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de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 11._o out_o of_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apoc._n 20._o and_o they_o compass_v the_o tent_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o belove_a city_n for_o by_o these_o word_n it_o be_v signify_v that_o all_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v together_o in_o antichrist_n army_n and_o shall_v with_o open_a war_n impuge_v all_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n for_o now_o there_o be_v many_o feign_a in_o the_o church_n which_o hide_v their_o malice_n be_v in_o hart_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o it_o only_o in_o body_n but_o they_o all_o shall_v break_v forth_o say_v s._n augustine_n into_o open_a persecution_n out_o of_o their_o lurk_a corner_n of_o hatred_n this_o sure_o be_v so_o far_o of_o from_o be_v fulfil_v at_o this_o time_n that_o there_o be_v never_o almost_o a_o great_a number_n of_o false_a brethren_n and_o feigned_a christian_n and_o this_o persecution_n be_v so_o far_o of_o from_o be_v know_v and_o manifest_a that_o neither_o they_o which_o say_v 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another_o in_o the_o year_n 773._o another_o in_o the_o year_n 1000_o another_o 1200._o so_o that_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o dream_v in_o their_o sleep_n then_o to_o speak_v wake_v final_o that_o in_o antichrist_n time_n the_o public_a and_o daily_a office_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v cease_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o persecution_n daniel_n plain_o teach_v cap._n 12._o from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o continual_a sacrifice_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o m._n cc._o xc_o day_n where_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o he_o speak_v of_o antichrist_n time_n and_o as_o s._n irenaeus_n lib_n 5._o s._n hierome_n and_o theodoretus_n upon_o that_o place_n s._n hippolytus_n martyr_n in_o orat_fw-la de_fw-fr consummatione_fw-la mundi_fw-la and_o primasius_n in_o cap._n 11._o apoc._n expound_v it_o the_o be_v sense_n be_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v forbid_v all_o the_o divine_a worship_n which_o be_v now_o exercise_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o especial_o the_o holy_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o eucharist_n but_o that_o this_o sign_n be_v not_o yet_o fulfil_v experience_n teach_v out_o of_o which_o three_o thing_n may_v be_v gather_v first_o that_o antichrist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v since_o the_o continual_a sacrifice_n be_v still_o in_o use_n secondlie_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o antichrist_n but_o most_o contrary_a to_o he_o since_o he_o do_v chief_o adorn_v and_o defend_v the_o sacrifice_n which_o antichrist_n shall_v take_v away_o thirdlie_o that_o the_o heretic_n of_o this_o time_n above_o all_o other_o be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o antichrist_n since_o they_o wish_v nothing_o more_o earnest_o then_o utter_o to_o abolish_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o eucharist_n m._n downams_n answer_v confute_v 1._o master_n downam_n very_o courteous_o admit_v that_o antichrist_n persecution_n be_v to_o be_v very_o grievous_a but_o allow_v not_o of_o bellarmine_n proof_n affirm_v that_o grievous_a the_o persecution_n of_o antichrist_n most_o grievous_a the_o great_a tribulation_n which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o matth._n 24._o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o calamity_n which_o at_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n the_o jew_n sustain_v which_o how_o true_a it_o be_v may_v be_v sufficient_o see_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o 4._o chapter_n now_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o we_o agree_v in_o the_o conclusion_n 2._o wherefore_o all_o his_o long_a discourse_n about_o the_o thousand_o year_n apoc._n 20._o be_v altogether_o impertinent_a and_o foolish_a also_o in_o that_o he_o understand_v those_o 1000_o year_n definite_o indefinite_o the_o 1000_o year_n apoc._n 20._o be_v to_o be_v take_v indefinite_o which_o indefinite_o signify_v all_o the_o year_n and_o space_n from_o christ_n passion_n when_o the_o devil_n be_v bind_v until_o antichrist_n time_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v