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the_o pprophecy_n of_o sibylla_n speak_v of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o 8_o book_n of_o oracle_n and_o quote_v by_o jewel_n upon_o the_o 2_o thess._n 2._o where_o she_o have_v these_o word_n the_o great_a terror_n and_o fury_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o the_o great_a woe_n that_o he_o shall_v work_v shall_v be_v by_o the_o bank_n of_o tybur_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v the_o remenses_n say_v credibile_fw-la omnino_fw-la est_fw-la romae_fw-la sessurum_fw-la antichristum_n 17._o it_o be_v altogether_o credible_a that_o antichrist_n be_v to_o sit_v at_o rome_n second_o this_o be_v show_v from_o the_o father_n s._n hierome_n quaest_n 11._o ad_fw-la algas_n say_v he_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n either_o at_o jerusalem_n as_o some_o think_v or_o in_o the_o church_n as_o we_o more_o true_o suppose_v s._n chrysostome_n upon_o 2._o thess._n 2._o he_o shall_v command_v himself_o to_o be_v worship_v for_o god_n and_o to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o temple_n not_o only_o at_o 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of_o the_o two_o witness_n revel_v 11._o 3_o
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antithesis_fw-la look_v how_o christ_n win_v the_o world_n to_o his_o faith_n by_o true_a sign_n and_o miracle_n so_o shall_v antichrist_n prevail_v with_o the_o reprobate_n by_o his_o false_a sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n and_o as_o when_o christ_n come_v not_o he_o only_o wrought_v miracle_n but_o his_o disciple_n also_o do_v the_o like_a so_o when_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v his_o minister_n shall_v work_v as_o false_a miracle_n as_o their_o master_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o matth._n 24._o 24._o that_o the_o false_a prophet_n shall_v show_v sign_n and_o wonder_n as_o well_o as_o the_o false_a christ_n hitherto_o there_o have_v be_v many_o false_a christ_n and_o many_o false_a prophet_n as_o we_o read_v in_o story_n but_o the_o last_o false_a christ_n and_o the_o last_o false_a prophet_n which_o be_v antichrists_n false_a prophet_n shall_v outgo_v the_o rest_n for_o they_o shall_v mork_v miracle_n which_o the_o former_a can_v not_o do_v for_o they_o shall_v cause_v fire_n to_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v revel_v 13._o 13._o because_o at_o that_o time_n satan_n shall_v be_v loose_v and_o 7._o they_o shall_v have_v all_o his_o power_n and_o these_o miracle_n of_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v lie_v wonder_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o the_o cause_n matter_n form_n efficient_a and_o end_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n because_o many_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v fantastic_a deceive_v the_o eye_n like_o the_o trick_n of_o juggler_n such_o be_v the_o rod_n and_o serpent_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n enchanter_n which_o be_v devour_v of_o aaron_n rod_n because_o they_o be_v but_o shadow_n and_o his_o be_v a_o substance_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o form_n because_o though_o they_o have_v a_o matter_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o exceed_v the_o force_n of_o nature_n and_o such_o be_v the_o prodigy_n of_o necromancer_n while_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n they_o conjoin_v natural_a cause_n to_o the_o produce_v of_o some_o strange_a effect_n beyond_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o thus_o they_o may_v cause_v fire_n to_o fall_v down_o from_o 13._o heaven_n for_o that_o in_o the_o air_n there_o be_v the_o element_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o fuel_n of_o exhalation_n for_o the_o fire_n to_o feed_v upon_o but_o true_a miracle_n have_v no_o natural_a cause_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v miracle_n not_o only_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n but_o also_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o devil_n and_o angel_n these_o be_v competent_a to_o god_n only_o as_o it_o be_v psal._n 72._o 18._o benedictus_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la israel_n qui_fw-la facit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la solus_fw-la blessed_n be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n who_o alone_o do_v wondrous_a thing_n and_o our_o lord_n christ_n say_v joh._n 15._o 24._o if_o i_o have_v not_o do_v among_o they_o the_o work_n which_o no_o other_o do_v they_o have_v not_o have_v sin_n again_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o efficient_a they_o be_v lie_v miracle_n because_o the_o devil_n the_o father_n of_o lie_n shall_v be_v the_o principal_a agent_n who_o come_v 9_o be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n therefore_o the_o father_n affirm_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v a_o notable_a witch_n and_o that_o the_o devil_n shall_v inhabit_v he_o from_o his_o conception_n or_o at_o least_o from_o his_o cradle_n last_o they_o shall_v be_v lie_v sign_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o end_n because_o they_o shall_v tend_v to_o show_v that_o antichrist_n be_v god_n and_o the_o messiah_n which_o be_v a_o jewish_a and_o devilish_a lie_n for_o as_o christ_n by_o his_o true_a miracle_n prove_v his_o divinity_n so_o shall_v antichrist_n by_o his_o false_a miracle_n labour_v to_o do_v the_o like_a but_o all_o in_o vain_a because_o lie_v miracle_n be_v but_o idol_n and_o prove_v nothing_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n miracle_n be_v call_v sign_n for_o that_o they_o signify_v to_o the_o world_n some_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n vers._n 10._o and_o with_o all_o deceiveablenesse_n of_o unrighteousness_n in_o they_o that_o perish_v in_o these_o word_n be_v express_v a_o second_o member_n of_o antichrists_n provision_n to_o obtain_v his_o purpose_n which_o be_v his_o hypocrisy_n and_o dissemble_n his_o life_n in_o outward_a show_n be_v righteousness_n but_o inward_o it_o be_v unrighteousness_n therefore_o to_o such_o as_o can_v unmask_v it_o it_o be_v deceiveablenesse_n he_o shall_v feign_v notable_a justice_n to_o give_v all_o the_o world_n content_n his_o forehead_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o equity_n but_o his_o entrails_n shall_v be_v fraught_v with_o iniquity_n therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o arch-hypocrite_n ephrem_fw-la syrus_n in_o his_o sermon_n of_o antichrist_n have_v these_o word_n ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la fallere_fw-la possit_fw-la falsus_fw-la atque_fw-la catal_a falsiloquus_fw-la humilem_fw-la se_fw-la simulabit_fw-la &_o blandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v deceive_v all_o he_o be_v false_a and_o a_o false_a speaker_n shall_v counterfeit_v himself_o humble_a and_o fair-spoken_a despise_v injustice_n prefer_v piety_n gentle_a poor_a studious_a beautiful_a beyond_o all_o admiration_n please_v cheerful_a to_o all_o he_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o please_v all_o that_o he_o may_v soon_o be_v seek_v of_o the_o people_n and_o be_v belove_v the_o book_n of_o this_o ephrem_fw-la be_v think_v so_o notable_a that_o they_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n as_o s._n hierome_n testify_v to_o proceed_v carthusianus_n upon_o this_o text_n say_v variis_fw-la modis_fw-la antichristus_fw-la decipiet_fw-la mundum_fw-la videlicet_fw-la simulatione_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la allegationibus_fw-la sapientiâ_fw-la &_o ornatu_fw-la sermonis_fw-la eminentiâ_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la promissione_n divitiarum_fw-la terror_fw-la minarum_fw-la potestate_fw-la prosperitate_fw-la ac_fw-la multitudine_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la antichrist_n shall_v divers_a way_n deceive_v the_o world_n with_o counterfeit_a holiness_n with_o