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from_o the_o faith_n montanus_n fab._n paulutius_fw-la estius_fw-la hugo_n cardin_n salmeron_n pererius_n primasius_n anselm_n piscator_fw-la calvin_n and_o very_o many_o other_o do_v say_v that_o by_o the_o apostasy_n be_v mean_v the_o general_a apostasy_n from_o the_o faith_n calvin_n wonder_v that_o ever_o learned_a man_n shall_v have_v such_o a_o calvin_n erroneous_a judgement_n as_o to_o think_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o apostasy_n from_o the_o roman_a emperor_n aquinas_n treat_v on_o this_o subject_a and_o view_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o father_n especial_o augustin_n who_o from_o the_o image_n dan._n 2._o typify_a four_o kingdom_n or_o monarchy_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v the_o roman_a monarchy_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o antichrist_n will_v come_v and_o ruin_v it_o and_o then_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o judgement_n and_o ruin_n he_o and_o this_o augustin_n make_v the_o signum_fw-la conveniens_fw-la because_o the_o roman_a monarchy_n be_v stand_v firm_a and_o 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christ_n come_v when_o the_o roman_a empire_n rule_v over_o all_o so_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v when_o there_o be_v a_o general_a defection_n from_o it_o viz._n the_o faith_n of_o christ_n profess_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o he_o call_v the_o spiritual_a empire_n in_o the_o application_n of_o this_o text_n we_o find_v the_o papist_n and_o protestant_n clash_v against_o each_o other_o the_o papist_n say_v this_o apostasy_n be_v that_o of_o the_o protestant_n from_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o the_o protestant_n say_v that_o this_o apostasy_n be_v that_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n from_o the_o purity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n which_o be_v once_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o herein_o the_o protestant_n utter_o overthrow_v the_o papist_n prove_v the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n so_o clear_o that_o there_o be_v none_o can_v stand_v against_o they_o or_o gainsay_v they_o with_o any_o
of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o apostasy_n which_o be_v call_v rev._n 19_o 4_o 20._o the_o cast_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n into_o the_o lake_n and_o the_o chain_a of_o the_o dragon_n for_o these_o be_v all_o together_o the_o ruin_n of_o these_o late_a be_v the_o establish_n of_o the_o two_o former_a the_o reason_n why_o the_o prophet_n ofttimes_o join_v the_o true_a gentile_a gospeller_n and_o the_o jew_n together_o in_o their_o prophecy_n which_o respect_v these_o time_n be_v as_o i_o conceive_v for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o they_o come_v out_o of_o tribulation_n together_o 2._o because_o they_o shall_v be_v unite_v in_o one_o faith_n together_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o distinction_n in_o religion_n betwixt_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o therefore_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o prophecy_n that_o look_v to_o the_o sound_v of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n join_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n together_o as_o in_o this_o of_o moses_n and_o isa._n 27._o 13_o 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