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the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o he_o go_v too_o far_o &_o point_v at_o a_o most_o dangerous_a course_n of_o refer_v the_o judgement_n of_o controversy_n of_o faith_n that_o concern_v the_o whole_a church_n unto_o the_o pope_n which_o course_n if_o with_o master_n mountagues_n good_a approbation_n we_o shall_v take_v in_o the_o great_a controversy_n touch_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o power_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n the_o cause_n of_o our_o separation_n from_o that_o church_n and_o all_o the_o controverted_a point_n between_o we_o conclamatum_fw-la esset_fw-la he_o that_o have_v but_o half_a a_o eye_n may_v see_v what_o the_o issue_n will_v be_v this_o resolution_n of_o m._n mountagu_n if_o he_o hold_v still_o it_o will_v be_v expect_v that_o in_o the_o next_o edition_n of_o his_o book_n he_o change_v the_o title_n now_o prefix_a appello_n caesarem_fw-la into_o appello_n papam_fw-la the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v come_v out_o in_o the_o pope_n before_o anselmes_n time_n and_o since_o they_o be_v so_o apparent_a in_o he_o that_o other_o learned_a divine_n make_v the_o pope_n whole_a antichrist_n and_o the_o appealer_n himself_o make_v he_o half_o the_o antichrist_n pag._n 149._o and_o a_o entire_a apostata_fw-la from_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n and_o be_v there_o no_o fit_a bishop_n in_o all_o christendom_n to_o decide_v controversy_n concern_v the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n than_o he_o who_o be_v either_o half_a or_o whole_a antichrist_n but_o of_o this_o point_n see_v more_o in_o the_o writ_n of_o error_n of_o antichrist_n harmony_n church_n of_o rome_n bellarmine_n de_fw-fr româ—no_n pontiff_a lib._n 3._o c._n 13._o the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v in_o jerusalem_n not_o rome_n for_o enoch_n and_o elias_n be_v to_o fight_v with_o antichrist_n in_o jerusalem_n ibid._n c._n 12._o antichrist_n shall_v proper_o come_v for_o the_o jew_n and_o shall_v be_v receive_v by_o they_o as_o the_o messiah_n he_o shall_v be_v 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