loose_v and_o it_o be_v false_a that_o any_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o chief_a antichrist_n within_o those_o thousand_o year_n for_o how_o can_v that_o be_v since_o he_o be_v not_o to_o come_v before_o they_o be_v expire_v as_o all_o but_o heretic_n agree_v but_o all_o this_o as_o also_o the_o question_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v from_o the_o present_a purpose_n which_o m._n downan_n can_v not_o choose_v but_o see_v though_o he_o be_v content_a to_o cast_v this_o mist_n before_o the_o reader_n eye_n that_o he_o may_v not_o see_v the_o force_n of_o bellarmine_n argument_n which_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o persecution_n of_o antichrist_n be_v to_o be_v most_o grievous_a which_o he_o be_v content_a to_o jew_n the_o persecution_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o jew_n grant_v because_o he_o can_v deny_v it_o &_o will_v help_v to_o prove_v it_o also_o though_o very_o simple_o god_n wot_v but_o we_o will_v accept_v his_o good_a will_n since_o his_o meaning_n
only_o within_o their_o own_o tribe_n for_o i_o can_v assure_v he_o that_o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n will_v imitate_v those_o of_o juda_n in_o this_o and_o it_o will_v be_v their_o only_a way_n to_o get_v a_o law_n enact_v that_o their_o generation_n may_v succeed_v they_o in_o their_o ministry_n which_o m._n downam_n seem_v to_o wish_v and_o to_o mislike_v that_o law_n not_o a_o little_a which_o in_o a_o parenthesis_n he_o tell_v we_o have_v otherwise_o provide_v these_o be_v the_o base_a and_o carnal_a cogitation_n of_o these_o new_a ghospeller_n and_o yet_o all_o will_v not_o serve_v for_o they_o shall_v never_o find_v a_o remedy_n for_o this_o their_o grief_n except_o they_o return_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n whom_o they_o may_v thank_v for_o the_o live_n they_o have_v but_o in_o it_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o this_o &_o all_o other_o inconvenience_n that_o can_v any_o way_n arise_v and_o in_o particular_a for_o the_o decide_n of_o all_o question_n and_o controversy_n wherefore_o if_o the_o protestant_n and_o puritan_n will_v have_v a_o end_n of_o this_o of_o their_o bishop_n and_o presbytery_n they_o must_v of_o necessity_n stand_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n judgement_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v find_v bishop_n establish_v and_o yet_o sometime_o by_o reason_n of_o persecution_n priest_n only_o without_o bishop_n as_o now_o we_o see_v in_o our_o country_n where_o conformable_a to_o that_o which_o in_o their_o judgement_n be_v practise_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o many_o place_n at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n we_o have_v hitherto_o only_a priest_n subordinate_a to_o a_o archpriest_n but_o yet_o we_o be_v far_o from_o mislike_v bishop_n but_o do_v both_o wish_n and_o expect_v they_o when_o our_o lawful_a superior_a who_o succeed_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v see_v it_o convenient_a m._n c._n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o this_o first_o part_n of_o antichrist_n the_o disputation_n of_o antichrist_n be_v propound_v and_o the_o first_o argument_n from_o the_o name_n itself_o discuss_v chap._n i._n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v a_o certain_a determinate_a man_n chap._n ii_o that_o antichrist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v chap._n iii_o the_o first_o demonstration_n that_o antichrist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v chap._n four_o the_o second_o demonstration_n chap._n v._n the_o three_o demonstration_n chap._n vi_o the_o four_o demonstration_n chap._n vii_o the_o five_o demonstration_n chap._n viii_o the_o sixth_o demonstration_n chap._n ix_o of_o antichristes_n name_n chap._n x._o of_o antichristes_n character_n chap._n xi_o of_o antichristes_n generation_n chap._n xii_o of_o antichristes_n seat_n chap._n xiii_o of_o antichristes_n doctrine_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o antichristes_n miracle_n chap._n xv._o of_o antichristes_n kingdom_n &_o war_n chap._n xvi_o of_o gog_n and_o magog_n chap._n xvii_o the_o dotage_n of_o heretic_n be_v confute_v with_o which_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o prove_v as_o impudent_o affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n chap._n xviii_o the_o trifle_n of_o the_o smalcaldicall_a