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and_o night_n sermè_fw-la continuo_fw-la labour_v assedimus_fw-la i_o employ_v my_o whole_a study_n without_o almost_o any_o interruption_n though_o i_o can_v persuade_v you_o yet_o believe_v themselves_o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o point_n of_o antichrist_n be_v worth_a your_o labour_n and_o worthy_a of_o indefatigable_a disquisition_n moreover_o revise_v the_o doom_n of_o my_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v be_v damn_v who_o follow_v antichrist_n dangerous_a if_o not_o desperate_a be_v the_o forlorn_a estate_n of_o those_o frantic_a person_n who_o will_v hoodwink_v themselves_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o a_o bottomless_a gulf_n when_o they_o have_v nothing_o but_o a_o plank_n to_o transport_v they_o the_o pit_n the_o bottomless_a pit_n the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n be_v under_o the_o path_n of_o antichrist_n and_o we_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o to_o support_v we_o whither_o therefore_o do_v they_o travel_v who_o neglect_n and_o contemn_v direction_n in_o so_o perilous_a aâ—ourney_n i_o will_v shut_v up_o my_o sentence_n with_o the_o say_n 15._o cyrillus_n catechesâ—_n pag._n 15._o of_o saint_n cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n alter_v only_o some_o syllable_n therein_o cave_fw-la itaque_fw-la tibi_fw-la o_fw-la homo_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o have_v a_o care_n to_o thyself_o o_o man_n and_o strengthen_v thy_o soul_n the_o church_n do_v witness_n to_o thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o live_a god_n praedicat_fw-la tibi_fw-la de_fw-la antichristo_fw-la the_o church_n do_v preach_v unto_o thou_o concern_v antichrist_n concern_v who_o it_o be_v good_a that_o we_o shall_v admonish_v you_o beforehand_o therefore_o o_o man_n strengthen_v thyself_o the_o day_n of_o antichrist_n be_v declare_v unto_o you_o therefore_o it_o be_v your_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o remember_v they_o yourselves_o but_o absque_fw-la invidiâ_fw-la omnibus_fw-la trade_n to_o teach_v they_o to_o all_o without_o envy_n si_fw-mi silium_fw-la habes_fw-la if_o thou_o have_v a_o son_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n instâ—ll_v this_o knowledge_n into_o he_o quod_fw-la