n of_o perdition_n etc._n etc._n and_o aâ—â—er_o and_o then_o the_o wicked_a one_o shall_v be_v raveal_v who_o our_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v kill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n these_o word_n the_o adversary_n themselves_o understand_v of_o the_o true_a antichrist_n but_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o a_o certain_a determinate_a &_o particular_a person_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o greek_a article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o s._n epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la 9_o which_o be_v of_o the_o samaritan_o teach_v the_o greek_a article_n do_v contract_v the_o signification_n to_o one_o certain_a thing_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v man_n in_o common_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o particular_a man_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v marvel_v that_o none_o of_o the_o aduersaty_n who_o notwithstanding_o do_v boast_n of_o skill_n in_o tongue_n have_v observe_v this_o the_o three_o place_n be_v where_o we_o read_v thus_o 1._o joan_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o put_v the_o article_n before_o antichrist_n so_o proper_o call_v &_o he_o pronounce_v the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n common_o take_v without_o the_o article_n most_o plain_o show_v that_o antichrist_n proper_o take_v be_v one_o certain_a person_n but_o antichrist_n common_o so_o call_v be_v no_o certain_a person_n but_o in_o general_a all_o heretic_n the_o four_o be_v dan._n 7._o 11._o &_o 12._o chapter_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o antichrist_n as_o s._n hierome_n &_o theodoretus_n upon_o that_o place_n irenaeus_n lib._n 5._o august_n lib._n 20._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 23._o yea_o caluin_n the_o magdeburgenses_n &_o beza_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la do_v teach_v and_o there_o antichrist_n be_v not_o call_v one_o kingdom_n but_o one_o king_n who_o often_o king_n which_o he_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o world_n shall_v take_v three_o quite_o away_o &_o shall_v 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etc._n etc._n as_o therefore_o daniel_n speak_v of_o one_o determinate_a king_n so_o also_o do_v s._n john_n in_o the_o apocalyps_n the_o same_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o father_n who_o with_o common_a consent_n do_v teach_v of_o antichrist_n first_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o most_o choose_a instrument_n of_o the_o devil_n so_o that_o in_o he_o shall_v inhabit_v all_o fullness_n of_o the_o devil_n malice_n corporal_o as_o in_o christ_n be_v a_o man_n do_v inhabit_v all_o plenitude_n of_o divinity_n corporal_o second_o that_o antichrist_n shall_v not_o reign_v more_o than_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o consequent_o they_o teach_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v only_o one_o man_n see_v s._n irenaeus_n lib._n 5._o towards_o the_o end_n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n catechesi_fw-la 15._o s._n chrysostome_n in_o 2._o thess_n 2._o theodoret_n in_o cap._n 7._o dan._n lactant._n in_o epit_a divin_v inst_z cap._n 11._o s._n ambrose_n in_o cap._n 21._o luc._n s._n hierome_n in_o cap._n 7._o dan._n &_o q._n 11._o ad_fw-la algasians_n s._n augustine_n lib._n 20._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o many_o chapter_n and_o upon_o the_o 9_o psalm_n s._n gregory_n lib._n 32._o moral_a cap._n 12._o s._n damascen_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 28._o &_o s._n hippolytus_n martyr_n in_o his_o oration_n of_o the_o consummation_n or_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o first_o argument_n of_o beza_n i_o answer_v that_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n antichrist_n do_v begin_v secret_o to_o give_v onsett_n not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o in_o his_o forerunner_n for_o as_o christ_n begin_v to_o come_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n who_o go_v before_o he_o and_o do_v signify_v he_o so_o that_o the_o mystery_n of_o piety_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v begin_v to_o work_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o notwithstanding_o he_o come_v not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n until_o he_o take_v flesh_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n 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