synod_n of_o the_o lutheran_n be_v confute_v chap._n xix_o caluins_n lie_n be_v refute_v chap._n xx._n the_o lie_v of_o illyricus_n be_v refute_v chap._n xxi_o the_o foolery_n of_o tylemanus_n be_v refute_v chap._n xxii_o the_o lie_v of_o chytraeus_n be_v refute_v chap._n xxiii_o the_o argument_n of_o caluin_n and_o illyricus_n be_v confute_v who_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v no_o long_o a_o bishop_n where_o also_o the_o fable_n of_o pope_n joane_n the_o woman_n be_v confute_v chap._n xxiiii_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n three_o book_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o first_o chapter_n wherein_o the_o disputation_n of_o antichrist_n be_v propound_v we_o have_v demonstrate_v hitherto_o say_v bellarmine_n that_o the_o pope_n succeed_v s._n peter_n in_o the_o chief_a princedom_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o see_v whether_o at_o any_o time_n the_o pope_n have_v fall_v from_o this_o degree_n for_o that_o our_o adversary_n contend_v that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o this_o time_n a_o true_a bishop_n of_o rome_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v before_o and_o nilus_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n against_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n speak_v thus_o but_o let_v that_o be_v the_o sum_n and_o head_n of_o my_o speech_n that_o while_o the_o pope_n keep_v in_o the_o church_n a_o convenient_a heavenly_a and_o of_o ancient_a time_n appoint_v order_n while_o he_o hold_v and_o defend_v the_o heavenly_a truth_n &_o while_o he_o cleave_v to_o christ_n the_o chief_a and_o true_a lord_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n i_o will_v easy_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v both_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n &_o the_o chief_a priest_n &_o the_o successor_n of_o peter_n or_o else_o if_o he_o will_v of_o all_o the_o apostle_n that_o all_o obey_v he_o and_o that_o whatsoever_o belong_v to_o his_o honour_n be_v in_o nothing_o diminish_v but_o if_o he_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o truth_n &_o will_v not_o return_v to_o it_o he_o ought_v deserve_o to_o be_v account_v of_o as_o one_o that_o be_v condemn_v and_o reject_v but_o he_o shall_v have_v show_v into_o what_o error_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v fall_v and_o when_o and_o by_o who_o they_o be_v condemn_v for_o we_o know_v that_o in_o the_o general_n lateran_n council_n under_o innocentius_n the_o three_o and_o of_o lion_n under_o gregory_n the_o ten_o and_o of_o florence_n under_o eugenius_n the_o four_o the_o greek_n be_v convict_v of_o error_n return_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o latin_n and_o afterward_o always_o return_v to_o their_o vomit_n again_o and_o be_v therefore_o most_o grievous_o punish_v by_o god_n but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o the_o latin_n come_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o greek_n neither_o can_v there_o any_o ecclesiastical_a judgement_n be_v produce_v against_o the_o latin_n as_o we_o bring_v many_o against_o the_o greek_n now_o caluin_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o §_o 22._o let_v say_v he_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o notwithstanding_o we_o have_v now_o wrest_v from_o they_o that_o peter_n be_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n appoint_a head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n &_o that_o he_o leave_v the_o honour_n give_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o roman_a sea_n that_o this_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n &_o confirm_v by_o long_a use_n that_o the_o chief_a authority_n be_v always_o due_a from_o all_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o cause_n and_o man_n that_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o none_o let_v they_o have_v more_o also_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o i_o answer_v in_o one_o word_n that_o nothing_o of_o this_o stand_v in_o force_n except_o the_o church_n and_o bishop_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o after_o §_o 24._o let_v the_o romanist_n untie_v i_o this_o knot_n i_o deny_v that_o their_o pope_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o bishop_n since_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o bishop_n and_o after_o let_v rome_n in_o time_n past_a