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head_n apoc._n 13._o ibi_fw-la his_o persecution_n most_o grievous_a cap_n 7._o n._n 1._o great_a than_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o jew_n cap._n 7_o n_o 2._o it_o shall_v be_v most_o manifest_a c_o 7_o n_o â—_o in_o antichrist_n time_n all_o the_o church_n enemy_n shall_v join_v to_o impugn_v she_o c._n 7._o n._n 6._o the_o public_a and_o daily_a sacrifice_n shall_v cease_v cap._n 7._o n._n 7._o the_o last_o month_n of_o antichrist_n life_n be_v not_o account_v in_o his_o reign_n cap_n 8._o n._n â—_o he_o shall_v reign_v year_n &_o a_o half_a cap._n 8._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la he_o shall_v be_v prince_n of_o all_o the_o wicked_a in_o general_a c._n 8._o n._n 3._o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n very_o short_a cap._n 8._o n._n 5._o he_o may_v raise_v a_o universal_a persecution_n at_o one_o time_n cap._n 8._o n._n 6._o two_o degree_n of_o his_o destruction_n c._n 9_o n._n 2._o antichrist_n come_v shall_v not_o be_v long_o before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n c._n 9_o per_fw-la 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christ_n c._n 14._o n._n 2._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o he_o shall_v seduce_v cap._n 14._o n_o 3._o he_o shall_v exceed_v all_o heretic_n ibid._n he_o shall_v deny_v christ_n to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o the_o adopt_a son_n of_o god_n c._n 14._o n._n 4._o he_o shall_v prohibit_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n ib._n he_o shall_v be_v the_o jew_n captain_n ibid._n he_o shall_v restore_v all_o their_o ceremony_n ibid._n he_o shall_v cause_v the_o sabaoth_n to_o be_v observe_v ibid._n he_o will_v open_o affirm_v himself_o to_o be_v christ_n c._n 14._o n._n 7._o he_o will_v open_o name_v himself_o god_n cap._n 14._o n._n 9_o why_o &_o how_o he_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n ibid._n he_o