have_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o church_n but_o since_o she_o begin_v to_o become_v the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n she_o leave_v to_o be_v that_o which_o she_o be_v and_o after_o §_o 25._o we_o seem_v to_o some_o backbyter_n and_o slanderer_n when_o we_o call_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n antichrist_n but_o they_o which_o think_v so_o understand_v not_o that_o they_o accuse_v paul_n of_o immodesty_n after_o who_o we_o speak_v yea_o out_o of_o who_o mouth_n we_o speak_v so_o and_o lest_o any_o object_n that_o we_o wrongful_o wrest_v paul_n word_n against_o the_o pope_n which_o perteine_a to_o another_o purpose_n i_o will_v brief_o show_v that_o they_o can_v be_v understand_v otherwise_o then_o of_o the_o popedom_n so_o he_o the_o like_a teach_v all_o the_o heretic_n of_o this_o time_n &_o chief_o luther_n in_o supput_fw-la temporum_fw-la &_o in_o assert_v art_n 28._o &_o 36._o and_o often_o in_o other_o place_n likewise_o the_o magdeburgenses_n centur._n 1._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o colum_fw-la 434._o &_o sequent_a and_o in_o all_o the_o follow_a century_n cap._n 4._o 7._o 10._o illyricus_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr primate_n david_n chrytraus_n in_o cap._n 9_o &_o 13._o apoc._n likewise_o wolsgangus_n musculus_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la commun_n tit_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la theodor._n beza_n in_o com._n 2._o thessaly_n 2._o theodor._n bibliander_n in_o chron._n tabul_a 10._o 11._o 12._o &_o 14._o henricus_fw-la pantaleon_n in_o chron._n henricus_fw-la bullinger_n praesat_fw-la in_o svas_fw-la homil_n ad_fw-la apocal._n and_o before_o all_o these_o john_n wicklisse_n art_n 30._o among_o those_o which_o be_v condemn_v in_o council_n constantiensi_fw-la sess_v 8._o pronounce_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n wherefore_o that_o this_o question_n may_v
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john_n foretell_v but_o this_o reason_n be_v nothing_o worth_a for_o first_o the_o magdeburgenses_n gainsay_v and_o contend_v that_o the_o number_n in_o the_o apocalyps_n signify_v not_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n birth_n but_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n and_o s._n io._n the_o evangelist_n cap._n 13._o apoc._n reject_v both_o illyricus_n and_o bullengers_n fiction_n for_o explicate_v himself_o he_o say_v that_o that_o number_n be_v the_o number_n not_o of_o the_o time_n but_o of_o the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n that_o be_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v have_v a_o name_n who_o greek_a letter_n shall_v make_v the_o number_n 666._o as_o iraeneus_n lib._n 5._o and_o all_o other_o expound_v he_o moreover_o this_o year_n 763._o there_o be_v no_o mutation_n make_v that_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n neither_o do_v mahomet_n come_v for_o he_o be_v bear_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 597._o &_o afterward_o die_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 636._o as_o 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the_o 900._o year_n to_o the_o 1000_o then_o from_o the_o 1100._o year_n to_o the_o 1200._o wherefore_o if_o they_o be_v not_o antichrist_n why_o shall_v these_o be_v m._n downams_n addition_n and_o reply_v confute_v 1._o master_n downam_n have_v little_a to_o say_v about_o the_o ancient_a opinion_n only_o he_o affirm_v if_o you_o will_v believe_v he_o upon_o his_o word_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o father_n opinion_n concern_v the_o approach_n of_o antichrist_n antichrist_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o catholic_n and_o heretic_n concern_v the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n which_o they_o hold_v say_v he_o according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o scripture_n &_o he_o cit_v in_o the_o margin_n 1._o io._n 2._o 18._o 2._o io._n 7._o 2._o thess_n 2._o 7._o compare_v with_o the_o event_n and_o their_o conceit_n of_o christ_n approach_v unto_o judgement_n ground_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o the_o scripture_n as_o upon_o their_o own_o conjecture_n which_o be_v 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the_o kingdom_n of_o gog_n shall_v be_v extol_v but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o christ_n no_o kingdom_n be_v extol_v but_o that_o of_o the_o roman_n but_o without_o doubt_v the_o edition_n of_o the_o 70._o be_v corrupt_v in_o this_o place_n for_o in_o hebrew_n it_o be_v not_o gog_n but_o agag_n veâ—arom_n meagag_v malcho_n &_o tolletur_fw-la propter_fw-la agag_n vel_fw-la prae_fw-la agag_n rex_fw-la etus_fw-la and_o his_o king_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o for_o agag_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o agag_n and_o the_o sense_n be_v according_a to_o s._n hierome_n in_o cap._n 38._o ezech._n and_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o for_o agag_n that_o be_v because_o he_o shall_v sin_v not_o kill_v agag_n or_o according_a to_o other_o saul_n shall_v be_v extol_v before_o agag_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v prevail_v and_o overcome_v agag_n both_o be_v true_a and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o that_o place_n of_o numer_n be_v understand_v 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alexander_n the_o great_a and_o his_o successor_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o syria_n who_o fight_v many_o battle_n with_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v at_o length_n overcome_v by_o the_o maccabee_n and_o that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o s._n john_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o time_n of_o gregory_n the_o 7._o and_o of_o some_o ensue_a pope_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v gog_n and_o magog_n and_o the_o other_o prince_n and_o army_n of_o christian_n who_o fight_v a_o long_a time_n against_o the_o saracen_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o our_o lord_n sepulchre_n the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v also_o of_o theodoretus_n in_o cap._n 38._o ezech._n but_o it_o can_v be_v defend_v first_o because_o without_o doubt_n the_o prophecy_n of_o ezechiel_n and_o s._n john_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o both_o be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v after_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o first_o s._n john_n say_v that_o the_o army_n of_o gog_n shall_v come_v from_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o same_o say_v ezechiel_n namely_o express_v that_o in_o the_o army_n of_o gog_n there_o shall_v be_v persian_n from_o the_o east_n aethiopian_n from_o the_o south_n tubal_n that_o be_v spanyarde_n from_o the_o west_n and_o â—ogorma_fw-la that_o be_v phrygian_n from_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o north._n second_o s._n john_n say_v that_o this_o army_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n send_v from_o heaven_n and_o the_o same_o affirm_v ezechiel_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 38._o chapter_n i_o will_v rain_v say_v he_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o army_n final_o s._n john_n after_o this_o battle_n present_o add_v the_o renew_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v the_o glorification_n of_o the_o church_n and_o likewise_o ezechiel_n from_o chap._n 40._o to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n treat_v of_o nothing_o else_o but_o of_o the_o wonderful_a renew_n of_o jerusalem_n beside_o second_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o prophecy_n 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magdeburgenses_n cent_n 1._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o column_n 435._o where_o they_o teach_v that_o gog_n &_o magog_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o saracen_n or_o turk_n which_o opinion_n be_v whole_o opposite_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o bibliander_n &_o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a or_o rather_o less_o evil_a but_o yet_o absolute_o it_o be_v falsâ—_n for_o gog_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o last_o year_n and_o shall_v not_o endure_v long_o as_o it_o be_v plain_o gather_v out_o of_o s._n john_n &_o ezechiel_n but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o saracen_n begin_v long_o since_o and_o have_v endure_v hitherto_o almost_o a_o thousand_o year_n which_o doubtless_o can_v be_v call_v a_o little_a tyme._n the_o 7._o be_v of_o s._n ambrose_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la cap._n ult._n that_o gog_n be_v the_o goth_n who_o destroy_v
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the_o deposition_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o 4._o ii_o the_o have_v temporal_a dominion_n iii_o the_o make_v of_o war_n by_o show_v that_o all_o these_o three_o act_n have_v be_v exercise_v by_o the_o pope_n before_o this_o time_n put_v juggle_n downams_n silly_a juggle_n particular_a example_n of_o every_o one_o m._n downam_n very_o cunning_o as_o he_o think_v but_o indeed_o very_o see_o as_o it_o will_v appear_v now_o that_o he_o be_v take_v with_o the_o manner_n answer_v that_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v a_o temporal_a dominion_n before_o but_o not_o general_a and_o so_o with_o grant_v one_o part_n he_o think_v he_o may_v safe_o deny_v the_o other_o without_o ever_o trouble_v himself_o to_o examine_v bellarmine_n instance_n any_o further_o but_o we_o must_v put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o when_o gregory_n the_o second_o deprive_v leo_n the_o emperor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o italy_n he_o do_v not_o only_o show_v himself_o to_o have_v right_a to_o the_o 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heretical_a author_n auentinus_n 6._o of_o aventine_n see_v part_v 2._o chap._n 3._o n._n 6._o for_o we_o will_v at_o any_o time_n take_v m._n downams_n own_o word_n so_o soon_o as_o any_o other_o of_o his_o mind_n except_o they_o bring_v better_a prof_n than_o he_o do_v and_o this_o be_v all_o which_o m._n downam_n have_v to_o say_v against_o bellarmine_n wherefore_o he_o conclude_v in_o these_o word_n and_o thus_o have_v i_o answer_v whatsoever_o be_v in_o his_o 3._o chapter_n pertinent_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n omit_v as_o my_o manner_n be_v his_o other_o wrangling_n as_o be_v altogether_o either_o impertinent_a or_o mere_o personal_a where_o i_o will_v only_o crave_v the_o judicious_a reader_n to_o look_v over_o bellarmine_n whole_a discourse_n and_o if_o he_o find_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o which_o direct_o impugn_v the_o opinion_n and_o not_o the_o person_n which_o he_o allege_v and_o withal_o that_o he_o do_v it_o so_o invincible_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o 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2._o de_fw-la purgatorio_fw-la cap._n 6._o only_o i_o will_v oppose_v to_o m._n downam_n the_o authority_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o as_o bellarmine_n well_o note_v have_v be_v doubtful_a lib._n 2._o ad_fw-la simplicianun_n q._n 3._o whether_o samuel_n himself_o appear_v to_o saul_n or_o no_o affirm_v without_o doubt_n that_o it_o be_v samuel_n lib._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la cap._n 15._o cite_v the_o place_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la which_o before_o he_o have_v omit_v m._n downams_n second_o answer_n be_v that_o in_o neither_o place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o oppose_v himself_o against_o antichrist_n but_o what_o then_o at_o least_o wise_a it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o appease_v god_n wrath_n and_o to_o reconcile_v the_o hart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o henoch_n to_o give_v penance_n to_o nation_n all_o which_o we_o learn_v out_o of_o the_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n &_o by_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o father_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n not_o long_o before_o our_o saviour_n second_o come_n and_o consequent_o that_o they_o shall_v oppose_v themselves_o to_o antichrist_n since_o he_o shall_v strive_v to_o draw_v both_o jew_n and_o gentill_n from_o christ_n and_o they_o will_v labour_v to_o convert_v they_o to_o christ_n and_o here_o i_o will_v have_v my_o reader_n note_v one_o of_o m._n downams_n ordinary_a shift_n to_o tell_v we_o what_o the_o argument_n shift_n downans_n ordinary_a shift_n do_v not_o prove_v omit_v direct_o to_o answer_v to_o that_o which_o it_o prove_v &_o for_o which_o it_o be_v bring_v three_o he_o answer_v several_o that_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la in_o the_o first_o place_n write_v according_a to_o the_o receive_v opinion_n of_o his_o time_n which_o in_o m._n downams_n opinion_n be_v 48._o eccles_n 48._o false_a but_o sure_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o 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neither_o to_o which_o we_o likewise_o willing_o agree_v for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o that_o congregation_n a_o invisible_a persecution_n of_o a_o invisible_a congregation_n within_o these_o hundred_o year_n when_o there_o be_v no_o protestant_n in_o the_o world_n to_o persecute_v so_o that_o this_o be_v a_o invisible_a persecution_n of_o a_o invisible_a congregation_n which_o he_o make_v so_o much_o ado_n about_o and_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o to_o be_v the_o great_a persecution_n of_o antichrist_n final_o he_o will_v willing_o bring_v his_o brethren_n to_o a_o agreement_n about_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n come_v but_o he_o labour_v in_o vain_a and_o bring_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v already_o confute_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n wherefore_o it_o remain_v clear_a and_o manifest_a that_o the_o persecution_n of_o antichrist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v 8._o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o demonstration_n be_v that_o in_o time_n the_o public_a &_o daily_a office_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v cease_v in_o antichrist_n time_n the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n persecution_n the_o public_a and_o daily_a office_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v cease_v which_o m._n downam_n deni_v flat_o but_o yet_o will_v seem_v to_o moderate_v it_o by_o add_v that_o at_o least_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o at_o his_o first_o come_v &_o they_o set_v down_o certain_a degree_n invent_v by_o himself_o of_o antichrist_n appear_v which_o so_o far_o as_o they_o make_v any_o way_n against_o we_o have_v and_o shall_v be_v sufficient_o confute_v but_o now_o we_o must_v entreat_v m._n downam_n not_o to_o go_v from_o the_o difficulty_n but_o to_o answer_v direct_o to_o bellarmine_n argument_n take_v out_o of_o a_o express_a place_n of_o scripture_n join_v with_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o father_n who_o he_o easy_o reject_v in_o few_o word_n say_v father_n downam_n reject_v the_o father_n the_o he_o need_v not_o run_v with_o bellarmine_n to_o the_o 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thereof_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o scripture_n &_o why_o many_o err_v in_o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o of_o these_o thing_n or_o saygn_v that_o he_o know_v they_o not_o &_o also_o the_o difficulty_n of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o understanding_n of_o which_o the_o most_o unskillful_a above_o all_o other_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o without_o god_n grace_n and_o their_o ancestor_n learning_n and_o may_v not_o m._n downam_n be_v ashamed_a to_o defend_v this_o very_a calumny_n and_o to_o show_v himself_o as_o ignorant_a or_o malicious_a as_o wicked_a prophyrie_n himself_o and_o consequent_o to_o be_v without_o god_n grace_n which_o s._n hierome_n join_v with_o the_o learning_n of_o our_o elder_n who_o m._n downam_n profess_v to_o set_v little_a by_o and_o so_o by_o s._n hieromes_n judgement_n be_v a_o graceless_a impudent_a &_o most_o unlearned_a heretic_n and_o will_v any_o man_n be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o adventure_v his_o salvation_n upon_o the_o conduct_n of_o such_o blind_a giude_n but_o yet_o let_v we_o discover_v his_o folly_n more_o full_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v by_o shame_n be_v bring_v to_o leave_v it_o or_o at_o least_o other_o which_o be_v not_o so_o far_o engage_v may_v see_v it_o and_o abhor_v it_o wherefore_o s._n hierome_n in_o the_o same_o 11._o chapter_n 11._o dan._n 11._o upon_o those_o word_n et_fw-la saciet_fw-la iuxta_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la svam_fw-la rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n show_v that_o now_o not_o only_o all_o christian_n but_o even_o the_o jew_n downam_n follow_v prophyry_n a_o anpostata_fw-la against_o both_o christian_n and_o jew_n very_a jew_n themselves_o who_o before_o have_v their_o particular_a interpretation_n agree_v that_o from_o that_o place_n the_o prophet_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o antichrist_n ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la say_v he_o judai_n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la diciputant_n and_o a_o little_a after_o quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la &_o not_o the_o antichristo_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la prophyrius_n antem_fw-la &_o caeteri_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-fr antiocho_fw-es epiphane_n dici_fw-la arbitrantur_fw-la from_o this_o place_n the_o jew_n think_v that_o antichrist_n be_v speak_v of_o which_o true_o we_o also_o understand_v of_o antichrist_n but_o prophyrie_n and_o those_o which_o follow_v he_o among_o who_o m._n downam_n will_v needs_o make_v one_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n but_o come_v to_o the_o 12._o chap._n out_o of_o which_o bellarmine_n allege_v 12._o dan._n 12._o his_o testimony_n s._n hierome_n write_v thus_o hactenus_fw-la prophyrius_n utcumque_fw-la setenuit_fw-la &_o tam_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la imperitis_fw-la quà m_fw-la suorum_fw-la malè_fw-la eruditis_fw-la inposuit_fw-la de_fw-fr hoc_fw-la capitulo_fw-la quid_fw-la dicturus_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la describitur_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la alijs_fw-la suscitat_fw-la be_v in_o vitam_fw-la aternam_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la in_o opprobrium_fw-la sempiternum_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la dicere_fw-la quifuerint_fw-la sub_fw-la antiocho_n fulgentes_fw-la quasi_fw-la splendour_n firm_a amenti_fw-la &_o alij_fw-la quasi_fw-la stella_fw-la in_o perpetuas_fw-la aeternitates_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la pertinacia_fw-la quasi_fw-la contritus_fw-la coluber_fw-la clevat_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o moriturus_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la quimorturi_fw-la sunt_fw-la venena_fw-la diffundit_fw-la hitherto_o in_o some_o sort_n prophyrie_n have_v defend_v himself_o and_o deceive_v aswell_o the_o unlearned_a among_o we_o as_o the_o evil_a learned_a among_o they_o what_o will_v he_o say_v of_o this_o chapter_n in_o which_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v describe_v some_o be_v raise_v to_o life_n everlasting_a other_o to_o everlasting_a reproach_n neither_o can_v he_o tell_v we_o who_o under_o antiochus_n they_o be_v that_o shine_v as_o the_o brightenes_n of_o the_o firmament_n and_o other_o as_o star_n for_o everlasting_a eternity_n but_o what_o do_v not_o pertinacie_n she_o list_v up_o her_o head_n like_o a_o bruise_a snake_n &_o die_v spit_v out_o her_o venom_n pertinacy_n downans_n and_o prophyries_n pertinacy_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v likewise_o to_o die_v and_o will_v m._n downam_n join_v with_o prophyrie_n in_o his_o pertinacie_n will_v he_o needs_o be_v one_o of_o these_o brused-dying-snake_n and_o still_o continue_v to_o spit_v out_o his_o heretical_a &_o perfidious_a poison_n if_o he_o be_v thus_o obstinate_a yet_o i_o beseech_v my_o reader_n yea_o all_o my_o countryman_n to_o fly_v from_o he_o lest_o he_o kill_v they_o with_o his_o venomous_a tongue_n for_o if_o they_o will_v not_o approach_v too_o near_o they_o may_v perhaps_o hear_v he_o hiss_v like_o a_o goose_n but_o sting_v they_o he_o can_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o s._n hierome_n write_v upon_o the_o very_a word_n which_o bellarmine_n cit_v hos_fw-la mille_fw-la ducentos_fw-la nonaginta_fw-la dies_fw-la porphyrius_n in_o tempore_fw-la antiochi_n &_o in_o desolatione_n templidicit_fw-la completos_fw-la quam_fw-la &_o josephus_n &_o machabeorum_fw-la libre_fw-la tribus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la annis_fw-la fuisse_fw-la commemorate_fw-la exit_fw-la quo_fw-la perspicâ—â—â—â—_n est_fw-la tres_fw-la istos_fw-la &_o semis_fw-la annos_fw-la de_fw-la antichristi_fw-la dici_fw-la temperibus_fw-la quitribus_fw-la &_o semis_fw-la annis_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la mille_fw-la ducento_fw-la nonaginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la sanctos_fw-la persecuturus_fw-la est_fw-la postea_fw-la corrâ—iturus_fw-la in_o mâ—nte_fw-la inâ—â—yâ—o_fw-la &_o sancto_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la igitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la nos_fw-la interpretari_fw-la sumus_fw-la juge_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la quando_fw-la antichristus_fw-la orbem_fw-la obtinens_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la interdixerit_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la internâ—cionem_fw-la eius_fw-la tres_fw-la &_o semis_fw-la anni_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la mille_fw-la 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